UF dancers are collecting canned food to help families with sick children.
Extreme Dance Company will have collection boxes in the lobby of the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at its semesterly Spring showcase, We Run The World, on Sunday. The non-perishable food will go to Ronald McDonald House Charities of North Central Florida, Rachel Keyt, a company costume chair, said.
Members of the company decided to collect food in place of charging admission to give back to the community, the UF animal sciences sophomore said.
The group picked Ronald McDonald House because it is partnered with UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, she said. Ronald McDonald House helps families stay together while their children are in the hospital.
The group doesn’t have a goal to reach, Keyt, 19, said. They want to help as many as they can.
“It’s a simple thing, but it can have a really big impact,” she said.
This semester’s show is based off Beyoncé’s song “Run the World,” which promotes feminine power, Keyt said. All of the songs in the show are sung by artists who are women.
Drew Chodash, a UF marketing freshman, said she’s glad to help the Gainesville community through dance. She said she hopes students come out and donate.
“I think donating cans to the Ronald McDonald House is a really great idea to give back to the community in a fun way — by donating a can instead of paying an entry fee to the show,” 19-year-old said.
