Rotary Stars

The 8th Annual Rotary Stars took place on Saturday November 26 at St. James Anglican Church in Dundas. The evening begin with a pre show social followed by performances by local youth and young adults. Rebecca Hammon, Stephanie Eccles and Stacey Bishop sang several songs together. Jeremy Guther sang, played piano and guitar and did an inspiring rendition of Hallelujah. Sophie Koegler and Olivia Koegler performed Beyonce and Aguilera songs. Ross Colborne played classical guitar and Andy Reid sang, I'll be Here". Daniel and Joe Allain played guitar and violin and young Jake Sims sang pieces from Billy Elliot and Les Miserables. The first half of the evening ended with Arthur Kapron captivating everyone with the piano sonato, "Tempest".

Following an intermission of cupcakes from Sweetness Bakery and cheeses from Metro the second half of the program began. Pianist Lynda Garner accompanied vocalists Alyssa Giammaria, Emily Hampson, Jessica Clement, Rachel Romanoski, Preston Vandramin and Venessa Girard (photo shown). These young adults all act and sing in a variety of professional stage performances. They, like all the other entertainers, donated their time and talents to make Rotary Stars  a successful venue to showcase youth talent and a significant fundraiser for the Rotary club's many charitable endevours.

Thank you to Bruce Eccles and George Gould for being EmCees, to Rob Reid for lining up much of the talent, to Bill Armstrong for coordinating ticket sales, to Randy Abel for coordinating the refreshments, to Wayne Massey for putting together the program and to Art Samson for the wagon of wine. There are many others who helped out, preparing the food, organizing the seating in the church, serving at the bar, taking tickets and cleaning up. Thank you. Nothing can really be done well without your help behind the scenes.