Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Veterans Day



Last night, the PS22 Chorus of 2010 had a wonderful opportunity to give back to the veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The kids were invited by Paul Rieckhoff, founder and executive director of IAVA, the country's oldest and largest association of its kind. It was a privilege and an honor to be invited to perform at such an important event honoring J.R. Martinez, Iraq War veteran/actor/speaker, and Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks, Music and Logo Group. The event was hosted by NBC Nightly News host Brian Williams who gave the kids a terrific introduction, as they went on to bring the audience to a wild eruption of cheers and tears!





Big thanks go to Ms. Laurie for that incredible video footage, as well as to Mrs. Rehak (who took the fantastic pics of the kids performing)and Ms. Brandner for all their help! Biggest thanks on this Veterans Day go to Paul and all the veterans who've given and sacrificed so much. Much love from the PS22 Chorus!

Enjoy some more pics below.









3 comments:

Suz said...

You guys sounded AWESOME! I know the Vet's appreciated such heartfelt songs.... keep up the FANTASTIC work....

margie said...

Awsome choice for this event!

These kids brought tears to my eyes, they sang beautifully

Carline Aponte JUJU'S MAMI!! said...

I'm so proud of the PS 22 Chorus!! Mr. B, You are doing an amazing job with your children and making all their wishes come true. I know my Julian'd did.