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IUDM Celebrates 20 Year Milestone with Record Donation
11/18/2010
Indianapolis - Twenty years ago Indiana University Dance Marathon (IUDM) was born thanks to Bloomington students taking initiative in honor of AIDS activist and Riley Hospital for Children patient, Ryan White. This year's event concluded at 8 a.m. on Sunday morning with an emotional, record celebration thanks to $1,602,713.20 in donations for the Ryan White Infectious Disease Center at Riley Hospital. Since its inception, the event has now surpassed $10 million for Riley Hospital.
The event was celebrated by more than 100 IUDM alumni, notable speakers and a bone marrow registry drive. Eric Davis, the current student president of IUDM, credits his life to the bone marrow transplant he received at Riley Hospital.
| WHAT: | 20th annual IUDM |
| WHEN: | Friday, November 12 (8 p.m.) – Sunday, November 14 (8 a.m.) |
| WHERE: | Indiana University campus; Bloomington, Ind. Health and Physical Education and Recreation Building (Across from University Union) |
In honor of Davis' Riley story, the marathon included a Be The Match Bone Marrow Registry Drive for students on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The goal was to register 300 IUDM participants.
Because 70 percent of people who need a transplant do not match a family member and 40 percent of those who do turn to the registry do not find a match there either, growing the registry is critical. Patients die waiting because a person who is their match has not registered. Joining the Be The Match Registry is as easy as completing a health history form and swabbing the inside of the cheek. Once on the registry, potential donors are available for patients searching worldwide.
About Riley Hospital for Children
As one of the nation's leading pediatric hospitals and Indiana's first and only comprehensive hospital dedicated exclusively to the care of children, Riley Hospital for Children, a part of Clarian Health, has provided compassionate care, support and comfort to children and their families for 85 years. Each year, Riley Hospital and Riley Hospital at Clarian North serve over 215,000 inpatients and outpatients from across Indiana, the nation and the world. Riley Hospital's partnership with Clarian Health, and its strong affiliation with the Indiana University School of Medicine, makes it the only comprehensive clinical resource for Indiana's children and the premiere source for health-related information for their parents. From simple care associated with the health and wellness of children and less complex specialty care to the most critically-ill and medically complex cases, Riley Hospital for Children is a national leader. Clarian Health operates the Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children campuses as a single hospital under Indiana law. Visit Riley Hospital for Children for more information.
About Riley Children's Foundation
Riley Children's Foundation supports Riley Hospital for Children, Camp Riley for Youth with Physical Disabilities and the James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home. As Indiana's only comprehensive hospital dedicated exclusively to the care of children, Riley Hospital has provided compassionate care, support and comfort to children and their families since 1924. Each year children from all 92 Indiana counties turn to Riley Hospital and its regional clinics throughout the state more than 250,000 times. Riley Hospital's partnership with Clarian Health and its strong affiliation with the Indiana University School of Medicine make Riley Hospital for Children the leader in pediatric care in the state and the region. Visit RileyKids.org for more information.