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Patriotic Sing
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KAREN ANN CRANE
Monday, July 3 which is held in March. You will meet the winning authors at the Patriotic Sing. You can find the essays, in their entirety, in this program.
5 p.m.
Members of our chorus participate in various community service projects. At each rehearsal, children are encouraged to bring items to be donated to our deployed soldiers. With the support of the Blue Star Moms, our donations of batteries, socks, and other items on the soldiers’ wish lists, are delivered in “Care Packages” to deployed soldiers. At the Sing, members of our audience and chorus are encouraged to write a note of encouragement to our deployed soldiers. During the year, we also sing at Morgan Hill’s annual Veterans’ and Memorial Day ceremonies.
We are continually adding names to our “Wall of Heroes.” These names have been submitted by our chorus and community members and reflect the people who have served or are serving in our Armed Forces throughout history, from the Civil War, and including WW I, WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Iraq, and Afghanistan. At the Patriotic Sing, you will see families taking pictures of their loved one’s Star and sending it to their soldier, who may be serving overseas. Or, you may witness a Vietnam Vet standing in front of his Star holding the hand of his grandchild.
For the past three years, we have honored youth who have participated in our choir with the Jane Reed Goularte Memorial Scholarship. This Scholarship is given to youngsters who have participated in our chorus and who are interested in continuing their study of music.
We invite you to listen to our chorus during Freedom Fest’s Fourth of July events. We begin by singing at our own performance, the Patriotic Sing, held at 5 p.m. July 3, at the amphitheater. Then we’re off to sing at the Family Music Festival. On the 4th of July, thanks to Bill Jacobson Trucking, we’ll travel the Parade route singing our socks off for America. We conclude our busy 4th of July by singing at the Freedom Fest Fireworks.
We hope you enjoy this year’s performances. Here you’ll see children of various ethnicities who are the faces of our future. Those faces show respect, enthusiasm, pride, and a spirit of patriotism as we sing the songs of America and honor those who serve.
