Quinnipiac University held its annual QTHON dance marathon on March 23. The event accumulated $140,997.49 over the past year — nearly $40,000 more than QTHON 2023.
The student-run philanthropy program raises funds and awareness for the patients at Connecticut Children’s Hospital.
The event lasted six hours and included a variety of speakers who shared why they dance. This year, 1,250 students got involved. Fifty-two different teams, including campus organizations, raised money throughout the year for this event. Many local businesses came to support the cause as well as hundreds of students and families.
“It’s great,” 38-year-old Jennifer Carrara said. “We came last year too and they do a really great job of engaging the kids. It’s a great time for a great cause.”
Multiple sororities, fraternities and campus clubs hosted “miracle kids” — patients at Connecticut Children’s — who were of many different ages and backgrounds.
