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The Sixteenth Annual
WOMEN ON THEIR TOES
Spring Luncheon Event

"Dance Comes Alive"

honoring
Outstanding Volunteers of Austin
Non-Profit Organizations

Guest Emcees: KVUE's Tyler Sieswerda and Terri Gruca

featured speaker .....

Cynthia Gregory

Ms. Gregory, the only American ballerina so highly esteemed by Rudolf Nureyev that he called her “America’s prima ballerina assoluta,” has performed in hundreds of ballets, principally with American Ballet Theatre, and had over a dozen works created specifically for her. Her Odette-Odile defined for generations those roles in Swan Lake. Her outstanding achievements throughout a brilliant and extensive dance career have garnered her numerous prestigious awards. In 1991, she became Chairman of the Board of the non-profit organization Career Transition for Dancers at a time when she herself was transitioning from on-stage to next stage. Now as Chair Emerita, Ms. Gregory remains deeply committed to the invaluable work of assisting dancers facing imminent career change by providing career counseling, scholarships, and other vital services.
Continuing to share her artistry and extensive repertoire with dance companies and audiences worldwide, Ms. Gregory stages classical ballets as well as coaches and conducts master classes. She brings dance to life in other avenues as well. Her books, *Ballet is the Best Exercise* and *Cynthia Gregory Dances Swan Lake*, are both well-regarded and widely distributed. Her pen-and-ink and watercolor drawings, inspired by her own best-loved dance roles, have been shown in galleries and commercially via posters and CD covers. For more details, see her biography on the web.

Ms. Gregory, the only American ballerina so highly esteemed by Rudolf Nureyev that he called her “America’s prima ballerina assoluta,” has performed in hundreds of ballets, principally with American Ballet Theatre, and had over a dozen works created specifically for her. Her Odette-Odile defined for generations those roles in Swan Lake. Her outstanding achievements throughout a brilliant and extensive dance career have garnered her numerous prestigious awards.

In 1991, she became Chairman of the Board of the non-profit organization Career Transition for Dancers at a time when she herself was transitioning from on-stage to next stage. Now as Chair Emerita, Ms. Gregory remains deeply committed to the invaluable work of assisting dancers facing imminent career change by providing career counseling, scholarships, and other vital services.

Continuing to share her artistry and extensive repertoire with dance companies and audiences worldwide, Ms. Gregory stages classical ballets as well as coaches and conducts master classes. She brings dance to life in other avenues as well. Her books, Ballet is the Best Exercise and Cynthia Gregory Dances Swan Lake, are both well-regarded and widely distributed. Her pen-and-ink and watercolor drawings, inspired by her own best-loved dance roles, have been shown in galleries and commercially via posters and CD covers. For more details, see her biography on the web.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Renaissance Austin Hotel

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Tickets are $85 per person

To inquire about the event, email the Guild
or telephone 476-9151 Ext. 200
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2010 Honorary Committee

Chairperson	...	Becky Beaver
Members	...	Daniel Byrne
	...	Olga Campos
	...	Jo Anne Christian
	...	Ava Late
	...	Emily Moreland
	...	Jeanne Parker
	...	Forrest Preece
	...	Harriett Smith
	...	Jare Smith
	...	Venus Strawn
	...	Rose Betty Williams

2010 Women on Their Toes Committee

Ballet Austin Guild President	...	Leslie Cox
Event Co-Chairs	...	Beth Brand, Janet Harris, Louise Hein
Advertising Sales	...	Lorelei McDevitt
Community Liaison, Sponsorships	...	Kathy Taylor
Database, Registration	...	Dinah Arce
Facilities	...	Beth Brand
Honorees	...	Janet Harris
Publicity	...	Ann Burns, Betty Oltorf
Raffle	...	Louise Hein
Reservations, Treasurer	...	Christine Wotkyns
Website, Mailings	...	Rose Epps
Sales	...	Grania Patterson, Sandra Smith
Committee Members	...	Elsie Abrams, Martin Broad, Virginia Burciaga, Jennifer Canaday, Carolyn Copeland, Julie Douglass, Cindy Fegley, Lorrie Garcia, Becky Herrington, Katherine Johnson, Marshall Jones, Norma Juneau, Roxann Lagow, Nancy Lunsford, Jody Kelly, Jennene Mashburn, Glenda Patterson, Gail Romney, Ann Russell, Kim Smith, Gail Zorne

WOMEN ON THEIR TOES
Sponsorship Benefits

TABLE SPONSORSHIPS

If you are interested in becoming a Sponsor, please see the Reply Form.

Platinum Sponsor $5,000

Private reception and photo opportunity with Cynthia Gregory
Prominent seating and lunch for 10 guests (to include one drink ticket per guest)
Valet parking for 10 guests
Individual/Corporate name announced during the event presentation by the Master of Ceremonies
Individual/Corporate name in multi-media presentation during the event
Individual/Corporate name in printed invitation (3,000), program (600), and event sponsor signage
Recognition on the Ballet Austin Guild website: www.balletaustinguild.org
Recognition in Ballet Austin Guild’s newsletter, En Pointe
Voucher for one Orchestra section single ticket to a performance of Ballet Austin’s Coppélia for each guest (approximate value: $800)
Voucher for one 4-Class punch card for each guest; good for dance and fitness classes at Ballet Austin’s Butler Community School. Does not include Course Offerings or Pilates Studio classes (approximate value: $600)

Gold Sponsor $3,000

Preferred seating and lunch for 10 guests (to include one drink ticket per guest)
Valet parking for 10 guests
Individual/Corporate name in multi-media presentation during the event
Individual/Corporate name in printed invitation (3,000), program (600), and event sponsor signage
Recognition on the Ballet Austin Guild website: www.balletaustinguild.org
Recognition in Ballet Austin Guild’s newsletter, En Pointe
Voucher for one Mezzanine-level section single ticket to a performance of Ballet Austin’s Coppélia for each guest (approximate value: $500)
Voucher for one free dance or fitness class for each guest at Ballet Austin’s Butler Community School. Does not include Course Offerings or Pilates Studio classes (approximate value: $170)

Silver Sponsor $2,000

Priority seating and lunch for 10 guests
Valet parking for 10 guests
Individual/Corporate name in multi-media presentation during the event
Individual/Corporate name in printed invitation (3,000), program (600), and event sponsor signage
Recognition on the Ballet Austin Guild website: www.balletaustinguild.org
Recognition in Ballet Austin Guild’s newsletter, En Pointe
Voucher for one Mezzanine-level section single ticket to a performance of Ballet Austin’s Coppélia for each guest (approximate value: $500)

Bronze Sponsor $1,000

Seating and lunch for 10 guests
Individual/Corporate name in printed invitation (3,000), program (600), and event sponsor signage
Recognition on the Ballet Austin Guild website: www.balletaustinguild.org
Recognition in Ballet Austin Guild’s newsletter, En Pointe

Printing Sponsor

Carollo Engineers

Gift Bag Sponsor

Neiman Marcus

Platinum Sponsor $5000

Pinnergy, Ltd./Kathy & Randy Taylor

Gold Sponsors $3000

American Bank of Texas, N.A
Bank of America

Silver Sponsors $2000

Louise Nash Crowley & Jennene Mashburn
Leslie Cox & Louise Hein
Heritage Title Company
Moreland Properties

Bronze Sponsors $1000

Assistance League® of Austin
Virginia Burciaga and Katherine Johnson
Capital Area Food Bank of Texas
Chicago Title Insurance Company and Benchmark Bank
Clinical Pathology Laboratories Inc.
Barbara Cox/The James Alan Cox Foundation for Student Photographers
Leslie Cox & Duane Sanford
Julie Douglass & Janet Harris
Ann Downing & Maureen Greenwood
Cindy Fegley & Betty Kuhl
Friends of the Ballet
Becky Herrington & Judy Morris
Louise J. Hein & Norma Juneau
Hester Capital Management
Hospice Austin
Ladies at the Lake
Meals on Wheels and More
New Milestones Foundation
Sara & Dick Rathgeber
Renaissance Austin Hotel
St. David's Foundation
Schurig Jetel Beckett Tackett/Fritz Byrne Head & Harrison
Seton Medical Center Austin
Jare Smith and Lorrie & Carlos Garcia
Travis & Sherri West
Rose Betty Williams and Friends
Mr. & Mrs. Sam A. Wilson
The Smile Never Fades & Friends
Women's Symphony League of Austin

WOTT Donors

Austin-American Statesman
Bob Doherty/Ginny's Printing
Dustin Meyer Photography
Rose Krohn Epps Photography
Teressa Linke
Kemp Smith
Kim Smith
Renaissance Austin Hotel
Westbank Flower Market

Raffle Packages

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1. Romancing in Austin…includes accommodations at the Renaissance Austin Hotel for a romantic, in-town getaway for two with tickets for Ballet Austin’s Coppelia, limousine transportation to the performance, plus flowers, chocolates, champagne, and romantic dinner for two. Other in-town treats included in this package are UT/Wyoming tickets on the 45-yard line, Lake Austin Spa Resort treatments, season tickets for Ballet Austin’s 2010/2011 season, and a weekend stay at “Strickland Arms B&B”. Round of golf for Two and one night stay at Barton Creek Resort & Spa along with other wonderful surprises!

2. New York, New York, that Fashion Town includes roundtrip airfare for two, two nights at the Marriott’s “Courtyard New York Manhattan at Fifth Avenue” Hotel. Two Met Associate memberships, so the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters etc. are yours for the seeing. Shop ‘til you drop” with wholesale privileges at “Franchi and Badgley Mischka” designer handbag showroom. Gift certificates for shows, restaurants and beauty treatments and Lake Travis Fitness, two personal training sessions, as well as a Julian Gold Gift Certificate to get you ready for a fun-filled trip of a life-time to the Big Apple!

3. The Paso Robles Wine Country Fling will send you and a guest to this fertile, coastal wine region mid-way between LA and San Francisco. Enjoy sampling wine from the area’s 40+ diverse wine grape varieties. Explore picturesque Paso Robles and nearby San Simeon and Morro Bay. Includes airfare for two, four nights at the lovely 3-bedroom, 1920’s craftsman-style “Olive Gate.” Also included is Tour & Tasting for Six @ JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery, restaurant gift certificates, beauty treatments ,as well as Dr. Robert Jordan D.D.S. Custom Whitening Treatments and more!

4. Fredericksburg and Hill Country Retreat is a special long weekend get-away including 3 nights/4 days in a fabulous 3-bedroom, 2-bath Hill Country home. Also included are four (4) one-hour golf lessons with golf pro Sam Copeland, six admission tickets to the National Museum of the Pacific War. Gift certificate for Roxann’s Specialty Boutique to help you get ready for your great weekend. Also to come are vineyard tours and tastings, restaurant gift certificates, playhouse tickets as well as beauty treatments!

5. Sunny Cabo San Lucas features roundtrip airfare for two and a one-week stay on the Sea of Cortez in beautiful Cabo San Lucas, Mexico at the Westin Club Regina Resort and Spa (on Condé Nast Traveler’s Gold List). This one-bedroom, one-and-a-half bath accommodation can sleep four. Beach accessories and beauty treatments are also part of this incredible package as well as an acupuncture and exam session with Dr.Tenesha Weine of Austin’s Infinity Wellness Center.

Many, Many Thanks to our Raffle Donors so far:

Ballet Austin, Ballet Austin Guild, Elsie Abrams, Ace Tailors, Justin & Deborah Baldwin,
Bandaras Restaurant , Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Blanton Museum of Art University of Texas,
Blu Cafe, The Butler Community School, Café Josie,
Cameron Equestrian Center, Carolyn & Sam Copeland,
Leslie Cox & Duane Sanford, Cindy Cox@Kenneth’s Beauty Salon,
Sharon & Kevin Daroca, Fast Frame, Franchi Accessories, Frank, Gumbo's
Hearst Castle & National Geographic Theatre,
Louise Hein, Jamila Salon & Spa, Jenelle@Kenneth’s Beauty Salon, Jordan Family Dentistry,
Julian Gold, Hyde Park Bar & Grill, Hudson’s On The Bend,
Lake Travis Fitness, Becky Layne@Kenneth’s Beauty Salon,
Darren Lazenby @ Pearl Salon~Skin Salon, Lina's Cocoa Couture, Janet Harris & Spencer Ledlow,
Roxann Lagow, King Florist, Norma Juneau, Margaret & Bob Kelly,
Lake Austin Spa Resort, National Museum of the Pacific War,Johnny & Brenda Nicholas,
One Trick Pony Designs, P.F. Chang's, Perla's, Renaissance Austin Hotel,
Roxann’s Specialty Boutique, Samuel-Rey Salon, Duane Sanford, Art Wrangler, Sienna,
Barbara & James Strickland, Kathy & Randy Taylor, Ticket City,
Uchi Restaurant, Dr. Tenesha Weine, The Woodhouse Day Spa

2010 Honorees

	Bill Bastas, founder and President of The Smile Never Fades, has taken devastating loss and channeled it into raising money and awareness for breast cancer and its cure. Bill’s own beloved wife lost her life to breast cancer in 2006. Putting his talents as a photographer to use, he has completed three books filled with essays written by survivors and photos taken by him. All proceeds are donated to breast cancer research and to organizations helping cancer victims, including Komen Austin and the Breast Cancer Research Center. He has played a crucial role in bringing about awareness regarding early detection and assistance with breast cancer. He is friend, advocate, and inspiring example to all who know him and whose lives he touches.

	B.J. Gerstner is a very special, giving person, who volunteers with Hospice Austin, serving those in our community who are the most vulnerable: the terminally ill, older adults, people living with HIV and AIDS, and children as well as their families. She compassionately and tirelessly gives her time, offering each individual she serves dignity, kindness, and support. She is also 2010 Volunteer Chair of the St. David’s Foundation’s Health Angels. Besides her impact on the people she serves directly, BJ also has a tremendous impact on other Hospice Austin volunteers as well as staff. Her example and attitude help others reach within themselves to find the strength and compassion they need to reach out to the neediest patients and their families.

	Martha Hoflich, primarily a “behind-the-scenes” volunteer at Austin’s Capital Area Food Bank of Texas, has transformed the tracking and recording of information and hours for the Food Bank’s 13,500 volunteers. She has also attracted a strong team of engaged and skilled volunteers, and now oversees the entirely volunteer-run tracking team. In addition, she volunteers at Food Bank events such as Reggae Fest, Scouting for Food, CROP Hunger Walk, and the Austin Empty Bowl Project. She also volunteers with El Buen Samaritano, a partner agency of the Food Bank. Martha is a committed volunteer and amazing role model, who leads by example and motivates others to get involved. She was recently honored with a Travis County R.S.V.P. Spirit of Service Award.

	Patty Huffines has proven to be one of the Long Center for the Performing Arts’ most valued and celebrated volunteers since joining the initial Board of Trustees in 2004. She played an integral role on the fundraising team that raised over $87 million to build the Long Center. She has served the Long Center in numerous other capacities as well, including Chair of the Annual Giving Campaign and also Chair of the trustees’ Development Committee for the inaugural year in 2008-2009 and again in 2009-2010. Notably, she also stepped in at a key transition time to serve as Interim Director of Development, a full-time job she took on entirely on a volunteer basis, and performed with marked dedication and excellence. Patty has an extensive history of volunteerism in our community going back over more than 20 years.

	Dina Mavridis, who joined Impact Austin in 2004 as a 20-something-year-old, is a dynamite volunteer: 3-year board member, grant review committee leader, and leader since 2007 of the Girls Giving Grants (G3) program for young women in grades 8- 12. Impact Austin is an all-volunteer, grant-making organization. Membership requirements are to be female and to donate $1000 annually. Past grant recipients from 2008 and 2009 include Ballet East Dance Company, GENaustin, Captial IDEA, Youth Launch, People’s Community Clinic, Breakthrough, Ecology Action, Goodwill Industries, Safe Place, and Southwest Key Programs. Dina also contributes time and financial support to Mobile Loaves & Fishes and Emancipet, volunteers for Junior Achievement, and gives to the Capital Area Food Bank.

	Nancy Mueller came to the volunteer program of Seton Medical Center Austin almost ten years ago after retiring just one month earlier. The SMCA Volunteers are a service and fundraising organization that Nancy has now served in a wide variety of key leadership positions. As President, she helped implement a new Customer Service Volunteer program, awarded $15,000 in scholarships to Seton employees, opened a new Gift Shop, staffed a new Information Desk, and recruited 141 new volunteers. She has volunteered over 10,600 hours single-handedly at Seton and has given generously of her time and talents to many other community non-profits. An interesting distinction she possesses is being the first female elder, first congregational secretary, and the first congregational president of Austin’s St. Martins Evangelical Lutheran Church.

	As a long-standing volunteer, Sandy Perkins has played an integral role in numerous Austin area organizations. New Milestones Foundation nominated her for recognition as an outstanding volunteer for her work on behalf of NMF as well as the many other organizations she has served over the past 30 years. New Milestones Foundation is the fundraising arm for the Austin Travis County Integral Care (ATCIC) and works to build community awareness and reduce stigma about mental health issues in our community. Sandy has served on the Champions Event Committee every year for the past five years, and her efforts made a major impact on the successfulness of the Building Productive Lives Luncheon and New Milestone’s Capital Campaign to refurbish two Crisis Respite facilities.

	Chas Studor is a true volunteer extraordinaire, volunteering full-time since 2008 on behalf of the Austin Children’s Shelter. Under his supervision, the $12.9 million Capital Campaign project to build a new campus on the site of the former airport was successfully completed. Last year, in addition to chairing the Board of Directors, Chas oversaw all aspects of building on the new 13 acre campus, including five cottages for children to live, an education building to attend school, plus several other buildings. He was responsible for every aspect of the budget and construction of the entire campus. Chas has served on many local non-profit boards of directors, including the Salvation Army, Austin Children’s Shelter, St. Martin’s Lutheran Church Pre-School, and Austin Helps Honduras. Chas recently founded a company aimed at expanding the market for fair trade coffees.

	Sonia Wilson could easily be, and has been, nominated as an outstanding volunteer for any number of organizations. The Women’s Symphony League of Austin nominated her in recognition of this as well as her dedicated, long-standing commitment to WSL for almost 50 years. She is an ambassador extraordinaire for the Austin Symphony Orchestra and the arts. She has served extensively in leadership positions on local, state, and national levels, and has been recognized as a top ASO fundraiser the past several years. She has been instrumental in helping raise over ten million dollars for the symphony. This accomplished woman also has the distinction of being the first female to serve on various boards and councils, including first chairwoman of UT Austin’s College of Natural Sciences Foundation Advisory Council and first female president of the Austin Community Foundation Board of Governors.

	Rufus Woody has been a volunteer with Meals on Wheels and More for over 25 years. As a member of our nation’s armed forces, Rufus served in the military for 31 years, and was awarded two Silver Stars, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and 11 Air Medals. Next came a career in public service working for the Department of Public Safety until retiring to dedicate himself fully to volunteering with Meals on Wheels and More. He has consistently logged the most volunteer hours annually and was selected to deliver the Millionth Meal in 2009, the first time this mark had been reached in a single year’s time. He is an exemplary person in every respect and unparalleled volunteer. Rufus is active in St. Albans Episcopal’s Community of Hope ministry, visiting and encouraging people who are ill, and he also volunteers for El Buen Samaritano.