The Children’s Law Center, a local nonprofit serving Greater Cincinnati’s disadvantaged and vulnerable children, celebrates its 25th anniversary with the third annual Dancing with the CLC Stars fundraiser and dance competition.
Inspired by the ABC-TV’s sensational show Dancing with the Stars, Dancing with the CLC Stars pairs eight local celebrities with professional dancers from Arthur Murray Dance Center to benefit the Children’s Law Center.
Which Dancing Star has the “chops” to win the Talent Competition? Which of our Stars can gain the most support from their fans to become Fundraising Champion? Which Dancing Star has the talent and fundraising skills to be crowned Grand Champion?
This year’s Dancing Stars are:
Olesja Cormney – Toyota Attorney
Tiffany Evans – Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorney
Sue Ott Rowlands – NKU Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Bethany Rustic Smith – Turner Construction Marketing Manager
Barry Applegate – Applegate Dentistry Doctor of Dental Medicine
Peter Hiltz – Wells Fargo Financial Planner
Michael Monks – River City News Publisher
Aftab Pureval – Procter & Gamble Company Attorney
Dancing with the CLC Stars, takes place Thursday May 28, 2015 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Receptions Event Center, 1379 Donaldson Hwy, Erlanger, KY. Reservations are required and are being accepted now.
Tickets are $50, Priority Seating tickets are $100, Tables of ten are $1,000 and sponsorships are available from $250 to $5,000.
Tickets, tables, sponsorships and votes for your favorite dancer are available online now at the CLC website here or by contacting John Vissman, CLC Development Director at jvissman@childrenslawky.org, (859) 431-3313 (office) or (859) 801-7865 (cell).
Guest judges will score the dancers on a scale of 1-10 but EVERYONE can influence the outcome of the competition by purchasing votes for their favorite dancer. Every dollar purchase or donated equals one vote for your favorite dancer, $1 = 1 vote and $5,000 = 5,000 votes.
In addition to the competition, your ticket to attend Dancing with the CLC Stars includes:
Finger Food, Beer and Wine. Cocktails are available at the cash bar.
Live Auction of stays in fabulous vacation properties.
Open dancing before and after the competition.
Exhibition Dancing by Arthur Murray Dance Center professional dancers.
Inaugural celebration of the 25th anniversary of the founding of Children’s Law Center.
This event benefits this region’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged children by supporting the Children Law Center’s Legal Representation and Education Advocacy programs that result in better outcomes for children and youth in our communities. Children’s Law Center (CLC) does not charge any fees to its child clients or their families.
Last year 400 people attended Dancing with the CLC Stars, which raised over $65,000 for the Children’s Law Center. We are excited to host this event once again to raise money for a good cause and to celebrate 25 years of advocacy that Children’s Law Center has brought to our communities!
See YouTube videos of the 2013 and 2014 Dancing with the CLC Stars dance competition here.
Below is the list of 2015 Celebrity Dancing Stars and what they have to say about the competition.
Olesja Cormney, senior counsel at Toyota, said, “I love Cha Cha, it’s just passionate, it’s full of expression.”
Tiffany Evans, attorney at Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL, said, “I’ve seen the Tango and I love it.”
Sue Ott Rowlands, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Northern Kentucky University, said, “Because I’m an actor, I know how to sell something to an audience.”
Bethany Rustic Smith, marketing manager at Turner Construction Company, said, “I love tap dancing, fast tap dancing.”
Barry Applegate, doctor of dental medicine at Applegate Dentistry, said, “I’m going to come out with my “A” game and I think I’m going to do very well.”
Peter Hiltz, financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, said, “My favorite dance is the Macarena.”
Michael Monks, publisher of The River City News, said, “I look forward to getting back up on the boards and shaking it a little bit.”
Aftab Pureval, counsel at The Procter & Gamble Company, said, “I’m just a big fan of watching dancing and participating in dance.”
For more information, contact John Vissman at jvissman@childrenslawky.org, (859) 431-3313 (office) or (859) 801-7865 (cell).
From the Children’s Law Center