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Northwest Missouri State University


Up 'til Dawn

Last year Northwest Missouri State University along with Up ‘til Dawn raised $35,000 for the Children at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

Up ‘til Dawn unites students from all walks of campus life, staff and their campus communities with the goal to end childhood cancer once and for all. Students help raise awareness and support for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through a variety of activities.

The Up ‘til Dawn Big Event , also referred to as the Letter Writing Campaign, encourages students to mail prewritten letters to friends and family asking them to donate to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. The Big Event is also an evening filled with entertainment, food, fun, and prizes. Students honor the patients of St. Jude who bravely fight cancer. With the money that Northwest Missouri State University raises, our students help advance the mission of finding cures and saving children ... so that patients can grow up and go to college, too.

Anyone can fundraise online for Up til Dawn all year. You can simply register at www.myuptildawn.org, and choose to fundraise online as an individual. Your continuous fundraising efforts all year make a great impact on fighting pediatric cancer.

2012-2013 Up ‘til Dawn Executive Board

Executive Director Kylie Niichel 
Assistant Director Dannen Merrill
Side Events Co-Chair Jordan Andersen
Side Events Co-Chair Taylor Provow
Publicity Chair Zach Gouldsmith
Production Chair Courtney Clemens
Entertainment Chair Colin Porter
Logistics Chair Tobias Weddle
Education Lauren Fouts
Sponsorship Kevin Boren
Greek Teams Chair Claire Todd
Recruitment Chair Max Sollars
Student Orgs/Res Life Chair Maeve Goad
Freshman Teams Chair Taylor Hannan
Team Cultivation Chair Bethany Stanberry

Dates to Remember

Colden Pond Plunge
Friday, February 22, 2013

Additional monthly fundraisers will also be held.

Contact Up  ‘til Dawn

Fight the yawn, stay up ‘til Dawn for the children at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

For more information about St. Jude's or participating in Up ‘til Dawn, please e-mail utd@nwmissouri.edu or contact Kylie Niichel, Executive Director at S508436@mail.nwmissouri.edu