Reflection & Gratitude

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View this email in your browser Reflection & Gratitude   This March at CCYC we held our first “rehearsal” of 2021, nearly a year to the day since we paused rehearsals for what we hoped would be a short break. As the weeks turned into months we marked the end of our 27th season without a concert for the first time in our history. Although our hearts have been heavy over the last year with longing for busy rehearsals, pizza nights, concerts and even fidgety 1st graders, CCYC has so many reasons to be grateful.  We experienced many firsts over the past 12 months, some unwelcome but many more a welcome blessing to our musical souls. In October 2020, CCYC held the First-Ever Costume Singing Contest! We always knew that CCYC was a big deal but when Elton John submitted his video we were star struck!! Click here to see all of our submissions. 2020 Costume Singing Contest - Central Coast Youth Chorus Resilient as ever, our singers have been busy with their own “firsts” while we have been away. Virtual drama, guitar, writing, driving, college and even trapeze lessons, CCYC singers have been keeping themselves busy! Now more than ever we take pride in and learn from our students. They are the reason we do what we do and our reminder to keep going, sing from the heart and try new things! Speaking of trying new things, did you hear that we are planning our first Musical Movie Night at Galaxy Movie Theater on April 23rd? We are hosting a private, socially distanced viewing of Newsies! Thanks to the Levanway Family for their generous donation to sponsor this event!  Each season our Artistic Director envisions an all-encompassing theme for our season. With the lack of a true concert season we did not have a theme last year. Today, though, we are inspired to name this our season of Reflection and Gratitude. We are blessed by our singers, staff, parents and community partners and we would not be the organization we are without all of YOU! There are no words eloquent or powerful enough to express our gratitude for our community partners. Without their generous support we could not share our music and because of their partnership we are returning to in person rehearsals and planning for a full 2021/2022 concert season!   Special Thanks to our Community Partners over the last year! One of our biggest supporters, the Symonds Family Foundation, increased their giving by 25% Grocery Outlet began supporting us with a 5% donation for all CCYC sales Robert H. Janssen Youth Sports Foundation donated $5,000 to our scholarship fund The Community Foundation of SLO donated $3,250 toward operating costs Buckley Springs Storage supported us by providing a discounted storage solution for our music library Mike Smith from State Farm partnered with us to raise $600 to support ongoing operations Margie Noble Englund continued to support us with the gifts of her song, her presence and her donations! As we return to “normal” in the coming year, we will carry the lessons of 2020 with us into the future. We are stronger and more determined than ever to rise up and share our song with you!   Miss hearing CCYC? Click here to get your daily dose of joy! Audio & Video - Central Coast Youth Chorus Article written by Erin Zvada, CCYC Onsite Manager Copyright ©2021 *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved.