10-04-2019 (Akron, Ohio )
Well-known business and community leaders and University of Akron dance students will join 10-year-old cancer patient Kylie Jacobs and her Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist Dr. Megan Sampson at Akron Children’s on the Akron Civic Theatre stage Oct. 18 for the 8th annual Dancing for the Kids fundraiser.
The event is spearheaded by the Akron Children’s Hospital Emerging Leaders, a group of volunteer young professionals who focus on fundraising for Akron Children’s Hospital. Last year’s Dancing for the Kids raised more than $200,000. Hosted by Keith Kennedy from KDD’s 98.1 morning show, this year’s performance will raise money for patient and family services at the Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders.
Dancing for the Kids pairs participants with students at the University of Akron’s Dance Program, who choreograph the routine. This year’s teams include:
Judges award trophies to the top-rated dancing and fundraising teams. Judges for the event include Vish Bhatt, operations manager for the Showers Family Center at Akron Children’s Hospital; Justin Hilton, senior administrator, community outreach at Kent State University; and Sarah Adams, MD, an Akron Children’s Hospital Pediatrics provider.
The evening also highlights a performance by Dance Unlimited, a dance troupe at Akron Children’s Hospital designed especially for kids with special needs, and Creative Motion Studios, a dance studio in Bath Township.
For more information about tickets or to donate to a dancing team, go to https://giving.akronchildrens.org/site/Ticketing?view=Tickets&id=100482
Laurie Schueler
lschueler@akronchildrens.org
Alissa Hazlett
ahzlett@akronchildrens.org