Date: June 22, 2025 Location: Allan Brooks Nature Centre
News Release
For Immediate Release
November 28, 2017
Dancing with the Vernon Stars Call for Dancers for 2018 Event
We fulfill peoples’ dreams of being a “star” on this special night of enchantment!
November 28, 2017 (Vernon, BC) – Have you always wanted to dance AND support a local charity? The North Okanagan Hospice Society’s signature annual event, Dancing with the Vernon Stars, is looking for dancers for its 2018 event!
Each dance couple will receive complimentary dance lessons between March and September from professional dance coaches plus they will be part of the DWTVS Launch Party and have the opportunity to showcase their choreography in front of hundreds of people at the Gala.
Leading up to the big show on Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Vernon Lodge and Conference Centre, each dance couple is tasked with raising $5,000 for the North Okanagan Hospice Society!
To watch our launch party facebook video from 2017, click here: https://www.facebook.com/DWTVS…
For more information, please contact Gina Watson by sending an email to [email protected].
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About North Okanagan Hospice Society
North Okanagan Hospice Society believes in quality of life. We support people with a palliative diagnosis, their loved ones and the bereaved. When medical intervention can no longer add days to life, we strive to add more life to each day.
- We operate Hospice House, a 12-bed palliative care facility in Vernon.
- We provide pain and symptom management admissions to palliative patients for one or two weeks.
- We offer a community grief and bereavement program to anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one.
- Programs and services are offered to residents of the North Okanagan.