Students from Mount Mercy University, Coe College, and Kirkwood Community College raised $25,691.80 during the second annual Cedar Rapids Dance Marathon on Saturday, April 14.

The 12-hour fundraiser was held in the Hennessey Recreation Center on the Mount Mercy University campus. Participants were not allowed to sit or consume caffeine.

Cedar Rapids Dance Marathon (CRDM) is a student-run philanthropic organization that provides year-round support to pediatric patients with serious illnesses who are treated at University of Iowa Children's Hospital and their families through Children's Miracle Network. CRDM is the only multi-campus Dance Marathon in the country.