{"id":616,"date":"2010-11-08T16:50:40","date_gmt":"2010-11-08T16:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?616"},"modified":"2010-11-08T16:50:40","modified_gmt":"2010-11-08T16:50:40","slug":"jive-dancing-event-generates-cash-for-brave-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/jive-dancing-event-generates-cash-for-brave-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Jive dancing event generates cash for brave soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Help for Heroes is to be one of the charities benefitting from the money raised at a dancing event in the south of England.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Portsmouth News, Waterlooville Community Centre in the city collected over &pound;600 to send to the charity, which helps injured troops, as well as the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Shephard, owner of Team LeRoc, which hosted the jive dance session, told the newspaper: &quot;It was fantastic to see the support we received from local modern jive dancers. 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