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Newsletter - Volume 1 Issue 1 - Winter 2006 Click here for a printable version (PDF) of this newsletter. WelcomeWe our pleased to present to you the first KBMF newsletter! We are looking forward to a successful year. Let us first inform you of what we will be doing with the KBMF funds: Our largest amount of funds will be going to what we call a “dance outreach program.” For this dance outreach program, we are working with a children’s welfare and adoption agency known as Our Children’s Homestead located in Naperville, IL. Our hope is to provide classes as well as apparel and costume fees to children who have an interest in dance and can not participate because of financial difficulties. Other funds will be directly given to one of the senior aged dancers at STEPS Dance Center in order to assist them in their first year of college. We will be considering each and every senior at the studio for this scholarship. Naperville North High School’s uses of funds are currently being determined. Please look for further information in the next newsletter and on the website.
Children’s Memorial HospitalOur trip to Children’s Memorial Hospital to donate
Kathryn’s bears was very successful. Kathryn’s Bears were
collected at: STEPS Dance Center, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, and
various elementary schools. We had close to 600 bears to deliver to the
hospital in December! The bears were given to the children for the
holiday season and the hospital will pass out the remaining bears
throughout the year. We are sure that we have made many children smile!
1st Annual Kathryn Bender Memorial ShowcaseEvery spring, we will be inviting a variety of dance performing groups, such as local dance studios, high school dance groups, and hip hop troops, to perform at a benefit showcase for Kathryn. All of the profits will go to KBMF. This year the showcase will be Wednesday, May 17, at 7:00 PM, at College of DuPage. Please contact College of DuPage ticket office at (630) 942-4000 for ticket information.
Thank You to…Naper Elementary School… Andersons Bookshop… Minuteman Press… Naperville North High School… Nick Melville… AND everyone who has given donations and supported KBMF thus far.
For Donations:Make all checks payable to KBMF.
Officers:President: Elizabeth Bender
Coming soon…Please keep checking for our website to learn more about KBMF Please feel free to share this website with others. |