NOVEMBER 2012
Mark Parrish & Debbie Starke Named 2012 Dancing with the Chamber Stars Champions!
Turn to page five to see who won the Judges’ Choice award, and to see additional photos from Dancing with the Chamber Stars.
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On Thursday, October 25, more than 450 people attended the second Dancing with the Chamber Stars event to cheer on the eight couples performing.
When asked what being named Dancing with the Chamber Stars Champions meant to the winners, here’s what they had to say:
Mark Parrish, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and Debbie Starke, Eastland Community Foundation, were named the 2012 champions. Together this dancing duo raised the most money for the Lee’s Summit Chamber Students in Motion Scholarship Fund.
“We are extremely excited that the event was such an amazing success and to have been able to participate in helping to raise such an incredible amount of money for the scholarship fund,” said the dancing duo of Mark and Debbie. “This whole experience has been both thrilling and humbling.”
All together the eight couples raised $27,375 for the fund. Through the fund, the Chamber awards four $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors each year. Fundraising events for the scholarship fund help to secure the longevity and availability of these scholarships for years to come. One scholarship winner is selected from each of the three Lee’s Summit high schools, and one is selected from a school outside of the district. One of the parents of each recipient must be a full-time employee of a Chamber member business.
Ernest Campbell, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage and Ashley Boswell, Great Southern Bank, won a special prize for being the judges’ choice. (pictured top right) Many thanks to everyone who helped make this event a huge success including: The 16 dancers... • Dr. Emmanuel Ngomsi, All World Languages & Cultures and
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