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Her Story, Her Song raises funds, awareness
Her Story, Her Song raised awareness and money Thursday night when the SCSU Women's Choir and Cantabile Girls' Choir filled the Bethlehem Lutheran Church with music.
According to Women's Choir conductor, Mary Jo Bot, the concert was a great success.
"Through word and song, it beautifully celebrated the rich and diverse experiences of women and girls," said Bot. "The wonderful performances by the ensembles and faculty members in combination with well-chosen readings created an extremely effective and powerful program."
Her Story, Her Song, the collaborative effort of the Women's Choir and the Cantabile Girls' Choir, was a concert designed to not only celebrate the lives of women throughout history, but to also collect donations for women who need help today.
"We raised $868 for the Central Minnesota Task Force on Battered Women," Bot said.
The Central Minnesota Task Force on Battered Women provides services and support for victims, systems intervention, systems change, as well as accountability and education for perpetrators. Last year alone, 274 women and 312 children spent time at Anna Marie's, the organization's shelter.
Her Story Her Song touched not only the lives of those involved with the Central Minnesota Task Force on Battered Women, but more directly those present in the audience.
"It was absolutely beautiful," said Marilyn Campbell, a 55-year-old Twin Cities native who was in town visiting family. "I would make the trip just to see it again next year. It was darling when the young ladies and the young women sang together, just darling."
Campbell said she would never have imagined as a child.
"The world is changing and when bad things happen, like the Sept. 11 tragedy, we need a little reminder that the world is not all bad," Campbell said. "When we can find hope in our youth and the caring and kindness they show, we can have hope for the future. These young ladies, in their caring and kindness, were bringing hope."
Kristen J. Kubisiak can be reached at: [email protected]
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