Jagathon is IUPUI's dance marathon that benefits Riley Children's Hospital. Jagathon is a 13.1 hour event where a bunch of college students raise money and stand the whole time for the kids that can't. There are a lot of events that take place through out this event like games, competitions, Riley kid talent show, Riley stories, and run to Riley. Jagathon is the only dance marathon in the nation that is able to run to the hospital that they raise money for. This year Jagathon was able to raise 351,430.22 dollars all to benefit pediatric research and Riley children's hospital. One day we will be able to dance in celebration of cures but until then we will continue to dance for miracles.

Thank you to Jagathon for allowing me to meet some amazing people. Amazing people on the same committee as me and people on other committees. We all have a common goal and that is to raise as much money as we possibly can for the kids. Everyone has that same passion as you so no one looks at you like you are crazy when you go on talking about it for hours.

Thank you for allowing me to meet so many Riley families and be able to hear their stories and get to know them through out the year. These are the people that we do this for and they are so appreciative and so caring. They are so willing to tell their stories to other people to raise awareness and are there to prove that every thing we are doing is worth it. Meeting them and talking to them makes standing for the 13.1 hours not that bad.

Thank you for helping me find something I enjoy doing so much and am so passionate about. Jagathon is such an easy cause to get behind because everything we do is for the kids. These kids did nothing wrong to deserve to be as sick as some of them are so it makes it easy to raise money to benefit these kids.

Thank you for brining IUPUI's campus together as one movement. Jagathon brings us all together for one end goal.

Thank you for raising money for Riley Children's Hospital. This hospital has touched the lives of so many people not just in Indiana but across the country. It really is such a wonderful hospital.

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