The idea for Cloggers Take Charge came when I read an article in the Oct/Nov
2007 issue of the DoubleToe Times. The article was about two brave little girls.
One named Lauren Bachmann and the other, Megan Little. At that time, Lauren
was a member of the Country Step Cloggers in Ohio and had just been
diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma cancer in the fibula of her left leg. Clogging
instructor Steve Smith and the Country Step Cloggers hosted a benefit barn
dance for Lauren on June 28, 2007. Afterward, Lauren underwent
chemotherapy and successful surgery for the tumor.
Nine-year-old Megan Little, a member of the Drema’s Hint’n It Hard Stompers
of Kentucky, was battling leukemia. A benefit was held at Morehead State
University in Morehead, Kentucky for young Megan. In attendance were
cloggers from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina. Jeff
Driggs from West Virginia and Steve Smith from Kentucky were hosts for the
evening with special guests performers “All That!”, who came from Myrtle
Beach, S.C. to hold a special performance for Megan. All proceeds from the
event went to help pay for Megan’s medical expenses.
As said in a letter in the DoubleToe Times article, “When you belong to a
clogging group; you don’t just belong to a group…. you become part of a much
bigger family.” When I read the articles about these two little girls, I became
inspired and thought "Wouldn’t it be neat if there was a group of cloggers
devoted to raising money to help other cloggers during life’s hardships?" That’
s when I came up with the idea for Cloggers Take Charge, an organization that
is devoted to helping their brothers and sisters in clogging, as well as others,
when life’s road becomes unexpectedly bumpy.
2007 issue of the DoubleToe Times. The article was about two brave little girls.
One named Lauren Bachmann and the other, Megan Little. At that time, Lauren
was a member of the Country Step Cloggers in Ohio and had just been
diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma cancer in the fibula of her left leg. Clogging
instructor Steve Smith and the Country Step Cloggers hosted a benefit barn
dance for Lauren on June 28, 2007. Afterward, Lauren underwent
chemotherapy and successful surgery for the tumor.
Nine-year-old Megan Little, a member of the Drema’s Hint’n It Hard Stompers
of Kentucky, was battling leukemia. A benefit was held at Morehead State
University in Morehead, Kentucky for young Megan. In attendance were
cloggers from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina. Jeff
Driggs from West Virginia and Steve Smith from Kentucky were hosts for the
evening with special guests performers “All That!”, who came from Myrtle
Beach, S.C. to hold a special performance for Megan. All proceeds from the
event went to help pay for Megan’s medical expenses.
As said in a letter in the DoubleToe Times article, “When you belong to a
clogging group; you don’t just belong to a group…. you become part of a much
bigger family.” When I read the articles about these two little girls, I became
inspired and thought "Wouldn’t it be neat if there was a group of cloggers
devoted to raising money to help other cloggers during life’s hardships?" That’
s when I came up with the idea for Cloggers Take Charge, an organization that
is devoted to helping their brothers and sisters in clogging, as well as others,
when life’s road becomes unexpectedly bumpy.
| - Founder: Dorothy Stephenson |
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