Students to 'party with a purpose' during BuckeyeThon 2006

Ohio State students and members of the Columbus community will participate in the fifth annual BuckeyeThon, a 14-hour dance marathon benefiting Columbus Children's Hospital. Last year, BuckeyeThon raised more than $70,000 for Children's Hospital patients.

The dance marathon, called "A Party With a Purpose" is from 9 p.m. Friday (2/3) through 11 a.m. Saturday (2/4) in the Ohio Union Ballrooms, 1739 N. High St. Children's Hospital patients and their families will join nearly 400 dancers for the event's conclusion.

For more information on BuckeyeThon, see http://www.buckeyethon.osu.edu.

WHAT:Ohio State students and Columbus community to participate in BuckeyeThon, a 14-hour dance marathon.

WHEN:9 p.m. Friday (2/3) to 11 a.m. Saturday (2/4).

WHERE:Ohio Union Ballrooms, 1739 N. High St.

WHY:To benefit Columbus Children's Hospital.

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