Wonderful Event!

For those of you who couldn't make the ContraCare Fest, you missed a grand time.  We raised lots of money for Charlie and danced all afternoon with the wonderful bands and callers.
Winners of the raffle are:
Guitar and lessons- Lyle Jaffe
Salvador Dali print- Dean Snipes
Lenova Laptop Computer- Valerie Herbert
Quilt- Wayne Creek
Money collected was divided between HelpHOPELive and the trust set up by Charlie's grandparents.

Some notes of interest from the last organizational meeting

The organizing committee had their last planning session.  We have quite a list of things for the Silent Auction.  There will be several tables of items that will close at various times to avoid congestion

A good amount has been collected in the Raffle Department divided between the 4 items, However in that cash pot are donations that were given without taking tickets so chances of winning are great.

George Paul from the Avant Gardners will be offering a custom written waltz.  Live auction by Jim Matthews.

SO, Come on out next Sunday afternoon, bring a snack to share, money to spend, and DANCE, DANCE, DANCE.

Latest Update on Event Happenings

Well we have quite a list of callers for the Care Fest!

• Connie Carringer
• Bree Kalb
• Stephanie Marie
• Lindsay Morris
• Kristen Seibert
• Dean Snipes
• Jacki Specter
• Carol Thompson

There are plenty of donations for the silent auction... coming in so fast that we can't list them all.  AND the raffle items have plenty of tickets to be sold so chances are pretty good of winning either the laptop, the signed Salvador Dali print, the beautiful quilt or the guitar.  Tickets can be bought at the dances between now and then and at the event.

The REAL STORY

Rumor has it that Charlie's accident was really caused when he was defending 300 innocent babies against a giant "Platypus Bear"!  Charlie won and saved the babies.  Comments encouraged to correct and detail this story!