Boston University Dance Marathon

Dance Marathon 2013 Chair Applications!

budancemarathon — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:48:30 +0000

It’s that time of year again! We’re looking for the best and brightest to join our Chair team for Dance Marathon 2013! Dance Marathon is one of Boston University’s largest fundraisers, and we need your help to make it a success. There are numerous opportunities and positions to choose from so take a look! Chair applications are due July 31 at 11:59PM.

Follow the link below to the Google doc and be sure to send it to the DM email at budm@bu.edu!

Dance Marathon 2013 Chair Application

Dance Marathon Chair Application

budancemarathon — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:08:21 +0000

Dance Marathon Chair Application

Would you like to be part of the team that creates Dance Marathon from the ground up? Join the DM Chairs for an amazing experience and help make an unforgettable Dance Marathon 2013. You can follow this link to the Chair Application, which is due by July 8th. Good luck!

Love and Awareness

budancemarathon — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:50:29 +0000

Happy Valentine’s Day!

"Students make a formation in the shape of a heart and a red ribbon during an H.I.V./AIDS awareness campaign on Valentine’s Day in Chandigarh, Punjab." Source: New York Times

“Do you like your friends enough, to tape them up?”

budancemarathon — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:32:43 +0000

Dean Elmore tapes Valentina to the wall of as a part of BUDM11's 50 Days Countdown fundraiser.

In past years, BUDM has done a “Tape Your Friends to the Wall” fundraiser as a part of the 50 Days Countdown Celebration–and guess what? It’s back! On Wednesday, February 15th Jason Feldman, Eva Gach and Alex Shadrow will stand on chairs against a wall of the hallway down in BU Central, patiently waiting to see if they will stay up! Starting at 6:30pm, Feldman, Gach and Shadrow will have one hour to recruit their friends to buy one-foot strips of duct tape ($1) and strategically place it on their bodies. After the hour is up, we will remove the chairs beneath their feet and see who stays up!

While this is going on out in the hall, we will have laptops inside BU Central so you can register for Dance Marathon.

18 Hours of Dance and Entertainment

budancemarathon — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:48:07 +0000

Wondering how you’ll stay entertained for 18 hours at Dance Marathon? Here’s a (working) list of some of the groups that will be performing!

World AIDS Day

budancemarathon — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:46:36 +0000

Today, December 1, is World AIDS Day!

“World AIDS Day…is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died.”

More than 1,000 children are infected with HIV every day, and without treatment, almost half of newborns will die before their second birthday.

Get educated. Get involved.

You Are More Than Just a Number.

World AIDS Week

budancemarathon — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:02:08 +0000

About 25 million people have died from AIDS since its discovery two decades ago. In an effort to raise awareness and support the cause, several organizations on campus collaborated to kick off World AIDS Week today, November 29.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five of the roughly 1.2 million people infected with HIV are undiagnosed. To counter this, BU World AIDS Week offered free HIV testing today at the GSU from 10am-1pm, and will be providing the free testing the remainder of the week at Student Health Services.

Campus World AIDS Week Events:

Tuesday, November 29
Free HIV Testing
10am-1pm
GSU

Wednesday, November 30
Free HIV TestingStudent Health Services, 3pm-7pm

Thursday, December 1 - World AIDS Day
Free HIV Testing
Student Health Services, 3pm-7pm

GSU Link Takeover
GSU, 9am-5pm
Free condoms, information, and stickers to represent children infected with HIV every day.

Global Meets Local
Law Auditorium, 7:30pm
First person testimonials from HIV/AIDS-infected people in South Africa will be performed.

Friday, December 2
Free HIV Testing
Student Health Services, 2pm-5pm

Coffee and Conversation
Howard Thurman Center, 3pm-5pm
Discussion on HIV/AIDS lead by Dean Elmore and MTV’s Staying Alive campaign senior vice president of social responsibility Georgia Arnold.

Candy (and) Cane’s

budancemarathon — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:39:36 +0000

Come visit us at the GSU Link this week (November 14-18) for a chance to win five meal coupons to Raising Cane’s! All you have to do is guess how many M&M’s are in the jar for $0.50!

RSVP on Facebook!

All proceeds will benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and One Heartland.

Why don’t you “Like” us?

budancemarathon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:35:35 +0000

Our Facebook has now been converted to a page! Make sure to spread the word and tell your friends to “like” us and keep updated on BUDM12.

Registration Open!

budancemarathon — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:40:42 +0000

Boston University Dance Marathon kicked off registration on November 3rd at its 150 Days Celebration, held at BU Central.

If you missed 150 Days, don’t fret–although you did miss a registration promo code, free food, and being serenaded by In Achord–you can register by clicking here and start raising money to benefit our two causes, One Heartland and Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Don’t forget to follow us: @BUDanceMarathon, facebook.com/budancemarathon