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Senior Variety Show co-directors Kat Norris, left, and Julie Minot spoke to the performers in February about this year’s theme. Even though they sported 2020 glasses, they did not realize then that they would need to change their “vision” for the upcoming performance due to COVID-19. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Senior Variety Show performers, from front left; Kay Berger (comedian), Hanna and David Gradwohl (dancers) started planning their acts in February, along with the SVS board members seated behind them — Leo Timms, board secretary; Pat Meek, board president;, and Kitty Fisher, board liaison of grant recipients. Now they are all back to the drawing board, planning a new kind of format for this year due to the coronavirus quarantine. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Senior Variety Show taking a detour Our recent world and community conditions have created many speed bumps, including one for the Senior Variety Show. Like driving, it means slowing down, shifting gears or sometimes changing lanes. The Senior Variety Show (SVS) Board and committees found themselves navigating this unusual road and actively looking for a detour. Although it is not known exactly when it will be safe to gather together, it is acknowledged that the SVS performing population
(which ranges from ages 60 to 90s) is in a category considered at greater risk if COVID-19 is contracted. Thus it was decided recently that the traditional August senior variety show will not be performed at Ames City Auditorium this year. However, although the planned, traditional show hit a speed bump, the creative minds of SVS are still looking for ways to safely highlight senior talent in the area. There are a few options how best to do this, so the SVS crew is still asking lo-
cal seniors over the age of 60 to dust off their talents and prepare an act of three minutes or less. (The original theme, “Antics Roadshow” will be saved for a later date which means back to the drawing board for a new act if you had already started preparing.) Yes, indeed! It is still full speed ahead so please stay tuned to the website SeniorVarietyShow.org, our Facebook page, or call (515) 292-9394 as plans continue to develop. In its 25-year existence, SVS has donated more than $210,000 to local senior
projects and programs. This year, the SVS board has voted to donate $5,000 toward a September Freedom Flight tour to Washington, D.C. Despite a change in its original plans, the Senior Variety Show still hopes to honor that commitment. Last year, SVS awarded $3,000 to Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance; $2,500 to Ames Choral Society; and $2,000 to the RSVP Volunteer Transportation Program. These continued donations are possible because SVS is entirely a volunteer
effort of performers and workers. It is also possible because of its loyal audiences and generous community sponsorships. This year, we are hoping to all work together again to provide entertainment in some format at a time our community needs it the most. If you have a talent to share or would like to support this show as a volunteer or sponsor, please be watching for further updates and stay in touch at (515) 292-9394 or PO Box 223, Ames, IA 50010.
Thrivent provides grant for Days for Girls ministry
Members of Bethesda Lutheran Church’s new ministry team, “Days for Girls,” are, front row, from left, Ingrid Place, Pamela Osuch, Lori Woodcock and Kathi Arnold; back row, from left, Kim Burnett, Trace Brakke, Jeanne Stewart, Diane Hinderaker and Helen Olson.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Thrivent Financial provided an Action Team grant of $250 to member Ingrid Place to help the Bethesda Lutheran Church’s new ministry team, Days for Girls, purchase supplies. The new ministry team was created to bring the women of Bethesda together to help girls and women all over the world. The co-leaders of the Bethesda Team, Jeanne Stewart and Lori Woodcock,
through this was a unique opportunity to get involved in an issue that most people do not think about. Days for Girls is a global movement that prepares and distributes sustainable menstrual health solutions to girls who would otherwise miss school. DFG teams sew and assemble kits for women and girls in more than 110 countries, and it has reached more
Editor’s Note: With how rapidly everything is changing related to COVID-19, please visit the Ames Tribune website, www.amestrib.com, for more information as it becomes available. Follow the Ames Tribune on Facebook as well. Community calendar suspended: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that no gatherings with 50 people or more take place for the next eight weeks to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Due to this, and the constantly-changing environment surrounding COVID-19 throughout the county and state, the Ames Tribune will suspend its community calendar until further notice. Thank you for your understanding.
than 1 million girls. The Bethesda Team has partnered with the Ames Sewing Team, which has been meeting at St. Cecilia for several years to sew and assemble the DFG kits. This partnership provides the Ames community with several opportunities a month to volunteer. Everyone is welcome at any of the meetings and no sewing experience is necessary.