The TDC and SCEGA Gymnastics
families joined forces to provide new toys,
clothes and warm winter jackets for children
during the holidays. Thanks to all who
helped make is a very special Christmas for these
children.
CAMP
BEYOND SCARS
Sponsored by the Burn
Institute of the Inland Empire
Kylie and Dilyn traveled
up the mountain to Big Bear and made balloon
hats and taught hip hop to children ages
5 to 18 who were attending a winter camp for burn
survivors. Thanks to our wonderful TDC families
who provided over 100 pairs of mittens and "happy" notes for
the campers. The campers loved them!
Social Reconstruction
TDC
kids talk about the problems facing our society
today and what they can do to change things for
the better in a video titled Social Reconstruction
by Kylie Morel.
RADY
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL GROUP FACEPAINTING
TDC was invited to participate
with the grand opening celebrations for the new
Rady Children's Medical Group offices in Murrieta,
November 3, 2007. Temecula Dance Company provided
a booth with face painting, nail painting, sharing
coloring pages with the children, etc.
TDC volunteers
were Wendy Clugston, Amanda Jones, and Isabella
Gonzalez
Helping the Homeless
HELPING
THE HOMELESS
TDC families and friends hit the streets once per month
with 200 food & goodie bags, blankets and jackets. They distribute
food and clothing to assist those in need who
are currently living on the streets. We have made
many new friends of all ages and have had the
privilege to serve some very wonderful people. There
have been many heart warming experiences as we
visit with those who are in need.
On our last adventure we also gave hot chocolate
and whipped cream with the food bags. Everyone
was so happy to have a nice warm hot cocoa on a
cold night.
REVOLVE
TOUR
Many TDC gals
spent the weekend attending the The REVOLVE
Tour held at the Pond/Honda Center in Anaheim. The
REVOLVE TOUR is non-denominational Christian Conference
for young women ages 12-20. It was a fantastic
time of music, dramatizations, real life stories
and prayer. We were thrilled to be entertained by
such amazing Christian performers as Natalie Grant
who was the Dove Awards Female Vocalist of the Year,
the band Hawk Nelson, Group1 Crew who won the
Dove Award for Hip Hop Album of the year and
also Kystal Meyers. The Revolve Tour was a
blessing to all!
2009 Revolve
Tour
GIVE KIDS
THE WORLD
What a wonderful opportunity we had to
perform at this amazing place. Give Kids the World
is a 70 acre resort for children with life threatening
illnesses to experience a vacation at no cost to
their families. It was complete with their own movie
theater, carousel, water park and restaurant. One
of my favorite parts of the village was the snow
that shot out on the children as they stood outside
of Santas Village.
Our dancers were terrific and reblocked all of their
numbers right before they performed on a very tiny
stage. We also had several encores as kids
kept coming and wanting the dancers to keep performing.
Patti Wiley opened the show by speaking to the families
about how her own family were guests at the village
when Kelly was four years old and fighting a battle
with cancer. She was so encouraging to the parents
in the audience. It was a blessing for everyone.
The village has a beautiful walk way with paver
tiles that have names engraved on them. We will
be purchasing a tile to say Temecula Dance Company
so we can forever be a part of this truly magical
place. I do hope you all go on line and learn more
about this organization at www.gktw.org.
What a wonderful opportunity we had to
perform at this amazing place. Give Kids the World
is a 70 acre resort for children with life threatening
illnesses to experience a vacation at no cost to
their families. It was complete with their own movie
theater, carousel, water park and restaurant. One
of my favorite parts of the village was the snow
that shot out on the children as they stood outside
of Santas Village.