United Helpers Maplewood Campus Volunteer Cherie Baker, who is also a member of Potsdam's New Horizons Band recently submitted an article paying tribute to the band and its efforts in spring edition of the organization's international newsletter.
The following article appeared in the Spring 2015 edition:
The New Horizons Band of Northern New York has been devoted to playing at Maplewood Health Care & Rehabilitation Center in Canton, NY once a month since September 2013.
Maplewood Health Care 7 Rehabilitation Center provides a diversified community of care for seniors living in the North Country.
Small groups from New Horizons of NNY, ranging in size from three or four to as many as 12 members, perform pieces that range in style from folk songs, marches and classical arrangements to klezmer and jazz. We try to incorporate songs that many residents will recognize, while providing an opportunity for residents to learn about instruments and different genres of music.
We share our love of music, and in return we get smiles, handshakes and a sense that we have brightened their day.
Check out the opportunities in your own communities where you can take your instrument, a music stand and some sheets of music to provide a ray of sunshine - a retirement community, a daycare or a residential alternative for seniors and persons with disabilities.
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