	{"id":75748,"date":"2021-05-20T04:56:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T18:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=75748"},"modified":"2022-02-27T11:01:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T00:01:13","slug":"raising-funds-and-having-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/raising-funds-and-having-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising funds and having fun!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DANCERS at Z Fit Studios are using their talents to help raise money for children during this year\u2019s Dance For Sick Kids Campaign, an initiative of Ronald McDonald House Charities Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The weeklong challenge falls during National Families Week and Z Fit Studios CEO Dave Chauhan said joining the charitable cause was an easy choice for him and the team as it was close to their heart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDance is the core of what we do and anything that\u2019s related to human welfare is something that motivates us,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s so close to who we are and what we do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we believe is that our values and our responsibility towards a society that we live in, they are essential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be running classes and some special workshops during this period which will be free for everyone to join and all we\u2019ll be asking is they donate whatever they want towards the campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keen feet can hit the dance floor or swing from the ceiling at one of the company\u2019s three studio locations in Golden Square, or those with two left feet can instead choose to sponsor dancers like 15-year-old Academy of Dance student Maddi Capuano.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will be dancing for an hour a day every day for a week,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very passionate about [the campaign] because a few of my friends, their relatives have been sick, so I think being able to support that with my talent is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spaces in workshops to suit all ages can be booked at <strong>zfitstudios.com.au\/workshops <\/strong>and donations can be made directly to <strong>danceforsickkids.com\/fundraisers\/zfitstudioscommunity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DANCERS at Z Fit Studios are using their talents to help raise money for children during this year\u2019s Dance For Sick Kids Campaign, an initiative of Ronald McDonald House Charities Australia. 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