On Friday November 9th, at the Murphy Community Centre, 200 Richmond Street, CUSO, one of Canada’s largest volunteer sending agencies, will launch the first edition of Dance for the World. The evening will feature everything from Reggae to Celtic to Salsa and Middle Eastern Belly Dancing. There will be performers from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East along with local celtic dancers followed by live Latin and Reggae dance lessons. The evening will wrap up with a public dnace to world music provided by DJ Forbidden, Willie Garcia. Similar Dance for the World events will also be held in
Calgary and Ottawa. All money raised will go to the CUSO Volunteer Partnership Fund which helps support the work of CUSO’s partners in the developing world – work that includes projects on HIV/AIDS, the environment and equal access to justice for all. CUSO works in nearly 20 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America. It has more than 200 volunteers in the field and has been sending professionals overseas for more than forty five years. Tickets for the event are $10.00 each – though participants who raise $100 in donations for CUSO are admitted for free. Children under 12 are admitted FREE. This will be a chance to get off the couch and dance for a good cause on a November evening. Of course, wallflowers will also be welcome! In addition to the dancing and exciting music there will be a silent auction, Fair Trade Crafts and delicious food supplied by local international food vendors including flavours from Europe, Africa and Asia.

Myra Thorkelson, recently returned CUSO volunteer and Mia Geyan, Canada World Youth participant prepare for the November 9th Dance For The World gala at Murphy Community Centre, Charlottetown.

For more information on how to form a team, donate and to register, please visit:

www.dancefortheworld.ca

Or e-mail cuso.atlantic@cuso.ca

Marian White

CUSO Atlantic Outreach
81 Prince St., Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4R3
902 892-2610
902 393-4550 Cell
1 800 676-8411 (Atlantic only)
www.cuso.org