ST. CLOUD – The fifth annual Women’s Fund Presents: Dancing with Our Stars will be held Monday, June 15, 2020 from 5-8:45 p.m. at the College of St. Benedict’s Escher Auditorium. This year’s event will once again feature a dance competition between six local celebrities who have been paired with a professional partner for a chance to win up to a $15,000 grant for the non-profit program of their choice.
The competition brings together community members, centered around supporting a wide variety of charity programs chosen by each dance pair, that benefit girls, women in transition, and elder women.
Dancers for the event will be showcasing their skills to raise funds for their supported charity through the Women’s Fund Presents. Dances will range from the tango and cha-cha to swing and salsa. Dance couples will practice their routines beginning months before the competition. Final scoring for the competition will be based upon a combination of judges’ scoring and dollars raised for the non-profits – 40 percent Judges’ score, 60 percent dollars raised.
Women’s Fund Presents is proud to announce the dancer line-up for the 2020 Dancing with Our Stars event:
- Community star and volunteer, Helga Bauerly will dance with pro Alec Konz, to benefit GREAT Theatre’s Girl Power via the Arts! Program.
- Community star, Teresa Bohnen from the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce, will dance with pro Matthias Meyer, to benefit the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
- Community star, Ryan Cross from BCI Construction, will dance with pro Rachel Trout, to benefit the Anna Marie’s Alliance On-Scene Program.
- Community star, Daniel Larson with United Way of Central Minnesota, will dance with pro Janell Missler, to benefit the Partner For Student Success Program.
- Community star, CeCe Terlow from Terebinth Refuge, will dance with pro Jerome Akubue, to benefit Terebinth Refuge.
- Community star, Comedian Adrian Washington, will dance with pro Lisa Lawson, to benefit Crisis Nursery.
About the Women’s Fund
In the past 12 years, the Women’s Fund has raised more than $2.5 million and established an endowment to support programs that serve girls, women in transition and elder women. Since 2002, dozens of organizations have benefited from the over $1.6 million in grants awarded through the Women’s Fund. Hundreds of community members save the date each year for the annual fundraiser.
The Women’s Fund started with a vision; a vision to help women and girls in our community live their best lives. We hope to empower:
- Girls with self-confidence, making good choices for their future;
- Women in transition by giving them the opportunity to pursue one-to-one mentoring, job training and education;
- Elderly women with access to health and fitness opportunities, resulting in lower health care costs, chronic illness, and a longer independent lifestyle.
The Women’s Fund is an initiative of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation.
Tickets to the event are $90 per person and can be purchased through communitygiving.org/events or by calling (877) 253-4380. Sponsorships are also available; please contact the Central Minnesota Community Foundation office for more information.
For up-to-date information on the event, please be sure to visit Women’s Fund Presents website at https://www.communitygiving.org/wfp20.
Photos of Dancers Available For Use w/Editorial:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/D6j9BeSawoDu3Y6C6
(Not pictured: Alec Konz)
