The Teddi Dance for Love
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About Teddi
Elizabeth “Teddi” Mervis, daughter of Gary Mervis, battled with a brain tumor for three years before it took her life in February of 1982. For two of those years, Teddi also saw her wildest dreams come true: swimming, hiking, boating, archery, seaplane rides, horseback riding, canoeing, fishing, campfires, and road trips.
Camp Good Days and Special Times
Gary Mervis started Camp Good Days within the first year after his daughter’s diagnosis. Summers at camp gave Teddi and her peers life, laughter, and love. It enabled them to realize that they were not the only children in the world experiencing chronic disease.
Over the years, Camp Good Days expanded to Camp Good Days and Special Times Inc., which welcomes over 1,000 children and volunteers each summer. Children between the ages of 7 and 17 with terminal illnesses can come to camp to laugh, enjoy special moments, and experience childhood. Camp Good Days also expanded to include the Teddi Project, which makes the special wish of traveling to Disney World a reality for terminally ill children.
About The Teddi Dance for Love
Students at St. John Fisher University support Camp and the Teddi Project with the annual 24-hour dance marathon, The Dance for Love. Fisher students have raised over $2 million for Camp Good Days and Special Times Inc. since the dance began in 1982. The Teddi Dance for Love is the largest student-led activity at St. John Fisher University. So, keep those feet moving as you make wishes come true by participating in the Dance for Love!
Haircuts at Teddi
Every year, the Teddi Committee does haircuts at 100 Days and during the dance to donate to Children with Hair Loss. Hundreds of inches of hair are donated every year. Children with Hair Loss provides customized human hair replacement kits to over 600 children a year for free.