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Event showcases fathers, daughters
  
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By Michele Sample
Friday the 13th at Roxborough Primary and Intermediate School was a lucky night.
The second Father Daughter Dance in the gymnasium was a huge success, with more than 250 couples in attendance. One young girl was accompanied by her grandfather, who flew in from Iowa and another had her father visiting from Wyoming. The crowd danced, took horse carriage rides and the red carpet, literally, was rolled out for them.
“I felt like I was at the Oscars or the Grammies,” said Hanna Trainor, 16-year-old Thunder Ridge High School student and RatPak president.
The RatPak is a youth-based advocacy group active in planning and organizing community events.
Hanna said she heard a lot of ooh’s and ahh’s throughout the night.
The idea for the special event started with Madison Conrad’s father, Vince, who wanted to take her to the Highlands Ranch event held every year.
“He wanted to take her, but it was so expensive,” said Kelly Conrad, Vince’s wife.
Being a co-chair for BAM BAM, (Be a man, be a mentor), and their goal to become more involved with their kids, this dance was a natural fit.
“While the event does raise funds for the school, the costs are kept down because of the generosity of the vendors and donations Vince works on year around,” Kelly said.
As Vince made his way around the gymnasium and ate popcorn in the cafeteria, he overheard some of the dads talk about how excited their little girls were the night before, and couldn’t sleep.
“One girl, whose father flew in from Wyoming, looked so happy in her pretty dress, holding her daddy’s hand,” Vince said.
One of the memories he hopes his daughter will take away from the night together is not only the fun, glamour and dancing, but a life-long lesson as well.
“I really think that this is our opportunity to teach our girls how they should expect to be treated,” Vince said. “What gentleman behavior is all about.”
And he added that hopefully when his daughter, Madison does start dating, “When she’s 30,” she remembers that she deserves to be treated as a special person and has high standards in the boys she chooses.
“I was proud to show-off my own daughter, and happy that she still wants to dance with me,” Vince said.
The president of the Roxborough Parent Teacher Involvement Committee, (PTIC), Barbra Chase, said she couldn’t be more proud of their organization for fronting the costs of the event, but also making it a magical night for the girls.
“It is a great community gathering, and I have had so many people say that this was their daughter’s event of the year,” Chase said.
She complimented volunteers like the Conrads for not only coming up with this great idea, but also to the community of Roxborough for making magic happen.
DJ, carriage rides, dancing
Dads, daughters, roll out red carpet
The second Father Daughter Dance in the gymnasium was a huge success, with more than 250 couples in attendance. One young girl was accompanied by her grandfather, who flew in from Iowa and another had her father visiting from Wyoming. The crowd danced, took horse carriage rides and the red carpet, literally, was rolled out for them.
“I felt like I was at the Oscars or the Grammies,” said Hanna Trainor, 16-year-old Thunder Ridge High School student and RatPak president.
The RatPak is a youth-based advocacy group active in planning and organizing community events.
Hanna said she heard a lot of ooh’s and ahh’s throughout the night.
The idea for the special event started with Madison Conrad’s father, Vince, who wanted to take her to the Highlands Ranch event held every year.
“He wanted to take her, but it was so expensive,” said Kelly Conrad, Vince’s wife.
Being a co-chair for BAM BAM, (Be a man, be a mentor), and their goal to become more involved with their kids, this dance was a natural fit.
“While the event does raise funds for the school, the costs are kept down because of the generosity of the vendors and donations Vince works on year around,” Kelly said.
As Vince made his way around the gymnasium and ate popcorn in the cafeteria, he overheard some of the dads talk about how excited their little girls were the night before, and couldn’t sleep.
“One girl, whose father flew in from Wyoming, looked so happy in her pretty dress, holding her daddy’s hand,” Vince said.
One of the memories he hopes his daughter will take away from the night together is not only the fun, glamour and dancing, but a life-long lesson as well.
“I really think that this is our opportunity to teach our girls how they should expect to be treated,” Vince said. “What gentleman behavior is all about.”
And he added that hopefully when his daughter, Madison does start dating, “When she’s 30,” she remembers that she deserves to be treated as a special person and has high standards in the boys she chooses.
“I was proud to show-off my own daughter, and happy that she still wants to dance with me,” Vince said.
The president of the Roxborough Parent Teacher Involvement Committee, (PTIC), Barbra Chase, said she couldn’t be more proud of their organization for fronting the costs of the event, but also making it a magical night for the girls.
“It is a great community gathering, and I have had so many people say that this was their daughter’s event of the year,” Chase said.
She complimented volunteers like the Conrads for not only coming up with this great idea, but also to the community of Roxborough for making magic happen.
DJ, carriage rides, dancing
Dads, daughters, roll out red carpet
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