Kalina MacKay—the public relations chair for Carolina For the Kids (C.F.T.K.), a nonprofit organization that serves UNC Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina—faced a unique dilemma: digitally wrangling 1,000 University of North Carolina undergraduates for the organization's annual dance marathon. The 24-hour in-person event had been canceled, but MacKay launched a virtual iteration on March 20, primarily via C.F.T.K.’s social media accounts.
Spectrum NewsCHARLOTTE AND CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Every year UNC students hold a 24-hour Dance Marathon to raise money for the UNC Children’s Hospital. It brings out hundreds of students.
UNC-Chapel Hill Dance Marathon went virtual this year.
Triangle Business JournalDANCE MARATHON GOES VIRTUAL AT UNC: An annual fundraiser at UNC-Chapel Hill is taking on a new beat this year.
The Daily Tar HeelCarolina For The Kids is hosting a different kind of dance marathon this year.
The Daily Tar Heel It may seem like a long-shot to raise $60,000 in 24 hours — but for the dancers and executive members of Carolina For The Kids, it’s a crucial part of their yearly fundraising efforts for UNC Children's Hospitals.
The Daily Tar Heel The dance routines, posters and brightly colored tutus of recruitment for the UNC Dance Marathon aren't gone yet — this year, Carolina for the Kids is adding a second round of publicity for its annual event and taking it digital.
Carolina Union Set up that iPhone and get those “Renegade” and “Say So” dances ready, because the UNC Dance Marathon is going to be a virtual event this year.
ABC11 Raleigh
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- Kids at the UNC Children's Hospital were treated to an afternoon of fun thanks to a group of students.
Two nonprofit organizations, Carolina for the Kids and Moment of Magic foundation teamed up to bring superheroes and princesses to the hospital raising the spirits of kids fighting severe illnesses. Children also got the chance to watch movies and hang out in a photo booth. Read Story
WRAL
Patients on Saturday got a visit from the Carolina for the Kids Foundation. Superheroes and princesses showed up to hang out with patients and with volunteers.
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