****Online registration for this event is now closed. If you are interested in attending, please call our offices at 320-253-4380 for more information.****
The Women’s Fund of Central Minnesota Community Foundation would like to cordially invite you to attend the fundraising event of the year! This year’s event will feature a dance competition between five local celebrities who have been paired with a professional partner to face off for the chance to win up to $15,000 for the non-profit program/organization of their choice that supports women and girls! This is a do-not-miss event!
Schedule
Social Hour: 5:00 – 6:45pm
Guests Seated for Performance: 6:45 – 7:00pm
Show Begins: 7:00pm
This Year’s Dancers
- Community Star Jennifer Lamb Randolph, a local professional singer will dance with Tuan (David) Le to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota.
- Community Star Katie White Schad with the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district will dance with Dan Triplett to benefit Paramount Center for the Arts.
- Community Star Mattea Voss with St. Cloud State University will dance with Jeff Ringer to benefit SCSU Women’s Basketball Youth Partnership Programs.
- Community Star Jon Noyes with Great River Children’s Museum will dance with Janell Missler to benefit the Great River Children’s Museum.
- Community Star Dr. Paul Wirth with the Wirth Center will dance with Kathy Kampa to benefit the Wirth Center.
Here’s How The Contest Works
The winner is going to be based upon their score from the judges as well as how many dollars they raise for their charity. 40% on judges score and 60% on dollars raised.
1st Place – $15,000
2nd Place – $10,000
3rd Place – $5,000
4th-5th Place – $3,000
Fundraising has started and will continue up until the event. Click on your favorite dancing duo or charity from the list above and make your gift online! There will be opportunities to donate to the dancer/charity of your choice the night of the event. All dollars will be counted and the winner will be announced at the end of the evening.
A total of 10% of the donations raised during Women’s Fund Presents: Dancing With Our Stars, Live! will be used to support Women’s Fund programing including future events. Thank you for your support of women and girls in Central Minnesota.
Women’s Fund Presents
2026 Event Sponsors
Thank you to all of our sponsors who are supporting the Women’s Fund and their mission to improve the lives of women and girls in our community!
$10,000 Sponsor Level
AjD Technical Design & Production LLC*
Dorothy C Becker Fund
Townsquare Media*
$5000 Sponsor Level
Rick and Helga Bauerly
Bernick’s
Granite Partners
Preferred Credit, Inc. (PCI)
Ann and Dr. James Romanowsky
Stop Go Video Production*
Yuppy Photo*
$2500 Sponsor Level
APH Inc.
Franklin Outdoor Advertising*
Shelly Bauerly Kopel and Scott Kopel
Joanne and Chris Kudrna
Lathrop GPM
Microbiologics, Inc.
Ms. Melinda’s Dance Studio
Joyce and Thomas Schlough
UBS – Rivier Advisors
$1000 Sponsor Level
AIS Planning
Ann Daniels Healing Salon
Anonymous
Arbor Hair + Salon*
BankVista
Jan Bensen
Mark and Kathleen Bernick
DJ Bitzan Jewelers: Dick, Mimi and Erin Bitzan
CentraCare
College of Saint Benedict
Design Electric, Inc.
DeZURIK
Edward Jones —Michelle Redding
Elevate Dance Center, LLC*
GeoComm
Janet and Tom Grones
Hon Charles Flinn and Hon. Elizabeth Hayden
Steve and Brenda Joul
Janelle and John Kendall
LFA
Lincoln Wedding & Event Rentals*
Maryanne & John Mahowald
Proviant Group Wealth Advisors
Sentry Bank
St Cloud Area Family YMCA*
St. Augusta American Legion Auxiliary 621
St. Cloud Technical & Community College
Strategic Joy Co.*
Studio B*
The Studio Downtown St. Cloud*
Thrivent – St. Cloud
Joyce and Tony Tillemans
Traut Companies
UBS Financial Services – Karl Nikodym Wealth Management Group
Tim and Janet Wensman
Bob and Penny White
Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Homes
Diane Wojtanowicz
$500 Sponsor Level
Coborn’s Inc
United Way of Central MN*
Rose and Mike Windschitl
$350 Sponsor Level
Green Thumb etc*
Are you interested in becoming a sponsor?
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