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Springsteen rendition of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”
“Santa, I didn’t know you could move like that. Great belly shaking,” praised Judge Dal- phonse.
After all six couples had danced, board members, staff, and volunteers from Voices Against Violence got busy count- ing up the votes. For the last sev- eral weeks, the performers had been collecting donations for VAV on their own, where each dollar they raised counted as one vote. People could also donate online by selecting the couple they supported. Final votes were collected during the event itself as people dropped dollar bills in a jar marked with the name of the dance pair they liked the best.
As the votes were tallied, students from Synergy Dance School performed for the crowd. Then, everyone was invited on stage to dance under the stars for a few songs before the winners were announced.
Emcee AJ Coppola was pleased to announce that a re-
cord $12,690 had been raised this year.
“This is something historic,” he told the cheering audience.
The first Mirror Ball Trophy presented was the Judges Award, which went to the pair the five judges liked the most. Speaking for the panel, Dalphonse said it was very difficult to elect just one winner for them this time around because they were all amazing. The one couple they found they couldn’t stop bragging about during their deliberations, how- ever, was Catie Roman and Courtney Buch.
Next came the People’s Choice Award. The winner was determined by the couple that raised the most money during the actual event that evening. Coppola said the voting was ex- tremely tight this year, with only a one-dollar difference between first and second place. Jeff Brode and Becky Huntoon, however, brought in the winning total of $698 with their performance.
Finally, the Voices Against Vi- olence Award was announced. This year's winners were Char- lene Dellascio and Nancy Reiff,
While only three couples took home a trophy from the 2024 “Dancing under the Stars” competition, fellow competitor and graphic designer Dawna Shackley of Newfound Impressions made sure they all went home with a memento of their participation in this year’s Voices Against Violence fundraiser.
Mirror Ball Trophy.
VAV’s new Executive Director
Tina Mulleavey said afterward that she was very proud to be part of such an amazing commu- nity they serve and was grateful for the big turnout of supporters that evening.
“Thank you to the dancers, the Board (of Directors), the staff, the volunteers, and everyone who showed up to make it possible for us to provide life-saving services to victims and survivors in South- ern Grafton County,” she said, adding a thanks to her dad Carl DeLucca, who will be remem- bered as the Dancing Santa who stepped out of his own comfort zone to support his daughter and the mission of Voices Against Vi- olence.
Located in Plymouth, the nonprofit organization offers a 24-hour, toll-free hotline at 1-877-221-6167 for people who need support. The office can be reached at 603-536-5999 during normal business hours, and more information on their services and ways to donate can be found at www.voicesagainstviolence.net.
with their exciting line dance presentation. Together, the two raised $3,766 for the nonprofit group, which serves and supports victims and survivors of domestic
violence, elder abuse, sexual as- sault, stalking, and other crimes. Besides receiving their own tro- phies, their names will now be added to the organization’s large
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