Our Mission
Mississippi State Dance Marathon engages the campus and community in raising funds and generating awareness for LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Every year we strive to create a better future for our kids. Every dollar that we raise means so much to those that fight every day. Everything we do is For The Kids.
Who We Are
StateDM is students, student organizations, and community members coming together around a common cause. In this collegiate philanthropy, student teams raise money year round through fundraising events and personal appeals. In the spring, students stand for 9 hours to celebrate their fundraising efforts and the kids they are raising money to support. StateDM is hundreds of MSU students standing for a cause, standing to help their community, standing to help local kids at local hospitals.
Why We Stand
The main purpose of StateDM is to raise money and awareness for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. But why do we stand for 9 hours? Many of the children who are admitted into our local hospitals go through pain and suffering that most of us cannot even comprehend. The act of staying on our feet for 9 hours is meant to give participants a greater appreciation and understanding of the struggles these kids go through every day. Participants are faced with both mental and physical challenges in an effort to support these strong children. StateDM is more than just a philanthropy event; it is MSU’s way to stand in support of the brave children being treated at our local Children’s Hospitals. Simply stated, we stand for the kids who can’t.
The Event
StateDM is an event unlike any other. Mississippi State Dance Marathon is a 9-hour dance marathon and year-long fundraising effort directly benefiting LeBonheur Children’s Hospital. Every hour on the hour, students partake in our “Morale” dance taking them out of their comfort zone and into the dance marathon spirit. To inspire our students to remain standing, our Miracle Children are welcomed onstage alongside their families, and so courageously share their stories of diagnosis, defeat, and newfound hope.
But StateDM is not only inspirational, it’s fun! Students have plenty of entertainment and activities. We’ve got everything from the MSU twirlers to the best DJs in town, and there’s never a dull moment. There’s food, free merchandise and a day packed with free entertainment. Even better, you get to do all of this with your fellow bulldogs! StateDM is part of the ultimate MSU experience and brings you closer to both your campus and its official philanthropy.
But StateDM is not only inspirational, it’s fun! Students have plenty of entertainment and activities. We’ve got everything from the MSU twirlers to the best DJs in town, and there’s never a dull moment. There’s food, free merchandise and a day packed with free entertainment. Even better, you get to do all of this with your fellow bulldogs! StateDM is part of the ultimate MSU experience and brings you closer to both your campus and its official philanthropy.