Just a quick update until I'm fully functioning and back on a normal schedule...
We raised $1,602,713.20 FTK. (for the kids, just in case you didn't know) That number is truly amaaaaazing...the most ever raised by IUDM, let alone the most raised among the nation. I can't even begin to express how proud I am for being a part of that. I not only helped raise over $500 of that, but I was a dancer, a true participant, and stayed awake a loooong 36 hours straight. Unlike most of the people there, I made it to the 28th hour before sitting down. Yepp, 28 straight hours standing before I reached my breaking point. By that time, they were "allowing" people to lay down for alloted periods of time upstairs for massages or just to put feet up against the wall. I have never laid on a hard gym floor with my feet up against a cement wall and felt SO great.
I'll post more later, but that's all for now :]
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
IUDM Live Webcast
IUDM is a little less than 7 hours away but I'll be leaving in about 5.5 hours. Ahhhhh! Insane. Sadly, my body chose to sleep through both classes today. It must know that I need as much sleep as possible :P Anyways, be sure to stay posted and check out the live webcast on the IUDM.org website.
Here's a timeline of important events you shouldn't miss :]
Friday:
8pm - Opening Ceremonies
9:30pm - Introduction of Hoosier Theme Hour with IU Athletes
Saturday:
11:30am - CEO of the Riley Children's Foundation speaks
12:55pm - Ryan White's mother (Jeanne White Ginder), doctor (Martin Kleiman), and High School Principal (Tony Cook) speak
2:50pm - IUDM Alumni Board President (Matt Sowder) and IUDM founder Jill Waibel speak
4:30pm - Riley kid talent show - highlight of the Marathon for many!
Sunday:
6:30am - Closing Ceremonies - final Riley families speak, awards presentation, and Presidential Address
8am - 2010 IUDM fundraising total is raised!!
Uhm, if you don't tune in at 12:55 on Saturday, you're insane. I'm beyond excited for that part...and just found out today it was an actual confirmed event. Ahhh! So this will probably be the last post before I leave...keep me in mind for the next 36 hours. I'll be sure to update as soon as I finish recuperating.
Here's a timeline of important events you shouldn't miss :]
Friday:
8pm - Opening Ceremonies
9:30pm - Introduction of Hoosier Theme Hour with IU Athletes
Saturday:
11:30am - CEO of the Riley Children's Foundation speaks
12:55pm - Ryan White's mother (Jeanne White Ginder), doctor (Martin Kleiman), and High School Principal (Tony Cook) speak
2:50pm - IUDM Alumni Board President (Matt Sowder) and IUDM founder Jill Waibel speak
4:30pm - Riley kid talent show - highlight of the Marathon for many!
Sunday:
6:30am - Closing Ceremonies - final Riley families speak, awards presentation, and Presidential Address
8am - 2010 IUDM fundraising total is raised!!
Uhm, if you don't tune in at 12:55 on Saturday, you're insane. I'm beyond excited for that part...and just found out today it was an actual confirmed event. Ahhh! So this will probably be the last post before I leave...keep me in mind for the next 36 hours. I'll be sure to update as soon as I finish recuperating.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Preparation for IUDM
"Tonight marks what many consider the beginning of IUDM. Every committee will be meeting tonight at 8pm to start preparing the HPER for the best IUDM to ever grace IU. Prepare yourselves my friends. We have a long few days in front of us but together we will culminate 20 years of work, sweat, tears, and happiness into something beyond what anyone thought was possible. Ryan, Ashley, and all the others who unfortunately passed will be watching down on us and keeping us full of their passion and guidance as we venture together through the hours. Believe in yourself and believe in one another. We owe every ounce of our energy to the children at Riley and we will not stop. Cheer on the dancers and each other to keep their heads up. There is no reason to stop. If you ever get to a point where it seems like too much, visit a committee member for guidance, or look to one of the many Riley kids that will be there. I promise you the feeling will disappear. Our time has come DMers. It is time to dance and time to believe. We will make this the best IUDM ever, and we will do it with pride. Don’t hesitate to say thank you to anyone participating, because just one small word of appreciation can make someone turn around and start giving 110%. Eric Davis, our president, has a mission, and that is to have every person step out of that old building this weekend with nothing but the positive feelings about their experience — to want to be involved with IUDM as they continue through their college career. Do you part everyone, and together we will achieve the impossible. Thank you for your time, work, and effort ladies and gentlemen, you all are the definition of inspiration."
That blog post gave me the biggest smile today; I cannot wait. In case you're absolutely clueless, (I feel as though I use that phrase a lot in this blog. I promise I'm not insulting your intelligence.) I will be participating in one of the greatest events IU has to offer, the Indiana University Dance Marathon. This organization directly supports Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, which really hits close to home since I was a Riley kid due to being a premie baby. I'm not going to type up a big long spiel about the organization because it would be an absolute waste of space, breath, and time. Their website, IUDM.org, sums it all up and then some, explaining just how amazing this group is. IUDM is the largest organization here on campus, let alone one of the largest of its kind in the nation, So make sure you check the site out; read up!
Anyways, IUDM itself is a 36 hour long marathon. Yes, you read that right, THIRTY SIX STRAIGHT HOURS. Are you staring at the screen thinking I'm crazy yet? That I've completely lost my mind in college? Well, you may be right, but I think it will be a remarkable, life-changing 36 hours. I couldn't be more excited! In order to participate as a dancer, I had to fundraise $500. With a busy college schedule, and only having a month or so to do so, it was a challenge. I received some VERY generous donations luckily, and was able to raise just enough. The organization doesn't reveal the total amount raised until the actual marathon. Ahh, just typing this I'm getting excited. I figured it'd be a good idea to get this part out of the way so my update will be a lot quicker.
The event starts tomorrow night at 8pm and ends Sunday morning at 8am. Intense right? We have a packing list and everything. When I received it in the email I was blown away; I'm so thankful they sent that otherwise I would have definitely been ill-prepared. The packing list is as follows:
Things to know for the marathon:
PUT YOUR NAME ON EVERYTHING: IN PLAIN SIGHT
To bring in a large duffel bag (size of a Vera Bradley duffel or Nike duffel)
o 3-5 different types of shoes (tennis shoes, flip flops, crocs, slippers, Uggs, etc.)
o 4-5 T-shirts/Comfy shirts
o 3-4 Bottoms (athletic shorts, sweatpants, yoga pants, maybe 1 pair of jeans)
o Socks, Underwear (5-6 pairs), bras
o Toothbrush, toothpaste, DEODORANT, maybe perfume or cologne
o Bring eye drops/contact solution
o Female products if needed, Advil/Tylenol in case, IcyHot is awesome
o Bring your phone and camera chargers
o For men: being gold baun (ew)
To bring in a medium sized bag (size of Vera Bradley tote) to be kept with “checked” bags (I would suggest having a way to attach it to your bigger one somehow)
You will only be able to bring this bag down to the bathrooms, the bigger one stays
o Shampoo, Conditioner, Body wash/louffa (sp?), shower shoes
o Towel (not a huge one to take up space)
o Blow drier/straightener
o Make up bag
To bring in a backpack or other medium bag:
o Bring tennis balls or golf balls to roll your feet
o Bring a few little snack in your bag
o Bring mad libs, apples to apples, board game, catch phrase
o Bring matching funny stuff, preferably yellow (CAUTION TAPE)
o Bring Gatorade, Powerade, Crystal light
o Bring singles for the vending machines
o Game face and face paint
o Bring a water bottle (with your name on it)
Things NOT TO BRING
o Computer, iPod (there will always be music), anything you would die without
o Adderall, energy drinks/five hour energy, caffeine of any sort
o Weapons…haha I mean don’t, but…I didn’t think you would
Things to do before:
o Ease off of caffeine
o Schedule friends/family to visit you every few hours
o Start collecting color war outfits
o Keep fundraising like it’s your job
o Talk to your donors about the online webcast during the marathon on iudm.org
o Exercise, eat right, get plenty of vitamin C, get GOOD SLEEP, don’t go out the whole week before (mon-fri)…
o GET EXCITED FOR THE MOST AMAZING TIME OF YOUR LIFE
Intense right?! Well, I'm going to go get some sleep and prepare for tomorrow. I'll try to post as soon after the marathon as possible...probably Monday or Tuesday. Sunday I plan on coming back and PASSING OUT. Say a short prayer for the person who attempts to wake me up; if they succeed, they might just die. I'm just saying.
But on a brighter note, be sure to tune in to the live broadcast of the marathon this weekend! I'll be on the yellow team (mostly consisting of freshmen/newbies) in case that's any indication to finding me. The broadcast will be on the IUDM website :]
That blog post gave me the biggest smile today; I cannot wait. In case you're absolutely clueless, (I feel as though I use that phrase a lot in this blog. I promise I'm not insulting your intelligence.) I will be participating in one of the greatest events IU has to offer, the Indiana University Dance Marathon. This organization directly supports Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, which really hits close to home since I was a Riley kid due to being a premie baby. I'm not going to type up a big long spiel about the organization because it would be an absolute waste of space, breath, and time. Their website, IUDM.org, sums it all up and then some, explaining just how amazing this group is. IUDM is the largest organization here on campus, let alone one of the largest of its kind in the nation, So make sure you check the site out; read up!
Anyways, IUDM itself is a 36 hour long marathon. Yes, you read that right, THIRTY SIX STRAIGHT HOURS. Are you staring at the screen thinking I'm crazy yet? That I've completely lost my mind in college? Well, you may be right, but I think it will be a remarkable, life-changing 36 hours. I couldn't be more excited! In order to participate as a dancer, I had to fundraise $500. With a busy college schedule, and only having a month or so to do so, it was a challenge. I received some VERY generous donations luckily, and was able to raise just enough. The organization doesn't reveal the total amount raised until the actual marathon. Ahh, just typing this I'm getting excited. I figured it'd be a good idea to get this part out of the way so my update will be a lot quicker.
The event starts tomorrow night at 8pm and ends Sunday morning at 8am. Intense right? We have a packing list and everything. When I received it in the email I was blown away; I'm so thankful they sent that otherwise I would have definitely been ill-prepared. The packing list is as follows:
Things to know for the marathon:
PUT YOUR NAME ON EVERYTHING: IN PLAIN SIGHT
To bring in a large duffel bag (size of a Vera Bradley duffel or Nike duffel)
o 3-5 different types of shoes (tennis shoes, flip flops, crocs, slippers, Uggs, etc.)
o 4-5 T-shirts/Comfy shirts
o 3-4 Bottoms (athletic shorts, sweatpants, yoga pants, maybe 1 pair of jeans)
o Socks, Underwear (5-6 pairs), bras
o Toothbrush, toothpaste, DEODORANT, maybe perfume or cologne
o Bring eye drops/contact solution
o Female products if needed, Advil/Tylenol in case, IcyHot is awesome
o Bring your phone and camera chargers
o For men: being gold baun (ew)
To bring in a medium sized bag (size of Vera Bradley tote) to be kept with “checked” bags (I would suggest having a way to attach it to your bigger one somehow)
You will only be able to bring this bag down to the bathrooms, the bigger one stays
o Shampoo, Conditioner, Body wash/louffa (sp?), shower shoes
o Towel (not a huge one to take up space)
o Blow drier/straightener
o Make up bag
To bring in a backpack or other medium bag:
o Bring tennis balls or golf balls to roll your feet
o Bring a few little snack in your bag
o Bring mad libs, apples to apples, board game, catch phrase
o Bring matching funny stuff, preferably yellow (CAUTION TAPE)
o Bring Gatorade, Powerade, Crystal light
o Bring singles for the vending machines
o Game face and face paint
o Bring a water bottle (with your name on it)
Things NOT TO BRING
o Computer, iPod (there will always be music), anything you would die without
o Adderall, energy drinks/five hour energy, caffeine of any sort
o Weapons…haha I mean don’t, but…I didn’t think you would
Things to do before:
o Ease off of caffeine
o Schedule friends/family to visit you every few hours
o Start collecting color war outfits
o Keep fundraising like it’s your job
o Talk to your donors about the online webcast during the marathon on iudm.org
o Exercise, eat right, get plenty of vitamin C, get GOOD SLEEP, don’t go out the whole week before (mon-fri)…
o GET EXCITED FOR THE MOST AMAZING TIME OF YOUR LIFE
Intense right?! Well, I'm going to go get some sleep and prepare for tomorrow. I'll try to post as soon after the marathon as possible...probably Monday or Tuesday. Sunday I plan on coming back and PASSING OUT. Say a short prayer for the person who attempts to wake me up; if they succeed, they might just die. I'm just saying.
But on a brighter note, be sure to tune in to the live broadcast of the marathon this weekend! I'll be on the yellow team (mostly consisting of freshmen/newbies) in case that's any indication to finding me. The broadcast will be on the IUDM website :]
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