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year is the Million Dollar Celebration of Dancing with the Lexington Stars. Culminating with this year’s event on Saturday, April 30, 2022, the Rotary Club of Lexington will have raised over $1,000,000 over 11 years for the Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Fund and our main beneficiary, Surgery on Sunday. For the third year, presenting sponsor will be CHI Saint Joseph Health. The objective of the Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Fund is to encourage and foster community service. It is the body of which the Rotary Club of Lexington conducts many philanthropic activities benefiting disadvantaged persons throughout Fayette County and Central Kentucky. Dancing with the Lexington Stars started in 2011 when Rotarians Gerald Marvel and Amanda Huddleston, the first co-chairs of the event, scheduled a meeting with Hunter Lisle, the owner of the Arthur Murray Dance Studio. They discussed the club hosting a dance event, inspired by the popular ABC television competition. The inaugural launch of Dancing with the Lexington Stars was a smashing success. The instant popularity of the event, the significant contributions of many committee members, and the wonderful work of The Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Fund have all made this annual event a huge success for eleven straight years. Carrying on with the inaugural leadership set forth by Gerald, Amanda, Hunter and Elesha in 2011, this year’s chairs Kim Johnson, Bret Anderson, Chris Stevenson along with Hunter Lisle and the Arthur Murray Dance Studio and the committee have planned what will be a truly gala event. It takes place at The Kentucky Castle on Versailles Road. The East Terrace Lounge, adjacent to the ballroom, will have an exciting yet more relaxed vibe. The Lounge will feature a DJ, dance floor, entertainment, and a few surprises. Tickets for the East Terrace Lounge are $125 and include heavy hors d’oeuvres and open bar. Again this year there will be numerous items to bid on, as well as a live auction with several major items that have been donated.
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