Day 69

Many students love to sing, but few in their lifetimes will fulfill a dream of recording a CD of their voices. In October 2017, a talented group of 10 South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind chorus members had the opportunity to record a CD of Christmas songs at a professional recording studio in downtown Greenville. Working with music instructors Cecilia England and Carrie Page, and Fine Arts Coordinator Josh Padgett, the students had practiced for weeks to make sure that they were ready.

After an 8-hour recording session, a CD of 6 Christmas songs was completed and named: Once Upon a Dream: A Holiday Medley. More than 3,000 copies of the CD were made and were ready for distribution. Students expressed their joy in being able to sing together in a studio. One student, Devin, said: “The sound of all of our voices blending together was extremely beautiful.” The Once Upon a Dream project was made possible by a generous grant of $10,000 from the Rea Charitable Trust.

The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind Foundation loves to be able to give our students unique opportunities like this one.  But we can only do so with the support of our donors, like you.  Thank you for continuing to support the SCSDB Foundation so that we can provide our students with once in a life time experiences.  The Foundation has a limited number of CDs left.  For every donation of at least $5 given on www.scsdbfoundation.org/donate (please select Other from the drop down menu and type CD into the description), we will be happy to mail you a Once Upon a Dream:  A Holiday Medley CD.

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