{"id":16031,"date":"2021-05-04T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?p=16031"},"modified":"2021-05-01T12:56:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T16:56:28","slug":"event-11th-annual-dancing-with-the-ark-stars-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/event-11th-annual-dancing-with-the-ark-stars-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"EVENT: 11th Annual Dancing with the ARK Stars Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

From our friends at the ARK…<\/em><\/p>\n

The 11th Annual Dancing with the ARK Stars<\/em> Competition Set to Raise Funds for Local Families <\/strong>Living with Alzheimer\u2019s or Related Dementia\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. \u2013The ARK, Alzheimer\u2019s Family Support Services, will host the 11th annual Dancing with The ARK\u2019s Stars<\/em> fundraising event on May 15, 2021. A nurse consultant, a REALTOR\u00ae, as well as a South Carolina Army National Guard company commander, are among the local personalities trading their day jobs for dancing shoes to raise money for Alzheimer\u2019s or a related dementia. The fundraiser, which pairs local personalities with professional dancers will take place at Lowcountry Conference Center Summerville Hilton, 406 Sigma Dr., at 7 p.m. Tickets for the in-person event are on sale now.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to be hosting an in-person event. For your safety and others, there will be some special guidelines during the event,\u201d said Peg Lahmeyer, executive director of The ARK. \u201cWe are honored that our local personalities want to support the programs of The ARK by stepping up to fundraise and dance. We have all had to adjust over the course of the last year, and community support is how we can provide for the families who are living with Alzheimer\u2019s or related dementia in our area. More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer\u2019s, and as many as 16 million will have the disease by the year 2050.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets are $70 in advance and $80 at the door. The evening includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, open bar, and a silent auction. Cocktail attire is requested. Purchase tickets online at TheARKofSC.org<\/a> or call 843-471-1360 for information.<\/p>\n

Proceeds from this premier fundraiser support the many programs of The ARK as it provides essential services for families with Alzheimer\u2019s disease or another dementia. The ARK offers respite care, support groups, caregiver consultation, caregiver education workshops, resource referrals, law enforcement and first responder training, community learning programs, and rural services development. The organization serves five counties: Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, and Orangeburg.<\/p>\n

Each dancer is paired with a professional dance partner from Ballroom Dance Charleston, the professional sponsor of the event. The dancing duos will perform at the event for a chance to win one of two titles: the Judge\u2019s Award or the People\u2019s Choice Award voted on by the audience.<\/p>\n

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The 2021 celebrity dancers include:<\/p>\n