| St. Cloud, Minn. – Five…six…seven…eight, the Women’s Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation has finalized this year’s Dancing With Our Stars line-up! Women’s Fun Presents: Dancing With Our Stars is a competition that brings together community leaders with dancing pros to showcase their skills in order to raise funds for their chosen charity. Each charity is centered around supporting a wide variety of programs that benefit girls, women in transition and elder women. 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 nonprofits – 40 percent judges’ score, 60 percent dollars raised. The 8th annual fundraising competition will feature six community star dancers, paired with a professional partner for a chance to win up to $15,000 for the nonprofit of their choice. This year’s Dancing With Our Stars will be at the College of Saint Benedict on June 12, 2023. See the line-up below and in the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GyYrIAe6kkCommunity Star, Ayan Omar from District 742, will dance with pro Jesús Sandoval to benefit the Local Activities Education Foundation (LEAF) for District 742.Community Star, Christine Skoog with Christine’s Cheesecakes, will dance with pro Matthias Meyer to benefit Tanner’s Team.Community Star, Rachel Thompson from Visit Greater St. Cloud, will dance with pro Amber Schmiesing to benefit Zonta Club of St. Cloud.Community Star, Ben Anderson from the St. Cloud Fire Department, will dance with pro Shantelle DesMarais to benefit St. Cloud COP House.Community Star, Jason Miller from Premier Real Estate Services, will dance with pro Janell Missler to benefit St. Cloud Hospital NICU.Community Star, Franco Cusipag from Sherburne State Bank, will dance with pro Lucille Guinta to benefit the INDY Foundation.Sponsorships are also available. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Carrie Abfalter at 320-257-9737 or [email protected] for more information. For up-to-date information on the event, such as how to view the event, please visit the Women’s Fund Presents Website at communitygiving.org/wfp23 and follow the Women’s Fund on Facebook @CMCFWOMENSFUND. The Women’s Fund is an initiative of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation which is supported by CommunityGiving. Since 2002, the Women’s Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation has been dedicated to strengthening the community by improving the lives of women and girls. The Women’s Fund has granted nearly $1.6 million to support local programs in three core focus areas: girls aged 10-18, women in transition and elder women. The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1985, CMCF has grown to over $143.7 million in assets and awarded over $148 million in grants to non-profits. The CMCF is governed by a local board of directors and is a partner of CommunityGiving, a network of community foundations united to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers over 1,000 funds totaling nearly $195 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/CentralMN. |
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