Folks traveled hundreds of miles for the show, that raised in excess of $16,000. Mary was present for the event, and sat in her wheelchair through the entire show; yelling out her delight during her favorite songs. She is 76 years old, with 9 children, and when ask how many grandchildren and great-grandchildren she said, "More than I can count!"

Rhonda Vincet wrote a special song for the event titled "Dancin' Mary" and personally presented the song in her own handwriting, after the show.

It was also a live web cast. Clips of special moments will be posted on YouTube at a later date. Photos of the evening are posted at www.RhondaVincent.com.

Rhonda give her "Special thanks" to everyone for their participation! Our prayers continue to go out for Dancin' Mary, as she battles cancer.

Rhonda commented earlier saying, "I met Mary Ennis the first time she rushed to the stage, and started making eyes at my guitar player, during our show. She just wouldn't sit down. She kept dancing, smiling, winking, and was so excited listening to the music. We all started laughing.

"She would come right up to the edge of the stage, dancing by with such excitement.

"So it became an expectation at any Virginia show, to see Dancin' Mary run up to the stage during the songs she loved.

"She seemed to have a thing for guitar players. But when I called her last week, the first thing she said was, 'I LOVE your banjo player,' 'I love Mickey, and I love Hunter, I love your whole bunch, but I LOVE your banjo player.' :-) She has a very special place in her heart for Aaron McDaris.

"A couple days ago, Aaron called Mary at home. She was thrilled, and told him how much she loved him, and how handsome he is. She said, "You just can't help how good you look."

"During the Rhonda Vincent Chat last Monday, I was sharing with all the chatters, that I was trying to think of something special to do for Mary. One of our Ragers suggested I write a song. The next morning, as I was washing dishes, a song came to me, and I started singing about Dancin' Mary. I already have 2 verses and a chorus, and I hope to have it finished by August 6th, to sing at the benefit. It's a fun happy song, and it makes special mention of Aaron and his five.

"I knew I had started the song, but I still wanted to do more. I recently found these awesome Nine West red shoes. (Size 7 1/2). They are now my favorites. As I packed them for our current trip, I threw them on, took a photo, and posted on our web site, with a message that I would wear them on August 6th, and auction them off on our web site. Even before the official bidding has started, we are up to $200.

"It's all for Mary. A lady who is the perfect example of the passionate bluegrass enthusiast. And the best part, she's not afraid to show it!"

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