On Saturday June 15th, 2013 “The Naperville School of Performing Arts” named the winners of the 2013 Katie Lunn “Keep the Smile Alive” Memorial Fund Scholarships. This Years winners were Caroline Whang, Ellie Schober, Alexis Hill, Maddie Gissler and Maura Dore’. Each applicant wrote an essay on how Katie had positively affected their lives and the knowledge they …
On April 7th, 2013 The Naperville School of Performing Arts (SPA) put on their annual “Spread the Smile” Katie Lunn Memorial Fund benefit event at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago. The event included Master Classes during the day taught by Derrick Agnoletti and Kevin Familara with 193 participating dancers. The master classes were followed a silent auction put …
The Keep the Smile Alive Katie Lunn Memorial Fund gave out its annual college scholarship in Katie’s hometown of Fort Dodge, IA on May 20, 2013. The scholarship is awarded to a graduating student from Fort Dodge Senior High. This scholarship is different from others because a student may not apply for it themselves. They must be nominated by a person whom …
An excellent video produced by Eric Bramlett for the Spread the Smile event that was held in Chicago on Apr 7, 2013. The Katie Lunn Memorial Fund presents “Spreading the Smile” – a video documentary sharing the story of the Memorial Fund, it’s work to “spread the smile,” and the way that has happened through the …
Come and Join us in Fort Dodge on Saturday June 8, 2013 at the Iowa Central Community College, Decker Auditorium for the Fort Dodge 2013 Spread the Smile dance workshops. This will be a day of dance with 3 phenomenal teachers, Iowa Central Dance Coach Cassidy Vermeer will be teaching 2 to 7 year olds and …
On April 4th, 2013 coach Cassidy Vermeer presented Rebecca Perryman with the 2013 Katie Lunn Memorial Fund Keep the Smile Alive scholarship during Iowa Central Dance Team’s annual “Curtain Call” production. Rebecca was a 1 year participant on the ICCC dance team and plans to attend Graceland University in the fall majoring in English Education with a Theater / Film studies and Spanish minor. Rebecca has …
Hip Hop ConXions-Chicago gives time and talent and funds to “Keep the Smile Alive”. Thanks for making our event even more special
Gamma Phi Sorority Scholarship Benefit was held April 5, 2012 in Oklahoma City, OK, the benefit was a comedy show that we know Katie would of loved. The proceeds from the event went to the Gamma Phi Katie Lunn Endowment Fund. This will procure a scholarship endowment in Katie’s name given through Gamma Phi to …
2nd Annual “Keep the Smile Alive” benefit for the Katie Lunn Memorial Fund was held on April 22, 2012. Again thanks to The School of Performing Arts, Barb and Andy Yokom , Jessie Young-Novak and all the wonderful people that make this event such a success. Here is a video that was produced by Eric Bramlett …
