WVII Advances Fourth Annual Bearfest Dance Marathon
WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine is holding the fourth annual 12-hour Bearfest Dance Marathon on March 21 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Since 2012, the event has raised more than $130,000 to help area hospitals support local children. This year, UMaine student organizers hope to raise $75,000 for EMHS Foundation Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, including Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Starting at 3 p.m., participants will stay at the center for 12 hours, where they will dance and play games, as well as be joined by several children who have received treatment at the hospital, according to the report.