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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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PDM’s executive board reacts to the reveal of the grand fundraising total of $357,084.52 to benefit UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Pitt Dance Marathon raises over $357,000 for UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor • March 26, 2024
Pitt Dance Marathon held its 18th annual fundraiser on March 23 in the Cost Sports Center. According to PDM president Anna Jacobs, the success of the event is due in large part to the network of supporters who raise money and attend the event.
PDM’s executive board reacts to the reveal of the grand fundraising total of $357,084.52 to benefit UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Photos: Pitt Dance Marathon raises $357,084.52 for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

By Ethan Shulman, Pamela Smith, Alex Jurkuta, and Bhaskar Chakrabarti • March 25, 2024

Pitt Dance Marathon, a student-led philanthropic organization at the University of Pittsburgh, hosted a roughly 10-hour dance marathon this Saturday in the Charles L. Cost Sports Center in celebration...

A student with Pitt Dance Marathon joins a miracle kid on stage during the fashion show in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room on Wednesday evening.

Pitt Dance Marathon hosts its annual fashion show to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network

By Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer • March 3, 2024

The Pitt Dance Marathon student organization hosted a fashion show for the Children’s Miracle Network last Wednesday. Students packed the assembly room in the William Pitt Union, alongside parents and...

Participants cheer at Pitt Dance Marathon in 2018.

Pitt Dance Marathon prepares for another successful event to support UPMC Children’s Hospital

By Madison Dean, Staff Writer • February 28, 2023
For Emma Kappler, the president of Pitt Dance Marathon, participating in the University’s largest student-run philanthropy event means forging connections with students, miracle families and advisers who all support an incredible cause.
PDM raises more than $360k at first in-person dance event since 2019

PDM raises more than $360k at first in-person dance event since 2019

By Elizabeth Primrose, Staff Writer • March 31, 2022
Members of the Pitt community gathered at the Charles L. Cost Sports Center on Saturday for a 12-hour dance marathon celebrating the culmination of Pitt Dance Marathon’s year-long fundraising efforts
Two Pitt Dance Marathon miracle kids and two Pitt students on stage at the Pitt Dance Marathon’s Fashion Show Wednesday night.

Miracle kids strut the runway, PDM fundraises for Children’s Hospital

By Renee Dubaich, Staff Writer • March 4, 2022
Kids dressed in superhero and princess costumes and accessorized with light up crowns were the stars at the Pitt Dance Marthon's fashion show on Wednesday.
Students dance to techno music during the final hour of Saturday’s Pitt Dance Marathon. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Pitt dancers marathon for kids

By Briana Canady and Sam Weber | The Pitt News Staff • April 9, 2018

Students in the Cost Sports Center spent most of Saturday sweating — but not from running laps or drills. Instead, about 1,450 people danced to top-40 hits over a period of 16 hours under neon lights....

Audrey Wozniak and her PDM sponsor Kelsey Winters, a first-year nursing student, strut down the runway during the Pitt Dance Marathon Annual Fashion Show at the Soldiers and Sailors Auditorium Monday night. (Photo by Chiara Rigaud | Staff Photographer)

Kids strut for a cause: PDM raises money for Children’s Hospital

By Madeline Gavatorta and Kieran Mclean | The Pitt News Staff • March 20, 2018

Twelve children, ages 4 to 17, modeled personally selected JCPenney outfits in the Soldiers and Sailors auditorium Monday night on a runway of bright white Christmas lights. They were the main event at...

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