Dear Family and Friends,

I am registered to dance in the 9th Annual Dance Marathon at Appalachian State University on Saturday February 25, 2012. Dance Marathon is an event where I, along with hundreds of other students, will be dancing for 15 hours straight to raise money for hundreds of local kids and their families. Our Dance Marathon directly benefits the Children’s Miracle Network, the Western Youth Network, and the Parent to Parent Family Support Network. Each dancer for Dance Marathon is challenged to raise at least $150 for the kids, and I need your help to reach my goal! Please consider donating to support this great cause and know that any contribution will go directly to serving the kids and families of the High Country of Western North Carolina.

The Children's Miracle Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children in Children’s Hospitals, covering everything from premature birth to childhood cancer. Funds go to the closest CMN Children’s Hospital in Charlotte, where they help to pay for research, training, equipment, and uncompensated care for local kids and families in need. The Western Youth Network provides after school, mentoring, summer, and many other services to local kids in need in the High Country. Parent to Parent Family Support Network helps local kids with disabilities of all kinds and their families.

Local kids and their families depend on the services of all three of these non-profits, and Dance Marathon is a crucial fundraiser for them. Without our help, these agencies will not be able to offer the quality programs that they have in the past and I am determined to help improve the lives of local kids and families. Any contribution you can make would be greatly appreciated by me and the High Country community!

For more information about Dance Marathon, please visit dancemarathon.appstate.edu

Anything you can give would be appreciated! All I need is 15 people to donate $10 to reach my goal!

Thank you for your support! Love y'all!