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My heart is breaking for my friend, Jo De Goldi.
Jo is the Principal of Showbiz Express Circus and Dance, which has been operating for more than 21 years. During that time, Jo has given her heart and soul to the many talented students and wonderful parents that have been a part of the "Showbiz Family".
Jo never started her own dance school to become rich - she has too big a heart to ever be a great business woman!!! She was often dipping into her personal account to help with bits and pieces for Showbiz.
After a wildly exciting 2015 where so many of us cheered her on when she appeared on The Voice, things came crashing down in February, 2016, when Jo was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite initially being told her cancer was "minor" and "low grade" it was found this was not the case and Jo underwent a double mastectomy. During this turbulent time, her main worry - after her wonderful husband Rob, and beautiful kids Madi, Taylor and Joey - was Showbiz Express. She didn't want to let her students and their families down, and she did everything in her power to ensure it was "business as usual" at Showbiz. Jo's recovery was far from straight forward, and she was unable to work or teach for an extended period of time. There were many extra expenses to be covered, and Jo had no money coming in to cover them. Since then, it has been a constant financial battle. Anyone who has ever experienced financial difficulties knows how difficult it is to climb out of that hole. The current economic climate is not good, and trying to pay all the current Showbiz expenses whilst paying off debts incurred whilst she was recovering has finally proven too much for her to manage.
Currently, she is unable to access the studio for classes until the rent in arrears is paid. Of course, if she can't hold classes, there is no money coming in to pay this debt. I can no longer stand seeing her under this amount of stress as she worries about her students missing classes.
For anyone who has ever been a part of Showbiz Express, for anyone who knows Jo, or even if you just want to help an awesome woman who deserves better get back on her feet, please consider making a donation to help. Any amount will be very much appreciated. Please share this as well - the more people who see it, the better chance we have of seeing that awesome smile back on Jo's face!
Jo is the Principal of Showbiz Express Circus and Dance, which has been operating for more than 21 years. During that time, Jo has given her heart and soul to the many talented students and wonderful parents that have been a part of the "Showbiz Family".
Jo never started her own dance school to become rich - she has too big a heart to ever be a great business woman!!! She was often dipping into her personal account to help with bits and pieces for Showbiz.
After a wildly exciting 2015 where so many of us cheered her on when she appeared on The Voice, things came crashing down in February, 2016, when Jo was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite initially being told her cancer was "minor" and "low grade" it was found this was not the case and Jo underwent a double mastectomy. During this turbulent time, her main worry - after her wonderful husband Rob, and beautiful kids Madi, Taylor and Joey - was Showbiz Express. She didn't want to let her students and their families down, and she did everything in her power to ensure it was "business as usual" at Showbiz. Jo's recovery was far from straight forward, and she was unable to work or teach for an extended period of time. There were many extra expenses to be covered, and Jo had no money coming in to cover them. Since then, it has been a constant financial battle. Anyone who has ever experienced financial difficulties knows how difficult it is to climb out of that hole. The current economic climate is not good, and trying to pay all the current Showbiz expenses whilst paying off debts incurred whilst she was recovering has finally proven too much for her to manage.
Currently, she is unable to access the studio for classes until the rent in arrears is paid. Of course, if she can't hold classes, there is no money coming in to pay this debt. I can no longer stand seeing her under this amount of stress as she worries about her students missing classes.
For anyone who has ever been a part of Showbiz Express, for anyone who knows Jo, or even if you just want to help an awesome woman who deserves better get back on her feet, please consider making a donation to help. Any amount will be very much appreciated. Please share this as well - the more people who see it, the better chance we have of seeing that awesome smile back on Jo's face!
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Kerri Underwood
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Wongawallan, QLD