THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, February 4, 1996 TAG: 9602020144
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Eric Feber
LENGTH: Medium: 84 lines
For the fourth consecutive year, the Great Bridge Woman's Club has adopted the ``Paint Your Heart Out Chesapeake'' campaign as its major community improvement project.
The club again will be one of the project's biggest non-corporate sponsors in Chesapeake.
The ``Paint Your Heart Out Chesapeake'' campaign, which organizes volunteer help to spruce up the homes of elderly and disabled owners, began several years ago in Florida. The campaign, sponsored by the Rotary Club, has now expanded into several other states. Chesapeake was the first Virginia location to participate.
Last year the painting and cleaning took place not only here in Chesapeake but in Norfolk as well. This year's effort takes place here, again in Norfolk, and for the first time, in Virginia Beach.
To help finance this grand undertaking, the Great Bridge Woman's Club has sponsored Holiday Homes Chesapeake, a seasonal open-house tour of specially decorated selected homes, taking place each year in early December.
According to Cindy Oman, co-chair of the club's community improvement project, these tours have been highly successful and have raised $11,000 over a four-year period. Christmas 1995's home tour netted the ``Paint Your Heart Out Chesapeake'' fund several thousand dollars.
Oman feels those who help with the holiday event will help over a score of elderly and disabled homeowners.
``Please know that you are part of the gift that will ultimately help enrich the lives of 25 special-need Chesapeake homeowners,'' she said. ``The motto of the Great Bridge Woman's Club is `When I do something for others, I do something for God.' We trust that motto is evidenced in our involvement in `Paint Your Heart Out Chesapeake.' '' Dancing with Mickey
Near the end of the month, a team of young dancers from Chesapeake will be hoofing it up at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., moving and grooving with Mickey Mouse.
Dancer Magic, a dance team from the Copeland Mills School of the Arts under the direction of Dianne Copeland Adcock, took part in two regional competitions, ``Dance Search'' and ``On Stage America,'' held in Norfolk and Virginia Beach last spring. Because of good showings at both dance contests and a video tape sent to the Disney folks, the Chesapeake troupe was invited to strut its stuff at Disney World on Feb. 23.
Copeland Mills is an arts instruction school on Mount Pleasant Road offering classes in dance, modeling, tumbling, art, voice, music and even East Coast tae kwon do.
While in Florida, the group will attend a dance workshop to be taught by Disney choreographers, perform at the Magic Kingdom and attend a luau at the theme park.
Dance Magic has more than 30 members, ages 8 to 22. The group, which performs at local events, is taught by Lori Carawan, Rebecca Fahnly, Diana Hudson, Megan Jenkins, Lisa Stanton and Adcock.
The members of Dance Magic are Allyn Arandela, Katherine Arandela, Laura Askew, Julia Bangs, Emily Bonner, Bobbi Bosley, Sarah Brinn, Amanda Condon, Kristin Condon, Carol Crowling, Diana Crowling, Ashley Doud, Danielle Englestad, Paul Fahnley, Rebecca Fahnley, Sarah Fahnley, Alexis Grindstaff, Lauren Harris, Heather Hoffman, Nikki Holloman, Diana Hudson, Megan Jenkins, Kenny Mills, Shirley Mills, Sarah Richards, Amber Rombs, Kristen Shirkey, Tiffany Smith, Fallin Snyder, Lisa Webb and Christie Williams, Ashleigh Wright.
The group is currently lining up sponsors to help finance the expensive trip. Anyone who would like to help fund this experience for these Chesapeake dancers, can call the school at 482-2528. ILLUSTRATION: Drawing by Mark Carey
During the mid-1940s and '50s, Cushman motor scooters, like this one
restored by Rod Baines, were a popular mode of transportation.
You'll be able to see scooters, antique automobiles, show cars,
trucks, gas-powered vehicles of all kinds and displays while
enjoying food and entertainment at the second Chesapeake Hot Rod
Jamoree on April 13 at Chesapeake City Park. Anyone who would like
to volunteer time, goods or services, please call 543-5373 or
853-2679.
by CNB