By Lisa Carolin
Chelsea High School students are gearing up for the school’s second annual Mini-VictorThon, which will be held at the CHS gym from midnight the night of March 20 to 8 a.m. March 21.
Student Council is planning the event, which is a fundraiser for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, specifically to help kids and families served by pediatric rehabilitation programs.
CHS students will stand for eight straight hours, and ask for your support by donating via this TicketTracker link.
“It provides students with an excellent opportunity to serve the community with their actions and not just with their words,” said CHS Student Council Advisor Adam Schilt. “It is what leadership is all about-sacrificing our time for the people in and around our communities who need it most.”
All Chelsea High School students can participate as dancers, and there will also be faculty and parent volunteers at the event. The cost is $25 per student. Community members are invited for the celebration hour from 7-8 a.m. Saturday, March 21 when the amount of money raised will be announced.
Schilt encourages people to come and support all the participants during that hour.
“Last year’s Mini-VictorThon was important to me as an advisor because I saw so many students on our council working tirelessly to put together a major event that would have real impact,” said Schilt, who explained that the event is inspired by the Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan. “The mantra of Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan-“FTK” (For The Kids)-was something they really took to heart.”
A few CHS students have been able to volunteer with the Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan and to interact with the kids who are served, something they say is a powerful experience.
Last year, CHS students raised $7,000, making the high school event one of the largest mini-marathons in Michigan.
