The University of Kentucky’s annual 24-hour dance marathon to raise money for pediatric cancer research, titled DanceBlue, brought in a whopping $1,785,286.96 over the weekend.
The event was held at Memorial Coliseum from 8 p.m. on Saturday to 8 p.m. on Sunday, and it featured a great finale when the total was revealed.
That’s a huge sum that will go towards a worthy cause.
Tweets of the day
DanceBlue 2017 raised $1,785,286.96 all FOR THE KIDS!!! Thank you so much to each and every one of our amazing community! pic.twitter.com/8hWnbkVLUm
— DanceBlue (@UKDanceBlue) February 27, 2017
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