UCO Students Dance Their Way to $30K for Children’s Health Foundation

April 22, 2025

Students holding up numbers announcing the total amount raised for BronchoThon while others look on and cheer.
Students holding up numbers announcing the total amount raised for BronchoThon while others look on and cheer.

After months of dedicated fundraising and four energetic hours of dancing, University of Central Oklahoma students celebrated a major achievement—raising $30,667 for the Children’s Health Foundation during the annual BronchoThon Finale, April 12.

BronchoThon, UCO’s take on the national collegiate dance marathon movement, brings together students, families and the community to support children receiving care at the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. The finale serves as the ending celebration—featuring music, dancing and connecting with children and their families—to honor the countless hours nurses spend on their feet and the daily challenges faced by children in hospitals.

“We would love to thank the UCO and Edmond community for helping us raise money for children right here in Oklahoma. The BronchoThon Finale was the perfect year-end celebration of changing lives and embracing community,” said Chloe Clinton, a senior psychology major from Edmond, Oklahoma, the executive director of BronchoThon.

For more information about BronchoThon, visit uco.edu/bronchothon.

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Cutline: After months of dedicated fundraising and four energetic hours of dancing, University of Central Oklahoma students celebrated a major achievement—raising $30,667 for the Children’s Health Foundation during the annual BronchoThon Finale, April 12. Pictured, UCO students holding up the final total raised for BronchoThon this year.

Devan Wielgos

Devan Wielgos

Communications and Marketing Coordinator, UCO University Communications

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The University of Central Oklahoma is a campus community in motion—leading, innovating and creating transformative learning opportunities that foster success for our students. As Oklahoma’s largest metropolitan university, we provide high-quality, nationally recognized programs that are always evolving and adapting to the needs of our students and the community. This commitment is rooted in our founding in 1890 as the state’s teacher’s college, training those who would educate the next generation of leaders and innovators. We remain dedicated to offering an accessible, affordable education, earning national accolades for social mobility, veterans’ outreach and first-generation student programs.

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