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The American University Dance Marathon is a student-run fundraising event that seeks to unite our campus around a common cause: the worldwide fight against HIV/AIDS.
Last year, at the first ever DM, AUDM raised $20,632.37 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation! This year the marathon is a twelve-hour event held November 21-22.
Dancers play games, hear speakers, dance, and stay on their feet for the entire event to show support for children with HIV/AIDS and represent the challenges that these children face.
There are an estimated 40,000 new HIV infections in the United States each year, the majority of them in people under the age of 25. In Washington, DC, the rate of infection is staggeringly high. About 1 in 20 Washingtonians are HIV positive. Globally, approximately 39.5 million people are infected with HIV and 2.3 million of those are children. AUDM is dedicated to bringing dramatic changes to the lives of children worldwide in the fight against pediatric AIDS, because every child deserves a lifetime.
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's mision "seeks to prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs." The funds raised from Dance Marathon will go directly to the Foundation.
Dance Marathon is part of the Women's Initiative HIV/AIDS Taskforce and the final event of AU's AIDS Awareness week, November 17th to 22nd.
The 2008 marathon will include live music and speakers from organizations dedicated to the fight against AIDS. And of course, there will be lots of food for all our dedicated dancers.
We need your help to make this dance a complete success! So get ready, AU, for an amazing night of fun for a great cause!
"Carpe DM - Seize the Dance!"
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