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Students participate in the hourly line dance during the 24-hour DanceBlue marathon on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff File Photo

DanceBlue to host 18th year of raising money ‘For the Kids’

Amy Oakley, Reporter March 6, 2023

DanceBlue, a University of Kentucky student-run organization, raises money for the Golden Matrix Fund through year-long fundraising that concludes with a 24-hour no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon....

Students participate in a line dance during the 24 hour DanceBlue marathon at 3:10 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Looking ahead to DanceBlue 2022

Sophia Shoemaker March 2, 2022

DanceBlue 2022 is taking place on March 5 and 6. A student-run organization, DanceBlue raises money for the Golden Matrix Fund, which supports kids at the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology...

Jacob Eads participate in a line dance during the 24 hour DanceBlue marathon at 2:02 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Thank you, DanceBlue.

Jacob Eads March 5, 2020

The hours after a DanceBlue marathon hit you hard.You can feel those 24 hours in your feet. In your calves. In your shoulders and back. It’s hard to get out of bed the next day. It’s even harder to...

Jarrett's Joy Cart chair Jennifer Mynear stands with volunteers for Jarrett's Joy Cart which allows patients at Kentucky Children's Hospital to shop for and give wrapped presents to their families around Christmas every year. Named after former patient Jarrett Mynear, Jarrett's Joy Cart has been a tradition for 19 years. Kentucky Children's Hospital patients were able to shop for presents on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Legacy of past patient provides Christmas joy to children at hospital

Rick Childress December 19, 2017

Patients at the Kentucky Children's Hospital got a chance to share in the Christmas cheer this holiday season. As a part of the 19th annual Jarrett's Joy Cart, patients entered a room where they got to...

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