OVER THE MOUNTAIN Journal
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Schools
Vestavia Concert Helps Perry County Schools “While there are many Students going back to ongoing projects in the school in Perry County this department of education that month will have new books to support student learning in read thanks to a fundraiser held Perry County schools, this in the Over the Mountain area. was a unique opportunity A benefit concert in and a noteworthy event,” Vestavia Hills in May raised McCorquodale said. “Our more than $7,000 for the chilteacher candidates will apply dren of Perry County. the knowledge and skills “I was simply overgained in their literacy studwhelmed,” said Gwen ies and add to their expertise McCorquodale, who heads through collaboration with the Judson College education teachers and administrators as department. “I didn’t know they plan lessons, select matewhat to expect. I thought it was rials and deliver instruction.” like a seed we’d plant, but we A concert held in Vestavia Hills raised money for to Dulin, a native of received such a great harvest.” buy books for libraries in Perry County schools.From left: Robin and Gwen McCorquodale, Michael Dulin Brookside, attended the The concert at Vestavia Alabama School of Fine Hills Baptist Church featured and Bart McCorquodale. Photos special to the Journal Arts, Birmingham-Southern Birmingham pianist Michael Dulin. The church included the conbusy bees, and we couldn’t have done College and the Julliard School in New York. He was a finalist in the cert as part of its annual Arts on the this without their help.” Carnegie Hall Piano Competition, Mountain concert series. McCorquodale said the money was awarded the silver medal in the More than 400 attended, includwill be used to purchase books for Second Annual International Audioing administrators from the Alabama local school libraries and classrooms Video Competition in New York and State Department of Education; leadand also as “take home” gifts for the has performed both solo and with ers from the Perry County School sys- children. orchestras, including a stint as keytem; Judson faculty, staff and students “Many of the children in this boardist with the Temptations. and members of the church. school system haven’t known the “Mr. Dulin’s recital was an McCorquodale said the idea began joy of owning books,” she said. “It’s extraordinarily beautiful experience earlier this spring when her Sunday important for them to appreciate for which we are ever grateful,” school class gave her $500 to use books and value the gift of reading.” said Judson President Dr. David in Perry County to support literacy The Judson education department Potts. “Judson College is exceedingly learning. Then Dulin, a member of has sponsored a number of events in grateful for him, the McCorquodales, the class, volunteered to do the conthe past several years to benefit local the Joyful Noise Sunday school class cert as a benefit. public schools, including a history and the Vestavia Hills Baptist Church “My class, the Joyful Noise conference for fourth graders and a for caring and giving to promote class, did a great job cooking, cleantechnology conference for teachers. reading among the children of Perry ing and shuttling guests that day,” The benefit concert was one more County.” ❖ McCorquodale said. “They were the way to lend a hand.
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