Lori Dempsey from Castle Rock decided that she would do what she could to help those involved in the Waldo Canyon Fire earlier this summer. So she put on her dancing shoes…….and called some friends. Her friends happened to be Zumba instructors and all three ladies put on a 2 hour fundraising salsa session! There was no cost for the class but participants were asked to bring in donations for the victims of the fire.
“Seeing that devastation on television and with us having connections down there, I really felt they are part of our community,” Dempsey said. “We felt a responsibility to do what we can to try and help them.”
By the time the message was sent through the community 75 women showed up to help and participate in some steamy latin grooving.
Zumba is an aerobic dance excercise that teaches different dance steps such as merengue, reggaetone and salsa. It creates a party like atmosphere that the class dances away to. The whole time burning a pile of calories.
At the end of the fundriasing activity Dempsey was very satisfied with the turnout from Douglas County.
“It’s easy to be part of a community when things are going well,” Dempsey said. “But the ties are tested when the chips are down. You really see your true colors.”
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