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Added 1-17-12 Condolences Leo Hindsley, a former board member of MDYC during the founding of the chorus, passed away on November 29th. We express our sympathy to his wife, Darlene, and family. Anyone wishing to express their sympathy to the family may do so here. Added 6-9-11 Prayer Request Eric Halstead, a current member, had surgery on June 15th to remove a brain tumor that spread into his jaw and surrounding facial nerves; please continue to keep Eric and his family in your prayers. Added 4-5-11 Dallas News Click here to view a video of MDYC on tour from the Dallas News. Added 3-9-11 - Thanks Thanks to the Plymouth church of Christ for use of their building to make our
recording this year. Added 11-11-10 - Condolences We are sad to report that one of our former members, Veronica (Arnett) King, lost her husband, Jeremy King on November 9, 2010. Jeremy is survived by two children, and Veronica is expecting their third in February. Those wishing to donate to a Memorial Fund to help Veronica and her children financially may contact Rochester Church of Christ. 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 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. 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. One of our 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 |
