UConn students danced their hearts out this past weekend at the annual 18-hour HuskyTHON and raised $2,102,853.03 to benefit Connecticut Children’s.
Patient families from Connecticut Children’s also were part of the event, including “miracle children” who have received treatment at the hospital. Each child was matched up with a student team. The dance marathon, which started in 2000, has developed into New England’s largest student-run philanthropy effort and has multiplied its fundraising 100 times over since the inception.
Jonathan XV poses for a photo with HuskyTHON participants during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants play games during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants and miracle families play some of the games set up during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants and miracle families play some of the games set up during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
A HuskyTHON participant has her hair cut to make wigs for cancer patients during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
A HuskyTHON participant makes a bracelet that spells out "UConn" during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
UConn President Radenka Maric cheers on Miracle Families as they walk through the Miracle Tunnel during HuskyTHON in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants and miracle families play games during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants and miracle families play games during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants and miracle families play games during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants and miracle families play games during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
A HuskyTHON miracle families stands on the dance marathon's stage in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON miracle families walk through the dance marathon's morale tunnel in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON miracle families walk through the dance marathon's morale tunnel in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON miracle families walk through the dance marathon's morale tunnel in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON miracle families walk through the dance marathon's morale tunnel in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants perform the morale dance during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
A HuskyTHON participant has tinsel put in her hair during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants perform the morale dance during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
A HuskyTHON participant pins a film photo of herself to the Wall of Fame during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants pose for a photo during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
UConn Police K9 Officer Jazmine greets HuskyTHON participants during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON morale families and participants stand in the "Circle of Hope" during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON morale families and participants stand in the "Circle of Hope" during the dance marathon in the Hugh S. Greer Field House on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
