LWRWC's Holidays on Broadway Raised Over $9,000 for HOPE and Other Local Charities
On Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, about 130 people attended the Lakewood Ranch Women’s Club’s (LWRWC) spectacular “Holidays on Broadway “Dinner Theatre Charity Fundraiser at the beautiful Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.
A fabulous silent auction with 41 tempting items and a Giving Tree contributed to the fundraising success. All proceeds will benefit the LWRWC ‘s adopted 501(c)(3) charities, HOPE Family Services, helping victims of domestic violence, SMART (Sarasota Manatee Association of Riding Therapy) dedicated to enhancing the physical, emotional, and cognitive growth of children and adults with special needs, and SOLVE Maternity Homes, helping pregnant women in need and their precious babies for over 40 years. Holidays on Broadway Charity Fundraiser truly represented the fun, friendship and community service that signifies the Lakewood Ranch Women’s Club and the wonderful LWR Community, because supporting charity and celebrating together is what great communities do! It takes a community to pull off an event of this magnitude and with the help of the Lakewood Ranch Business Community and individual sponsors and donors, Holidays on Broadway raised over $9,000 to help LWRWC's adopted charities with their most critical needs. All of the sponsors and donors are true “Holiday Angels” for helping to make wishes come true for those in need!
"HOPE's Table at Holidays On Broadway," Photography by Allyson Sokol
Attendees enjoyed favorite holiday songs performed by the very talented Belle Canto Women’s Vocal Ensemble, a gourmet dinner, and music and dancing provided by JB Baxter from More than Music. The highlight of the evening was a fabulous musical show performed by Jeffery Kin, Artist Director of the incomparable Players Centre for Performing Arts and performers, Eliza Morehouse, Kay Siebold, and Nancy Creighton, who wowed the audience with their magnificent vocal and dancing talents. Jeffery charmed us with a lovely rendition of “We Need A Little Christmas” and Eliza ‘s gorgeous voice matched the title of the song she sang- “Astonishing” from the Broadway Show, Little Women. Kay and Nancy performed a wonderful crowd-pleasing tap dance routine to “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” followed by a group sing-along finale to the ever-popular classic -“White Christmas.”
LWRWC has over 320 members and is a not-for-profit service club founded to improve the quality of life in the LWR community. To learn more about LWRWC fundraising events and the charitable organizations they support, or to join, please visit www.lwrwc.org