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WHAT IS LEAVE YOUR LEGACY?
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Leave Your Legacy is Dance Marathon at Florida State University's annual spring fundraising event occurring in January. Our goal as an organization is to leave behind a lasting legacy with our efforts by raising funds with numbers that go beyond our wildest dreams, and bringing awareness to pediatric illness and injury. We envision this being made possible through a partnership with you!
Check out our Year 30 Leave Your Legacy Recap!
AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS
CADEN BUTH

Caden and his family’s journey with Children’s Miracle Network and Dance Marathon began when Caden was just four weeks old. At four weeks, Caden was diagnosed with Hemophilia A, which means that if Caden fell or got a cut, unlike our bodies, Caden’s body isn’t able to produce a fibrin clot and stop the bleeding. November 2017 brought a lot of changes for the Buth family, as Caden stopped taking his immune suppression drugs and a new weekly subcutaneous Hemophilia therapy was approved by the FDA. Caden’s family is happy and ecstatic to report Caden hasn’t experienced a single bleed and his quality of life has increased by leaps and bounds. No more missed school or play dates, no more worrying if he falls or plays outside too much. Although Caden’s treatment is still regulated by various specialists at Shands, many of the complications Caden and his family once endured has been alleviated as a result of the funds raised by DM at FSU.
POWIE PATTERSON
Powie is a happy, go-lucky 12-year-old who was born with a genetic disorder called Mitochondrial Disease. As we all know, the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell - but in Powie’s body, her cells aren’t capable of supplying enough energy for normal organ function. At two and half years old, Powie was officially diagnosed and soon after, she began treatment. Since then, her life has consisted of hospital stays, surgeries, and therapy appointments. Her favorite activities are horseback riding, rocking climbing, and creating art and she loves romantic comedies!





OUR FOCUSES
The past, present, and future of DM at FSU and our beneficiaries.
As Dance Marathon at FSU enters our last push of Year 31, our Leave Your Legacy centers on honoring our past impact, supporting our present beneficiaries, and building toward the future.












