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.
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.
| - Founder: Dorothy Stephenson |
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