UPCOMING EVENTS

IN THIS ISSUE

MOTIVATOR & VOLUNTEER RECTUITMENTFind out how you can get involved with the 2016 Marathon.

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SMITH CENTER CHILDRENS CHALLENGEHear about our fundraising at the N.C. State game.

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BENEFIT RECEPTION HUGE SUCCESSLearn about at our annual live and silent auction.

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February 2016 - Volume 7, Issue 5

The mission of the Carolina For The Kids Foundation is to provide major emotional, medical, and financial support for the patients and families served by UNC Childrens Hospital.

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A CAPPELLA JAMEnjoy an evening of great music For the Kids.

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MOTIVATOR & VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT

Find us in the Pit to help with the marathon.2.22-26

2016 UNC DANCE MARATHONGet ready for the 17th Marathon!

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CFTK Recruiting Motivators & Volunteers SoonBY: ALLISON ORMAN

We all keep an up-to-date Motivational Workout Songs playlist, hang on to the handwritten letters moms send in care packages and savor a professors compliments on an outstanding paper. The point is that we can all use a little motivation. Dance Marathon is no different. Carolina For The Kids motivators and volunteers are essential to providing encouragement, energy and a helpful hand.

From Feb. 22 to Feb. 26, CFTK committee members will be on campus recruiting students to be motivators and volunteers for this years Marathon on April 1-2.

If you were nervous about doing the entire 24 hours, being a motivator is a great way to introduce yourself to the Marathon while staying connected to the cause and organization, said Caitlinn LaScala, the Morale and Recruitment Chair. If you are looking to help out with more of the operational side of the Marathon, being a volunteer gives you a behind the scenes look at what it takes to put together an event like the Marathon.

LaScala said that motivators stand for six hour shifts and have the opportunity to dress in themed costumes in an effort to energize and entertain the dancers. Volunteers assist with the set-up or check-in the Marathon participants. Motivators pledge to raise $60 and volunteers pledge to raise $30, which allows both

CFTK committee members at Motivator/Volunteer Recruitment Week 2015

groups to contribute to helping the patients and families of the NC Childrens Hospital.

Dont miss out on your opportunity to sign up during Motivator and Volunteer Recruitment Week to become a key part of CFTK and the 2016 UNC Dance Marathon!

Childrens Challenge Breakdown For the Kids StoryBY: CIARA HANLON

While enthusiastic Tar Heel and Wolfpack fans entered the Dean E. Smith Center January 16, 2016 for the UNC Chapel Hill vs. NC State mens basketball game, the annual Smith Center Childrens Challenge began.

If everyone who attended the game donated just $1, then over $20,000 could have be raised! Those unable to attend the game could also text in or go online to donate.

This annual event is a way to raise an incredible amount in just a short amount of time and spread awareness how Carolina For The Kids as an organization supports Tar Heel fans and Wolfpack fans alike.

Hunter Cornelius, Finance Chair for Carolina For The Kids, said, The challenge gives us another way to engage with fans and get our message out there! By reaching out to basketball fans, students, and alumni, the challenge also demonstrates how even a small donation can grow to become part of a greater positive impact.

Nick had a traumatic accident on a four-wheeler years ago. As a result, the 11-year-old has frequent hospital admissions due to the complicated health needs he has as a result of his previous injuries. His mother accompanies him during hospitalizations and his father comes to N.C. Childrens Hospital to be with him when he is able. The family struggles financially, especially due to the cost of gas incurred by driving to and from the hospital and their home, which is in rural N.C. Gas assistance through the For the Kids Fund has helped to ease some of that stress and allow this young boys family to be with him while he is hospitalized.

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Carolina For The Kids hosted its 14th annual Benefit Reception on Friday, Feb. 5 with many exciting updates to previous years events.

The Benefit Reception is a silent and live auction held in the spring semester to assist in our goal of supporting the patients and families of UNC Childrens.

It is an elegant evening complete with food and music, attended by prominent members of the Chapel Hill community as well as hospital doctors and staff, families that have directly benefited from our support, and students and parents involved with the organization.

For the second year in a row, the event raised over $30,000, with over 80 items auctioned off throughout the night. The most exciting auction items were a UNC Mens Basketball number 40 jersey that was signed by the 2011-2012 team, and a

goldendoodle puppy that was able to be there to woo the audience, said Event Donations Chair Emily Wayland.

As is for all CFTK events, our cause was never far from our minds. Several Kid Co-Captains and their families were able to attend the event, and each were presented with a gift basket that was bid on throughout the evening. Wayland said, It was a great way to keep the event cause focused.

The Benefit Reception was hosted at the Friday Center this year to accommodate increased attendance needs and offer a more elegant setting. I was so proud of the overall event, said Wayland. I think it went better than my expectations; people enjoyed themselves, my committee really stepped it up, and we made a lot of money.

Benefit Reception SuccessfulBY: HALEY WAXMAN PUBLICITY CHAIR

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