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| The New Evolution, sponsored by National Railway Equipment Co accepts the DWOS Mirror Ball Trophy |
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois’ raised $14,500 during its
5th Annual Dancing
With Our Stars (DWOS) fundraiser at Krieger’s Convention Center at the Holiday
Inn in Mt. Vernon on Saturday, July 27. Approximately 200 people attended the
event and the dance team called The New Evolution earned top honors and took
home the coveted DWOS Mirror Ball Trophy. The New Evolution dance team
was sponsored by National Railway Equipment Company. Also earning special
recognition as the Judges Choice Award was Kristin Crain sponsored by Stewart
Producers, Inc. Debi Richardson from Crossroads Community Hospital
presented the DWOS Mirror Ball Trophy to the winning team. See photos
Dance teams competing for the coveted DWOS Mirror Ball
Trophy:
YMCA Zumba; sponsored by
YMCA of Jefferson Country
The Bollywood Twisters; sponsored by Kaushal Pediatric
Services, Ltd.
Cadence Cloggers; sponsored
by Rent One
The New Evolution; sponsored by National Railway Equipment Co.
Kristin Crain; sponsored
by Stewart Producers, Inc.
PCD Mix; sponsored by
Bennett Metal Products, Inc
“What a wonderful night of competition and dancing during our 5th Annual Dancing With Our Stars,” said
Villie M. Appoo, GSSI Chief Executive Officer. “We are so pleased and grateful to
everyone who participated in and supported this year’s DWOS fundraiser,” said
Appoo. “Everyone from our DWOS committee, to our dancers and the generous Mt.
Vernon community helped make this fundraiser very successful.” According to Appoo, funds raised
during DWOS will help the Girl Scouts continue to develop leadership programs for girls,
maintain and improve its camps and help in its out-reach to at-risk
girls.
Co-hosts for the event were Jo David Cummins with Community First
Bank of the Heartland and Brandon Bullard from Rare Chop House. Celebrity judges were Mike Beard
from The Insurance Store, Joe Gliosci with Peoples National Bank and Mary Beth Mezo with Mt. Vernon
Township High School.
Teams competed to win DWOS’ the Mirror
Ball Trophy by earning the top spot in a two part scoring system. The judges’
scores provided the first element to the dancers’ scores. The second
element added a dash of audience participation and even more excitement, as
dancers accrued points with donations from their supporters and attendees at
the event. Following the dance competition, guests then took to the dance
floor for an evening of music and dancing.
This year’s DWOS sponsors included:
Trophy Sponsor:
Crossroads Community Hospital
Vote Tabulation
Sponsor: Community First Bank
Silent Auction Sponsor: Old National Bank
Dance Floor Sponsor: Crossroads Specialty Clinic
Judge Sponsor: Rare Chop House
Exclusive Radio Sponsor: WDML
Table Sponsors:
Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Peoples National Bank
Dance Sponsors:
Bennett Metal Products, Inc.
Kaushal Pediatric Services, Ltd
National Railway Equipment Company
Rent One
Stewart Producers, Inc.
The YMCA of Jefferson County
Special Giving Sponsors:
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Inc.
Continental Tire
Other DWOS supporters:
Fred and Tammy Klapetzky
Just For You Designs, Eileen Twenhafel
Krieger’s Convention Center at Holiday Inn
Mt. Vernon Register News
All proceeds from DWOS will provide
financial assistance to at-risk girls, to help maintain and improve GSSI camps,
and to develop Girl Scout leadership programs for girls throughout southern
Illinois.
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois serves
14,000 girls and 4,800 adult volunteers in more than 40 counties in southern
Illinois. Girl Scouting has inspired more than 50 million girls and women since
its founding in 1912. Girl Scouting is focused on providing a premier Girl
Scout Leadership Experience for girls in the 21st century, while ensuring the
traditions and values that have been core to Girl Scouting since its beginning
remain strong and relevant. Currently GSSI is celebrating its 100th Anniversary of Building Leaders for
America.
