Beholdance Accomplishments and History...

• 2006 Beholdance concept formed
  
• 2007 Founded in July
• 2007 Named Junior Board in July (seven members including the founder)
• 2007 Launched K9 Krunchies & Feline Munchies Program
• 2007 Launched Gone Nuts for Wildlife Rehab
  
• 2007 Launched Beholdance Birthday Bash
  
• 2007 Kannapolis Chapter adopted the Kannapolis Parkway through Adopt-a-Highway (4 year, 4 times a year clean up commitment)
• 2007 Second Beholdance Chapter formed in Asheboro, NC in October
• 2007 Asheboro Chapter adopted our second highway through Adopt-a-Highway
  
• 2007 First Holiday float, titled "Gift of a Healthy Planet", created to educate youth on the environment.
  
• 2007 Kannapolis Beholdance youth participated in Crop Walk and raised  $175 dollars
• 2007 Beholdance Youth organized and hosted environmental and earth educational activities at KidsZone for ‘Boo at the Zoo’ (NC Zoo – two day event)
• 2008 Beholdance sponsored a child’s surgery through the Smile Train with funds collected from recycling aluminum
• 2008 Beholdance Kannapolis Chapter hosted environmental and earth educational games at Carolina Raptor Center Family Fall Festival
• 2008 Asheboro Beholdance youth held a Talent Show for Habitat and raised $450 dollars
• 2007-2008 Presidential Group Volunteer Service Award – Kannapolis Chapter: Silver
• 2007-2008 Presidential Individual Volunteer Service Awards – 4 Bronze, 1 Silver, 1 Gold
• 2008 Launched Berry Blast for Wildlife Rehab
  
• 2008 Beholdance youth organized and hosted environmental and earth educational games children’s area for Earth Day at the Park with City of Concord
• 2008 Beholdance participated in Earth Day at the Kannapolis Farmers Market and at Earth Day at the NC Zoo
• 2008 Beholdance youth from all chapters organized and hosted environmental and earth educational activities at KidsZone for ‘Boo at the Zoo’ (NC Zoo – two day event)
• 2008-2009 Beholdance receives the "Jane Goodall Certificate of Recognition"
• 2009 Beholdance sponsored 3 surgeries through the Smile Train with funds collected from recycling aluminum
• 2009 Beholdance joined the Storm Drain Marking Program with City of Concord
• 2009 Beholdance Outreach Service Awards Created to open awards and participation to all youth globally
  
• 2008 Third Beholdance Chapter formed in Winston Salem, NC in October
• 2009 Beholdance Horizon Award Created
• 2008 Winston Beholdance youth created a Unity Garden at their school
• 2008 Kannapolis Beholdance youth participated in Crop Walk and raised  $310 dollars
• 2009 Beholdance Tops 2,000 volunteer / community service hours (July 2007 - May 2009)
  
• 2009 Asheboro Beholodance youth held a dance to raise money for Habitat and raised $110 dollars
• 2009 Organized and Hosted Environmental and Earth Educational Activities at KidsZone for ‘Boo at the Zoo’ (NC Zoo – two day event)
• 2009 Beholdance Kannapolis Chapter tops 10,000 pet meals packaged for CMOW
  
• 2009 Kannapolis Beholdance youth joined hands with Umbono to help with the care of their preschool children in Africa by collecting funds for vitamins to support a health program for 165 children in need.  1700 vitamins collected to-date.
• 2009 Beholdance joins Dakota's "Ramona’s Closet" initative
  
• 2009 Created a holiday float for the local parades to educate youth on the environment.  The float theme was “SEAsons Greetings” and used post-consumer items to create a bright colorful coral reef.  It won 2nd in the Civic Division in both parades for a prize totaling $400
• 2008-2009 Presidential Group Volunteer Service Awards – Winston Salem Chapter: Bronze; Asheboro Chapter – Bronze; Kannapolis Chapter: Gold
• 2008-2009 Presidential Individual Volunteer Service Awards – 2 Bronze, 1 Silver
• 2008-2009 Beholdance Outreach Service Awards – 5 Bronze, 1 Silver
• 2009 Dakota purposed a Beholdance Conservation Ambassador Program that is scheduled to launch July 2010 if not before.  It will promote the Beholdance 3 C’s: Conservation, Character and Community service.)