The “Star Dancers” for the American Red Cross Dancing With Our Stars fundraiser were introduced Friday night at a kickoff party held at the Elks City Club and sponsored by The Party Connection. The ten community members competing to raise the most funds to support the local Red Cross include:
Taralyn Bernard - Owner, Pediatric Therapy Services, Memphis, TN
Julie Blackburn - Co-owner, '83 Sweets Gourmet Cupcakes
Gerald Cadogan - football coach
Regina Chabot - Designer/Project Manager,TSHD Architects
Jonathan Eaton -Vice Pres. Sales Hadsell Chemical Processing/Relevant Compounding, Waverly, OH
Nicholas Fite - Owner and stylist at Vanity Hair Company
Francesca Hartop - CEO and co-founder YEI Corporation
Turman Helton - safety consultant
Jesse Houghton, MD - SOMC Medical Director of Gastroenterology
Cheryl Mershon - Co-owner Noggins Pub
They will spend the next four months with a semi-professional ballroom dancer learning a dance which they will perform at Dancing With Our Stars 2014 sponsored by Southern Ohio Medical Center. Scheduled for April 5, 2014 at the Friend’s Community Center, the first season of Dancing with Our Stars was presented to a sell-out crowd and generated more than $43,000.00 to support the local Red Cross programs in the community.
Not only do those in attendance support local efforts, so can those not attending as the “star dancers” receive votes in the form of donations to the Red Cross. One dollar equals one vote. Donations can be made now at this website:
http://www.crowdrise.com/2014OhioRiverValleyDWOS
The person raising the most money will be awarded the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy. All funds raised support local disaster prevention, preparation and relief, the life-saving training of first aid, CPR/AED classes, collection and testing of blood and blood products, support to military members serving around the globe, the transportation program and international programs.
Ticket information will be available at a later date. More information may be found at the following Red Cross sites:
Dancing With Our Stars website: http://www.crowdrise.com/2014OhioRiverValleyDWOS
Dancing With Our Stars blog: http://orvdwos.weebly.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ORVredcross
Taralyn Bernard - Owner, Pediatric Therapy Services, Memphis, TN
Julie Blackburn - Co-owner, '83 Sweets Gourmet Cupcakes
Gerald Cadogan - football coach
Regina Chabot - Designer/Project Manager,TSHD Architects
Jonathan Eaton -Vice Pres. Sales Hadsell Chemical Processing/Relevant Compounding, Waverly, OH
Nicholas Fite - Owner and stylist at Vanity Hair Company
Francesca Hartop - CEO and co-founder YEI Corporation
Turman Helton - safety consultant
Jesse Houghton, MD - SOMC Medical Director of Gastroenterology
Cheryl Mershon - Co-owner Noggins Pub
They will spend the next four months with a semi-professional ballroom dancer learning a dance which they will perform at Dancing With Our Stars 2014 sponsored by Southern Ohio Medical Center. Scheduled for April 5, 2014 at the Friend’s Community Center, the first season of Dancing with Our Stars was presented to a sell-out crowd and generated more than $43,000.00 to support the local Red Cross programs in the community.
Not only do those in attendance support local efforts, so can those not attending as the “star dancers” receive votes in the form of donations to the Red Cross. One dollar equals one vote. Donations can be made now at this website:
http://www.crowdrise.com/2014OhioRiverValleyDWOS
The person raising the most money will be awarded the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy. All funds raised support local disaster prevention, preparation and relief, the life-saving training of first aid, CPR/AED classes, collection and testing of blood and blood products, support to military members serving around the globe, the transportation program and international programs.
Ticket information will be available at a later date. More information may be found at the following Red Cross sites:
Dancing With Our Stars website: http://www.crowdrise.com/2014OhioRiverValleyDWOS
Dancing With Our Stars blog: http://orvdwos.weebly.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ORVredcross