"It's really cool to see young people wanting to make a difference, and I think that that's the thing that Dance Marathon helps to achieve each year," he said.
One of the DM executive board's goals next year is to get NU students even more involved with the beneficiary through volunteering, said Liz Banks, DM co-chairwoman.
"There's always a volunteering aspect to DM, and we wanted to improve on that this year because we think that often gets lost in the fundraising," the Communication junior said. "The more personal connection you have, the more you'll know how big of an impact you're making and the more excited you'll be to dance."
Project Kindle plans to create mentoring and tutoring programs as well as social events to let the dancers work directly with the kids, Avila said.
"We want to keep people interested and involved in the cause and give them as much access to the people whom the fundraising is actually going to benefit," he said. "It's not just a picture. It's not just a name on a piece of paper. These are the kids that this money is directly going to benefit."
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2008 Woodie Awards
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