2016 Military Salute Concert

Our Annual Military Salute Concert is a really neat event. We hope you will plan to join us.

Each choir performs patriotic/inspirational musical selections, we feature several talented student soloists and small groups, the combined choirs perform a really cool multimedia presentation with the songs from each branch of the armed forces, we close with a multimedia presentation of God Bless the U.S.A. Additionally, we have a Wall of Honor, decorated with history-rich remembrances of family members from generations past and present who have served that we enjoy after the concert with complimentary coffee, tea, and desserts. All of this is a big "thank you" to our men and women in the armed forces and teaches our students to respect and appreciate those who serve. It is one of our favorite events each year.

The concert will be at 7:30 PM at First Presbyterian Church, San Angelo. We expect the concert to run about 60-70 minutes with complimentary coffee, tea, and dessert to follow.

Tickets

Students are being sent home with tickets today. They are receiving a very small number (2 red and 1 white) to ensure that we don't oversell the sanctuary at First Presbyterian. We only have room for about 400 guests. The red tickets are $5 General Admission tickets. The white is an invitation to an active duty/reserve/veteran service member to attend for free. That ticket is not valid on its own - it's just to help us have a headcount. For them to gain free admission, we ask that they come in their uniform and/or show their military ID. This is ONLY for people in the services. Family members, young children, etc., will still need to purchase a normal, red ticket.

This first round of ticket sales will be due on or before Wednesday, Nov. 2 (same day as our catalog fundraiser). We need all money and/or unsold tickets returned in the same envelope they received. Once those are returned, we will be able to distribute more tickets on Thursday.

These tickets serve as a way for students to raise money for their trips and future choir expenses. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to a veteran's charity yet to be determined. The only way students will receive fundraising credit is by selling tickets in advance. Any tickets sold at the door will go into the general fund.

Submit Names of Deployed Family Members

One of our traditions at this concert is that we honor those family members currently deployed. We read their names aloud and place a yellow carnation on the stage in their honor and in the prayer that they come home safely. We need these names by Tuesday, Nov. 1. Have your student bring their information to class or submit a name here.

Signup for Wall of Honor Space

Another tradition is our Wall of Honor. We decorate a hallway with posters, uniforms, pictures, helmets, and other memorabilia of everyone's family members who are or have served in the military. We've had stuff from the Civil War, World War I, etc. It is really neat and a special way to honor the memory of those who have given so much for our peace, security, and freedom.

This year, we plan to decorate the hallway of the reception area where we will gather to enjoy desserts, coffee, and tea after the concert. The space is limited and we want to make sure that we leave a spot for your items. Please visit the following link to signup for a space: http://signup.com/go/FHqxYu

Help Needed!

We need help with several areas of this event. We're using SignUp.com. There are opportunities to donate items for the reception, to supervise kids during the concert, to help decorate, etc.

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/27hUK7

2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.

3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.