As students dance the night away on the quad at Dancing Without Borders on June 2, they will not only be celebrating the end of Spring Fling, but they will also be helping the Youth Community Service Club (YCS) raise money for Doctors Without Borders.

YCS will be hosting Dancing Without Borders, their annual end of the school year fundraiser. Senior club president Jonathan Cheung says it is the biggest event they hold all year. “[Dancing Without Borders] is our trademark event,” Cheung said. “A lot of the fundraising goes into this event to pay for things like the deejay since it’s our biggest money maker in the end.”

The club gives all the proceeds to Doctors Without Borders, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization that provides free, high-quality medical care to victims of violence and disease around the world. Last year’s dance raised a total of $4,125 for Doctors Without Borders after paying expenses.

Club adviser Diane Ichikawa hopes YCS will reach the $5,000 goal at this year’s Dancing Without Borders. “A lot of students have asked about the name of the dance,” Ichikawa said. “While it describes the outdoor setting of the dance, it also is a nod to Doctors Without Borders. Several of the club leaders and I have explained this to people, so perhaps they in turn will tell their friends and they’ll go to the dance to support such a great cause.”

Senior dance commissioner Natalie Kirkish agrees with Ichikawa and hopes that many students will come to the dance to support YCS. “I think it’s great that students can help contribute by coming to the dance,” Kirkish said. “A lot of students think community service is boring and don’t donate money, but now they can help and have fun at the same time. It’s definitely a win-win situation.”

Ichikawa says YCS is excited about the dance. “Who wouldn’t want to go to have fun knowing that they’re also helping so many more people in the process?” Ichikawa said.