Gannon University - Lance Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Gannon Shows The Power Of Love It all began as a dream among some of the Gannon administrators . . . How great it would be to combine the efforts of the entire university to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy. Several months later and with much work and dedication from Dee Sprankle, Jim Griffiths, and Jim Fitz- patrick, the 1st annual Gannon University Mus- cular Dystrophy Association Dance Marathon took place. At 5:00 p.m. on Friday evening couples repre- senting nearly every organization on campus kicked off the first annual event with a baloon launch in Perry Square. Following that, they pro- ceeded to the Hammermill Center for what would be 27 hours of grueling dancing to raise money for MDA. All couples began the marathon with a very energetic attitude, knowing that they would never quit, but as could be expected, several of the group dropped out during the wee hours of the morning. At 12:00 midnight, the entire auditori- um was filled with baloons, party poppers, and confetti, as the participants and onlookers took part in a New Years Eve celebration. What fol- lowed throughout the night was a pajama party, a hawaii party, a 50's party, a nerd competition, and a toilet paper rolling contest, where one of the persons had to roll his her partner in a roll of toilet paper, until the roll was finished. Each par- ty's costumes were judged, and the winners were announced at the conclusion of the competition. A pizza eating contest was also held on Saturday afternoon. Hour after hour passed on, and slowly but sure- ly everyone began to tire out. Noone who partici- pated in. the marathon will forget dancer coordi- nator Faith and her screaching hollar Keep Your Feet Moving!' At 8:00 P.m. on Saturday evening with all dancers feeling a great sigh of relief, accomplish- ment and exhaustion within them, an assembly of all participants and spectators was held, where the winning couples and grand totals were an- nounced. The top two finishing couples were: first the representatives of the Pi Kappa Alpha frater- nity and the Zeta Tau sorority, and second, the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Jim Fitzpatrick, along with Dee and Jim then had the opportunity to announced the grand total, with Gannon raising over $15,000 for MDA. This was described by all involved as a great accom- plishment for any school of Gannon's size. With the final figures tallied and posted, all dancers knew deep in their hearts that their 27 hours of dancing had accomplished something that no oth- er Gannon students had before them. They also set forth a challenge for the following years mara- thons to shot for and hopefully beat, both the money totals, as well as the enthusiasm which surrounded this event. No matter what, all stu- dents who attended Gannon University in 1986- 87 will NEVER forget Dance Marathon '87. We now know The Power of Love. ft I MDA ?SUPERDANCE ) POWER OF LOVE

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