23-03-2025
Elmira College students fundraise for Children's Miracle Network
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — Elmira College students banded together to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network at Arnot Ogden Medical Center in the annual Elmira College Dance Marathon.
The event was open to the public, and the proceeds went towards supporting children with pediatric care and services to their families. Fairy tale-themed games were featured in the marathon, at no charge. Around 55 students volunteered to put together the event.
'There are a lot of people who deserve to have everybody give back, and we're so excited to be here and be able to give as much as we can for these kids who've been through so much, and I'm very grateful to be able to do it for them,' said Abby Kryeski who volunteered for the first time.
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During the event families shared stories of how they benefitted from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and received support from the Children's Miracle Network. One of the parents, Shane Devlin explained that his son was born 8 weeks early and the family received help from the Children's Miracle Network while his son spent 25 days at Arnot's NICU.
'We just really appreciate the community support for the children's medical network here at Arnot, because they help so many different families from, I think it's like 10 counties all around in New York and Pennsylvania that come to the NICU at Arnot just to help their little ones get stronger and bigger so then they can go home and have success stories,' Devlin said.
The students aim to raise $10,000 from the event. Anybody who would like to donate can click here.
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