Dancing with the Stars Austin 2008 was (again) a big hit!

Whew! The event was Sunday night at the Hilton Austin and, as everyone there can attest, it was a huge success. A night filled with laughter and sparkle and dance... all in an effort to raise money for an extremely worthy cause. I'm sure I'll be posting more about it when I get a chance, but until then, you can check out what a few others are saying about it:

• Arts and Entertainment editor, Michael Barnes, wrote about the evening on his Out and About blog
  
• News reporter, Heidi Zhou, has a few snippets on News8Austin (here and here) that aired before the event on Sunday
• MyFox Austin posted a sneak peek of Chief Acevedo practicing his dance moves
  

I want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone that helped and supported this event again this year. The Center for Child Protection is providing an amazing (and much-needed) service and I'm very grateful for everyone that has shown their support. And on a more personal level, thank you to all of the Austin celebrity dancers for stepping outside your comfort zone, not just for that evening, but for the investment of time in preparation for the event.

And thank you to all of the professional partners to our celebrities. Your time and your contributions were an essential element to the success of the evening!

As far as I'm concerned, everyone was a winner on Sunday night. Thank you!!!!