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Added 6-29-10 - Auditions All students entering 9th grade next fall through 12th grade are welcome to audition for the 2010-2011 Metropolitan Detroit Youth Chorus on Saturday, September 11, 2010. Auditions will be held at the Northeast Church of Christ. Please call Karen at 734-546-2058 to schedule an appointment. Added 12-3-09 - Robes The chorus is in need of robes to be donated. If there are any former members that have their old chorus robe and would like to donate it, please contact Nina Hyder (734-284-4940). Added 08-16-09 - Condolences We extend our sympathy to the family Natalie Young, a former member who was tragically lost in an automotive accident. Please keep the Young Family and Trenton Church of Christ in your prayers. Added 03-17-09 - Condolences Our brother, David Kirkpatrick passed away on Monday, March 16. KP served as a Board member with the chorus. His leadership and kindness to our youth and their parents will never be forgotten. We will miss him even as he goes home to his reward. Memorial Contributions may be made to "Katie's Wings," P.O. Box 458, Metamora, MI 48455. Katie's Wings is a non-profit organization founded by the Kirkpatrick family in memory of their daughter, Katie, which provides assistance to local people dealing with cancer by offering products and services through Katie's Spa in Lapeer. Please keep Niki, Sara, Kevin, Jake and Hayley-Kate in your prayers. Added 1-07-09 - Condolences MDYC wishes to express sympathy to the family of Bruce Starkey. Bruce was the father of Erica Starkey-Rossell (former member) and father-in-law halftime director Shane Rossell. Please keep Erica, her mother Joy Starkey, and their family in your prayers. Added 8-29-08 - Spaghetti Fundraiser Dinner MDYC is looking for new ways to help members raise funds for tour. They are currently considering having a Spaghetti Dinner for all family and friends of MDYC. The dinner will most likely be held at a church in the metro Detroit area on a Saturday, and dinner will be served by the current chorus members. The Board needs to know if there is enough interest in this idea, so please email Nina Hyder (msniner49er@yahoo.com) with your thoughts. Added 7-11-08 - Condolences MDYC is sad to report that Kathy Petrich, former halftime director, passed away. Added 05-20-08 - Condolences MDYC regrets to inform that Daniel and Alicia
Tarjeft, two former MDYC members of recent years, lost both their
parents Saturday evening. Dan
and Jennifer Tarjeft were killed in a motorcycle accident.
Dan was an Elder at Gateway Church of Christ, and his wife
Jennifer was one of the church secretaries.
Donations may be sent to help Daniel,
Alicia and their older brother, Earl.
Checks should be made out to Gateway Church of Christ with
“Tarjeft Family” in the memo and mailed to the church at: Tarjeft Obituary: Two more families were also deeply affected by
this accident. Aaron and
Jen Wilmoth’s motorcycle was also hit.
Both of them have had amputations performed on their left
leg. Many members will know Aaron, as he drove Gateway’s bus to every
practice and concert during the past year, as well as driving the
chorus on their 2008 Spring Tour. Aaron and Jen are also members at Gateway.
Donations to help the Wilmoth family can
be sent to: One of our current board members, Nina Hyder, and her husband, Ron, were on a third motorcycle along with the other two. Ron and Nina were physically unharmed. They are also members at Gateway. Please remember the Tarjeft family, Wilmoth family, Hyder family, and the entire Gateway family during this difficult time. Sincerely, Added 04-21-07 - MDYC Clothing Line MDYC is now offering clothing items to those who would like to show their Christian spirit. A portion of the profits will be donated to the chorus. Click here to view the order form. Added 01-23-07 - Condolences MDYC expresses sympathy to the family of Amanda Gillam. Amanda passed away on Monday, January 22 at the age of 25. She was a member at Roseville Church of Christ. Added 01-23-07 - Condolences MDYC wishes to express its condolences to the family of Ian Simpson. Ian passed away on Friday, January 19 at the age of 26. He was a member at Parkside Church of Christ. Please pray for the family of Ian. Added 07-29-06 - Condolences MDYC expresses its condolences to the family of John Bowden, one of our current members who passed away. John collapsed suddenly while playing a game of soccer. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for a donation to be made. More information will be posted here about where to make donations, or you may contact the Livonia Church of Christ for more information. Added 06-30-06 - Condolences We are sorry to report the death of former MDYC member Tricia Kogowski-Novy (Member
1992-1996). Tricia lost her battle to cancer. She is
survived by her husband, infant son, parents, and siblings. If anyone would like to contribute to a
fund to help the Novy's with their medical bills, funeral expenses,
etc., please make checks
payable to Walled Lake Church of Christ with "Novy Family"
in the memo line and mail to: Added 04-01-04 - Web site address The address for our web site has officially changed from www.mdyc.net to www.mdyc.com! Please update your bookmarks and pass the word around. Added 04-01-04 - Meijer Community Rewards As a non-profit organization, we are always looking for ways to help fund our operations without putting a large burden on the people we serve and without increasing our administrative costs. Recently, we took advantage of an opportunity to participate in a new program offered by Meijer. We are now enrolled in Meijer Community RewardsSM. Meijer Community RewardsSM allows us to raise funds to meet our organization's goals very quickly and easily. Here's how you can participate. We need you, our supporter, to join Meijer Community RewardsSM. It's free and can be done online at Meijer.com/rewards, instore by applying for a Meijer Credit Card or by mailing an application to Meijer application processing. If you already have a Meijer Credit Card, just call 1-800-962-7011 to have them add Meijer Community RewardsSM to your Meijer Credit Card account. Then, simply use your Meijer Guest CardSM, or Meijer Credit Card whenever you shop at Meijer. Use it for food, clothing, toys, house wares, jewelry, hardware, garden and more! We’ll automatically receive a percentage of your purchase totals. This program can make a wonderful difference for MDYC. Meijer Community RewardsSM has some of the highest reward percentages on over 150,000 items, as well as frequent payments. Best of all, the program automatically earns money whenever you shop, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our Meijer Rewards ID Number is 952879. If you have any questions, please contact us or visit their website at Meijer.com/rewards. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely, The M.D.Y.C. Board of Trustees |
