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DJ confirmed, vodka sponsor added, and plenty of fun to be had at campaign celebration on May 12th

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Crop Organic Vodka will sponsor an open vodka bar featuring a signature DanceGiving cocktail, and KISS FM’s DJ Sylk will be spinning throughout the night. A silent auction will include a stay at a Westin hotel, a four-night stay in Bermuda from 9 Beaches, tickets to The Late Show with David Letterman, Mets tickets, AirTran plane tickets, private pastry chef classes, and more.

Register to fundraise today!

Date and venue confirmed: DanceGiving to be held on May 12, 2010 at City Winery

2010-02-09T13:09:00.003-05:00

We are thrilled to announce that the DanceGiving 2010 Campaign Celebration will take place at City Winery in NYC. Join us for a fun and memorable evening by registering for DanceGiving today.

DanceGiving 2010 Teams now forming

2009-10-16T11:06:00.006-04:00

We have a goal of 40 teams for our May 2010 DanceGiving in New York City, and as of October 20, 16 teams have signed up.

You can sign-up as a captain and agree to assemble a team and together raise $5,000, or register as an individual dancer and raise a minimum of $500. Let us know.

Yong Professionals jump start DanceGiving 2010

2009-10-16T11:03:00.006-04:00

The Bpeace Young Professionals officially kicked off DanceGiving 2010 with an evening of wine and drink and information about the campaign and the event.

With lots of new faces and a beautiful view of Manhattan, Clearbridge Advisors hosted a lovely evening on October 13th. If you are interested in the Young Professional Leadership Team and DanceGiving, contact Allie!

The first DanceGiving: May 12, 2009 at the Tribeca Rooftop

2009-05-15T13:16:00.005-04:00

Guest blogger: Ellen Lubin Sherman

It was almost like a psychological epidemic: The Great Recession was the greatest buzzkill of our generation. We’re supposed to lay low, suffer, stop eating foie gras and absolutely, positively do not attend charity events that have the word gala in the invitation. So the savvy people of Bpeace did what all savvy people ought to do: They listened to themselves. And on May 12, 2009 threw a humdinger of a fundraiser. Because nothing, not even the Great Recession is going to stop the fine work they’re doing on behalf of the entrepreneurial women of Afghanistan and Rwanda.

If you haven’t been to the Tribeca Rooftop you should beg, borrow or steal an invitation because it’s utterly fabulous. The view from the rooftop is heart-stopping and it gave the party the right kind of off-hand elegance that defined the night. Rather than the ho-hum tables of eight and ten, Bpeace went with a grazing format so that you could eat the most delicious hors d’oeuvres all night long.

Everything clicked especially the DJ Rolando who kept making deft segues from rock to punk to Motown. The evening’s highlight: Five especially curvaceous dancers from Bollywood Funk NYC funking it up to “Jai Ho!” with the crowd mobbing the dance floor to reenact that final (and mood-elevating) scene from this year’s Oscar winner “Slumdog Millionaire.” Yes indeedy, suffering was forced to go on a temporary hiatus.

Despite a torpedoed economy, Bpeace’s volunteers outdid themselves and raised nearly $95,000 which will continue the new business development programs that have launched at least 40 different businesses since the group formed in 2002.

Thank you to our 2009 VIP guests

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Willie Geist, MSNBC’s Morning Joe
Darren Rovell, CNBC
Kim Stolz, MTV VJ
Fabien Cousteau
Wendy Diamond & Lucky

Thank you to our 2009 Silent Auction gift and service donors

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Alexander White Floral Design
Astor Center
Astaire Awards
Anna Bernstein
Blissworld
Broadway Books
Bryant Park Grill
Camera 1
Cathy Heskin
Events by Kristin Nicole
Liz Brown Photography
Lynn Burns, LB Inspired LLC.
City Winery
Drew Doggett Photography
Equinox
Kodak
Larry Lettera
Late Show with David Letterman
Toni Maloney
Pam Massenburg
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Alex Piper
Judi Powers
QuelObjet.com
Satya Jewelry Collection
Gibbs Smith
Dr. Garry Spector
Southwest Airlines
Standard Hotel
Starwood
vitaminenergy
The Lodge at Woodloch
Westin Hotel
White Plains High School
Zaanha

Thank you to the 2009 dancer/fundraisers and their friends and family who donated $97,000 so far

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Cheri Anderson
Allie Bartolino
Karoline Barwinski
Rachel Boehm
Kate Buggeln
Ann Callison
Sally Cannon
Kara Castagna
Lisa Cavanaugh
Mwisa Chisunka
Laurie Chock
Mary Ciampa
Michelle Crilly
Loretta Davis
Rosanne Donahue
Betty Emamian
Nicole Engel
Aamna Farooq
Marissa Feinberg
Cynthia Fisher
Roopa Foley
Carol Galanty
Laurie Gentempo
Sylvia Golbin
Guerlyne Gracia
Mara Grbenick
Kristin Hagedorn
Sherry Harris
Jen Hindman Sargent
Nicole Hollingsworth
Selma Jackson
Nigel Jones
Kristen Jordan
Renee Kahn Stoller
Steve Kulovits
Marcella Leone
Michele Lindsay
Suzann MacMillan
Toni Maloney
Ray Maloney
Susan McPherson
Aliana Pineiro
Cheryl Pollard
Judi Powers
Liz Pulver
Sabra Richardson
Christina Rodriguez
Dan Sherman
Tevis Trower
Linda Urcioli
Kate Wilhelmy
Michelle Wu

SPECIAL PRIZES TO:

Team with most members:
Chicks Who Can Dance
Sally Cannon, Lisa Cavanaugh, Mary Ciampa, Michelle Crilly, Roopa Foley, Jen Hindman Sargent, Marcella Leone and Kristen Jordan

Team with most donors:
The Rumba Mombas
Loretta Davis, Michelle Wu and Linda Urcioli

Team who raised the most:
The Rumba Mombas
Loretta Davis, Michelle Wu and Linda Urcioli

The dancer with the most donors:
Cheri Anderson

The dancer who raised the most:
Cheri Anderson

The Young Professional member who raised the most:
Rachael Boehm

The Young Professional member with the most donors:
Kara Castagna

The new member with the most donors:
Mwisa Chisunka

The Bpeace Board member with the most donors:
Susan McPherson

The Bpeace Board member who raised the most:
Kate Buggeln