When word got out that a house fire in Sodus took the lives of Mercedes DeGelleke and her two year old daughter on October 1st, the community was devastated. The week following, the local Zumba® instructors were busy communicating back and forth about a way to help them.
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| Zumba Instructor, Brittany Riggs |
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| Zumba Instructors, (floor) Kari Gonzalez, Brittany Riggs (standing), Stephanie Knarr, MaryAnn Novosel, JoAnn DeRoo and Deb DeRoo with the DeGelleke Family |
"I want to send a special thank you to my family for their help at the event and to the Zumba® instructors that volunteered their time to instruct and help spread the word: JoAnn & Deb DeRoo, Kari Gonzalez, Stephanie Knarr, and Mary Ann Novosel.
I was overjoyed to see so many other instructors there to support us: Jacquie Budinger (all the way from Watertown!), Heather Colletti, Tracie Henning, Danya Matthys, and Melanie Hares Pasquale. With out them, this wouldn't have been as successful".
The event also held raffles with donations from the instructors, residents, Image Junction, Lessord Chrysler, Susan's Hair Shoppe, J&G Machine and Tool, and hand made pieces from a few of Riggs' students.
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Teena DeGelleke Said,
I want to thank everyone soooo much!!!! I am overwhelmed at the generosity. A huge thanks to Brittany for all of her hard work putting this together, and to everyone that donated time, and donations. You alll made it a huge success!!! thank you!!
Posted on Wed Oct 26, 07:22:00 AM EDT