CHICAGO’S HOTTEST CELEBS DANCE TO BENEFIT BREAST CANCER ON MARCH 11
Sixth Annual Dancing With Chicago Celebrities Fundraising Gala
Presented by Arthur Murray Dance Studios
*Event Proceeds to Benefit The Chicagoland Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen For the Cure ® *
Similar to ABC’s, Dancing with the Stars, this dazzling event boasts six of Chicago’s hottest celebrities who show off their newly-learned talent of ballroom dancing in a celebrity dance-off by performing a choreographed routine with an Arthur Murray professional. Following the celebrity dance-off, alumni from past year’s events take the floor for a group routine, followed by the Arthur Murray professionals owning the room for a knockout finale show.
2011 COMPETITORS:
1. Marti Jones – WLS
2. Nancy Loo – WGN
3. Mike Puccinelli – CBS
4. Zoraida Sambolin – NBC
5. Jason Knowles - ABC
6. Whitney Thorpe-Klinsky –
Miss Illinois
.
ALUMNI PARTICIPANTS:
1. Rick Bayless –Top Chef
2. Dina Bair – WGN
3. Ginger Zee – NBC
4. Lisa Aprati – ComCast
5. Katie Lorenz – Former Miss Illinois
CELEBRITY ATTENDEES:
1. Nick Kosovich – Dancing With
the Stars
2. Snow Urbin – So You Think You
Can Dance
Dancing With Chicago Celebrities hopes to reach a fundraising goal of more than $500K for Komen Chicago in 2011. The Chicagoland Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure ® raises funds that provide breast cancer education, screening and treatment grants for uninsured and underinsured men and women throughout the Chicagoland area. Up to 75% of the net revenue raised is distributed right back into the Chicagoland Area. The remaining 25% directly supports Komen’s National Research Grant Program. For more information about Dancing With Chicago Celebrities or The Chicagoland Area Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure ® please visit: www.komenchicago.org.
Komen Chicago would like to thank our local, presenting sponsors, Cancer Treatment Centers of America Midwestern Regional Medical Center and Dig Communications for their support
Official Website: http://www.komenchicago.org/get-involved/dancing-with-chicago-celebrities/
Added by Laura Fitzgibbons on February 22, 2011