SOUTH GLENS FALLS -- A Glens Falls woman battling breast cancer, a Schroon Lake drummer diagnosed with advanced multiple myeloma and the families of two men who died from an accident and illness last month are among the record number of designated recipients of this years South High Dance Marathon funds.
The Marathon Committee has announced the 44 beneficiaries of the money that will be raised at the event on March 6-7.
The students collected more than $583,000 during last years dance and are hoping to top that record this year.
Students are responsible for choosing the beneficiaries, which this year total more than the 39 people and charities helped in 2014.
Hannah Hutter, a committee chairperson, said the group decided to increase the number of recipients because it received about 140 applications from organizations and individuals.
Were very excited to be dancing for all these people and helping people who need the money, she said.
The committee altered its process slightly this year, according to Hutter. Instead of going through each applicant as a group, they handed committee members a packet of information about each one. Then, the committee selected the ones that were a definite yes and voted to approve them. Afterward, the group went through the rest.
Hutter said the group gave priority to those applicants who had a connection with the school.
This year, more so than years past, there were a lot of potential recipients who were related to people who were dancing, she said.
The committee also gave priority to people with a life-threatening illness, according to Hutter.
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Dance Marathon to assist record number of donation recipients