Family Events

Throughout the academic year, we organize many different events that help raise funds for our cause and put smiles on the kids’ faces. Not only do these events help fund pediatric therapies, but they are also a fun way for DMUM families and kids to bond with students, forming those relationships and support networks that we often strive for in DMUM. Check out some of our Family Events below!

DMUM is super excited to introduce our very own pen pal program: Letters to the Little Victors! Through this program, we hope to create long-lasting relationships within our whole community, stretching from our Dancers on-campus to you and your family. Especially following the recent pandemic, we feel that opportunities to get to know each other apart from our in-person events are limited. Rather than fully relying on these events to get to know one another, we’re hoping that a pen pal program would allow us to do so throughout the year so that our Little Victors can look forward to seeing familiar faces at our wonderful therapies and events. Kids can look forward to getting to know what we do in college, and we can’t wait to get to know you all better!

We are trying this pilot program out for the first time, so we would love to hear your feedback throughout your experience, as well as at the end of the program. We are planning on sending 1 letter and 1 video per month, and we will send out a schedule after registration closes, so that you and your child know exactly when to expect these letters! From your end, your family can send letters whenever you want based on interest, availability, and capacity. We will include a stamp in the letters we send so that you can send letters back! Registration closes April 3, 2023.

DMUM is hosting the first 24 hour VictorThon since 2019. Please join us for a day full of games, food, and student performances!

Spook-a-thon

DMUM’s most popular event kicks off with many Halloween inspired games from various therapies and student organizations. Kids can carve a pumpkin, sing karaoke and even walk the red carpet with University of Michigan students. Many families come dressed in costumes and reunite with DMUM friends from the previous year!

Student Philantrophy Event The Spookathon Spook a thon by the Dance Marathong Students organization
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PJ Party!

This is definitely by far DMUM’s coziest event of the year! Everyone is encouraged to come in their pajamas for a fun-filled afternoon. Kids will be able to play a bunch of games, paint banners for VictorThon, as well as watch a movie.