I was fortunate to participate in Ohio State’s largest philanthropy event, BuckeyeThon, that consists of a dance marathon to raise money for cancer research. With my business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi, we raised over $20,000 to donate to Nationwide Children’s Hospital to aid the fight to end childhood cancer.

Hearing the story from two parents who lost their son ten years ago that would have graduated high school this year served as a reminder of why we stand on our feet for twelve hours to contribute to this battle. This raised my awareness of the problem, especially with how prevalent the issue is affecting families as 43 children are diagnosed with cancer each day.

One of the speakers asked out of the 2,000 students there at the dance marathon to stand up if they had a family member or friend that has ever been diagnosed with cancer. Every student stood up.

Seeing the impact our student body can make with raising $1.7 million dollars inspires me to continue with philanthropy events like this in the future. I am incredibly moved by this cause and I look forward to doing BuckeyeThon again next year.