Dance with Joy Studios Hosts Philanthropy Night

PORTLAND, OR- Dance with Joy Studios is a movement arts and activity center in Portland, OR with a focus on well being, community and joy. The studio offers daily dance and fitness classes for all ages and levels with a mission of "adding joyful moments to your day."

The studio's owner, Rachel Lidskog-Lim, founded the studio in order to create a positive force in people's lives through movement. One teacher at the studio, Kerry Davis, describes Rachel as "...really such a giver. She wants the studio to be a community where people feel cared for and joyful."

With this mission in mind, Dance with Joy Studios hosts a monthly Philanthropy Night dance lesson and party that raises money for local community organizations that they partner with in Portland.

"It's a really great opportunity for them to raise funds and get the word out to new people about their organization and the wonderful work that they do," said Kerry Davis.

This month, the studio's October 15 Philanthropy Night fundraiser is dedicated to raising money for the Oregon Humane Society.

In the past, Dance with Joy Studios has done philanthropy fundraising for many charity organizations. Rachel Lidskog-Lim says "Giving to the community started many years ago, before owning a studio, with community outreach performances of dancing and singing. When we opened our studio doors 5 years ago, a studio space of our own for events, our teachers and students made a list and we started doing events to help our world!"

Doctors Without Borders https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Vanatu Fundraiser Red Cross https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation
Vanatu Fundraiser Unicef https://www.unicefusa.org/help/donate
Oregon Humane Society http://www.oregonhumane.org/
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation https://www.cff.org/GetInvolved/ManyWaysToGive/Donate/
Panda Paws Rescue http://www.pandapawsrescue.org/
Meals on Wheels https://www.mowaa.org/donate
Together We Can Change the World http://twcctw.org/donate/
Leave No Paws Behind https://www.facebook.com/events/476459155859034/
Vitality Dance Collective http://www.vitalitydancecollective.com/
World Wildlife Fund http://www.worldwildlife.org/
Doernbecher's Childrens Hospital http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/about/dchf/index.cfm
Friends of Fondation de France NYCharities.org
L.I.F.E. Argentina, http://lifeargentina.org/

Upcoming Philanthropy Nights for 2016 include:
City Repair http://www.cityrepair.org/
Dance for Parkinson's Disease http://danceforparkinsons.org/

In addition to events that raise financial money donations, Dance with Joy Studios also gives regular "joy donations" going out into the community with performances of dance and music for schools, elderly care homes and charity benefits.

Care Partners Hospice www.carepartnersor.org
Edúcate Ya http://www.educateya.org/
Young Audiences of Oregon http://www.ya-or.org/

You can learn more about Dance with Joy Studios by visiting their website at www.dancewithjoystudios.com.

Image via Studio owner, Rachel Lidskog-Lim