Organizers of NEW Dancing With Our Stars unveiled details for its campaign at the EPIC Event Center in Ashwaubenon, April 19, 2023. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Leaders of nonprofits are once again stepping up for charity.
The second annual NEW Dancing with Our Stars campaign launched Tuesday.
The ballroom dancing event benefits eight area nonprofits.
Participants will spend the next several months fundraising for their chosen charities as well as learning one ballroom dance which they will perform on Saturday, Oct. 5, at EPIC Event Center in Ashwaubenon.
Here are the participants and their designated organizations:
- Nichole Garcia – Casa ALBA Melanie
- Tiffany Laughlin – Awaken
- Kristin Laursen – Golden House
- Lisa Metcalf – Happily Ever After
- Melinda Morella-Olson – Women’s Fund of Greater Green Bay
- Kim Perna – Aspiro
- Michael Schmidt – GRIT920
- Eric Vanden Heuvel – Green Bay Public Schools Education Foundation
Studio 303 and Ballroom by Jay will help the contestants prepare.
Information on how to donate and/or purchase tickets to the October showcase can be found online.
The inaugural NEW DWOS campaign held in 2023 raised nearly $600,000 for the eight participating charities. Kristy Maney took home the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy, raising $93,000 in support of Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin.
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