Dance Marathon Research Paper

Summer Slininger When one is accepted to the University of Iowa, they become a part of a special community with a plethora of opportunity. One would not be fulfilling their duty as a Hawkeye if they never attended university events or joined at least one organization. The University of Iowa is a place to grow and the way to do this is through attending university and community events, or joining an organization. Attending campus and community events benefits not only the people running the events, but also the community itself and the person who is attending. I learned these things from attending a dancer meeting for Dance Marathon and an event in my dorm called “Floats for Votes” where I ran for the position of senator. The University of
There are so many opportunities here to join amazing organizations and become part of something that is bigger than oneself. Next semester, I have quite a few organizations and events that I am planning to be a part of. First of all, the big event for Dance Marathon is on February 3rd and 4th. The big event is when students all come together for 24 hours to celebrate all of the fundraising and the hard work they have done all year, and besides that, they come together to celebrate the children who have survived cancer and to mourn the ones who have not. Within this 24-hour event, dancers are not allowed to sit or have any caffeine. Dancers are there to dance for those who cannot. The second organized that I am going to be a part of next semester is the University of Iowa’s Mobile Clinic. The Mobile Clinic is a year round clinic that travels around the surrounding areas of Iowa City to provide free health care to those who otherwise may just go without. I will be a volunteer at the clinic and will be there to help take vitals and check people into the clinic. This opportunity is amazing as I will be helping those who truly need it and cherish what we are doing. The third thing that I plan to do next semester is to volunteer at the University of