Campus Achievements - Glastonbury College Students

GLASTONBURY, CT — Here are some recent notable accomplishments by local college students, as provided by readMedia Newswire.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• The Theatre Program at Eastern Connecticut State University presented "The Wolves" as its first production of the spring 2019 semester. Running from Feb. 27-March 3 in the DelMonte Studio Theatre, "The Wolves" is a coming-of-age story that takes place on the turf of a local indoor soccer field. Among those who made the production a success were Meaghan Labas of Glastonbury, who majors in Elementary Education and Liberal Studies and played the role of soccer player #46, and Lidija Petrus of Glastonbury, who majors in Exploratory Studies and was one of the student photographers in charge of the publicity portraits and headshots. The play was performed by an all-female cast, directed by Theatre Professor Kristen Morgan and written by award-winning playwright Sarah DeLappe.

University of Vermont, Colchester VT

• Sara Jefferson of Glastonbury, along with 40 teams and over 700 participants, has helped the University of Vermont's annual student-led fundraising event RALLYTHON raise a record-breaking $117,520.29 for the UVM Children's Hospital. RALLYTHON is a student-led yearlong fundraiser which culminates in a 12-hour dance marathon, signifying the average length of a nurse's shift at Vermont's local Children's Miracle Network Hospital. During RALLYTHON, which took place on Saturday, March 2, 2019, students heard stories from patient families treated at the UVM Children's Hospital and engaged with champions - current and past patients of the hospital, while fundraising, participating in games, and dancing until the final reveal their annual fundraising total. Sara Jefferson spent the year as a RALLYTHON Participant, gaining leadership, teamwork, and non-profit business experience while raising funds and awareness of Vermont's Children's Miracle Network Hospital, which treats and provides life-saving care to sick and injured kids in need. By the conclusion of this year's dance marathon, Sara raised enough money to reach the "Dancer Goal"- a distinction given to participants who have fundraised between $100 - $249 over the course of the year.

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