Rock around the clock

In 2003, the dance marathon’s first year, roughly 250 dancers and moralers participated in a 12-hour version of the marathon in Gasson 100. They raised nearly $28,000 for the Boona-Baana Center for Children’s Rights in Tanzania. This year, the organizers chose to partner with Children’s Hospital Boston because, according to overall director of the event Katie Davis ’05 (pictured with 11-year-old Julia), they wanted to build community involvement and make a contribution “close to home.”