This year is the 32nd Annual South Glens Falls Marathon Dance. The Marathon Dance is a community event where SGF students raise money for individuals and organizations by dancing for 27 hours. Members of the community and alumni also assist in the fundraising, both at the Dance and behind the scenes. The recipients of the Marathon Dance are chosen each year by the students at South Glens Falls and consist of members of the South Glens Falls and neighboring communities or organizations which benefit these communities. The Marathon Dance has raised more than $1.88 million over the past years and has grown from an activity that raised $1,500 in its first year, to a community event that raised more than $245,000 last year. While the money raised has helped to change the lives of many people over the years, the Marathon has never focused on the amount of money raised. Instead, its reach extends far beyond the financial benefits to its recipients, inspiring students and community members alike and generating a feeling of pride and generosity throughout the greater South Glens Falls area.
South Glens Falls Marathon Dance 2009 Potential Recipients
Individuals:
1. William Bernard Hladun – Will is the son of a former teacher in the SGF school district who has been diagnosed with a very aggressive, highly untreatable cancer. He has endured five rounds of chemotherapy.
2. Sheila D'Avignon – Sheila has survived Hodgkin's Disease twice, and is now battling breast cancer. She has had a double mastectomy and is undergoing chemotherapy.
3. Victoria Darrah – Victoria is a South Glens Falls graduate battling Lupus, a disease that is incurable but manageable with the right medications.
4. Louis Gilbert Delisle – A handicapped accessible van would aid in Mr. Delisle's mobility as he battles Diabetes, Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Systems Atrophy.
5. Keegan Hendrick – A four year old diagnosed with Auditory Neuropathy and CP who would like a donation in order to start a Cochlear Implant Foundation to support others.
6. Patrick Osick – Patrick is a former recipient who needs money for a conversion van to ease help with his travel to and from school as he battles Arthrogryposis.
7. Benjamin Gabelman – With a donation from SHMD, Ben will be able to pay off the van he uses, due to his degenerative condition, so that he may go to college.
8. Allison Bain – Allison is in need of a new wheelchair. She is paralyzed from Purimary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.
9. Tammy DeLancey – Tammy is an SHMD parent and volunteer battling breast cancer.
10. Jill Warrington – Jill was injured in a car accident and is in need of a universal scooter lift for her vehicle.
11. Tyler Woods – Tyler is a 13 year old boy with cancer who needs financial help to cover the cost of surgery co-pays, travel and chemotherapy.
12. Ryan Pariseau – Ryan is fighting Group B Meningitis, is blind and has survived several strokes. An SHMD donation would help cover the costs of medical treatment, care, srugery and tests.
13. Christine Carew – Christine is battling stage 3 breast cancer and will soon undergo a double mastectomy.
14. Penny Hatch - Penny is in need of a van to increase her mobility, as she suffers from Cerebral Palsy.
Organizations:
1. MD Anderson Cancer Center – A donation to this organization in honor of Mike Nolan would further their efforts to detect and research lunch cancer.
2. St. Joseph's House of Grace
3. The Children's Museum
4. AIDS Council of Northeast New York
5. Cindy's Comfort Camp
6. Tammy Twitchel Crafts
7. Washington County Action Angels
8. Rebuilding Together | 
