My ideas for Youth Outreach

Ideas are useless without some execution. Ever have that nightmare where you are running as hard as you can, but aren't getting anywhere? I sometimes think that is my problem with Youth Outreach. I have lots of ideas, but find it difficult to put them into play.

I have recently taken some action. My inspiration was Carl Nelson. He teaches a class on nature to a Ballard elementary school every year. The teachers there love him. They and the classes also loved Seventh Heaven as we gave a demonstration of barbershop harmony to them.

Here are my ideas:

1. Have each quartet adopt an elementary school and hold a harmony teaching class each year. Even more, sing at an assembly or a PTA meeting. Start with the unselfish idea of teaching something (barbershop singing) that is native to America.

2. Make it a goal for each quartet to adopt a high school, also. The choral teacher will love for you to make a presentation to her/his class. Perhaps sing at an assembly.

3. We should also adopt a middle school as well as a junior high school. Sound like a busy time? There are four of you. That means each of you has a responsibility to maintain contact with only one school, but include the quartet for the performances.

4. How about including a college, university or private school, too?