House
Resolution
140
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
140
BY
MASCHER
A
Resolution
to
recognize
the
dance
marathon
students
1
at
the
University
of
Iowa
for
their
fundraising
2
efforts
for
the
University
of
Iowa
Children’s
3
Hospital.
4
WHEREAS,
since
1919
the
University
of
Iowa
has
5
operated
a
Children’s
Hospital,
a
facility
devoted
only
6
to
the
care
of
children,
offering
a
full
spectrum
of
7
children’s
care,
from
health
promotion
to
trauma
and
8
critical
care;
and
9
WHEREAS,
this
nationally
renowned
hospital
is
10
supported
by
a
variety
of
institutions,
groups,
11
and
individuals,
but
none
more
dedicated
than
the
12
participants
in
the
annual
dance
marathon;
and
13
WHEREAS,
on
February
4,
2012,
hundreds
of
University
14
of
Iowa
students
danced
for
24
hours
straight
to
15
benefit
the
University
of
Iowa
Children’s
Hospital
and
16
University
of
Iowa
Hospitals
and
Clinics,
setting
a
new
17
fundraising
record
of
$1,369,147;
and
18
WHEREAS,
an
annual
event
since
1994,
the
dance
19
marathon
has
grown
over
almost
two
decades
into
20
the
largest
student-run
philanthropic
event
at
the
21
University
of
Iowa,
raising
over
$11
million;
NOW
22
THEREFORE,
23
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
24
the
House
of
Representatives
honors
the
young
men
and
25
women
of
the
University
of
Iowa
who
danced
the
night
26
away,
hour
after
hour,
all
in
service
to
the
children
27
of
Iowa.
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