UCF Knight-thon

Let me start by saying that we absolutely love the University of Central Florida Knights and all the students that participate with their Knight-thon fundraiser for CMN Hospitals.

This year was I believe our fifth Knight-thon event and it was better than ever!!!

UCF set a pretty big goal for themselves to raise $116K as this is their 16th Knight-thon event.  Not only did they hit their goal which put them roughly $30K above last year's total but they exceeded their goal for a total of $118K raised for CMN Hospitals.

This year was the first that we felt like we would be at the event all night as neither Emma or her brother Brandon wanted to leave.  The kids had a blast on bounce houses, playing all sorts of games and the most fun of all, the morale dance.  Both kids were on stage every hour on the hour dancing with the Knights and the students loved it.  We've even promised that next year they will be back on stage dancing their hearts out.

Each year we tell the students how important their support of CMN Hospitals is to Arnold Palmer Hospital and Shands Childrens Hospital.  I also ask them to never forget the children they meet each year at Knight-thon and to continue their fundraising efforts long after their college days are done.  It is amazing to see how much love is given to the CMN Hospital kids by the UCF students.  I truly hope the memories the students make with our special children at Knight-thon last them a lifetime and that they too become lifelong supporters of the organization.
Heart Hugs
Shannon