$4,000

Thanks to all who came out to Friday’s show, sponsored by HPUMC’s Cornerstone Community. Once again, Connections Band had a great night. Our tribute to the Eagles and Chicago was another marvelous success. About 200 folks came out on a windy and rainy night to hear the great music.

Each band member got numerous kind and generous comments about the show, and that’s always gratifying. The only bad news? HPUMC’s video system seems to have crashed, and the “tape” of the show is probably lost. However, they are supposed to have some audio recordings that they’ll try and get to us in a week or so. Stay tuned.

On a personal note, it was especially fun to see a few of my old HPUMC friends. Your kind words and great support was much appreciated. I only wish we’d had more time to catch up, beyond the few short minutes during intermission. It was good to see you all.

Thanks to Bill Nash for lending me his guitar. Thanks to my friend Paul Ramussen and the entire Cornerstone Community for their great support of our band. Thanks to my friend, Linda Roby for the the last minute offer to double our UMCOR contribution.

And thanks to our bandleader, Rusty King, and our twenty bandmates; each of whom made it a blast once again.

The best news of all? We had an amazing night of fundraising. We brought in $2,000 at the door, and HPUMC agreed to match it dollar-for-dollar, bringing our total to an astounding $4,000!!!!

That means Connections Band has now raised over $9,000 for UMCOR in four shows. That’s truly humbling and amazing.

So, on behalf of the whole band, we say “thanks” to all of you who come out to these shows, enjoy the music, and support this great cause.

Thanks again.