Our guest speaker on Friday, December 15th was Kari Hovde from the Backstage Foundation. Kari is a realtor in the Puyallup area who started Backstage Foundation in order to be a role model for kids. The goal in establishing Backstage Foundation was to provide dance education experiences to our youth who may not otherwise have the opportunity due to financial hardships. Backstage Foundation was started in 2021 with the goal of raising $25,000 but ended up raising over $140,000. Her work has expanded to working with high school dance coaches working professionally with these groups to help students learn their talent. She has expanded the Foundations reach to Southern California and Las Vegas, NV.