“Joyful Voices” is Community Living Dufferin’s integrated choir. Over 40 members strong consisting of people CLD support, staff, board members and volunteers, they have been singing within the community for over 10 years now.
Each year the choir accompanies CLD’s Drama Group, “Creative Partners on Stage” in providing backup vocals for their musical presentations at the Orangeville Town Hall Opera House. This year will see them present “Songs of Beauty and the Beast” on March 25th and 26th.
On Thursday December 4, 2008 the “Joyful Voices Choir” sang Christmas Carols at Bethsaida Retirement Home.
“C” is one of the newest members of the Joyful Voices choir. As this was only "C's" second performance in front of an audience it was quite an accomplishment for her personally.
”C” has a fear of men. The day she performed at Bethsaida, the stage she was standing on and the audience she performed before was full of men.
Her support worker was there to encourage and reassure her if she became fearful, but she performed brilliantly. She thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
The team who support “C” recognize the possibilities and her potential. They know and appreciate her as a person and are willing to take a little risk to help her overcome her fears and worries.
They believe, as all CLD staff do, in the words “YES you CAN!”
*Facing our fears
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this…I can take the next thing that comes along….” You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
*Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living
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