Future scene from the Dance-A-Thon on March 21.
Friends, Friends: I’ve found a charity marathon I can actually complete! Ever since I learned one fateful high school dance that I didn’t have to just stand along the wall, I’ve wanted to compete in a dance-a-thon. And now, I can do it for a good cause! I have decided to join a friend’s dance-a-thon team to raise money for Camp Ten Oaks (http://www.tenoaksproject.org), a volunteer-driven organization that engages and connects children and youth who identify as LGBTQ or come from LGBTQ families (or both!) through camp programs and activities. I have heard from friends it is a life-changing and/or -saving experience, and camper families are able to access sliding scale fees – most of them do. It’s a huge undertaking and nearly everyone working to make camp happen is working for free.
The dance-a-thon happens on Saturday, March 21. So, if you can throw a few dollars my way before then, you will contribute greatly to Camp Ten Oaks, and propel our dance-a-thon team, ‘The Dream of the ’90s Is Alive,’ to victory. However, I know it’s nearly tax time and budgets are tight. So as an added incentive, and keeping with our dance team name:
1) If you donate $25 or more, I will personally illustrate for you a portrait of the ’90s icon of your choosing.
2) If I reach or exceed my fundraising target of $500, I will do the entire dance-a-thon dressed as one of two ’90s music video icons: (a) Britney Spears in schoolgirl regalia (from ‘Baby One More Time,’ 1999), or (b) the bee girl from Blind Melon’s ‘No Rain‘ (1992).
Donate at my fundraising page here. **When donating, please vote for Option A or Option B, and (if applicable) your ’90s icon of choice.**
Select Option A (left) or Option B (right) to determine my Dance-A-Thon outfit.
