Winona, MN – HBC CEO Gary Evans is lacing up his dancing shoes for charity. He will be performing in the 4th Annual Dancing With Winona Stars 2012 charity event and silent auction on Saturday, August 11. Evans will be dancing on behalf of Winona Health.
“Refurbishment of the facilities used and replacement of the equipment necessary to administer cancer treatments at Winona Health is the project I have selected as my charity,” said Evans. “Equipment and renovation will cost $30,000, the bulk of which will be used to purchase specialty chairs used in delivery of the treatments.”
Dancing with Winona Stars was a started by Gotta Dance studio owner Kim Moss as a way for her dance students to give back and be involved in the community. Last year’s event had over 1200 people attend.
“This year 100 percent of the donations go to the directed charities and are tax deductible,” said Melanie Messmann, one of the event coordinators. Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit Gotta Dance’s competition team dancers, helping fund competitions and convention trips.
Tickets to the event are available at HBC and Midtown Foods. Votes are $1 each and can be cast for Gary Evans and Winona Health at HBC’s 58 Johnson Street location. While donations to any charity are always welcome, they must be processed though the Dancing with Winona Stars event to be counted as votes for this event.
Hiawatha Broadband Communications Inc. (HBC) is a southeastern Minnesota telecommunications service provider. The company delivers voice, video and data applications to a customer base that numbers more than 12,000.
HBC’s roots are in a non-profit project begun in 1993, called Luminet. Luminet connected Winona education, healthcare and government institutions to extend the reach of teaching and learning. In 1997, the success of Luminet led to the formation of Hiawatha Broadband Communications, Inc. Today, HBC operates in 16 markets with 40 percent of its stock owned by non-profit entities.
For additional information, or to schedule an interview about this topic, please contact Gary Evans at gevans@hbci.com or Melanie Messmann at mmessmann@hbci.com.
