USO-Style Dinner Dance Fundraiser - Colorado Springs

Friday, October 15, 2010

Cocktail Reception at the Pioneers Museum - 6:00 p.m.
Dinner Dance at the City Auditorium - 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Join us for a World War II era canteen dinner dance on Friday, October 15, 2010. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served at the Museum, 215 S. Tejon St, starting at 6:00 p.m., to unveil the accompanying WWII exhibit,
Don't Fence Me In: German POWs at Camp Carson.
The dinner dance will then begin at 7:00 p.m. at the City Auditorium, 221 E. Kiowa St. World War II dress is encouraged!

Tickets to the USO Dinner Dance will be available at the Museum Store. Pricing and more information is available on the CSPM website, www.cspm.org. or by calling the Museum at 385-5631. Proceeds benefit the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum.

Enjoy the big band sounds of the World War II days and fabulous USO-style entertainment, while partaking of the "donut bar" and other canteen-style chow and a cash bar. Winners of the "In Their Honor" Air Show art, essay and video documentary contests will be announced, competitors being local School District 11 students.

Dance attendees will be given an opportunity to participate in modern-day American Red Cross project. A "donation station" will be setup at the dance to collect much-needed items for "comfort kits" that will be sent to our service men and women serving in Afghanistan (much like what the American Red Cross did during WWII). A list of items to bring is on our website, www.cspm.org. All items will be sent to American Red Cross worker
Susanne Harlandt, who is currently serving our troops in Afghanistan. (A link to Susanne's blog and photo of her can also be found on the CSPM website.)

Another "donation station" that will be available at the dance is the
The Home Front Cares, a local non-profit organization dedicated to assisting military families with emergency financial needs. Funds will be collected to help local soldiers' families here at home. A link to THFC website for more information about their organizations is posted on the CSPM website, www.cspm.org.