Hospice PEI’s Dancing with the Stars
Hospice PEI Dancing with the Stars fundraising event is a fun-filled night packed with music and dancing. PEI Stars are paired with local professional dancers to show us their best moves! Various genres of dance will be highlighted throughout the night with 2 awards being given out, Judge’s Choice Award and People’s Choice Award.
Judge’s Choice Award: Awarded to the dance pair who the judges decide was the best performance.
People’s Choice Award: Awarded to the dance pair who receive the most amount of “votes” from the public.
For each $1 donation you make to Hospice PEI, you receive 1 vote for your favourite dance pair.
Early Bird tickets are $70 with a $35 tax receipt – only available for a limited time. Regular priced tickets are $100 with a $45 charitable tax receipt. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served at 6:30 PM with our show beginning at 7:00 PM at the Delta Prince Edward (18 Queen St, Charlottetown). All guests will be seated at tables of 8 for the show. Alcoholic and non-alcohol drinks are available for purchase at numerous bars located in the event space.
Please notify Hospice PEI if there is a specific Star you are supporting and would like to be seated in their designated area – call (902) 368-4498 or email hpca@hospicepei.ca to notify Hospice PEI.
Votes for your favourite dance couple will be accepted now until the end of our show’s intermission – votes can be placed through Canada Helps by calling our Provincial Office at (902) 368-4498 or in person at our Dancing with the Stars show.
Meet Our 2023 Stars!
Rosemary Burke-Perry, known as Rose or Rosebud, was born and raised in Charlottetown, and recently moved to Stanhope. Rosemary has a background in various fields, including her time at Veterans Affairs Canada and her ownership of FACES COSMETICS that operated in the Charlottetown Mall for 23 years. Currently, she works part-time with the PEI College of Family Physicians.
Aside from her professional life, Rosemary is a devoted wife to Allen Perry and a proud mother to their two children, Andrew, and Sasha. Her family is her pride and joy, and she cherishes her life with them.
Rosemary has always had an interest in dance, dating back to her elementary school days when she would attend a friend’s dance class each week. Rosemary sees the charity fundraiser as a perfect chance to not only to learn something new but also make a positive impact through supporting a worthy cause.
Rosemary is grateful for the support of her new line dancing friends in Milton and her talented dance teachers, Jack and Susan Lessard who own the Ballroom Barn. She wants to give a shout-out to these individuals and express her gratitude to all the volunteers and participants who make this event a great success year after year.
Zenaida was born in Mumbai, spent most of her working life and career in Dubai for 23 years, before moving to PEI in 2019 with her husband Glenn Saldanha and their children who are in University. Zenaida & Glenn live in Indian River, Kensington, PE.
Zenaida’s career spans 3 countries – Mumbai, Dubai, and PEI. Glenn and Zenaida owned and operated the Z&G Restaurant at the Holland College in Summerside for 3 years. She went on to join Commercial Leasing at Slemon Park for 2 years. Her passion for real estate, decor, and interior design, combined with her agility and connect with people, a pursuit for quality and lifestyle, and an eye for detail and modern trend, propelled her into pursuing a career in real state here in PEI. She is part of the Century 21 Northumberland Realty Team, based out of Summerside PEI. Zenaida loves showcasing PEI to the world!
Zenaida loves travelling to new countries, and along with her husband has travelled the world – North America, Europe, Mauritius, Middle East, Singapore, Thailand & Asia, Maldives, Australia to name a few. She enjoys fashion and retail, event organizing, community networking and photography. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Summerside.
Together, with her husband Glenn, they look forward to the adventure and journey ahead!
Peter resides in Wheatley River. He is the loving husband to Jill, proud father of Stephanie and Chris and a caring grandfather to Max, Isla and Maverick. Peter is a retired human resources administrator for UNB & UNBC. He also is the former Director of Human Resources at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown. Peter is a veteran with 13 years of service, first in the regular force Canadian Army and then in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve.
While some experience a “midlife crisis” and decide to buy a fancy sports car, for Peter it resulted in him learning to play the bagpipes at the age of 50. Peter began with the Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew Pipe Band and is now a member of the College of Piping (Summerside) Pipe Band (Grade 5), heading to Scotland in summer 2023 to compete for the second time at the World Pipe Band Championships.
In 2010, after 25 years of marriage, Peter and Jillian decided that they would try a dance lesson aboard a Caribbean cruise, and they’ve been hooked on ballroom dancing ever since. Returning to PEI in 2020, they began a social dance program at the Cymbria Lions Club. Through this program he met his incredible partner Susan Lessard of the Ballroom Barn. Peter is an active volunteer with Hospice PEI since 2020 and is excited to dance the night away with Susan to fundraise for an organization that means so much to him and his family.
Dianne was born and raised in Grand Tracadie, PEI. She is the loving wife of Grant Pye and they celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary last July. Dianne was born into a large family and is the proud mom of two, Melissa and David. She has two wonderful grandsons named Kendez and Teryk.
Dianne worked at Veterans Affairs from 1979-2015 and served part-time in the Army Reserves prior to and during her service at Veterans Affairs. Dianne and Grant are retired snowbirds and have been residing in Florida for their winters since 2015. Together they own Pye Rentals.
In Dianne’s free time, she is an avid runner. She began in 2005 and has been running ever since, completing 113 full marathons and two ultra marathons. Dianne has also run various distances from 5km to 25km and has even qualified for both the New York and Boston marathons.
While continuing to be an active individual she also can be found at the Running Room working part-time since 2010, hanging around the Chip Shack, or while in Florida teaching a weekly line dance class. The class can range from 12-36 individuals depending on the morning. Dianne loves to dance and can be found on the dance floor to about every song that a band could play and is excited to get to dance to fundraise for Hospice PEI. Grant being a musician loves to watch her be in her happy place, whether it is dancing or running.
With more Stars to be announced soon!
Thank you to our Sponsors!
