College Credits: Deerfield Student Helps Raise Money For Kids At Iowa

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Shinsky Helps Dance Marathon Generate $1.1M For Iowa Children's Hospital

Julia Shinsky, of Deerfield, was one of more than 500 current University of Iowa students who participated in the 29th annual student-led Dance Marathon which generated more than $1.1 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. The final tally raised by the students was $1,174,778, a total which pushed the amount of support generated by Dance Marathon over the course of its 29-year history to more than $34 million.

— Merit Pages News