Since 2006, Spring Sing groups have teamed up with local charities and organizations as a way to give back to the community, and this year is no different. The eight Spring Sing shows are each paired with a charity and will be competing on behalf of their cause. On Saturday, April 15, the first, second and third place winners will be announced, and their charities will receive various amounts of funds.<\/p>\n
Delta Nu and friends are competing for Friends for Life with their show \u201cStock Market Crash.\u201d Friends for Life is a center in Searcy whose mission is to \u201cEncourage, evangelize and educate women in life affirming choices,\u201d and offers free and confidential services to women in the Searcy area.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe chose (Friends for Life) because what they do for the women in this community is very important, and we would like to help support their cause,\u201d sophomore and student director Kendall Carwile said. \u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful organization that truly cares about the well-being of the women in the Searcy community.\u201d<\/p>\n
GATA, Chi Kappa Rho, Phi Kappa Delta and friends are performing their show \u201cScotland\u201d for Searcy Children\u2019s Homes, a non-profit child placement agency that provides foster care, adoption and maternity services to children and families in Arkansas.<\/p>\n
Kids First, a pediatric health care program for children with special health care needs, is teamed up with Chi Sigma Alpha, Regina, Sigma Phi Mu and friends, who will be performing their show \u201cDelivery.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chi Omega Pi, Iota Chi, Shantih, Zeta Pi Zeta and friends will be competing with their show \u201cWomen of WWII\u201d for Jacob’s\u00a0Place. Jacob\u2019s Place Homeless mission provides temporary housing as well as financial, emotional, spiritual and job counseling for homeless families with children in White County.<\/p>\n
Pi Theta Phi, Gamma Sigma Phi and friends are competing for Special Olympics with their show, \u201cLittle Red Riding in the Hood.\u201d<\/p>\n
Delta Gamma Rho, Omega Phi and friends will be performing their show, \u201cCows and Chickens,\u201d to benefit Hope Cottage, a shelter in Searcy that provides support for abused women and children, including life counseling and transitional housing.<\/p>\n
Ju Go Ju, Ko Jo Kai, Sub T-16 and Friends are teamed up with the Sunshine School, a White County school for people of all ages with developmental disabilities, and will be performing \u201cNoah and the Ark\u201d on their behalf.<\/p>\n
TNT, Zeta Rho and friends are competing with their show \u201cSouthern Elves\u201d for the White County Aging Program, which provides meals, transportation and activities for senior citizens in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe chose the White County Aging Facility because we could all easily connect well with it by thinking of the impact older mentors have had in each of our lives,\u201d junior and student director Sara Keith said. \u201cWe were already able to serve this group by repainting their facility, but now we are excited to sponsor this group with our show.\u201d<\/p>\n
House manager for Jacob\u2019s Place, Rebecca Milon said that Spring Sing does a lot for the Searcy community due to the revenue it brings. Milon also said that receiving the prize money from Spring Sing 2016 winners TNT, Zeta Rho and friends helped relieve a lot of tension and stress.<\/p>\n
\u201cJacob\u2019s Place runs on strictly volunteer work and donations,\u201d Milon said. \u201cI\u2019m sure that money was a huge blessing, and everything (Harding) does for us is greatly appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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