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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2006-11-29, Page 12Page 12 November 29, 2006 • The Huron Expositor Olbt f abric Gentler Tirnes Flannel $7.99m '42eg. $15.98rr, ,dozy Quilt Kit P0.99 reg $81.98 32.1 Elie Street, Stratford, Ontario 511-2.13- 5T13 i -SGS -44i - o49q Linda Resnais Design Consultant Bob Smyth Design Consultant Wast Coagt k i t c h e n` s. And Much More •, Kitchens • CustomVanities • Entertainment Units • Home Offices Visit Our Showroom! 50 West St. Goderieh 519-440-0352. 1-866-440-0352 Goderich & District Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award 2006 Email: westcoastkit@cabletv.on.ca THANK YOU EVERYONE for your support at the polls Nov 13. 1 will work to the best of my ability for central Huron over the next 4 years. liteleg.rlraloraorc News Staffs organist fundraising with CDs and performances Jeff Heuchert Amy yingerhoeds is hoping to spread some holiday cheer this December, and raise some money for a good cause and her church while doing it. Vingerhoeds, who resides south of Staffa, will be performing in four concerts next month along with Ilderton-area group Ron McRae and Friends. They will be performing a number of classic Christmas songs at Hibbert United Church, where Vmgerhoeds has been a member for the past 12 years and is the organ- ist, on Dec. 10. Half of the proceeds will be donat- ed to the Canadian Cancer Society for brain cancer research, while the other half will be donated . to Hibbert United Church. Vingerhoeds and McRae met last winter after he purchased a copy of a Vingerhoed's CD, which she recorded last year over three hours at Deep Waters Music in Mitchell. The album, entitled My Prelude to Christmas, features 15 Christmas 'songs played on the piano that Vmgerhoeds describes as "just calm, peaceful background music." And while she says the experience was a lot of fun and she enjoyed giv- ing copies to friends and family, her • main goal was to raise whatever she could by selling the CDs and donate the proceeds to If you are unemployed or on EI Attend A FREE WORKSHOP Call today to learn about your options 519-524-2515 519-482-1700 519-235-0471 519-527-0305 519-357-4995 Goderich Clinton Exeter Seaforth Wingham TN* propel Is funded to purl by M Oorenwwre of Canada. her church. "With these small churches you have to get creative with your fundrais- ing. It's a strug- gle to keep them going," she says. Over the holi- days last year, Vingerhoeds says she sold around 30-40 copies of her CD, raising around $600. "It's extreme- ly low budget, but every little bit helps. It's just a fun thing Cover of Amy Vingerhoed's CD, entitled, My Prelude to Christmas, which can be purchased at Hibbert United Church, where she will be performing a number of Christmas songs alongside Ron McRae and Friends Dec. 10. to do, more than anything. And, it made my mom happy - all of those piano lessons were justified," says Vingerhoeds, who adds that the money she donated was not for any specific project at the church, but rather just went into the church's general funds. The recording process provided Vingerhoeds the opportunity to stray from playing straight from a sheet of music, which she joyfully does each Sunday. "I like creating my own arrange- ments. It was a lot of fun to put my own spin on the music," she says. Six songs featured on her CD have her own arrangements, including Silent Night, 0 Come Emmanuel and 0 Holy Night. Having just recently finished an enjoyable recording process, Vingerhoeds says she was excited when she was asked by McRae to record another Christmas CD with McRae and Friends. The CD, entitled Friends Like These, features 20 Christmas songs, with a "folky twist to them," she explains. McRae and Friends includes near- ly 20 musicians, most on vocals and some on instruments. It was while practising the CD the idea came up to play some concerts as a fundraiser towards brain can- cer research in addition to fundrais- ing for Hibbert United Church, since McRae lost ,a brother-in-law to the disease, says Vingerhoeds. As for the upcoming performances, although she's played the piano to a full church many times before, Vingerhoeds says nerves might play a factor since this will be the first time she's performed with all eyes on her. "I'll probably be a little nervous. I want people to like the music as much as I do," she says. Tickets for the concert at Hibbert United Church are $10 for adults and $5 for children and can be pur- chased at the Christian Resource Centre in Mitchell or by calling Vingerhoeds at 519-229-8810.' Both Vmgerhoeds and the McRae and Friends Cds will also be avail- able for purchase at the concert.