Dance For A Cause

There are not enough days in a week to talk about every fundraiser for every worthwhile cause but ones involving young people always tend to have a greater impact on me. So today I’m going to talk about Caiti Brown, a senior at Toms River High School North. Of course in April of her senior year she should be thinking about the prom, graduation and college but she has some bigger issues to deal with as she has Osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer. Over the past few years she has undergone four major surgeries…to repair and replace her damaged femur, knee and some of her tibia. She also had a lobe removed from her left lung and some disease from her right lung. Caiti is currently at the Envita Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona where she is being treated for the cancer but while she may be away she is certainly on the minds of others.

The Toms River North Dance Team will host their first annual “Dance for a Cause” on Friday night in the school auditorium to benefit Caiti and The Make A Wish Foundation. Performing will be by the dance team as well as dancers from Lillian Dean Dance Studio, Dance Connection, Denise Danielle Dance Studio and there will be special performances by North staff members and others. The performances will be about three minutes each and it’s an informal recital with the goal to help raise money for a person and/or organization.

“Dance for a Cause” will be this Friday from 7-9pm in the High School North Auditorium and tickets are just $5 each and can be purchased at the door. It would be nice to see a great turnout from the school and community to show their support for Caiti and her family. She may be in Arizona but those back here clearly have her in her heart and in this case feet.