IUDM raises more than $1.3 million for Riley Hospital

After 36 hours of no sleep, IU Dance Marathon participants didn’t seem like they had the energy to burst into applause and cheers. That all changed at the announcement of the fundraiser’s total.

IUDM raised $1,376,550.23, which beat last year’s total by more than $300,000. The money goes to the Ryan White Infectious Disease Center at Riley Hospital for Children.
Junior and member of the IUDM accounting committee Greg Strabavy said exceeding last year’s amount was the main goal.

“It’s a great feeling that everybody’s efforts paid off,” Strabavy said. “It’s the biggest total.”
The announcement came Sunday at about 8 a.m. as Queen’s “We Are the Champions”

played throughout the Ora L. Wildermuth Center. Dancers and committee members had been there since 8 p.m. Friday.