Local students help raise over $117,000 for the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The following local students helped raise a collective sum of $117,530.29 for the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital through active participation in Rallython — UVM’s annual year-long student-led fundraiser and 12-hour dance marathon in support of Vermont’s local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Local students involved included Jacob Curtis of Windsor, Vermont. By the conclusion of this year’s fundraising, Jacob raised enough money to earn the distinction of “Miracle Maker” – a title given to participants who have fundraised between $250 – $499 over the course of the year.

Lynnsey Trabka of Newport raised enough money to reach the “Dancer Goal” — a distinction given to participants who have fundraised between $100 – $249 over the course of the year.

Rallython is a student-led yearlong fundraiser which culminates in a 12-hour dance marathon, signifying the average length of a nurse’s shift at Vermont’s local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. During Rallython, which took place on Saturday, March 2, students heard stories from patient families treated at the UVM Children’s Hospital and engaged with champions – current and past patients of the hospital, while fundraising, participating in games, and dancing until the final reveal their annual fundraising total.

UVM’s Rallython is organized in collaboration between UVM’s Department of Student Life and the University of Vermont Medical Center. Through its five years in existence, participant students have raised over $378k for the UVM Children’s Hospital — 100 percent of which stay local to support local kids. This Fundraised money is crucial to the support of patients at the UVM Children’s Hospital, and goes towards the purchase of everything from life-saving equipment and medicine to supplies meant to enhance the experience for patients and their families during their treatment.