In just a few days, a number of students from the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership will participate in BuckeyeThon’s 24 hour dance marathon.
BuckeyeThon members, Ohio State students, faculty/staff, and the community of Columbus residents participate in events throughout the year which culminate in a Dance Marathon to both monetarily and emotionally support our BuckeyeThon families. Through BuckeyeThon, Ohio State students have the opportunity to Pay It Forward and to change forever the lives of kids fighting cancer.
BuckeyeThon’s Dance Marathon is an annual celebration of the fundraising that Ohio State has done for the year in support of Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The mission of BuckeyeThon is to create awareness and raise funds for children with cancer. In 2017, BuckeyeThon partnered with The Ohio State University Foundation, Alumni Association, and the James Cancer Research Hospital for the first time, and raised $1,510,036.39 For The Kids!
Over the past 18 years, BuckeyeThon has raised over $6.5 million in total. BuckeyeThon has set it’s largest goal to date for the 2018, with a goal of raising $2 million.
Like the Dance Marathon’s name suggests, there will be lots of dancing as we celebrate the lives of children everywhere. We wish the ACEL students luck, as they dance the night away!
You can support these dancers fundraising goal by clicking on the link at the end of their summaries.
Meghann Winters
I am participating in BuckeyeThon to raise funds and bring joy to children who are battling cancer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Everyone has the opportunity to make a difference every day of their life, whether it be a small or large one. That’s why I felt the need to participate in this philanthropy in order to make a difference in the lives of those who are battling cancer. I have hope for all of those affected by cancer and anticipate that my fundraising efforts will positively impact the lives of those affected.
Meredith Oglesby
One of my favorite memories of first year as a student at The Ohio State University was Buckeyethon. Buckeyethon is a 24-hour dance marathon where students raise money and interact with patients from Nationwide Children’s Hospital. During the dance, I met one little girl whose name was Regan. Regan was diagnosed in February of 2014 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Regan battled through each treatment with a positive attitude and completed treatment in April of 2016. During Buckeyethon Reagan and I made tutus, danced, and talked about all her favorite things. Regan taught me the importance of staying strong and living life to the fullest. She is now a strong, happy, and healthy six-year-old who loves ballet, the color pink, and singing. Because of donations to Nationwide Children’s Hospital children like Regan are encouraged to be strong and are given the treatment to ensure they will be able to live a healthy happy life. I would like to continue to make an impact in the lives of these children this year as I participate in Buckeyethon in 2018.
