TigerThon Doubles Donation from Previous Year

TigerThon participants holding a sign showing the final amount of fund raised
(photo by Ian Nielsen)

By Ian Nielsen

The second annual TigerThon raised more than $14,600, doubling the $7,213 raised last year. The fundraising culminated in a five-hour-long dance marathon event on Saturday, held in the Calgaard Gym.

The event alone raised $10,150, exceeding its fundraising goal. Plus money raised before the event, TigerThon was able to set the new record. All proceeds go directly to the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio.

Trinity University’s First Dance Marathon Raised Thousands

SGA President Amulya Deva (holding the microphone)
and the rest of the Executive Board revealing the amount raised
up until the end of the event (photo courtesy of Allison Wolff).

By Victoria Abad

Webster Gym became a rave floor as Trinity students danced to celebrate about $7,300 raised for the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio on Saturday. About 100 Trinity students and families of children patients danced in TigerThon, Trinity University’s first Dance Marathon.

From 5 p.m. through 9 p.m., students kept busy with dance, competitions, games, and more dancing. Loon-E Crew and Momentum choreographers were among the dancers. As was 7-year-old Jagger, who has been cancer free for 13 months. He taught the crowd his dance moves.

Throughout the night, donations came through the Children's Miracle Network website and donation websites set up for each participating team. Various Trinity student organizations, such as the Student Government Association, registered to become fund raising teams.