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Ross Net Impact and Art Enterprise Host Holiday Party

Melissa Antokal

Issue date: 12/14/09 Section: Features
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Early December is often a juggling act of trying to fit in as many calorie-packing, music-filled evenings as possible before the celebrations of the holiday and New Year really knock us on our bums. This particular holiday season there was one party not to pass up - The Holiday Party hosted by Ross Net Impact and Art Enterprise. Over 200 partygoers braved the cold to enjoy the return of the Rock'n'Roll B-School band and hit the dance floor to the tunes of DJs Vasco Bridges and Mike Gitig. The party raised over $2,000 for The Generation Project, an educational philanthropy that allows donors to become actively involved in their giving.

Attendees were able to join the fun and do some good, a gift in itself during this festive season. The event was organized by Emily Neubig, Jamie Shea, and Tina Tam, and took place at Live at PJ's on First Street in Ann Arbor. Partygoers were greeted at the door with holiday-themed temporary tattoos, which also served as tickets to the event. Participants happily adorned the tats upon several viewable and tasteful locations of their persons (fortunately for the ticket checkers). After treating themselves to a cocktail at the bar, partygoers made their way to the dance floor, where live entertainment got the party really going. Jamie Shea, from Net Impact, said, "It is a night to celebrate the holiday spirit with Net Impact along with Art Enterprise and to raise money for The Generation Project, which develops programs to benefit K-12 children from low-income families. The Rock'N'Roll B-School band, plus DJs Vasco Bridges and Mite Gitig have donated their time to the cause, making this the one party of the season not to be missed."

The RnR B-School Band began with Zach Robin's lovely acoustic rendition of Adam Sandler's Hannukah Song, but the audience participation really revved up with the band's performance of Guns n Roses' "Paradise City." Once the DJs took over, everyone was warmed up and ready to cut a rug. It must have been the festive feelings of the holiday, or the good feelings one gets from donating to a good cause . . .or perhaps, and most likely, it was a chance for a final harrah before descending back into finals mode. But in all seriousness, this party rocked. Many danced until they melted into a pool of sweat and glee and others mingled and enjoyed the fun night out. All-in-all, Net Impact and Art Enterprise were very pleased with the outcome. "The best part for me was how so many people contributed their time and talents to make it all come together - in a holiday, magical sort of way!" said Tina Tam. " I'd like to thank the band, the DJs, our many volunteers, Rebecca Silver for the beautiful flyer, and Elf Adam Bennett and Santa Jim Baran!"
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Sounds like a fun event, and for a good cause too! Congratulations on raising $2000 for The Generation Project. I whole-heartedly support this cause since I believe most problems prevalent in the society today can be solved through education. (Continued…)

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