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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.___
1 2 BY DVORSKY and BOLKCOM
1 3 A Resolution recognizing the success of the University
1 4 of Iowa Dance Marathon.
1 5 WHEREAS, the University of Iowa Dance Marathon
1 6 began in 1994, and has operated in conjunction with
1 7 the Children's Miracle Network to provide emotional
1 8 and financial support to families with children
1 9 treated by the Children's Hospital of Iowa at the
1 10 University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, primarily
1 11 those children being treated for cancer; and
1 12 WHEREAS, during its existence, the University of
1 13 Iowa Dance Marathon has generated over $2 million, has
1 14 grown from sponsoring 26 families to sponsoring 200
1 15 families, and has become one of the largest student-
1 16 run philanthropies in the western United States; and
1 17 WHEREAS, the support provided to these children and
1 18 families by the dance marathon continues throughout
1 19 the year in the form of payment of patient bills,
1 20 camper sponsorship for the Heart Connection's summer
1 21 camps, Friday breakfasts at the University of Iowa
1 22 Hospitals and Clinics, research, children's materials,
1 23 and many other events and supports; and
1 24 WHEREAS, during the dance marathon held February 1
1 25 through February 2, 2002, 900 marathoners danced for
1 26 24 hours with the support of over 400 additional
1 27 volunteers to raise $519,990.70; and,
1 28 WHEREAS, the University of Iowa Hospitals and
1 29 Clinics named its pediatric blood and marrow
1 30 transplant unit the "UI Dance Marathon Pediatric Blood
2 1 and Marrow Transplant Unit" to honor the hard work,
2 2 dedication, and financial contributions of the dance
2 3 marathoners; and
2 4 WHEREAS, beginning in April 2002, the unit will
2 5 provide state-of-the-art cancer treatment and, as
2 6 importantly, will provide space for family members to
2 7 sleep in the same room with the child receiving
2 8 treatments and through a special filtration system
2 9 will enable children to leave their rooms while
2 10 recovering from a transplant; and
2 11 WHEREAS, a record 600 family members from the 200
2 12 sponsored families attended the 2002 marathon to
2 13 demonstrate their gratitude and support of the
2 14 marathoners; and
2 15 WHEREAS, in the words of pediatric blood and marrow
2 16 transplant unit director Dr. Fred Goldman, "... it's
2 17 difficult to express the depth of our gratitude for
2 18 what these wonderful dedicated people have done"; NOW
2 19 THEREFORE,
2 20 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate adds
2 21 its words of gratitude to the University of Iowa Dance
2 22 Marathon participants for their determination,
2 23 unflagging spirit, and support of children and their
2 24 families who are fighting cancer and other diseases,
2 25 and wishes the University of Iowa Dance Marathon
2 26 success in its future efforts; and
2 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Senate recommends
2 28 that all adult Iowans take on the challenge of Ms.
2 29 Kristin Vasilenko, Morale Captain 2002 for the Iowa
2 30 Dance Marathon, who stated: "If I could encourage you
3 1 all to do one important thing with your life it would
3 2 be to have a special relationship with a child; they
3 3 can teach you more than you would ever imagine."
3 4 LSB 7081SS 79
3 5 pf/cls/14
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