unc dance marathon september 2013 newsletter

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The mission of UNC Dance Marathon is to overcome childhood illness by providing major support for the medical

surgical and emotional care of the patients and families served by North Carolina Childrens Hospital.

Volume 5, Issue 2 September 2013

UpcomingEventsSept. 3-6 - Committee

Recruitment Week

Join a committee and

help UNC-DM behind thescenes all year. Sign up in

the Pit and submit your

application by 5 p.m.

Friday. Questions? Email

executivedirector@

uncdm.org.

Sept. 21 - Culture on

the Lawn with BSM

Come to SASB plaza towatch some student

performances and

get to know members

of BSM and UNC-DM!

More details will be

announced on our blog.

Sept. 26 - Theme Reveal

Join us at Players at

10 p.m. for a rave

featuring DJ EPZ. The2014 marathon theme

will be revealed at

midnight!

Nov. 2 - 5K FTK

Mark your calendars for

the second annual

UNC-DM 5K FTK!

We cant help everyone, but everyone can help

someone.- Ronald Reagan

In This Issue#UNCDMWorldwide WinnerSee the winning picture and

nalists of our summer social

media contest!

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New Online StoreLearn about a new fast and

easy way to purchase UNC-DM

merchandise!Page 3

Grant RantEach month, we will feature a

grant supported by UNC-DM at

N.C. Childrens Hospital. This

month, learn about the Pediatric

Intensive Care Unit grant.

Page 4

Theme RevealThe 2014 UNC-DM theme will be

announced Sept. 26 at Players -

this is an event you do not want

to miss.

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If you have any questions, comments, concerns, please contact 2014 Publicity Chair Renee Montpetit, at [email protected]

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#UNCDMWorldwideSeptember Newsletter |

This summer UNC Dance Marathon went global! Photos

were submitted by UNC-DM supporters sporting UNC-DM

gear all over the world.

And the winner is...Meagan Barger!

Last year she was involved with UNC-DM as an

Outreach committee member and a dancer. Her photo

is from the Harry Potter castle at Universal Studios

Island of Adventure Park.

Simply being a nalist is so cool because I know that

as the picture is shared and liked by friends and

family back home, I am spreading the world about UNC

Dance Marathon. Winning would be fantastic because

it combines three of my favorite things UNC DanceMarathon, Harry Potter and free stuff, she said.

Congratulations Meagan and thank you to everyone

who submitted photos! Below are the other nalists:

41submissions

34locations

10countries

Portugal

Kentucky

Disne

World

Spain

Scotland Bonnaroo

China

Nicarag

Punta Cana

Hawaii

NewOrleans

Chapel Hill


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UNC Dance Marathon@UNCDM

UNC Dance Marathon is the largest student-run fundraiser at UNC-Chapel Hill.Our efforts benet the patients and families at N.C. Childrens Hospital.

Chapel Hill, N.C. - http://www.uncmarathon.org

Following

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Social Media Spotlight

New Online Store

September Newsletter | 3

Interactions

RMH Chapel Hill @RMHChapel Hill

We love @UNCDM, they provide mealstwice a week fo our Family Room at@ncchildrens1:01 PM - 8 Aug 13

Carrie @carrieberry8102

@UNCDM I am going to be a KidCo-Captain again this year! Yay!

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Erin Graham @eeeering

Whenever Yeah comes on the radio Icant help but sing along to the words oflast years line dance @UNCDM #FTK

7:49 AM - 18 Jul 13

Liz Goslin @lizgoslin

#FactFriday from April 12- 13, the@UNCDM For the Kids Fund was usedto help over 1,300 North Carolinafamilies.

1:01 PM - 8 Aug 13

Thanks to UNC-DMs new online

store, buying merchandise is mucheasier than in the past.

The online store has been

considered for a few years,

according to Brendan Leonard,

2014 Fundraising Projects Chair.

We tried to implement a

new system last year, but didnt

have the time and resources to

execute it as we had hoped, said

Leonard. This year, however,

with the growing popularity of

merchandise, we

really decided it

was time to switch

to a new system.

UNC-DM has

previously used

the company Square and its

corresponding app to accept

payments for merchandise.

However, it was inefficient.

Our old system didnt have

a way to process payments, so

we would have to either wait for

them to send a check or call themand process their credit card

through the Square app, said

Leonard.

When the same company

this summer introduced Square

Market, a website for businesses

to set up online stores, Leonard

believed it was perfect timing to

create one.

He hopes to use it this year for

merchandise pushes for committee

members and dancers.

It will really make our

lives much easier when we

have tons of orders coming

in at one time around

the marathon and

having fewer things to

keep track of, while

hopefully increasing our

total amount of sales,

said Leonard.

Not only can anyone order from

the store, but the merchandise caalso be shipped anywhere.

It is really cool to think

that people can order UNC-DM

merchandise anywhere in the

country now, said Liz Goslin, 201

Executive Director.

However, for local orders it wi

generally be easier to pick it up o

campus.

Executive Board members and

committee sub-chairs have alread

used the store to buy shirts for

Committee Recruitment Week

Sept. 3-6, and more merchandise

available online.&

Check it out!Visit the Store tab on our site,

www.uncmarathon.org


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Grant Rant: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

New Mission Statement

September Newsletter |

In the Summer 2013 newsletter,

UNC-DM announced its decision to

support a grant in the Pediatric

ntensive Care Unit at N.C.

Childrens Hospital.

This grant will help patients and

their families in this unit in regards

to comfort and communication.

PICU consists of 20 rooms for

patients with a variety of medical

illnesses.

Sometimes family members

are not able to make it to the

hospital to listen to important

discussions with the medical

team. It is also very hard forpatients and their families to

remember all of the information

said during these meetings.

Digital recorders resolve this issue

because they are able to listen

to these conversations at a later

time. With the funds from UNC-

DM, two digital recorders will be

purchased.

The PICU is a very busy place

so it can be hard for patients to

rest with all of the noises and

interruptions. Noise machines help

patients sleep better so that they

can recover from their illnesses.

With the funds from UNC-DM, noise

machines will be purchased for half

of the unit.

Sometimes patients are not

able to use their voice because ofmedical reasons. Dry erase boards

allow them to communicate with

family members and doctors. With

the funds from UNC-DM, dry erase

boards will be purchased for half

the unit. This grant is true to the

cause of UNC-DM.

Candace Gentry, 2014 Hospital

Chair, said,Grants like this one

help improve the lives of the

patients and families at N.C.Childrens Hospital on so many

levels, including those that might

typically overlooked.

UNC Dance Marathon recently changed its mission

statement in order for it be more representative of its cause.

Heres a breakdown of what it means:

The PICU grant is soimportant because it make

the mission of UNC-DMcome to life.

The mission of UNC Dance Marathon is to overcome childhood

illness by providing major support for the medical, surgical andemotional care of the patients and families served by North Carolina

Childrens Hospital.

how we do itby providingmajor support

who we helpthe patientsand families

What we dosupport medical,surgical & emotional care

MEMORY

BOOK

where we help

north carolinachildrens hospital

northcarolina childrens hospital

OUR PURPOSEto overcomechildhood illness


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September Newsletter |

And the2014UNC-DM Theme Is...The wait is almost over. On

September 26, the Executive Board

will reveal the 2014 UNC-DM theme.

The event will take place at Players

with a white out rave featuring DJ

EPZ beginning at 10 p.m.

The DJ, Eddie Patch, was on the

Operations committee this past

school year. He also DJed at several

events last year, including part of

the marathon.

Patch said he is excited to be

performing at another UNC-DM

event.

Dance Marathon is one of those

things you hear about so muchbut is never put into perspective

until you are a part of it, said

Patch. People should come to

theme reveal for the energy and

genuine excitement of the people

participating in it. Its a great

time for everyone involved and an

extremely exciting time for UNC-DM

as a whole.

The reveal is one of the rst big

UNC-DM events of the year.

It is a great opportunity for

committee members to hang out and

meet each other and get pumped

for the year ahead. And, of course,

people should come to nd out what

our theme for the year is, said Liz

Goslin, 2014 Executive Director.

The theme has been kept a secret

by the 2014 Executive Board since

they voted on the theme last April.

Mary Morris, 2014 Entertainment

Chair, said it has been very hard to

keep the theme a secret.

Brendan Leonard, 2014

Fundraising Projects Chair, saidkeeping the theme a secret has

actually not been as hard as he was

expecting it to be.

Its really helpful to have 13

other people to turn to who are

just as excited about it as I am and

be able to use them to get some of

the excitement out, whether its

showing them a merchandise design

I came up with that relates to the

theme or deciding on our costumes

for theme reveal, said Leonard.

Another helpful thing we have

is our absurdly fake themes which

we tell people who ask so we

dont give any hints away at all

as to what it actually is, including

notable architecture of the 20th

century, One Direction, and trees.

Ive had to call peopleon the Executive Board and

tell them if I want to tellsomeone - theyre alwaysgreat and act surprisedthough, said Morris.

Stephanie is a 16-year-old with

life-threatening chronic illness th

affects multiple organ systems. S

was admitted to the hospital for

3-week stay for intensive treatmen

She lives about 1 hours from UN

with her devoted parents and fo

siblings two of whom have t

same chronic illness and one who h

another physical disability.

The unexpected admission ma

the familys already difcult nanc

situation that much worse. In havito pay for parking, gas and extra fo

while staying in the hospital, th

were worried that would not be ab

to pay for their already delinque

electric bill.

Through the UNC Dance Marath

For the Kids fund, the family w

able to receive some assistance wi

their electricity bill and were able

provide the support their daught

needed during her lengthy stay.

For the Kids Story

Be there! Thursday, September 26 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Players on Franklin Stree Reveal at midnight

Be sure to check back

next month for Octobers

newsletter featuring a

redesigned layout based on

our new theme! Thank you to our presenting partner, Coastal FederalCredit Union, for their continued support For the Kids!

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