On Sunday, October 2nd, we had our first performance on the season at Oaks Amusement Park, as part of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's annual Walk to Cure Diabetes. With only 2 rehearsals to prepare for the show, our singers worked incredibly hard and we were able to debut two new songs (Perfect by Pink and Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time). In addition to these, we sang Waka Waka by Shakira, our Sunday, Bloody Sunday/Airplanes mash-up, and Owl City's Fireflies. The kids did a fantastic job, and our music was amplified throughout the park for the 5,000+ attendees to hear-- our biggest audience ever!

After the show, everyone received ride bracelets and our singers had the opportunity to hang out and have fun together at Oaks Park! Several of our singers also participated in the walk to help raise money for diabetes research. It was a great experience for us, and I'm proud that we got to be a part of such an important and worthwhile event!

Today we had the chance to host a Shine information table at TaborSpace's annual Tabor Fest. In addition to gaining a few new fans, our singers learned blueberry growing techniques at the "Ask a Master Gardener" table, heard a beautiful Irish folk song courtesy of the Portland Folk Music Society, and made some creepy-crawly new friends at a table sponsored by OSU.

The singers who were there had a lot of fun, and it was great for passersby to hear about the chorus directly from them. Our kids did a great job representing the group, and I'm really proud of them!