Join us for our most popular event of the year!
Full Circle’s 10th Annual Live Your Dash Luncheon brings attention to a seemingly insignificant mark – the dash. That dash signifies something important — your time here on Earth. During the luncheon, we share stories and celebrate people who are fully living their dash and turning life’s challenges into something meaningful. We celebrate those who have been moved by their mission or desire to make a difference. We honor resiliency, hope, and growth.
All event proceeds will help fund our grief support groups and educational programs. Our goal is to raise $75,000 to ensure our ongoing support groups continue to be offered free of charge to those grieving in our community.
10th Annual Live Your Dash Luncheon
Thursday, April 25, 2024
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Richmond, VA 23226
$80 per ticket or $150 for two tickets
Emcee: Jasmine Turner, NBC 12
Music: Cindy Jennings, Healing Harp
Dona Rodgers, Mother of Morgan
Co-Founder, Board Chairwoman, and President of Morgan’s Message, a nonprofit that aims to eliminate mental health stigma, especially for student-athletes.
Dona Rodgers grew up in Connecticut and graduated from James Madison University where she was a member of the gymnastics team before early retirement due to injury. She had the privilege of raising three children, Austin, Aberle, and Morgan, before managing The Retreat at Eastwood, an event venue in Warrenton, Virginia. She currently resides in Warrenton, Virginia with her husband, Kurt.
Sara Fender, The Caring Closet
Brandon Lovee, LOVEE TEAHC, LLC
Taylor Scott, RVA Community Fridges
Paige Wilson, Naborforce
Jenny Bittmann, in memory of Alan Bittmann
The Caring Closet, in honor of Caring Closet volunteers
The Carpenter Family, in memory of Logan Gray Carpenter
Paula Clift-Nissley, in memory of Bryan Clift
The Comiso Frank Family, in memory of Gerry Backlund
The Cowart Team
Friends of Mary Hummer, in memory of Charles Lykins, Denny Walker, and Gabe Henderson
The Jones Family, in honor of our family and friends
The Kastelberg Family, in memory of Bill Kastelberg
LB Educational Services, in memory of Mark and Elaine Baker
The Lucy Family, in honor of Anna Glisson and Vernon Lucy
Emily and Chris Orfan, in memory of Stuart Ainsworth and Truman Orfan
The Owen Family, in memory of Tessa Jewell Owen
Friends and Family of Nikhil and Beena Parekh, in memory of Smt. Lilavati J. Parekh
Faisal and Traci Qureshi
Salomon & Ludwin, LLC, in memory of Jim and Barbara Harper
James Strum, in honor of Sherwood Strum
The Venable Family, in memory of Peggy Venable
The Wheless Family Stewardship Fund, in memory of Olivia Knighton
Bonnie Williams-Harris, in memory of Scott Harris and Debra Williams
Bar West
Jenni Boyd
Bookbinders
Clover, Clementine, & Ashby
Fred Astaire Richmond
Holiday Barn Pet Resort
The Jefferson Hotel
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Lustre by Adolf
The Queen’s Library
River City Roll
RVA on Wheels
Total Wine & More
Triangle Rock Club
Tweed
Wegmans
Are you or your business interested in becoming an event sponsor?
Follow our link below to learn more about our sponsorship opportunities for Live Your Dash 2024!
Take a listen to our 20 minute radio interview with Kat Simons (Sports 910, 106.5 The Beat, Mix 98.1, XL102, Q94, WRVA & BigCountry98.5) about Full Circle and our Live Your Dash event below!
The Meaning of “Live Your Dash”
The Dash Poem (by Linda Ellis)
I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on the tombstone
From the beginning…to the end
He noted that first came the date of birth
And spoke the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years
For that dash represents all the time
That they spent alive on earth.
And now only those who loved them
Know what that little line is worth
For it matters not, how much we own,
The cars… the house… the cash.
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.
So, think about this long and hard.
Are there things you’d like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
That can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough
To consider what’s true and real
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect
And more often wear a smile,
Remembering this special dash
Might only last a little while
So, when your eulogy is being read
With your life’s actions to rehash…
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent YOUR dash?