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SAS Show Choir Performances
to Raise Money for The Healing Place
CARY, N.C. (Feb 9, 2008) – Ride along on a musical journey filled with high-energy singing and dancing as VocalMotion, the SAS show choir, presents their 16th annual show, Life Is A Highway. This year’s performance will be presented March 13-16 in the Building V auditorium at SAS. Audience members of all ages will enjoy a variety of pop, country, and classic rock ‘n roll hits from artists such as Bon Jovi, Styx, Rascal Flatts, Elvis, and The Contours. They will also take a tour of Broadway with tunes from shows such as A Chorus Line, The Wiz, and Dreamgirls. And no one will be able to resist tapping along to their favorite ABBA songs set to stunning choreography as the show choir presents a medley from the hit musical Mamma Mia!
In addition to the performances at SAS, VocalMotion will take its show on tour throughout the spring to retirement communities, festivals, and other events. In January, the group presented a preview of its upcoming show to a packed house and an overwhelming response at the grand opening of the Halle Cultural Arts Center of Apex.
Each year, VocalMotion supports a charitable or nonprofit organization via donations collected at the annual performances. Last season, the group raised over $6,000 for Fisher House of Fort Bragg. The 2008 performances will benefit The Healing Place™ of Wake County (www.hpowc.org), a non-profit 501 (c) (3) recovery and rehabilitation facility for homeless people with alcohol and drug dependency. Dennis Parnell, Executive Director of The Healing Place, stated, “We are so pleased that VocalMotion selected The Healing Place as the nonprofit they will support in 2008. With over 60 percent of our clients still sober a year after they graduate, we truly ‘help people find their way back.’ It is support from individuals and organizations like VocalMotion that allow us to implement our programs and break the cycle of alcoholism and drug addiction that often runs in families.” As an added treat, former SAS Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Barrett Joyner, who now serves as the Development Director of The Healing Place of Wake County, will be on stage to open each performance.
VocalMotion’s performances at SAS are Thursday through Saturday, March 13-15, at 7 pm, and Sunday, March 16, at 3 pm in the Building V auditorium. SAS is located in Cary on Harrison Avenue near the I-40 exit. For directions or more information about VocalMotion, visit www.vocalmotion.org or call 677-8000, ext. 43236.
About
VocalMotion
VocalMotion is an all-volunteer show choir sponsored by SAS in Cary, NC. Formed
in 1992, the group’s members are employees, spouses, and friends with a
love for music and a dedication to bringing quality entertainment to one and
all. VocalMotion has become an ambassador for SAS, performing throughout the
community at retirement centers, community functions, and charity events, as
well as at company-sponsored events. Each year, the group performs a Broadway-style
musical revue on the SAS campus, raising thousands of dollars for its designated
charity. These performances consistently fill the company’s 400-seat auditorium
and receive rave reviews from the audience. Due to the generous sponsorship of
SAS, VocalMotion is able to give 100% of all donations to the designated charity.
For more information, visit the VocalMotion Web site at www.vocalmotion.org.
About
SAS
SAS is the leader in business intelligence and analytical software
and services. Customers at more than 44,000 sites use SAS software
to improve performance through insight from data, resulting in
faster, more accurate business decisions; more profitable relationships
with customers and suppliers; compliance with governmental regulations;
research breakthroughs; and better products and processes. Only
SAS offers leading data integration, storage, analytics, and
business intelligence applications within a comprehensive enterprise
intelligence platform. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers
around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®.
About
The Healing Place
The Healing Place of Wake County is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) recovery
and rehabilitation facility for homeless people with alcohol and drug
dependency. The Men’s Center opened its doors in January 2001, and the
Women’s Center began operation in January 2006. The Healing Place of
Wake County is built on the principles of the highly successful Healing
Place in Louisville KY, which received the 1998 US Department of Health
Resources and Service Administration “Models That Work Award” in
recognition of the success of the program.
www.hpowc.org
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Barrett Joyner
The Healing Place of Wake County
Administrative Offices
1251 Goode Street Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (919) 838-9800 ♦ Fax:
(919) 834-1473
Serving Wake County residents since
2001
...Helping People
Find Their Way Back...
