Miracle Weekend on Saturday!

A tailgate for the Children’s Miracle Network families is being put on by AU Dance Marathon this weekend on Auburn’s campus. It will start at 8 a.m., three hours prior to kick-off for the Homecoming game against New Mexico State.

There will be tailgate food, interactive games and the kids that benefit from CMN and the funds raised by AUDM. There are about 20 families attending the tailgate and the game. This will be a great way for the families to bond with AUDM. Dance Marathon loves the CMN families and values the time we spend with them. 

The student involvement office is sponsoring the tailgate. The directors and Assistant directors will be in attendance. Other staff members are encouraged to stop by! If you are interested in meeting the families that encourage us to “stand for those you can’t” register for AU Dance Marathon today! 

Meet our Emcees!

This week we are thrilled to announce that we have our Emcees for AUDM 2013! We are lucky to have Richmond Gunter and Judson Smith keeping the energy alive all day at the event!

Richmond is a sophomore majoring in Finance from Camden, Alabama. He believes in standing for those who can’t because God blessed him with so many gifts and opportunities that he is able to share with kids. He wants to stand for the child that is waiting on a miracle and help make a difference in their life, as well as their parents and families! And little did we know, but Richmond was a radio announcer for high school football and baseball games during his senior year!

Judson is a sophomore majoring in Animal Science with a focus in Muscle Foods Production from Reform, Alabama. He believes in standing for the kids who can’t because he wants them and their families to know that he and other college students are supporting them throughout their Children’s Miracle Network journey. Judson began working with AUDM last year through his Freshman Leadership Program, REACH. This experience inspired him to continue supporting AUDM and CMN this year!

We are so thankful for these two wonderful guys and can’t wait to spend the whole day with them on February 2^nd!

FTK!!

FTK Staff Recipients for this Month!

We have another set of wonderful staff members that we would like to spotlight for being FTK! This weeks selected staff members are: Rachel Caruso, Katie Armstrong, and Shelby Ward!

Rachel Caruso 

Rachel is the Director of Catering this year and has been working liking crazy to make sure food and all things related have been going smoothly! And not only that, but she is always willing to help other staff members and committees out when they are shorthanded! We cannot thank her enough for doing everything she does! 

Major: She is a senior majoring in Sociology.

Home town: Easton, Connecticut  

Why she stands for Dance Marathon: She stands for those who can’t because she sees it as an honor and a privilege to help others and make their lives a little bit easier. 

Fun fact: she has an obsession with cats!

Katie Armstrong 

Katie is serving as our Director of Marketing this year and spends her time making sure that everyone knows about whats going on with Dance Marathon! She is an incredible graphic designer and does all of AUDM's popular merchandise. 

Major: She is a junior majoring in Public Relations

Home town: Midlothian, Virginia

Why she stands at Dance Marathon: She believes in standing for those who can’t because she wants the Miracle Children and their families to know that she, and others, are supporting them. 

Fun fact: she is terrified of moths and absolutely hates them!

Need Help Registering? Look Here!

Have you registered for AUDM yet? Well, as of now, there is no reason to not be registered! This post tells you everything you need to know about registering!

Needed materials:

            *Computer or other wireless device

            *Credit Card information

            *A desire to help make miracles happen!

Steps:

            *Visit www.audancemarathon.com

            *Click “Get Involved” Tab

            *Click “Get Registered” Button

            *Click “Register Now”

*Choose to register as a Dancer, and then decide whether you are registering as a team member, an individual, or starting a new team

            *Fill out the rest of the information about yourself

            *Agree to and sign the waiver at the bottom of the page

*Fill in Credit Card information, if you have a promo code, click the button at the top of the page

And now you’re essentially done registering! It wasn’t hard at all! Make sure to verify that your login information works and send out emails to all of your friends and family so they can support you and CMN! If you have any other questions about registration, this video can help you out!

FTK!

Registration Kick-Off Week!

If you haven’t already heard the news, it’s REGISTRATION KICKOFF WEEK! The AUDM Staff and new committee members have been working really hard this week to promote registering for AUDM! We have colors assigned to wear for each day of the week, we’re tying balloons to our backpacks, standing up to eat lunch, and much more! We will be out on the concourse all week with iPads to register on and cannot wait to see how many attendees will register this week! Additionally, Island Wing Co. was generous enough to allow us to have a benefit night yesterday and we were very pleased with the outcome! We are looking forward to the rest of Registration Kickoff Week and hope you will join us in wearing our colors for the rest of the week! (Wednesday – orange, Thursday – yellow, Friday – green) And as always, we’re FTK!!