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Residents say the most salient example of Currier's apparent shedding of its reputation as a brooding, divided place is last weekend's immensely successful dance marathon, an event which raised more than $10,000 for the Jefferson Park housing project following nearly a year of planning by more than 100 Currier residents...
Alan Khazei '83, Currier House Committee chairman, said the idea of the marathon grew from interest in the House to find a public service project in Cambridge. "We hoped that the idea of a dance marathon would entice people" to learn about the need for public service...
...wanted to have a dance marathon both to raise money and to raise public awareness," Khazei said. "We wanted to show that Harvard can make the difference on a House-based effort," he added...
While the idea for the marathon came up nearly one year ago, intensive planning for the half-day event did not begin until last fall when the marathon committee split into two groups one to find a community project and another to organize the marathon...
Three Harvard bands, "Off the Kuff," "Commissioner Gordon," and "Love Monsters" will play at the marathon, which begins at 1 p.m. and ends...