Children’s Cancer Connection “kid” Alyssa Turcsak is all grown up, and now she’s ready to give back to CCC. Alyssa was diagnosed with childhood leukemia at the age of 5 and spent two years in chemotherapy before beating cancer.
Alyssa, now 19, is a second-year student at Scott Community College where she will host a Mini Dance Marathon on March 27 in the Student Life Center on the Bettendorf campus.
Alyssa and her family were first introduced to Dance Marathon while she was being treated at University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Alyssa participated in her first Dance Marathon event in 2011,at the University of Iowa and again in 2012 at the University of Northern Iowa where she was a top fundraiser.
The Mini Dance Marathon event at Scott Community College is Alyssa’s way of giving back to Children’s Cancer Connection for the support she received as a child. She’s talked up Dance Marathon to other Scott Community College students in the past year and decided it would be perfect to have the event on the Iowa Quad-City campus.
In the past month, she has emailed hundreds of people to let them know of the March 27 activity, established a Facebook page for it and handed out brightly colored flyers to promote the event.
Alyssa said, “Camp made me realize I wanted to do something for other kids with cancer.”
See the full story in the Quad-City Times.
The Mini Dance Marathon Details
What: Mini Dance Marathon Where: Scott Community College, 500 Belmont Road, Bettendorf, in the Student Life Center
When: Noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 27
Who: Anyone 16 years and older
Registration: $15, due by March 2 (includes a T-shirt and dinner). Late registration will be accepted.
Information: Alyssa Turcsak, call (563) 726-3976; email sccdancemarathon@gmail.com; online, go to Facebook.com and search for Mini Dance Marathon Scott Community College. Cody Tucker of radio station KBEA-FM (“B-100”) will serve as the DJ. Texas Roadhouse will provide food. Speakers will be from families who have been touched by cancer.
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