We cooked up a bowlful of fun this afternoon as we danced and ate and laughed through the chilly afternoon. My heart is warmed by the way a few caring families came together and said, "Hey, let's do this!" From there, a few more people jumped aboard and then a few more and before we knew it, we had about 300 people frolicking with their families and raising $3100 for the What If? Foundation at the same time.

As a community, we did zumba, belly dance, and family yoga, and we rocked out to folk tunes and blues. Smiles and smiles.

I hope to be able to figure out how to upload the video I took of our talented performers singing, "Little by Little, We Will Arrive," for it's 3rd premiere after performances in British Columbia and San Francisco.

We also appreciated the words of Y member Martine (I'm sorry I didn't get your last name!), a local high school teacher who is originally from Haiti. She shared stories about what life has been like for her family these past few weeks.


Many thanks to our sponsors, the Drs. Ed and Stacy LeQuire of Inner Strength/Chiropractic first, the Rochester International Dance Studio, and Zumba/dance teachers Emily Watkins and Heather Christy. So many community members supported the event with donations; see previous posts for details.

For pictures, check out the blissbelly blog.