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Foundation News
Rhode Island
Coming up! Andréa's
August 15th
Birthday Celebration in Newport, RI
Join us on
Saturday, August 15 from 1:00 - 3:00pm for
"Andréa's Birthday Celebration"
. This year, it's
something DIFFERENT!!!!!
Enjoy a picnic on the lawn overlooking the water at McCauley Hall on Leroy Ave., Salve Regina University, Newport, RI 02840.
All friends of the foundation are welcome as we celebrate Andréa's life and dream, and the success of
Dréa's Dream
funded by The Andréa Rizzo Foundation.
Bring your family and a blanket or chair!
(We won't be having the walk-a-thon or event at Rodgers Rec Center
)
If you are unable to attend, please consider making a donation
here.
Arizona
The Andrea Rizzo Foundation was represented at the DanceLife Teacher's Conference in AZ.
Foundation President,
Susan Rizzo Vincent and Connecticut dance/movement therapist
Sharon Mulcahy, R-DMT, met hundreds of dance teachers at
Rhee Gold's "DanceLife Teacher's Conference" in Arizona. See more about this spectacular event in our
Dance Therapist's Corner column.
National Dance Day - July 25
This year, Lori Baudino,
dance therapist of the Drea's Dream program in Los Angeles, led patients and staff for a National Dance Day Celebration at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA. Watch this wonderful video here.
I am constantly asked how the Andréa Rizzo Foundation has grown far and wide through the efforts of a completely volunteer staff. My answer is always the same, "Dréa has sent us a "Dream Team" of angels!"
Each month we will spotlight a different volunteer to show our appreciation. There are so many compassionate and dedicated volunteers and "angels" so I will randomly choose one to introduce to you each month.
We hope you'll enjoy reading about each of these individuals as much as we love presenting them to you.
Sincerely,
Susan Rizzo-Vincent
President
Dréa's Dream Team - August Spotlight on Gabrielle Shultis
Ten years ago, we were lucky enough to have an eager Salve Regina University freshwoman volunteer as a Community Service Assistant. Gabrielle Shultis attended each and every meeting and helped us to promote Dréa's Dream by contacting dance schools nationwide. She quickly fulfilled her hours and wanted to do more.
When Gabby became a senior, she asked me if she could do an internship with us and since our Dance Across America fundraising campaign had just begun to take off, we needed help from someone with strong writing skills. Gabby definitely fit the bill. She designed a beautifully written template for press releases and also a spreadsheet to keep track of all media outlets nearby to the dance schools' events. Her writing skills and organizational skills quickly became a gift we couldn't do without. She made this complex job seem effortless and always offered to do more than we asked.
As Gabby's graduation neared, I worried about how we would keep up with this ever-growing job. Many more dance schools began to support us and that meant many more press releases had to be created and disseminated to local newspapers, TV, radio and social media each month.
Gabby, being the hardworking, dedicated and generous young woman that she is, assured me that she'd be happy to continue this job as a "lifelong" volunteer for the foundation. Every day, I thank our lucky stars that Gabby continues to work closely and efficiently with every one of the dance schools that hold events to benefit us each month throughout the country. Over the years, this has added up to hundreds of events!
And - her generous spirit does not stop there! Gabby recently informed me that she recommended that The Andréa Rizzo Foundation be the beneficiary of a fundraiser being held near to her hometown of Kingston, New York this fall. Gabby's many talents, combined with her selfless efforts to help in any way that she can are a testament to the exceptional woman that she has grown to become over the years since I first met her as that eager 18 year old at Salve Regina University. Thank you, Gabby!!
Ellen DeGeneres has posted a challenge right here in this video:
Please help to bring attention to Dréa's Dream pediatric dance therapy programming, as well, by doing the following:
-Video yourself dancing and then challenge a friend that you can tag in your post to do the same. Here's a sample script you can include in your video.
"I challenge my friend __________ to do the "ELLEN #justkeepdancing Dance Video Challenge" to raise awareness and money for pediatric cancer patients in honor of Dréa's Dream dance therapy programming."
-Post your video to YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and/or Facebook and include BOTH hashtags #
dreasdream #justkeepdancing.
We've registered with AmazonSmile!!!!!
With eligible Amazon purchases, 5% of the purchase will be donated to the Andréa Rizzo Foundation. Just use
this link when placing any order on Amazon and it will automatically donate 5% to us!!
This summer, these are two concerts you don't want to miss! Choose The Andréa Rizzo Foundation at checkout when you purchase tickets through Tix4Cause.com and you'll benefit Dréa's Dream programming. Click below to find a concert near you.
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The Andréa Rizzo Foundation, Dréa's Dream, was front and center at the Dance Life Conference in Scottsdale, AZ on July 29 and July 30. Eight hundred studio owners and dancers were in attendance. Susan Rizzo Vincent, President of the foundation, and Sharon Mulcahy, dance therapist for the foundation, manned the booth, which explained the work of the foundation.
The message of Dance Across America was told to dance studio owners from across the country including Canada and the Grand Cayman Islands. All were touched by the work of the foundation and most excited to be a part of it.
Susan made a presentation before the group and then showed a video of Sharon in action providing dance therapy at the Connecticut Children's Hospital (CCMC).
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Please send us your US Mailing address if you haven't received our annual newsletter in the past
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The Andrea Rizzo Foundation
10 East Beach Road
Charlestown, RI 02813
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Join dancers across the country today and start planning your dance-a-thon, performance or any dance event of your choice - big or small - to raise money for
Dréa's Dream programming nationwide. Email:
[email protected]. We'll help you plan.
Dance Across America participants receive a plaque for their dance school as well as individual tokens of appreciation for each dancer. Your school will be featured on our website, social media sites, and our monthly newsletter.
Already have an event scheduled? Don't forget to tag us in your pictures and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube using #dreasdream or #danceacrossamerica. We look forward to seeing your events on-line!
TAKE ACTION
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Dance Across America season is gearing up this August to kick off our 2015 - 2016 season. We look forward to seeing all of you letting your hearts move your feet this year. We wish all of you good luck!
Coming up in August!
August 21 - Kirkland, WA - The 3rd Annual "Friday Night Lights" dance event will include many Washington State HS Dance teams.
Lake Washington High School Dance Team coach, Lindsey Ryan, has once again united high schools all over the state of Washington to join together and support Dréa's Dream for the 3rd Annual Friday Night Lights fundraising events. Here is a video from a past event.
#danceacrossamerica
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We thank the Rhee Gold Company for continuing to support our efforts and spreading the word of Dréa's Dream in their Dance Studio Life magazine and through DSL Dance Wire news on-line.
A portion of the proceeds from each Positive Dance Mom t-shirt goes to The Andréa Rizzo Foundation. Click below to purchase.
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The Moret Group has provided prizes for our Dance Across America pledge-raising competition each year. We are so grateful to John Debease at The Moret Group for arranging the donation of fabulous activewear for our top pledge raisers. This year's top pledge raisers will be announced in our upcoming annual newsletter that will be mailed out at the beginning of July to all of our supporters.
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Talent on Parade, a Haysville, KS based competition circuit, has GRACIOUSLY offered their sponsorship once again with $8,000 for 2015. We are lucky to have their support.
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