4 the Kids and 4 the Legacy

Hey there Upper Southeast Side,

DM Girl again. I’m here to remind you that the epic evening of philanthropy and fun steadily approaching campus – yes, you got it: DANCE MARATHON – is going to be one you won’t want to miss. Not only are we singing, dancing and saluting an astounding fight being endured by the strongest kids in LA – we’re also breaking ground at the University of Southern California.

Trojan Dance Marathon began a mere 4 years ago, when your average Joe and Jane – well, Tommy and Tammy Trojan, rather – decided that USC was bursting with potential to show some generosity while practicing its mantra of “Work Hard, Play Hard.” With the support of Children’s Miracle Network and a partnership with CHLA, Dance Marathon was born. If you haven’t heard, Trojan DM made around $6,000 at its first annual event – and fit inside of the beloved but modest coffee shop on campus, Ground Zero.

We are now nearing completion of Dance Marathon’s fourth – and our Executive Co-Founder’s final – year, as Trojan DM 4 approaches faster and faster. We’ve raised over $50,000 in our three years, and with 11 days left until the event, currently have 714 dancer participants signed up and have raised a whopping $17, 878 – that’s going straight to CHLA. We’ve fundraised so far this year more than we did throughout our entire second year and event – Trojan DM 2. We have quadrupled the number of teams which have registered to dance, are amazed by the support and initiative that all of USC’s student organizations have demonstrated thus far… and can’t even imagine what’s to come once the event kicks off next Saturday night.

Working hard and playing hard is the only way we Trojans do what we do – and its gotten us to the top in many respects. Trojan DM 4 this Saturday, February 26th is going to break records too, surpassing limits that the Campus Center, the Children’s Miracle Network, Trojan Dance Marathon may have seen before. What was once a simple idea in the heads of our beloved leaders Tommy and Tammy Trojan (aka Scott and Suzanne) has become a thriving and unstoppable reality at USC, and we know that every Trojan out there is fit to be a part of it.

So here’s your chance: REGISTER. Every single dollar you fundraise will only get you more DM gear, food and VIP access – while making a huge difference in the lives of patients and families who, at CHLA, are a part of our very own Trojan family.

4 the kids, and 4 the legacy we’re about to leave…

Xoxo,
DM Girl