Join the Medina County Senior and Adult Foundation at Weymouth Country Club on November 3 for Dancing with the Medina Stars. This year's spectacular event will feature performances by six local couples as well as dances from two women's dance teams. Additionally, this year's event will be emceed by last year's winners, Rebecca and Joe Byrne.
Why go? Aside from watching some stellar local movers and shakers hit the dance floor, MCSAF is raising money for the Medina County Office for Older Adults and all proceeds from the event will go towards funding its life-changing programs.
MCOOA is Medina county’s provider of services to those ages 60 and over as well as adults ages 18 and over living with a disability. MCOOA operates a center in Medina and provides senior coordination services in Brunswick. Additionally, nutrition and transportation services described in Title III of the Older Americans Act are funded through the office as well as the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging.
Tickets to attend the event are $75 and additional funds are raised by placing $10 votes per team or couple on the night of the event, or early voting will begin online in October. The team or couple with the most votes is then awarded the Peoples' Choice Award. Additionally, one team or couple will be awarded the Mirror Ball Trophy from the judges for best overall performance.
Here's a look at this year's couples and teams, plus a little bit about them:
- Terry and Debbie Blascak: Terry is a Mortgage Loan Officer at Huntington Bank and Debbie is the secretary in the Medina City Schools communications department.
- Ashley and Fred Krause: This pair is two high school sweethearts who crossed paths on an ice skating rink 15 years ago and have been together ever since. Ashley is the executive director at The Children’s Center of Medina County and Fred is the business developer at Turfscape.
- Kyle Nathnagel and Hannah Ashley: Kyle and Ashley were both born and raised in Northeast Ohio. The pair owns a coffee shop together called Human Bean Brunswick.
- Al and Maia Matyas: This is the competition's sole father-daughter pair. Al is the vice president of ambulatory operations and business development at Southwest General and Maia is a family medicine physician assistant at Southwest General.
- Roseanna and Dave Markiewicz: Roseanna and Dave have lived in Spencer for over 19 years. Dave is a cement mason and Roseanna is a nurse.
- Lauren Lynne and Colton Kemp: Lauren works at Community Fund Ohio and Colin works as an electrical engineer for Stanley Black & Decker.
- Salsa Chicks Dance Team (Margarita Basch, Sara Golias, and Catherine Wahl): Margarita is an operations analyst in the banking industry, Zumba fitness instructor and travel agent; Sara has been a teacher of Jazzercise and Zumba for over 25 years; and Catherine is the marketing and communications manager at ID Images, certified realtor and Zumba instructor.
- Team Dirty Feet (Kimberly Corrigan, Christie Green, Brandy Hughes and Sasha Vilimonovic): These Northeast Ohio ladies also come from varying backgrounds and are excited to hit the dance floor for a good cause.
Learn more about the event, how you can support or how to purchase tickets by visiting MCOOA.org.
