The community of Hussar had an uplifting Christmas after Gord Bamford spread some holiday cheer to their annual Christmas concert.
The 53 students of the school were joined by the whole community as the award winning country singer brought his brand of a Country and Western Christmas.
“Our community was not only honoured to host such a country music star as Gord Bamford, but it was a perfect event to get everyone in the Christmas spirit,” said Linda Moczulski, teacher at Hussar School. “Having our school students, parents of school kids, grandparents, community members from Hussar, and those from outlying communities all together as one group showed us all how we could put on a high calibre show that I really believe was impressive to all.”
Moczulski explains Bamford met with winners of a radio contest, and they were in awe. He spent some time with them answering questions. The students were already excited they came on stage to sing.
“I know that I had never heard them sing so enthusiastically and the audience said afterwards it was some of the best singing they had every heard. Some of the schools on the tour had a selected “choir” and any outside observer would have never guessed that our “choir” was, in fact, our entire school population, said Moczulski.
According to Moczulski, Bamford said this was the perfect concert to end his Christmas concert tour and he stayed to enjoy Christmas treats and mingle with community members.
He also made a donation of $1,000 to the school. This combined with the school’s Christmas raffle and a 50/50 draw earned the school about $2,000 following the evening of music.
“We hope to use it to bring something or someone to perform at Hussar (since we are always looking to expand their horizons!), or we’ve talked about the idea of a school mural to be a lasting memory,” said Moczulski. “Either way, we’ll make sure the money goes directly to benefit our fifty-three Hussar School students.”