June 17, 2010 we raised $1,000 for justassociates.org (J.A.S.S.) through ticket sales and our raffle. Contributions came from many local vendors such as Chalet, The Northern Trust, Stelle, Gavin, The Noodle, The Big Picture, Trio, Massage Envy, Green Horizons, Niyama yoga, Great Harvest Bread Co, The Vocal Gymnasium, Shure Microphone and many more. We gave away so many wonderful items!
The AFTRA singers (American Federation of Television & Radio Artists), Greta Pope, Joe Wright and Paul Zimmerman, Stephanie Rogers, Wendy Morgan and Shana Spiegel opened with ”One Voice” an original song by Butch and Brenda Stewart . A song that expresses unity and often used to inspire labor unions to come together as one voice.
Wendy Morgan, founder, Vocalist and Voice Teacher of The Vocal Gymnasium and the show’s producer, started off the evening with a brief history of J.A.S.S. highlighting their camp for women in Haiti.
Then Ruthie Hauge, staff photojournalist for the Pioneer Press and Sun Times Media, briefly spoke about her photos, taken in Haiti immediately following the earthquake. These pictures were the backdrop for the evening’s young musicians which included: Darragh Dolan who at age 11 created a YouTube video along with her original acapella song for Haiti, Students of The Vocal Gymnasium, Elenna Sindler and Desiree Gonzalez contributed their talent. Then four local Mom rockers, Wendy Morgan, Rivka, Marjie Killeen and Stephanie Rogers took the stage and expressed their emotions through songs like “Fragile” by Sting and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”.
The evening was fully celebrated when The Covergirls, five talented violinists led by Jennifer Loew took the stage in mini-skirts and really pumped up the crowd. It was a tremendous and inspiring evening of women helping women!
The event ended with Guitarist/Vocalist Darryl Boggs and all of the evening’s entertainers on stage for a rousing rendition of Bill Withers “Lean on Me”.
Show Organizers: Wendy Morgan, Stephanie Rogers and Shana Spiegel were delighted with the outpouring of love and local support received.
We will not forget the beautiful people of Haiti who have struggled so much and continue to struggle each day -
Thanks to all!


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