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A Sweet Adelines In te rnational Mi n i- Ma g a z i n efor Young Women In Ha rmony Ed u ca to r s

Bri t t a ny Gi l m o re, Lead in UN D E RAG E

UNDERAGE...A Stop On Their Way To The Top

Anthems Are Us

Carmody Gets Accolades

PLUS ...On a High NoteAssisting in the Girl Scout’sMusic Fan Badge!

contents3 Carmody Gets Accolades

5 Central Illinois Hosts Successful Festival

6 Festival Materials Request Form

7 Music Voiced for Young Women Song List

11 UNDERAGE: A Stop On Their Way To the Top

13 Girls Scouts Receive their Music Fan Badge

14 Atlantic Gulf Happenings

16 Anthems Are Us

18 Rising Star Quartet Contest Materials Request Form

19 Singing Valentines

Young Women In Harmony Program (YWIH)The Young Women In Harmony Program, sponsored by Sweet AdelinesInternational, offers to music educators a means of including the study andperformance of barbershop harmony in school music programs. The aim isto provide materials, training and performance opportunities for youngwomen and to foster appreciation for this American musical art form.

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Past Sweet Adelines International President Kathy Carmody was h o n o red at the “Women of Distinction” Reception and Gala Banquet inF e b ru a ry. Held at the mansion of the Colorado College President, theevening honored 12 finalist candidates out of the many nominated. Kathy was recognized by the Colorado Girl Scouts Councilfor her work and volunteer services throughout the community in anda round Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak are a .

Candidates for the award were expected to demonstrate a wide

G i rl Sco u t s in Co l o ra do H o n o r Wom a n o f D i s t i n ct i o n


Kathy’s credentials with SweetAdelines are noteworthy andv a r i e d , as her contributions to

the organization are many.

Currently the master director of

the Velvet Hills Chorus in

Colorado Springs, Colo., she

spent many years as director of

the Top of the World Chorus in

Anchorage, Alaska, where she

also served as junior high school

principal. A certified International

Faculty member, she teaches,

coaches, presents workshops

and motivational leadership

retreats all over the world.

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variety of business and interpersonal skillsand use a diversity of skills and talents with-in the community to serve as a role modelfor girls. Quotes from Kathy’s nominationinclude: “A motivational speaker by trade,she uses her talents to consistently inspireus to achieve, not only in our perf o rm a n c e s ,but in our lives ... Through our experienceswith her, we all feel like winners in every t h i n gwe do.”

“She actively encourages young women top a rticipate with us so that they may developthe love of music as an art form, by p romoting the Young Women in Harm o n ymovement in our local and national schools.We have had many teenage girls join Ve l v e tHills Chorus as members since Kathy cameto us, and they’ve stayed on because the joyof what we experience through Kathy continues to enrich their lives.”

“Her love for music, encouragement ofwomen and enthusiasm for life shinest h rough in everything she does for us!”

Kathy says, “My life mission is to empowerpeople with the skills, attitudes and strategies they need in order to be active intheir professional and personal lives. I serv eothers through empowering their souls,enriching their quality of life, teaching byexample, and loving unconditionally. ”

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Central Illinois RingsWith the Sounds ofYouthful HarmoniesE n rollment was limited to 250 young womenand 150 young men, after the overw h e l m i n gresponse to the festival invitation. Seventeenhigh schools participated under the enthusi-astic and able direction of clinicians Kare nG reer and Ben Ayling. Begun as the brain-child of Rich Hansen, the Illinois DistrictYoung Men in Harmony coord i n a t o r, the festival has grown annually with many repeat attendees.

Students learned four songs to perf o rm withthe assistance of the Heart of Illinois andVe rmillion Valley chorus members of SweetAdelines International. All four were p e rf o rmed in a public concert that evening.As one observer noted, “If the day was fun,the evening perf o rmance was even better!

K a ren (and the section leaders) had wornthemselves out during the day, trying to getthe girls to ‘get their noses out of the music’and to move and smile while singing. Thee ff o rt was worth it! On the evening show thegirls all perf o rmed without music, theysmiled and they moved!”

Evaluations of the day were all positive andincluded the following observations: “What aG R E AT job your clinician did! Karen Gre e rb rought her talent and gave her all for thoseyoung women! She chose good music, wasw e l l - p re p a red, and she taught good vocalp roduction as well as conveying the joy ofsinging four- p a rt harm o n y, barbershopstyle.” Judy Ferr i e r, YWIH Festival c o o rd i n a t o r, Heart of Illinois Chapter, SweetAdelines Intern a t i o n a l .

On the evening show the girlsall performed without music,they smiled and they moved!

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Festival Music Av a i l a b l eSince the aim of the Young Women in Harmony Program is to provide materials and assis-tance to music educators in introducing the barbershop style to students, Sweet AdelinesInternational will provide complimentary music for festivals involving female studentvocalists. The organization will provide up to three titles of music for any number of students.Two months before the festival or workshop, the application on page 19 must be faxed ormailed to the Education Department at the following address: Sweet Adelines Intern a t i o n a l ,P.O. Box 470168, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74147-0168 Fax # 918.665.0894.

Festival planning materials and advice are included in the YWIH Guide for Chapters availablefor download from the Sweet Adelines International Web site at www.sweetadelineintl.org.

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Song Title (Easy) Stock #

Ain’t-a That Good News • #MS0102Alexander’s Ragtime Band (Easy/Med) • C #MS0121America, the Beautiful ▲ #MS0124At the Hop ▲ #MS0131Christmas Chopstix * #MS0715Christmas is a Feeling (Easy/Med) • #MS0726Give My Regards to Broadway • C #MS1904Grandma’s Feather Bed (Easy/Med) • #MS1923Hot Diggity (Easy/Med) C #MS2224I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do) • C #MS2531It Was Almost Like a Song (Easy/Med) • #MS2547Let Tonight Be the Night * C #MS3421Loco-Motion, The (Easy/Med) • #MS3434My Guy (Easy/Med) • #MS3730Side by Side • C #MS5237Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) (Easy/Med) • #MS5246That’s What Friends Are For (Easy/Med) * #MS5634Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie * C #MS6525We Go Together (Easy/Med) #MS6581We’re the Children, The Hope of the World with Harmonize the World • #MS6521Novelty songs & tags: * #MS4010

Happy BirthdayI Love to Sing ’Em TagMickey Mouse March TagNursery RhymesRockin’ RollSleepy Time Down South Tag

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Song Title (Medium) Stock #

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) • #MS0100Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Med/Difficult) • #MS0139Ain’t We Got Fun • C #MS0123All I Have to Do Is Dream • #MS0136All My Loving ◆ #MS0135Angry (Med/Difficult) C #MS0142Another Op’nin’, Another Show ◆ C #MS0122Baby Face ▲ C #MS0425Back in Those Days Gone By C #MS0403Battle Hymn of the Republic * #MS0407Beauty and the Beast ◆ #MS0429Blue Skies • #MS0424Breaking Up is Hard to Do • #MS0419By the Beautiful Sea • C #MS0420Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Med/Difficult) • #MS0725Candle on the Water • #MS0714Carol of the Bells • #MS0721Consider Yourself * #MS0716Dream a Little Dream of Me • #MS1006Dream Is A Wish, A C # M S 1 0 1 4Ev’ry Street’s a Boulevard in Old New York • C #MS1306Greatest Love of All, The (Med/Difficult) • #MS1922Home for the Holidays, (There’s No Place Like) ◆ #MS2217Hooray for Hollywood (Med/Difficult) • #MS2223I Don’t Want to Walk Without You * #MS2533I Feel a Song Comin’ On ▲ C #MS2540I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) #MS2529If You See Johnny (Med/Difficult) ◆ #MS2550Imagine (Med/Difficult) ◆ #MS2546In My Life (Med/Difficult) ◆ #MS2545Java Jive • #MS2808Lean on Me ▲ #MS3432

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Let It Be ◆ #MS3431Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! ▲ C #MS3422Let Me Sing and I’m Happy • C #MS3427Lion Sleeps Tonight, The • #MS3419Mary, You’re a Little Bit Old-Fashioned C #MS3715Nevertheless (I’m in Love with You) • #MS4007One Voice • #MS4312One Fine Day #MS4313Orange Colored Sky (Med/Difficult) • #MS4325Over the Rainbow ◆ C #MS4314Pop, Pop, Poppin’ Popcorn #MS4611Puttin’ on the Ritz (Med/Difficult) #MS4612Rock Around the Clock * #MS4905Route Sixty-Six #MS4907Scarlet Ribbons ▲ #MS5243Secret of Christmas, The #MS5245Sentimental Journey * #MS5238Star-Spangled Banner, The * #MS5250Steppin’ Out With My Baby (Med/Difficult) • #MS5253Straighten Up and Fly Right (Med/Difficult)• C #MS5343Swing Down Chariot (Med/Difficult) * #MS5239Taking a Chance on Love (Med/Difficult) • #MS5640Ten Feet Off the Ground • C #MS5635They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me • C #MS5631We Wish You a Merry Christmas #MS6582 What a Wonderful World (Med/Difficult) • #MS6516 When I’m Sixty-Four ◆ • #MS6577When the Saints Go Marching In #MS6563White Christmas #MS6564Yesterday * #MS6810

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I Will Follow Him ◆ #MS2544 Mister Sandman * #MS3717On the Sunny Side of the Street ▲ C #MS4321Second Hand Rose C #MS5236

The Young Women in Harmony music educator’s packet is available from Sweet AdelinesInternational. It contains the Educator’s Guide, the Student Songbook and an introductoryvideo. Also available: a list of the barbershop arrangements for women and young womenpublished by Sweet Adelines; single-copy music titles from the list (80¢ ea.); additional copiesof the Student Songbooks ($10 each).

* Included in YWIH Student Songbook & Educator’s Guide #YW0001Learning tape (CD) available and includes all songs in the book.

◆ Included in YWIH Second Student Songbook #YW0014 Learning tape (CD) available and includes all songs in the book.

▲ Included in YWIH Third Student Songbook #YW0015 Learning tape (CD) available and includes all songs in the book.

• Learning Tape or CD available through International SalesC These arrangements meet the criteria for Sweet Adelines International

contest material and thus can be considered strong choices for festival or state competition.

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Written by Cindy Gilmore (UN D E RAG E M o m )

I’m here to tell you about a young quart e tthat takes this musical art form very serious-l y. Their name is UN D E RAG E, and they are !They range in age from 14 to 17-years-old,but don’t discount their abilities. These girlshave been working together diligently for thelast two-and-a-half years. They have beencoached and mentored by Martha Segura ofRA Z Z C A L S, a Sweet Adelines International top10 quartet, and a whole host of barbershoppersonalities. They have grown in theirunderstanding and delivery of the barber-shop sound and entertainment style. Yes! they even know how to do the hair and make-up. UnderAge has placed firsttwice in Region 12’s Young Women inH a rmony competitions.

Earlier this year they decided to enter the“Big Girls” world, and compete in Region1 2 ’s adult (Sweet Adelines International) competition in Sacramento, Calif. They set a

personal goal of trying to get close to top10. The girls’ draw number was 27, whichmeant they had all day to get re a d y, re l a x ,eat, and even watch a movie. Their timecame, the announcer said, “Close thedoors,” and introduced UN D E RAG E. Sincethey had no expectations, they entered thestage fairly relaxed. They knew theirmaterial, and were just happy to have thechance to go out and entert a i n .

The support of the crowd was o v e rwhelming. The girls did their personalbest and walked off the stage content.When the competition ended, they re t u rn e dto the stage with the other 28 quartets. Itwas an awesome and colorful sight. Thetime came to announce the top five medalists. A hush came over the auditoriumand the awards began. The emcee calledout fifth place – UN D E RAG E! The girls, in totalshock, bounded down the risers and

Who says that barbershop performing is only for the “mature” singer?


gleefully accepted their green medals. This is onemoment in time that will forever be burned into theirm e m o r i e s .

Members of Sweet Adelines International have been sofaithfully supportive of UN D E RAG E and have believed intheir potential. These girls have learned so much overthe past couple of years and continue to grow in theirlove of perf o rming. Sweet Adelines is a hidden goldmine for vocal performers. The education that is sof reely available is magnificent.

In July UN D E RAG E became the 2005 Rising Star Champion at IES.

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April 16, 2005 - Sacramento Valley Chorus, Region 12hosted a very successful afternoon filled with music for75 Junior Girl Scouts and 25 leaders.

How did the Girl Scouts earn the Music Fan Badge?

1. Listen to something new

2. Leam about the history of barbershop andabout lyrics of old songs

3. Watch a demonstration of the barbershopp a rts – learn the songs

4. Make up choreography for the Nursery Rhyme s o n g

5. Listen to two people talk about how singinghelps them in their jobs

6. P e rf o rm The Band Played On, NurseryR h y m e s and Sleepytime Down South Tag for all

the smiling leaders and moms in attendance

To the members of Sacramento Valleyand their director, Patty Easley:

Thank you so much for volunteeringyour time and energy to the Girl Scoutsof Ti e rra del Oro for “On a High Note” onApril 16, 2005. The girls had a fantastictime listening and learning from each ofyou! I received many comments from theadults as to how wonderful it was forthem to see their girls sing, dance andp e rf o rm with constant smiles on theirf a c e s .

It is one of my objectives to pro v i d eyoung girls with lots of diff e rent opport u-nities. Barbershop would not have beenavailable to these girls if not for yourg e n e ro s i t y.

Thank you again for a wonderful event!

S i n c e re l y,

Teri deRosierP rogram SpecialistGirl Scouts of Tierra del Oro


Sacramento Va l ley Hos ted G ir l S cou ts o f T ierra de l Oro

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Submitted by Alice LemkeC h a p t e r - a t - L a r g e ,

Region 12

The Southern Division of MENC /Florida Music Educators AssociationConvention was held in Tampa, Fla.J a n u a ry 6 - 8, 2005. A Yo u n gWomen In Harmony Booth was setup by Region 9 Young Women InH a rmony Coordinator AnnieSpence. Representatives fro mSpirit of the Gulf, Gulf to Bay andToast of Tampa Show Choruses distributed Young Women InH a rmony bro c h u res, IES folders,i n f o rmation about Youth A CappellaWorkshops held in the state ofFlorida and Atlantic Gulf Region 9Sweet Adelines chorus inform a t i o n .The booth displayed the Yo u n gWomen In Harmony free packet thatmusic educators can request sothat they may introduce barbershopstyle music in their schools.Collages of pictures from the A Cappella Workshops were displayed showing the excitementthat the students portrayed as aresult of attending a fun day ofl e a rning how to sing barbershopstyle music.

Debbie Connelly presented a classentitled “Hooked On Harmony: TheBenefits of Barbershop in Your ChoralP rogram.” D e b b i e ’s class explore dthe uses of barbershop harmony for

teaching studentsabout healthyvocal pro d u c t i o n ,accurate tuning,and proper chordb a l a n c e .

BA R B I ESH O P, the2003 Sweet Adelines I n t e rn a t i o n a lRising Star Quartet Champion, p e r-f o rmed live and was used todemonstrate the barbershop bal-ance and blend. Debbie includedsuggestions for ways to easilyincorporate barbershop into alre a d ybusy curr i c u l u m s .

Students who were already experiencing the thrill of singing barbershop style harmony stoppedby the booth to get inform a t i o nabout music and learning materialsavailable to them. We distributed


lists of songs that are pre s e n t l ya rranged for younger voices. Manystudents were interested in thel e a rning tapes and CDs available tohelp them learn their music.

This venue has proven to be a w o n d e rful introduction for musiceducators and students to meetand talk with people who haveenjoyed the benefits of singing barbershop music.

Over 200 Pinellas County studentsand music educators attended afantastic A Cappella Workshop withClinicians Denise Helbig and JimC a s e y. The afternoon culminated ina rip-roaring show, with standing Osfor all the perf o rmers. A CA P P E L L A 4and WI S E GU Y S q u a rtets guided thestudents in sectionals thro u g h o u tthe day with a loving attitude, andw e re excellent role models for the

students. The girls even form e dq u a rtets and took turns singingtags, like Mickey Mouse. Gulf ToBay Chorus and St. Petersburg ’sSuncoast Chorus of SPEBSQSAhandled correspondence, logisticsand hosting. The Youth A CappellaWorkshops have been very successful in Florida.

Annie A. SpenceSpirit Of The Gulf ChorusYWIH Coord i n a t o rRegion 9


BA R B I E S H O P

Members of the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto CouncilTake Note Choir have been seen singing theNational Anthem all over the Greater Houstona rea. Over the past year the choir has been invit-ed to sing for the opening of games of theHouston Aeros IHL (twice), Houston CometsWNBA, Houston Astros MLB, Houston Rockets

NBA, theS e p t e m b e r11 cere-m o n y a tA s t ro w o r l d ,and for theopening ofthe Sport s

Car Club of America races in College Station,Texas. The only professional sport in Houston theyhave not sung for is football, and they are holdingout hope for that one.

A special treat when the choir sang for theHouston Rockets in April was being able to singfor former President George Bush and his wife,Barbara, who were sitting courtside. The Bushesacknowledged the girls’ singing with smiles andwaves as the choir left the court .

I t ’s not just the anthem that the choir is singing.They were also invited to sing holiday carols in theTexas Capitol Rotunda in Austin, fun songs at theUrban Campout at the Houston Texans practice facility, and they have been featured inshows at Sweet Adelines International regional conventions. The choir sang at the GSSJC SeniorRecognition Event in April, where five of the choirmembers were recognized as graduating SeniorGirl Scouts. Other activities of the choir includehosting a Sunday Sing-Along in October. The girlshave taught songs to over 600 younger Scoutsthis year. Choir members attended the Region 10

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Summer Regional Meeting in Austin in June andhosted their annual “Vocal Explosion” music work-shop, which for the first time, was co-ed this year.

Take Note has become so popular, that a secondrehearsal site was added in January. Now girlshave the choice to practice in Houston orBeaumont. Girls in Houston are directed by BethWatkins, Region 10 YWIH coord i n a t o r, and assisted by members of Houston Horizon Choru s .The girls in Beaumont are directed by SheriS t r a w t h e r, director of the Spindletop SoundC h o rus, assisted by chorus members.

Take Note is an audition-only chorus made up ofGirl Scouts in grades 7-12. Auditions are held inAugust, September and January. Girls enjoy thechoir so much, that when they graduate, they continue to participate in the group. Because ofthe success of Take Note a new program forJunior Girl Scouts, called Quarter Notes, will beginin this fall.

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If your vocal group is looking for a fund-raising activity, let me suggest singingvalentines. Valentines Day is the daywhen the halls of Syosset High School,Syosset, New York, are filled with strainsof You Light Up My Life or Heart of MyHeart, and students walk around with BIGsmiles on their faces. It is a massiveundertaking, worth every moment spentin preparation, and an excellent fund raiser (we sold over 300 singingtelegrams last year!).

This plan has been refined over the lastsix years. We learned what to do and notdo along the way. The event has nowbecome a classic. Here is how we planfor this day:

First: Music is taught to the Adelettes(our female barbershop group), and tothe boys in the choral program able tosing in four parts a capella. It is essentialthat the quartets/octets going around tosing to students are excellent, in-tunesingers, because we are also advertisinga product — barbershop harmony!

The songs selected for the Adelettes areabbreviated versions of My Romance(The Eyes of Love), the Theme from IceCastles, and I Wish You Love (at leastone of these is used for the Adelettesaudition in the spring). The boys aretaught Heart of My Heart, Honey Lil’ Lizaand the tag Give Me Your Hand to Hold inMine, and I Will Give You My Heart.Individual voice part tapes are made for


SingingValentines

by Lindi Bortney, Syosset High School Vocal Music,Syosset, New York (Retired)


each student, and learning starts rightafter the Christmas vacation.

Once the music is learned, quartets areformed based on blend and personality.(Sometimes I double parts if a singerstrays a little when alone!)

Second: We need singers available to gointo classrooms during a nine period day.Each student must get permission fromhis/her classroom teacher, assuring availability for that time period. If a complete pre a rranged quartet isn’t possibleduring a certain period, other combinationsare created. Each student fills out a sheet,checking off either “yes” or “no” for eachof the nine periods. This is all doneBEFOREHAND! In the music office there isa huge poster board listing the availablequartets for each period.

Third: We inform the teachers of our plans(each singing telegram takes between 1-2minutes of class time to deliver), and askthem to check off any periods they doNOT want interrupted by singingtelegrams. There will always be someteachers, who because of class content,or class make-up, are unwilling to havetheir classes interrupted, and they doappreciate being asked.

Fourth: One week before THE day, wehave a tape played over the morningannouncements letting all know that we are “open for business.” The tapedannouncement starts with strains from one of the songs, and explains cost and

how and when to sign up. We sell singingtelegrams in the student lobby during allfour lunch periods up until February 12th(or two days before the selected day if the14th is on a weekend). This is also thetime to flood the walls with advertisementsso that there are constant visual remindersof the upcoming event.

Fifth: We assign various students to coverthe lunch periods and act as “sellers.” Wehave a tape playing to attract students tothe table. At the table there are forms thatrequest the following information: The purchaser’s name, the student who is toreceive the singing telegram, if thetelegram is to be sent with the name ofthe sender or from an anonymous admirer,if a rose should be included with thesinging telegram (we work with ourNational Music Honor Society, Tri-M, whodeliver roses on this day; a rose alone is$3, a singing telegram alone is $3, andthe combo-plan is $5), and last and MOSTimportant, a listing of at least TWO classesthat the telegram can be sent to. The purchaser needs to include the period, theclassroom number AND the teacher (incase the number is wrong!). The reason forat least two choices of delivery is that 1) the teacher may have requested nointerruptions; 2) the teacher may beabsent and the class not there; 3 ) the studentmay not be in that class for any number ofreasons. Although we officially close offsales two days before the 14th, we dotake last minute requests (as long as wehave completed all other orders.)


Sixth: When the available quartets and therequests for the singing telegrams are allg a t h e red, the master plan gets coord i n a t e d .All requests for telegrams are checked firstto see if the teacher has given permission.A master schedule is posted for each period listing the quartets and where theyare to go. It is possible for a quartet todeliver 8-9 telegrams in one period.

Girls sing to boys, boys sing to girls. Thestudents love performing. They enter ac l a s s room, surround the student, and re a l l yham it up! Each quartet reports back afterdelivering the telegram, and crosses it offthe master list so that we know it has been sent. Sometimes a class will buy atelegram for their teacher, and vice-versa.We give freebies to the custodians andnurses — the people who are most oftentaken for granted.

We also do “phone delivery.” Many facultymembers, and even some students, wantus to sing to their wife, husband, mother,etc., at work over the phone. They tell usthe best time to call, and we have quartetsavailable to do the phone requests (eventhe Superintendent called to request asong for her husband!).

Creating the master plan has gone frombeing an all-nighter for the officers to acomputerized program of sorts that canbe done in 3-4 hours (well, maybe a bitlonger). Once organized, the pieces allseem to fall together and there is a flow tothe process. One more detail: be sure tohave enough pitch pipes — one for eachtraveling quartet and a few extras just in case.

This event is a real recruiting agent for thechoral program in general, and for theAdelettes in particular. To witness an entireschool transformed into a caring community,with strains of four-part harmony comingfrom every direction makes it worth all thehard work. I hope you’ll try it — it has really become the best day of the year forthe Adelettes.

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