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Local Celebs Hit Dance
Floor for Charity
SEVEN LOCAL NOTABLES WILL COMPETE IN
BREAKAWAY DANCING 2018 MAY 15 AT KYE’S.
THE EVENT BENEFITS THE BREAKAWAY,
A NONPROFIT RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FOR
WOMEN IN RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION.
BreakAway Dancing 2018 pairs each community
member with a professional dancing partner.
Judges include Angie and Mark Maxwell, Valerie
Canon and Kye Hoehn. Dinner will be prepared by
Stumlers Catering. Sounds Unlimited Productions
will provide the music.
The public is invited to “vote” for the dancers
via donations that can be made at
www.breakawaydancing.com.
Located at 1514 E. Spring Street in New Albany,
The BreakAway currently houses 14 women from
Southern Indiana counties. The facility opened its
doors to women who need support in their recovery
because of the vision of Lisa Long-Livingston, who
has struggled with addiction herself. Inspired by her
own foundation in recovery, and in memory of her
friend Nicole, Lisa moved forward with assistance
from many community hands, developed a plan,
located a suitable building, and created a program
to serve women in Floyd and surrounding counties.
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EXTOL : APRIL/MAY 2018
BREAKAWAY DANCING 2018 DANCERS
MELISSA SCULLY is
the finance/insurance
manager and sales
administrator
for
Kentucky Truck Sales,
Inc. in Jeffersonville.
She also assists in
overseeing operations
of her brother Michael
Gibson’s nonprofit Warrior’s Path, Inc., which
organizes events for veterans who struggle
with transitioning from military life to civilian
life using three fundamentals: nature, art and
community service. Her love for children is
displayed in her volunteer work at the local
Greater Clark County Schools, serving as PTO
President, as well as creating and volunteering
for events to help raise funds for the educators,
students and schools. When asked, she
believes her greatest accomplishments are
her children and grandchildren, Sid (27)
and Presley (21), Logan (6), Tegan (2) and
Remington (newborn). Her love for them and
their significant others, Emily and Brandon,
as well as Patrick, Grayson and Khaki’s, is
what inspires her to keep looking up. As a
lifelong member of the Southern Indiana
community, Melissa has seen firsthand the
struggle of addiction not only through the
eyes of acquaintances and friends but also her
family. Her belief in that “it takes a village” is
what makes her participation in this event so
important to her.
W. ERIC HEDRICK
graduated
from
Jeffersonville High
School in 1987. Eric
enlisted in the U.S.
Army as a military
counter intelligence
agent. As a MI agent
and Army paratrooper,
he participated in two combat situations:
Operation “Just Cause,” Panama 1989 and
Operation “Desert Storm,” Persian Gulf, 1990.
While in the military and stationed at Fort
Bragg, North Caarolina, Eric married his high
school friend, Toni. Eric and Toni will celebrate
their 28th wedding anniversary this year.
They have one child, Haylee, who will start
her senior year of high school this year. After
completing his military service in 1992, Eric
enrolled at IUS. In 1994, he took a position as
a Jeffersonville Police Officer. Eric acted as a
patrol officer, K-9 officer and a member of the
Emergency Response SWAT Team. In 2001,
he transferred to the city fire department and
was appointed the Jeffersonville Fire Chief in
2012. In 2012, Eric became a member of the
Indiana Deptartment of Homeland Security
District 9 Task Force and was appointed by
former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to lead the
team as the task force commander. Eric is the
Principal Owner of HamHed, LLC, where he
supervises the management of government and
commercial operations. HamHed currently has
contracts in 42 States and is the proud home to
over 85 employees.