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Prizes and Activities Galore at FIRST Dance-a-Thon

Thursday, 9 May 2013 11:22

A first ever dance-a-thon is set to take over Woodstock's Oxford Auditorium this weekend. The event is an awareness and fundraising event for FIRST - a foundation in support of those afflicted with Ichthyosis a rare skin disorder. 9-year-old Ema Hodgkinson was born with it - which is as rare as one in 2.5-million births. However, Ema still very much leads a normal life, and is an avid dancer. Ema's mom, Sarah, says that's where the dance theme comes in for Saturday's dance-a-thon. "We have dance classes, provided by Woodstock Dance Co-op, and there's going to be presentations at the top of the hour of each dance class. So after you've had a 30-minute dance lesson, you come back onto the main stage and present your dance." Hodgkinson, says aside from dance lessons and presentations, there's a number of other activities to take advantage of. "You can come and make a card for Mother's Day, All About Scrapbooks is providing those. You can paint a picture for Mom, a watercolour painting, 4-Cats Art Studio is providing that. There's facepainting, and the other hilights is at 5:30 we have Woodstock's Finest...firemen, police and EMS are going to be leading us in with YMCA." There are also door prizes, and a silent auction. Top items include trips to Chicago and Collingwood, a signed London Knight's hockey stick, and tickets to see the Wizard of Oz in Toronto, among others. The event runs from Saturday from 11-7 at the Oxford Auditorium. Tickets are $10 per person. Click here for more details.

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