September 26th at 5pm

Dear fellow music and dance lovers...

We wanted to let everyone know about an upcoming event that means a lot to us at GetDanceNow, and hope you will find time to join us for this special benefit dance.

Andrew MacDonald, along with Sandy Golden and David Valentine, began holding Sunday Swing Dances at Academy Ballroom in Downtown West three years ago. Andrew taught almost all classes there as well as other lessons at various dances in the area. He developed our website and helped to build our base of interested dancers to where it is today. He has also been very active with the Knoxville Swing Dance Association the past few years and has many supporters there as well. Needless to say, Andrew has been a very positive influence on the dance community in this area. Many of you may already know that Andrew MacDonald has contracted Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a form of cancer originating from the white blood cells and characterized by spreading from one lymph node to another. There are treatments available for this form of cancer; but all cancer treatments are lengthy and take a serious toll on physical well being and often create financial hardships. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Andrew, and we are confident that his positive attitude along with modern medicine will keep him with us a long, long time.

GetDanceNow and Friends want to find a way to thank Andrew for his contributions to the dance community and support him any way possible during this difficult period in his life. On Sunday, September 26, 2010, a benefit dance will be held at The Regas restaurant from 5:00pm till 9:00pm. The Invaders band, an awesome group of talented guys, has been most generous in agreeing to play that evening to help raise money for Andrew. Admission is $10 and all proceeds will go to Andrew. A box for additional donations will be at the front door for those wishing to help even more. Regas will offer a special menu and extend happy hour prices to continue all evening. Regas has also agreed to donate a portion of their proceeds from food and beverage sales at this event, so please plan on joining us for dinner if you can. This is a private event and The Regas will be closed to the public, so this will be a great time to experience a special party with great friends for a wonderful cause.

Please let us know if you can attend - and please let us know too, if your plans change. We do need to keep a fairly close running total of people attending due to the food service at Regas, so please let us know if you are coming and if you will be having dinner (optional). A select group of menu items including chicken, fish, beef, and vegetarian dishes will be available at reasonable prices. If you do not wish to eat, please plan to come join us at 6:30 as the meal will be served first. You may contact David Valentine at 865-684-9529 to get more info. If you cannot attend, but would like to donate to the cause, that option may soon be available.

This will be one GetDanceNow event you won't want to miss... hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Dave, Sandy, and GDN Friends!!!

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