ILA team completes rally schedule

The I Love America team completed their tour ofthenation's 50state capitals during the1980-81 year.

Rallies were held in over 20 states and many spectators were moved by the patriotism displayed.

The ILA team consisted ofthe LBC Singers, the Sounds of Liberty and other LBC students who sang onlyat these rallies The team also utilized a variety oftechnical people

The rallies were held both inthe fall and inthe spring.Inthe fall, the team traveled to the North and Midwest and in the spring they toured the western United States

One highlight ofthe year wasa trip to Hawaii to perform an ILA rally there

Each rally included patriotic music by the ILA team, Don Norman and Robbie Hiner The singing wasalways followed by a message to the state'scitizensfrom Dr JerryFalwell •

Set-up before a rally requires a lot of timeand carefulplanning. Here, male team members assist in setting up sound equipment.

The ILA team performs on the steps of each state capitol. The team uses patriotic music combined withchoreography to give a colorful presentation ateach rally.

Meeting people is a partof every rally. Here, Nancy Timmer ofthe LBC singers meetsa state citizen at a rally.

In the summer of 1980, the ILA team traveled to Detroit, Mich., for the RepublicanNational Convention. Here, the teamperforms apatriotic number atthe convention.