Triathlons, football and professional golf all take extreme physical prowess, focus, dedication and determination. Donna Andrews, Chris Metzger, Alicia Hill, John Krahnert III, Patrick Mincey, Darrel Simpkins and their dance partners understand the importance of these skills. They will take these athletic skills onto the dance floor Jan. 30, in the second annual Dancing with [...]
Dancing With the Sandhills Stars to Return
Published Nov 26, 2010 – The Pilot Once again local celebrities will take to the stage and dance to raise money for local mentoring programs in the second annual Dancing with the Sandhills Stars, to be held Jan. 30, at the Carolina Hotel. Although the event itself does not take place until January 2011, the [...]
Dancing with the Sandhills Stars – Thank You!
The Pilot – January 17, 2010 Communities In Schools and Moore Buddies organizations were the beneficiaries of a spectacular event, Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Pine Needles Resort’s conference center. Community luminaries danced themselves into the hearts of more than 400 dinner guests and volunteers combined. The event was held to help sustain the mentoring [...]
A Night of Stars: Dancers Raise Big Bucks for Mentoring Programs
The Pilot – January 13, 2010 From graceful ballroom dancing to the shag to the lindy hop, 38 of Moore County’s most prominent residents strutted their stuff Saturday night to benefit Communities in Schools and Moore Buddies. The event took place at Pine Needles Conference Center and raised $110,000 for the two mentoring organizations. The [...]
Dancing with the Sandhill Stars
by Lesley Berkshire Bradley, CIS Moore County – Posted on the CIS NC WordPress Site The inaugural Dancing with the Sandhills Stars fundraiser enthralled over 400 attendees and raised over $100,000 for Communities In Schools and Moore Buddies, the two major mentoring programs in Moore County. The event was held at the Pine Needles Resort [...]
Dancing with the Sandhills Stars Raises Over $100,000
January 12, 2010–Pinehurst, NC The inaugural Dancing with the Sandhills Stars fundraiser enthralled over 400 attendees and raised over $100,000 for Communities In Schools and Moore Buddies, the two major mentoring programs in Moore County. The event was held at the Pine Needles Resort on January 9, 2010. After months of hard work, 19 dance [...]
Last Chance to Vote for Dancers
With only a day left until the big event, 20 couples are still working hard on their dance routines for the Dancing with the Sandhills Stars benefit for Communities In Schools of Moore County and Moore Buddies, the two major student mentoring programs in Moore County. All the dancers are pushing the Sandhills community to [...]
Couples Hit Dance Floor for Children
When Susie Leader and Nelson Neil hit the dance floor Saturday, Jan. 9, for the “Dancing with the Sandhills Stars” fundraiser, they will be bringing years of experience at rocking their socks off — and they say they aren’t done yet. Leader and Neil, along with 40 other Moore County celebrities, will put on their [...]



