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Dancers cut a rug, for fun and a cause

Annual fundraiser draws enthusiastic crowd to Chattahoochee Country Club

The Rev. Bill Coates welcomes guests Saturday night to the second annual Dancing for a Cause at Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville. Ten Gainesville native celebrity dancers competed against one another along with their professional counterparts in order to raise money for the Gainesville-Hall County Alliance for Literacy, Center Point, Rape Response and Teen Pregnancy Prevention. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0830DANCE 0001 — The Rev. Bill Coates welcomes guests Saturday night to the second annual Dancing for a Cause at Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville. Ten Gainesville native celebrity dancers competed against one another along with their professional counterparts in order to raise money for the Gainesville-Hall County Alliance for Literacy, Center Point, Rape Response and Teen Pregnancy Prevention. - photo by Erin O. Smith

HAILEY VAN PARYS

news@gainesvilletimes.com

Updated: Aug 30, 2015, 2:33 AM

Published: Aug 30, 2015, 2:24 AM

Ten local celebrities partnered with professional dancers and competed in the Dancing for a Cause fundraiser Saturday night at the Chattahoochee Country Club. While guests enjoyed the dinner buffet and performances, local celebrities and their dancing partners were kicking back in the green room, cracking jokes and snacking before and after their performances. “I’m definitely the worst dancer here,” hairstylist Kent Tench said before he performed.

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Gainesville’s Ukrainian refugees fearful of future under Trump administration

Ukrainian war refugees gather at Open Heaven Church Wednesday, March 13, 2025, to discuss their current plight in the U.S. and the possibility of their Temporary Protected Status being removed. - photo by Scott Rogers

03152025 UKRAINE 6.jpg — Ukrainian war refugees gather at Open Heaven Church Wednesday, March 13, 2025, to discuss their current plight in the U.S. and the possibility of their Temporary Protected Status being removed. - photo by Scott Rogers

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Published: Apr 7, 2025, 2:27 PM

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