A Christmas Spectacular 2011
The Gift of Music
and a Celebration of Life in Our Community
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Showtime 2pm Matinee and 7pm Evening Performance
at the Everett Civic Auditorium
2415 Colby Avenue, Everett
in support of
The Providence Children’s Center and the
Volunteers of America Food Bank
Produced and Directed by
Sanford Wright Jr. M.D.
Musical Director
Dehner Franks
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It is always a special honor to work
with Dehner Franks and all the other
extraordinarily talented artists, individuals
and organizations that help bring you this
year’s “Christmas Spectacular.”
Many thanks to each and every one of you
for your support of the Providence Children’s
Center and the Volunteers of America Food
Bank at Christmas time – and all year long.
The Christmas Spectacular is again
dedicated to my father, Sanford Wright Sr.,
because of his belief in this community and
his great love for all those who serve in the
Volunteers of America.
And - to my mother, Dorothy Jayne Wright,
who created the 1950’s “Rosehill PTA Family
Fun Nights” at my ‘alma mater’ - the old
Rosehill Grade School in Mukilteo.
Holiday Greetings to you all!
Sincerely
Sanford Wright Jr. M.D.
President Dorothy Jayne Foundation
Sanford Wright with wife, Olga Foraponova,
younger daughter, Mascha, and older daughter, Dascha
Message From The Dorothy Jayne Foundation
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A Christmas Spectacular 2011
Welcome and thank you for being here tonight
for the 11th Annual Christmas Spectacular! This
exciting event is a unique opportunity for the
Everett community to come together and celebrate
a very special time of year.
I have had the wonderful opportunity to enjoy
this program year after year. I hope you enjoy the
performances from these talented entertainers.
I know you will create memories tonight with
your family members and friends that will last a
lifetime!
Let’s all get behind the Providence Children’s
Center and all that it does for Children in our
community. Director Christie Tipton and her staff have been doing an
incredible job.
Also, thank you for the gift of food tonight. Your contribution will go a long
way.
I also would like to give a special acknowledgement to our Healthcare Heroes
and our military families for the wonderful service to our community. Thank
you for your good work. You make a difference in Everett at Christmas and
throughout the year.
Merry Christmas! Enjoy the show!
Ray Stephanson,
Mayor of Everett
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Phil Smith
Incoming President/CEO for
Volunteers of America Western Washington
Phil Smith was appointed President/CEO after a nationwide search of over
100 applicants. Phil currently serves as the agency’s Vice President of -De
velopment & Communications and has been with Volunteers of America
Western Washington since April of 2005. Prior to that Phil served for 25
year as the leader of the non-profit community of Corvallis, Oregon. Smith
has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with an emphasis on Non-
Profit Management. He has worked in the non-profit sector for nearly 30
years, including 18 years as the Executive Director of the Corvallis, Oregon
Boys & Girls Club. Smith was honored for his work with the Boys & Girls
Club of Corvallis, Oregon by being named a Benton County History Maker by the Benton County
Historical Society. His passion and commitment to the non-profit community is centered on the
social good each non-profit organization brings to its community.
Volunteers of America Leadership
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Bill Humphreys
Bill earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California at
Santa Barbara in 1985 and his graduate degree at Luthern-Northwestern
Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1989, where he learned
to say his “O’s” funny. He’s been trying to get over that ever since. After
working for 7 years in the Lutheran Church, Bill made a transition, first to
local politics, and finally to human services, where he has devoted the last
14 years of his professional career. He is currently Vice President of Housing
and Food for Volunteers of America Western Washington where he
provides supervision to 3 agency directors who oversee 7 different programs
that touch the lives of thousands of our neighbors in need every year.
Married for 14 years with one daughter, a hobby-like passion for a good handmade cigar, a love of
fine wine, good food and a good book, Bill describes himself as a happy human being, and most of
the time, well-adjusted. One dog, one cat, and a wonderful family, he is concerned every day about
the fate of our planet. The rest, he says, is fluff.
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Providence Regional Everett Leadership
Christie Tipton
David T. Brooks,
FACHE
Dave Brooks is the Chief Executive Officer for Providence Health and
Service’s Northwest Washington Service Area. He is responsible for the
day-to-day operations of a faith-based delivery system that contains the
372-bed tertiary hospital, Providence Everett Medical Center, Providence
Physicians Group, a multi-specialty group practice and other related
healthcare services. He joined Providence in 2004. Prior to his current
role, he was the COO at Central DuPage Health in the western suburbs
of Chicago. He has also served in executive roles at CHRISTUS Health
in Texas, Lovelace Health System in Albuquerque and for 10 years at
Henry Ford Health System in his hometown of Detroit. He is a graduate of the University of
Michigan’s Health Services Administration Masters Program. He is a Board member of the YMCA
of Snohomish County, and the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development of the
American Hospital Association and a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives.
He resides in Mukilteo, Washington with his wife and his two young children.
I have spent the entire 30 years of my professional life in the field of special
education working with individuals with a wide range of ages and disabilities.
I came to Providence Children’s Center in 2002 to lead one of the largest
neurodevelopmental centers in Washington. I am privileged to work with
an outstanding staff and with families who come to the center in need of
therapeutic services for their children with special needs.
I am proud of what we continue to accomplish at the Children’s Center
including:
Expansion of services in the birth to three Early Intervention Program.
Continue to meet the needs for children with special needs up to the age of
18.
Creation of a developmental team that provides intervention to our inpatient Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit. (NICU).
Provide high risk infant follow-up program to NICU.
Extend services at Camp Prov to include children with autism in a natuaralistic setting.
Develop social groups and classes which are fun and educational.
I am privileged to work for an organization that is committed to serving the vulnerable and
providing specialized support to families and children in our community.
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Rebecca Ransom
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Teresa Wenta
Rebecca Ransom is a Communications Specialist at Providence in
Northwest Washington. She worked closely with the Christmas
Spectacular Talent search that lead to the discovery of those fine
performers that you will be able to enjoy this evening. Her support
of the show has been very much appreciated.
Teresa Wenta is the long time Marketing & Communications
Director at Providence in Northwest Washington. The Christmas
Spectacular is most grateful to Teresa for helping support the show
– even though Teresa just recently completed organizing the huge
TOWER opening events as well as directing the marketing and
communications of many other projects as well. Thanks to Teresa,
Rebecca Ransom became associated with the Christmas Spectacular
2011.
Providence Regional Medical Center
The Grand Opening Celebration Events
organized by Teresa Wenta and the Marketing and
Communications Department. Complimentary video
coverage provided by Rick Eaks, Puget Sound Video.
Visit www.everettneurologicalcenter.org — for video coverage of event
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Providence Regional Medical Center
Everett Tower
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Suzanne Eviston
Suzanne Eviston is in her 14th year with the City of Everett Police
Department and has served as a patrol dog team since 1999. Suzanne with
her Police Dog Axle became involved with the VOA Christmas program
through Dr. Wright - an avid police dog lover! Dr. Wright was one of
Suzanne’s many medical professional heroes who guided her through an
arduous recovery from a serious on duty collision that nearly took her life in
2007. When asked what a hero means to her, Suzanne believes that we all can
be someone’s hero. Many look at Emergency services personnel, or military
personnel as heroes, but everyone can find an opportunity in daily life to
be a hero to someone in need. Especially when it is unexpected of us. The
audience must recognize that Suzanne’s work as an City of Everett Police Officer never stops – not
even if she is on Stage at the Civic Auditorium for the Christmas Spectacular. Illegal activity On-
Stage during tonight’s performance will provoke an arrest! Suzanne applauds the audience for being
Community Heroes in support of both the Providence Children’s Program and the Volunteers of
America Food Bank this year.
(If you watch “God Bless America” carefully at the end of the show you will
get a glimpse of a little fellow, who is following in the foot steps of his grandfather, Axle.)
Patriotic Welcome
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Bob Downey
Bob Downey is presently the Assistant Chief of the Everett Fire
Department. In his 30 years of service he has seen many changes. Bob is on
the Medic One Foundation Board, an organization that is instrumental
in fund raising for CPR and AED equipment for education of school
children. Bob and Joe Johnston have served together for years on the Fire
Department and Bob is very pleased to stand in for him in tonight’s show.
Bob is also on the Board of Directors of the Providence Regional Medical
Center. “The Providence Board of Directors adopts one family every year
for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We have found that more and more
families are asking for help with Christmas - for food and other essential
items.” Therefore, Bob and his wife, Jamie, wish to thank all of you for being here tonight in
support of the Volunteers of America Food Bank.
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Patriotic Welcome
Twenty five years ago on October 23, 1983 a suicide bomber drove a yellow
Mercedes truck, filled with 12,000 pounds of explosives, into the U.S.
Marines headquarters at the Beirut International Airport. The attack, which
killed 220 Marines, 18 U.S. Navy personnel and 3 Army soldiers, was the
deadliest one-day death toll for the US Marine Corps since Iwo Jima in
World War II, when 2,500 perished in a single day. In the weeks preceding
the bombing, Jim Abner, now an operating room technician at Providence
Regional Medical Center Everett, had worked closely with many of those
Marines under combat conditions to evacuate students and others from the
American University in Beirut. After the bombing many wives and children were left to grieve and
find ways of emotionally and spiritually reunifying their families. When asked by the producer of
the Christmas Spectacular 2009 to join the show, Jim felt honored to play the role of the soldier
who doesn’t come home. This year, Jim has been invited back to the show as a symbol of all of
America’s men and women in the military and to join Mayor Ray Stephanson for the “Pledge of
Allegiance” as well as the closing “God Bless America.” Every year in closing the show, Brian Tracey
repeats — without America’s men and women serving in the military “we could not live our lives the
way we chose.”
Jim Abner
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Commander Richard Gile and the
Everett Naval Jr. Reserve Officer
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Training Corps (NJROTC)
Richard ‘Rick’ Gile spent much of his naval career flying helicopters in com-
bat support missions during the Cold War and Desert Storm.
He earned a Master’s Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies at
the Naval War College in Rhode Island. He spent three years working at
NATO headquarters where he was part of a team that completely redesigned the post-Cold War
command structure of NATO.
He spent three years on the aircraft carrier ENTERPRISE as the Weapons Officer followed by three
years at the University of Washington managing the Navy ROTC unit. He retired from the Navy
and in 2007 he joined Everett Public Schools where he assumed responsibility for the NJROTC
program at Everett High.
He was recently honored by being selected from among 150 instructors from 13 states including
Guam and Japan as the NJROTC Citizenship Development Teacher of the Year.
We are not a military recruiting program nor is there any post-high school military obligation. We
are a citizenship development program. We encourage students to continue their education and
become great citizens ready to take on the challenges of life.
The Junior ROTC program develops the self-discipline, self-confidence, and the leadership skills to
prepare these these young men and women to meet life’s challenges. CDR Gile says, “Some people
worry about the youth of today, I don’t!
I get to work with the best of them everyday. Our Cadets are challenged to achieve their personal
best in everything they do. They work as hard as anybody in school and they do it with a smile on
their face.”
Donations to Everett NJROTC are most welcome! The money we raise each year helps fund the
travel for the many field trips we take around the area, for our various team competitions and for
Cadet leadership development programs. Checks can be mailed to “Everett High School” and write
“NJROTC” in the memo line.
Patriotic Welcome
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Dan Boudreau
Gunnery Sergeant Boudreau served in variety of infantry and related assign-
ments during 20 years in the Marines. The “Gunny” as he is known within
the Everett High School NJROTC unit served in Marine Corps Security
Forces, two infantry battalions, a reconnaissance battalion, a Marine Secu-
rity Guard Detachment Commander at two US Embassies and lastly as a
Force Reconnaissance Marine. Upon retirement in 2001 Dan earned a BA
in History Secondary Education in 2004 and later in 2011 completed his
MA in Secondary Ed/Social Studies. Between his BA and MA studies Dan
worked in the security and security training field in Iraq, Afghanistan and
several African countries. It is ironic that after nearly 10 years of working
and studying that he would find himself right back in uniform. The NJROTC Naval Science
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In
structor position provides a unique opportunity to teach some aspects of social studies while at the
same time passing along the sense of service, self discipline and team work that he experienced and
can now teach to the Cadets of the Navy JROTC unit of Everett High school.
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Jr. ROTC Color Guard
Patriotic Welcome
Michael Johns
Nicole Wagner
Alexis Colburg
Susanna Komp
Josiah Foncannon
Marcus Beltran
Michael Von Thun
John Brigham
Michael Johns
Nicole Wagner
Alexis Colburg
Susanna Komp
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Spetsnaz
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PROGRAM
Brian Tracey, Master of Ceremonies
PRESHOW WELCOME!
VOA Chimney Demonstration – Brian Tracey and Alice Sturgeon
VOA Food Bank Update – Bill Humphries
Providence Children’s Center – Christie Tipton
Music – Charles Henri Avelange
SHOWTIME!
ACT I
1. Color Guard - Jr. ROTC Flag Presentation ...................Gunner y Sergeant Don Boudreau
2. Pledge of Allegiance.........................................................................
Mayor Ray Stephanson
3. The St ar Spangled Banner............................................................................
Aubrey Logan
4. How Like and the Winter & God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
....................................................................................SCCC Bella Voce & Ragazzo Coro
5. Liberace salute ..............................................................................................Dehner Franks
6. White Christmas...........................................Dehner Franks, Jack Klitzman and the Band
7. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year .........................................................The Ensemble
8. Home for the Holidays ..............................................................................Victor Benedetti
9.
Let
It
Snow ...........................................................................................................Chris
Clay
10. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town .................................................................Aubrey Logan
11. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
.....................................................Megan Chenovick
12. Christmas Waltz ..................................................Victor Benedetti and Megan Chenovick
13. Merr y Christmas Darling ..............................................................................Shelley Logan
14. O Holy Night.......................................
Victor Benedetti accompanied by Dehner Franks
15.
This
Christmas ..................................................................................................Carl
Kelley
16. Don’t Wanna Tell Nobody
..........................................................................Aubrey Logan
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17. Santa Swing – DANCE OFF...........................
Carl Kelley, Chris Clay, Victor Benedetti,
Megan Chenovick, Aubrey Logan, Shelley Logan with the Jack Klitzman Band,
Rod Oskouian, Tim Serban, Preston Simmons, Tom Brennan, Olga Foraponova,
Dascha Borisova Wright, Alexey Gavilov, Natasha Zrazhevskaya,Olga Kuskova,
Konstantin Yakunin
ACT II
18. I Love A Piano.........................................
Dehner Franks, Chris Clay, Megan Chenovick
19. Mickey Mouse Club................
Rick Arends, The Everett High School Varsity Basketball
Team including Sam Arends, Cortez Carr, Jace Chacon, Roberto Garcia with the Cast
20. Gernade ........................................................................................................Taylor Bogart
21. L’Isle Joyeuse ..............................................................................................Ben Killey M.D.
22.
Defying Gravity from
Wicked
......................................................................Andrea Miner
23. Tiki Taki ......................................................................................................Red The Dead
24. Brighter Than the Sun..................................................................................
Jordan Roche
25. Darlene and the Hip-Hop Unit ...............Darlene Hussey, Raelynn Canell, Peggy Canell
and associates with Olga Foraponova, Dascha Borisova Wright, Alexey Gavilov,
Natasha Zrazhevskaya, Erika Bykov, Konstantin Yakunin, Chris Clay
and the Everett High School Jr. ROTC
26. Vengan Con Migo....................................
Dehner Franks and the Band; Cast of Singers
with Prov’s Got Talent
27. The Everett Chorale.......................................................................
Lee Mathews, Director
Masters In This Hall, The Little Drummer Boy, Deck the Halls
28. God Bless America ...........................................................................The Entire Ensemble
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Brian Tracey
Brian Tracey was born into a large family from the Boston
area. He recalls the first words from his parents as being
“responsibility” and “work” as much as “momma”. Brian worked
his way through college in part through his talent as a singer and
horn player in a band that he founded with his brothers. His
plans for continuing on to medical school were interrupted when
his brothers suggested “going on the road.” Indeed, the Tracey’s
were so successful that they become known as “The Osmond
Brothers” of New England. After nine years of performing,
a position opened for his band in Lowell Massachusetts. He
then became involved in the production end of musical groups and events. However,
television had always been on the back of his mind. An opportunity arose to produce his
own TV show in the Northeast, which became very popular. Subsequently, his television
talent caught the eye of an influential figure in San Francisco that ultimately placed him
as a founder of the KING 5 “Evening Magazine.” This show went on to become an very
popular news program in the Northwest. After nine years of “Evening Magazine,” he was
tapped to join NBC’s Discovery Channel out of New York. Finally, after many years as a
performer and broadcaster, he chose to return to Seattle and establish his own business,
Ride the Ducks of Seattle. Brian can say that this has proven to be a very fun-filled
adventure for himself as well as for all those who have taken the tour. The fact that there
are now 17 DUCKS testifies that business has been growing rapidly over the past few years!
For the 7th year Brian has once again volunteered to be the Master of Ceremonies
— this
time for the 11th Anniversary of the Christmas Spectacular. This year Brian was again
encouraged to volunteer for the show with the words “It will be easy this year!” just before
the producer of our show, Dr. Sanford Wright, handed Brian the 40+ page SCRIPT that
went along with the invitation.
Our Talent
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Dehner Franks
Dehner Franks is an accomplished songwriter, musician, musical
director and teacher with a double degree from the University
of Washington (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music in Jazz
Studies), who is both a Musical and Spiritual Center for the
Christmas Spectacular. Once again, Dehner worked with Jack
Klitzman, to arrange the music for tonight’s show. Dehner’s
music has helped to celebrate the 100th birthday of Las Vegas.
He was commissioned by the Nordstrom Corporation to record,
produce and arrange a holiday CD; “Holiday Lights.” Mr. Franks
has performed numerous concerts as a soloist with orchestra,
a jazz combo leader and as a solo pianist worldwide, including:
“Panafest,” Ghana, West Africa and a performance tour of the
United Arab Emerites. He played piano solos at the “World Cup” International Ballroom
Dancing Competition at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia an annual event viewed by
an audience of an estimated 100 million people. Dehner has played The Catalina Bar and
Grill, Hollywood, California; Mt. Hood Jazz Festival, the Port Townsend Jazz Festival and
with the Everett Symphony. For the past 10 years he has taken great pride in supporting the
“Christmas Spectacular” in support of the Volunteers of America. Dehner’s song “With
These Hands” was used as the Theme for the entire Volunteers of America 2007 National
Convention. Dehner performs regularly at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada. Dehner
Franks music for tonight’s show includes an arrangement for the “Liberace Salute” and
original songs: “Santa Swing” and “Vengan Con Migo”. Even though Dehner has moved
from Las Vegas to Houston Texas since last year’s show, he’s once again brought his son,
Dehner Jr. and family with him so that they share in his joy of supporting the Providence
Children’s Center , the Volunteers of America Food Bank and the community in which we
live. On the next page you will find the recognition from Dehner’s long time friend, Dr.
Sanford Wright, the producer of our show for being the musical and spiritual center of the
Christmas Spectacular from the very beginning - 11 years ago. Furthermore, the lyrics from
his song “Help Me To Stand” have been reprinted for this year’s Program so that we are all
reminded of the inner strength required by many of our friends, neighbors and colleagues,
who are struggling with the problems of illness, layoffs and homelessness brought on by
the economic and social crises of our times.
Our Talent
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Dehner Franks
Individual Achievement Award
The Christmas Spectacular
December 19, 2010
Civic Auditorium
Everett, Washington
Dehner,
My friend, words alone cannot thank you enough for the 61 Songs and 6 albums - four
of which were all original music - that you created for the Christmas Spectacular over
the past 10 years. They have helped bring awar eness to the Volunteers of America Food
Bank and they have significantly contributed to a celebration of life in our community .
With great appreciation,
Sanford Wright Jr., M.D.
Producer/Director
Individual Songs
Christmas Spectacular 2005
A Gift of Music
Bell Ringer
The Duck (Back Seat Driver)
Christmas on My Own
Real Santa
We’re Gonna Swing
What Do You Do?
Where Do We Go From Here
(The Soldier Song)
With These Hands
Christmas List
Help Me To Stand
Vengan Con Migo
Christmas Spectacular 2006
Sinners Redemption
(Hard Luck Hank)
Peace Is Sweet
What Is The Cost of Freedom
These Things Remind Me of You
Ain’t Love Grand
Fighting To Stay Alive
It Really Begins With Me
Imagine!
Look Into The Rainbow
Santa Swing
Vegas (Let’s Have a Party)
This Is Who I Am
Jamaican Proverb
Celebration Here
Big Red
Christmas Spectacular 2007
City Ordinance 475
The Babuschka Instrumental
Some Things In
Life
I’ll Give My World To You
This Is Who I Am
Run For Cover
Jitter Buggin’
Basements Are For Junk
Yellow Blue Bus Tango
Normal People
Baby, You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
This Unfinished Business of Love
Babies Ballet
Soft Shoe
Sheep Dogs Corps de Ballet
Rosebuds Samba
And So It Goes
Finale
The Abstract Yellow Blue Bus Ballet
Stories
I Can’t
Yellow Blue Bus
Christmas Spectacular 2008
I Will Always Be With You
The Storm Is Passing Over
Christmas Spectacular 2009
The Cost of Freedom Presentation
Christmas Spectacular 2010
Awhile Ago
I Told You So
Why Not My Way?
Watch Me
Ask Me Again
You And I Are So Special
Near The Piano Bench
Old Folks Waltz
I Will Always Be With You
Album Recordings
Albums of all Original Music
“A Gift of Music” (2005)
“Yellow Blue Bus” (2007)
“Real Santa” (2006)
“I Will Always Be With You” (2010)
Albums of Standards
“This Christmas” (2007)
“Home for the Holidays” (2007)
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Help Me to Stand
“HELP ME TO STAND”
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by Dehner Franks
There’s a storm that keeps on rage’n and the wind keeps on blowing.
My heart is aching and my strength is almost gone.
But I turn to you because you know just what to do,
My Savior Help Me To Stand.
I try to do what’s right and I’ve kept up the fight,
But somewhere I went wrong and I can’t, I can’t turn around.
But I turn to you because you know just, just what to do,
My Savior Help Me To Stand.
I tried to make it on my own but it left me here alone,
I need you to stand, precious Lord take my hand.
But I turn to you because you know just, just what to do,
My Savior Help Me To Stand.
I know that through Grace I can make it, if I just remember all that you’ve said.
Despair and distress are behind me but now there’s trouble up ahead.
Those that I love have forsaken me, they wait to see me fall in shame.
If I fall as I fall I’ll be reaching and calling out your name.
And now I turn, I turn, I turn to you, you know Lord, your gonna see me through,
My Savior, Help Me To Stand.
And now I turn to you, you know just, just what to do,
My Savior, Help Me, Help Me Lord, Help Me Lord To Stand
*First sung at the Christmas Spectacular 2005 by Victoria Burnett
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Jack Klitzman and the Band
Jack Klitzman, Master of saxophones, flutes and clarinet is a veteran in the
national music community. He has appeared in concert with such artists
as Natalie Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Hope, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles,
Gladys Knight, the Four Tops, The Temptations, The O’Jays, Dionne
Warwick, Mitzi Gaynor, Perry Como, Lou Rawls, George Benson, Third
World, Della Reese, Julio Iglesias, Tony Teneille, Ben Vereen, Roberta
Flack, Rodney Dangerfield, Howie Mandel, Martha Reeves and the
Vandellas and many others. Many musical theater and Broadway shows
have been graced by his talent, including A Chorus Line, Peter Pan, Evita,
Mame, 42nd Street and others. His long list of recording credits includes
projects by major artists, films scores, radio and TV shows, commercials
and industrial projects for Boeing, Microsoft, MacDonalds, Hewlett
Packard, Coca Cola, the Mariners, Seahawks, Sonics and many others.
Tonight, Jack has brought together some of the finest musicians in the
Pacific Northwest be part of the Christmas Spectacular band: Don Garberg - Keyboards, Osama Afifi -
Bass, Bryon Atterberry - Drums, Mike Van Bebber – Trumpet and Stuart Hambley – Trombone. Jack
is particularly recognized by Dr. Sanford Wright, Dehner and the Cast not only for his musical talents
but also for his patience, hard work and sense of humor that was required to pull together tonight’s
band and vocal arrangements.
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Chris Clay
Originally born in Freehold New Jersey, Chris’s love of music and the
entertainment industry was realized at an early age, but his time to shine
arrived after high school. During his college years, Chris not only worked
as a game designer and test analyst for Microsoft but he was a working
actor and dancer in Seattle. He also landed two national commercials,
which lead him to his first Broadway show in New York, 42nd Street. Chris
started in the Chorus, but landed a principle role of Andy Lee within two
years. During his time in New York, his relentless passion of entertainment
filled his plate. While performing on Broadway, Chris pursued Stand-up
Comedy, becoming a headliner at Stand-Up New York, and Broadway
Comedy Club, also became a Professional Photographer, and DJ. www.
chrisclaymation.com. Last year Chris enjoyed producing the onstage
“Future Stars of Music”competition for the Christmas Spectacular 2009. This year the Christmas
Spectacular again is thrilled that Chris brings New York Broadway level talent to the show.
Furthermore, the Christmas Spectacular appreciates Chris’s willingness to play himself in a mini-
drama created within the Christmas Spectacular that identifies a latent desire that many of us can
appreciate - a desire “to be discovered” or appreciated in a certain way – even if it might require
sacrifices latter on in life. Finally, again this year Chris has helped make possible “TEXT VOTING”
for our show.
Our Talent
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Aubrey Logan is a jazz and pop singer/trombone player from Snohomish,
WA. She began her music and entertainment career growing up here in
the Pacific Northwest. She graduated from Jackson High School in Mill
Creek in 2006, and she recently graduated from Berklee College of Music
in Boston, MA with a degree in Trombone Performance.
Aubrey met her manager in Switzerland last year, the Grammy award-
winning recording artist, songwriter, entertainer, and Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame inductee, the late Solomon Burke. He had chosen her as the winner
of the Shure-Montreux International Jazz Voice Competition.
Aubrey lovingly remembers Solomon, dubbed the “King of Rock and Soul”
tonight as he passed away this last October. She will be recording her debut album this Summer
with grammy-nominated producer, jazz pianist, and director for the Grammy Orchestra, Patrice
Rushen. Rushen, a long-time musical influence to Aubrey, has produced and recorded with artists
such as The Temptations, Chaka Kahn, Babyface, Prince, George Duke, Sonny Rollins, Herbie
Hancock, and others.
Aubrey lives in Boston with her husband Chris. She leads worship at her church and volunteers
as a music director at a Boston inner-city high school. As the daughter of two music educators
in Snohomish, Washington, Aubrey grew up inhaling every genre of music from jazz to rock &
roll, pop to country to gospel, classical to R&B. From early childhood she was memorizing James
Taylor’s lyrics, as well as Cole Porter’s. Music enthralled and bedazzled her.
Aubrey got her start singing at church and taking rolls in school musicals, then expanding to
local off-Broadway theaters playing child rolls, and entering local contests. She became the most-
requested National Anthem singer at the Seattle Mariner’s Safeco Field. Aubrey was featured as a
young artist with the Seattle Pops, under the direction of Marvin Hamlisch, at age 11. At this early
age, Aubrey had enough encouragement from family and friends to record a pop demo.
In middle school, Aubrey wanted to switch her class schedule so she could eat lunch with her
friends instead of alone. This required her to enroll in band class, even though Aubrey didn’t play
an instrument! Due to the lack of trombone players in the school band, Aubrey was encouraged to
try her hand at it and immediately, the trombone made perfect sense to her. As a trombonist, and
a curious one at that, Aubrey was exposed to the wonders of jazz, and soon the swingin’ sound of
the Count Basie Orchestra was not only influencing her trombone playing, but her singing as well.
It was at this age when Aubrey’s development and exploration of her own jazz/pop sound began.
During Aubrey’s high school years, she began to make her mark as the 1st place winner of the high
school female jazz vocal category at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, a finalist in many statewide
solo and ensemble contests as a vocalist and trombone player, a semi-finalist in the Grammy In The
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Schools foundation for young musicians, and was awarded the “Louis Armstrong Jazz Award” by
her high school band director.
At age 17, Aubrey was accepted as one of 8 semi-finalists from around the world to participate
in the Shure-Montreux Jazz Voice competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
Simultaneously, an opportunity arose for Aubrey to participate in a summer workshop under jazz
drummer, Terri Lyne Carrington at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Aubrey decided to go to
Boston, and was awarded a full scholarship to attend Berklee College while participating in the
summer clinic.
At Berklee, Aubrey had the chance to perform with and study under trombonist, arranger, band-
leader and Grammy Nominee Phil Wilson, who became her most influential mentor. Aubrey
performed for artists and bands incuding Burt Bacharach, Tower of Power, Linda Rondstadt,
Smokey Robinson, Paula Cole, Lalah Hathaway, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears, while attending
Berklee.
In addition to her solo interests, Aubrey has spent the last three and a half years singing tight
harmonies with Boston-based vocal quartet Syncopation, recently featured as an artist at Boston’s
biggest party: the 4th of July Celebration on the Charles River Esplanade with the Boston Pops
under the direction of Keith Lockheart.
Not many pleasures in this world outweigh Aubrey’s love of entertaining an audience. She enjoys
making people smile, cry, and even sing along. This passion for winning over people’s hearts
helped woo over the audience at the 2009 Shure-Montreux Jazz Voice competition. At 17, Aubrey
had to forego the opportunity, but a second chance came around later. Aubrey won the Audience’s
Choice Award at the festival, as well as the Jury’s 1st Place Award.
This year, Aubrey was signed to a management contract with Grammy award-winning recording
artist, songwriter, and entertainer, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, the late Solomon
Burke. Burke was known for his hits like “Cry to Me,” featured in the movie, Dirty Dancing, and
“Everybody Needs Somebody to Love” performed by the Rolling Stones, the Blues Brothers, and
Wilson Picket, as well as numerous other soul-standards performed by artists such as Erik Clapton,
Bruce Springstein, and Tom Petty.
Aubrey lovingly remembers Solomon, dubbed the “King of Rock and Soul” tonight as he passed
away this last October. She will be recording her debut album in his honor this Spring with
grammy-nominated producer, jazz pianist, and director for the Grammy Orchestra, Patrice Rushen.
Rushen, a long-time musical influence to Aubrey, has produced and recorded with artists such as
Quincy Jones, The Temptations, Chaka Kahn, Babyface, George Bensen, Prince, George Duke, Joe
Williams, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, and others.
Aubrey is thrilled to be back home for her second time at the Christmas Spectacular this year.
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Carl Kelley
Carl Kelley has extensive experience as a soloist and is adept at
performing different styles of music, including jazz genres, R&B,
pop, rock, classical and gospel. Carl’s adept vocal ability comes from
his vocal training as well as from growing up listening to pop and R&B
Radio, emulating the vocal trends of the 70’s, 80’s & 90’s. Carl has
performed in a wide array of venues throughout the U.S. as well as
Europe, Canada and South Africa. Some of his favorites are: Seattle
Opera’s past productions of R. Wagner’s Der Ring Des Nibelungen
& Carmen. Soloist for Seattle’s Jimi Hendrix Electric Guitar Festival.
Annual Unity Gathering, Paarl, South Africa. Soloist in the touring
production of Broadway’s acclaimed musical “5 Guys Named Moe” based
on the music of the great Louie Jordan. Soloist and original member of
M-Pact, the multi award-winning a cappella quintet. Former member of the Promise Keepers’ Music
Team. Carl can next be seen performing with “Nearly Dan,” the premiere “Steely Dan” tribute
band, and in Seattle Opera’s 2011 production of “Porgy And Bess.” The Christmas Spectacular is
particularly pleased that Carl was able to set aside some time from his family as well as in his busy
life at the Boeing Company to be part of the show again this year.
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Shelley Logan
Shelley Logan holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of
Washington and graduate course work at Seattle Pacific University. She
has taught in the public and private schools in Western Washington for
the past 25 years. She teaches private voice and piano lessons to children
and adults, and has worked with local theatre companies and recording
artists as a vocal coach. Shelley currently directs choral music in the
Everett School District at Evergreen Middle School. She is called upon
frequently as an adjudicator for local voice competitions.
In 1999, Shelley founded the Snohomish County Children’s Choir
Program. She has served as Artistic Director to more than 1000 students
in the course of its history. The SCCC Chamber Choir has earned 11
gold medals in national competitions. This year, SCCC has five choirs that serve students from
preschool – adulthood. She is a member of Music Educators National Conference, Washington
Music Educators Association, and the Mt. Pilchuck Music Educators Association.
Shelley sings various styles of music, but her favorites are contemporary and jazz. She performs in
musical theater, weddings, and other events. She also works as a recording artist and clinician.
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Lyric coloratura soprano, Megan Chenovick, has been featured in the
Christmas Spectacular the last four seasons and is glad to be rejoining her
holiday show family. Recently Megan sang the title aria “Glitter & Be Gay”
with the Seattle Men’s & Women’s Chorus for their 30th Anniversary
concert at McCaw Hall. Megan also performed the role of Marian the
Librarian and Guenevere in Camelot with Lyric Light Opera, Musetta in La
Bohème with Bellevue Opera, La Périchole with the Hans Wolf Operetta
Series, “The Color of Coloratura” with the Federal Way Symphony, and
Magnolia in “Show Boat” with the Village Theatre. In January & March
of 2012 Megan will be a featured soloist with the Music of Remembrance
Sparks of Glory concert series. In February 2012 Megan will reprise the
role of Giannetta in L’elisir d’Amore with Skagit Opera, a role she played
at Tacoma Opera last year. Megan is a 2010 & 2009 Northwest Regional
Metropolitan Opera National Council Finalist, and a 2007 & 2008 recipient of a training fund
grant from the Seattle Opera Guild.
Megan Chenovick
This Christmas Spectacular is delighted that Victor Benedetti has been
willing to leave his wife and children in France during the holiday season
rejoin the Christmas Spectacular once again. Prior to last year’s show
Baritone Victor Benedetti’s latest season included the title role in Wozzeck
with the Astoria Music Festival, a debut with Toledo Opera as Ford in
Falstaff, and a role debut of Alfonso in La Favorita with Stadttheater
Giessen. Last season included Scarpia in Tosca and Peter in Hansel
und Gretel with Indianapolis Opera and the title role in Falstaff with
the Théâtre Castres in France. He made his debut with New York City
Opera in the title role of Don Giovanni, a performance that awarded
him NYCO’s Debut Artist of the Year. His many appearances with City
Opera have included the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro, Papageno in The
Magic Flute, Peter in Hansel und Gretel, Slim in Of Mice and Men, and Escamillo in Carmen – a
role that has taken him to both the Singapore Lyric Opera and to his European debut with Oper
der Stadt Bonn. With Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, he has appeared as
Nardo in La Finta Giardiniera, Slim in Of Mice and Men, John Proctor in The Crucible, and John
Sorel in The Consul. He received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Northwestern
University and then joined the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists of Lyric Opera of Chicago.
His oratorio work has included the Brahms’ Requiem, Elijah, and Carmina Burana. Other recent
performances include the title role in Don Giovanni in France, Peachum in The Threepenny Opera
with Arizona Opera, the title role in Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis in Seattle, and Henry in
Jake Heggie’s The End of the Affair in Kansas City which was recorded for an upcoming release.
This year – from France – Victor joins the rest of the Christmas Spectacular Cast in support of both
the Providence Children’s Center as well as the Volunteer’s of America Food Bank.
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Victor Benedetti
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Dance Off Performers
Rod J. Oskouian Jr. is a neurosurgeon who specializes in the diagnosis
and treatment of complex spinal disorders. As a key member of the Spine
Center at SNI, his clinical practice will include the Swedish/Cherry Hill
campus in Seattle and various locations in Eastside King County.
Dr. Oskouian received his medical degree from the University of Calif- or
nia, Los Angeles. He completed residencies in surgery and neurosurgery
at the University of Virginia and a neurosurgery fellowship at the New
Zealand National Hospital in Auckland. Prior to coming to Swedish, Dr.
Oskouian was at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Dr. Oskouian’s research and clinical focus will be on scoliosis, spinal -defor
mities and anomalies, osteoporosis, spinal cord injury, degenerative disc disease, spinal oncology,
stereotactic spinal radiosurgery, and minimally invasive spinal surgery. He has published in numer-
ous medical journals and textbooks, including Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Clinics
of North America, the Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Focus and Spine.
Rod Oskouian
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Preston Simmons
Preston Simmons is the Chief Operating Officer for Providence Health &
Services Northwest Washington Service Area. He is responsible for the
day-to-day operations of a delivery system that contains the 491 licensed
bed Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett and other related health-
care services. He joined Providence in 2007.
Prior to his current role, Preston was a Senior Associate Administrator at
the University of Washington Medical Center. He served at the University
of Washington Medical Center since 1998. Prior to that, he was Chief
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ecutive Officer of a rural hospital in Page, Arizona as part of the Samaritan
Health System and served in leadership roles at Stevens Hospital in Edmonds and Ballard Commu-
nity Hospital in Seattle.
Preston has a master’s degree in health administration from the University of Washington and is
a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services, School of Public Health and
Community Medicine. He is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives and
is active in many professional and community organizations including being on the Boards of the
United Way of Snohomish County and the Mount Baker Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
He resides in Snohomish with his wife Jill, and two sons PJ and Connor.
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Tim Serban
Mr. Brennan received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from
the University of Washington in 1989. He received a Master’s degree in
Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Health Services Adminis-
tration from Arizona State University in 1993. His areas of emphasis were
finance and services marketing.
Mr. Brennan is currently serves as the Vice President for Service Line
and Business Development at Providence Northwest Washington Service
Region. In this role he is responsible for specialty program development,
business development, and medical staff development for Providence.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Brennan served as the Executive Director of the Heart & Vascular
Institute at Providence Everett and Chief Executive of the Northwest Cardiovascular Network, a
Physician-Hospital Organization specializing in bundled contracting for cardiac care. He has also
served in various operational roles related to physician group practice management at Providence
Everett, Medalia HealthCare, a 300 physician primary care group, and at Kaiser Permanente in
Orange County, California.
Mr. Brennan lives in Kirkland, Washington. He is married to Sally, and together they are raising
three children, daughter Jordan, son Sean, and daughter Sarah.
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Tim Serban, Vice President of Mission Integration and Spiritual Care at
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. Tim has served in the field
of Mission Integration, Spiritual Care, and Ethics for over 22 years. Tim is
also the volunteer lead of the Disaster Spiritual Care Response team of the
American Red Cross in Washington, D.C.
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Olga Foraponova
In forty-one years I have seen some very great dancers who embody the
very nature of the music to which they are performing. With that -genu
ine honesty to the music and the movement, they become magical. They
lose themselves in the music, because for them there is nothing else. They
live in the music and when the music ends, they die only to be born again
when the music continues. A dancer/performer like this is one in a million.
Rarely do we have the opportunity and the thrill of seeing such a creature,
for that is what they are. They shed their mortal human being and become
one with the music, as if their body has become the notes and the lines of
the music on the written page. The music controls their soul! I have had the
pleasure of experiencing one of these “creatures.” I have had the honor, the
pleasure and the delight of being one of the coaches of such a person. She
is Olga Foraponova. She opened my eyes to a whole new way of moving to music from the moment
I saw and touched her. It was my good fortune to help her and her equally stunning partner, David
Hamilton, reach the pinnacle of dance when they became the United States American Smooth
Champions. The style of dance mentioned was changed forever more because of the amazing ability
to shed their human skin to become one with the music whenever they performed. For me Olga
became the ultimate expression of what a lady dancer can only dream to become. I liken her arrival
on our shores of America from Russia to the first time the great Natalia Makarova, the Russian
ballet dancer, performed in the West at Covent Garden in London. We who saw that performance
could not applaud because we were smitten with the fact that we were seeing something not of this
world, but something that went beyond our world of understanding. Dance is an expression of Love
and Olga is Dance.
Rufus Dustin (International dancer, teacher adjudicator)
Before the Christmas Spectacular 2010, Olga was invited many times to New York, Los Angeles,
Delaware, Fort Lauderdale, San Fransciso, Colombus Ohio, Minneapolis and Moscow to coach
champions and finalists in America Style ballroom dancing – though she is equally at home -teach
ing latin and other ballroom styles. So – it is not surprising this year that Olga judged a major
Amateur Competition in Moscow last month - and will return to Russia next week to Judge the
World Championships! Also, during this past year, Olga with her dance partner, David Hamilton,
again directed several dance camps for top American and Standard style dancers. As Director of
“OlysDance”, Olga has devoted countless hours to develop her very successful local dance business
located at the Dorothy Jayne Studio. If you enjoy dance lessons at “competitive prices” please call
Oly’s Dance Studio at 425.257.0102. From New York, World Show Dance Champion, Jon Wilkins,
provides frequent Coaching visits to the Studio.
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Dascha Borisova Wright
Dascha began dancing by the time that she could walk and since then has taken
part in many ballroom dance competitions. She won the “Top Solo
Routine” Whereas last year she received an award at the Emerald Ball in Los An-
geles in May 2010 and again in the Seattle Star Ball in August 2010., she was the
United States Ball room Champion in her division. She always enjoys dancing
not only with her with her dance partner Nikolai but also her Pro-AM partner,
Alexey Gavrilov. Last year she enjoyed the opportunity to sing with the IMAG-
INE! Children’s Museum North Pole Singers and to part of the “Revised” Story
of Scrooge featuring Carl Kelley and his “co-conspirators” despite the “vigilance”
of Christmas Spectacular Master of Ceremonies, Brian Tracey. This year she is
excited to partner with Rod Oskouian and win the “DANCE OFF” again the Providence Tag Team
partnered by her mother, Olga Foraponova. (PS: Dascha asks that you not feel ashamed to TEXT
VOTE for Rod and herself MANY TIMES!)
Olga Kuskova
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Alexey Gavrilov
Olga Kuskova started dancing at the age of 14, and within a year she made it
into the most popular dancing team of her city, a team which took first places in
different competitions within the city, surrounding oblasts and in Russia.
She has been a judge for FISAF Russia in hip-hop dance nomination for the past
2 years. For the past 11 years, she has also been teaching. Her personal motto:
Life is movement, live life in the moment!
Winner of Ural Cup on hip-hop and breakdance, of “Freestyle Session Russia”
Championship, winner FISAF Russia in the nomination of hip-hop show,
participant of dancing’s events in Chelyabinsk and other cities. “Olimpia Life”-Fitness school
Russia, Chelyabinsk-power aerobics, instructor of the group programs. “Jesolo Danza”, Italy-
urban dance & modern jazz (practice) EJC-Studio, Russia, Novosibirsk- hip-hop, house, dancehall
(practice) and has taken classes and master classes from leading world choreographers(Juste
Debout 2009’10’11-France, Street Dance Kemp 2009,2011-Czech Republic, Boot Dance Camp
2011-Morocco and Dance Conventions in Russia).
Alexey Gavrilov’s dance career began at the age of 6, in one of the strongest
dance teams of the city of Chelyabinsk. Working in the team Alexey defended the
honor of the city and the country at the prestigious Russian and international
competitions in Moscow, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, Kirov,
St. Petersburg. His teaching career began in 2004 and lasts until this day, which
has produced good results: his students are Champions of Russia in 10 dance
as well as in the European program in the age category “Junior” and winners of
international competitions in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cites and
the world (Germany, Poland).
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Natasha Zrazhevskaya
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Erika Bykov
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Konstantin Yakunin
Natasha started dancing at Oly’s Dance Studio in 2000, at the age of 5. She has
trained and continues to train in both Ballroom and Latin dancing as well as
Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical and Hip Hop. These styles have taken her all over the United
States, Canada and even Europe where she has performed countless shows in
both Ballroom and Hip Hop groups and participated in various competitions.
Currently, Natasha is dancing with Alexey Gavrilov. The two of them travel
the U.S., taking part in the country’s most prestigious competitions as well as
dancing personally choreographed shows for the Northwest Region.
Konstantin Yakunin has been in the dance world as a working professional for
over 25 years. He is a former competitive Ballroom and Latin dancer who has
been competing all over Russia. Konstantin was regional 10 Dance Champion
from 1987 to 1993 in Russia. He became National Champion of the USSR in
1984. Konstantin has received many honor certificates and awards from the
Russian Federation Professional Union of Ballroom Dance. He was the general
choreographer for the DanceSport formation team Galatca Edelweiss, who were
the champions of the Russian National Formation Team Championship in
2000. Konstantin has been teaching Ballroom Dance at Oly’s! Dance Studio in
Everett, Washington since 04/2009.
Erika Bykov first started dancing in 2000 when Olga Foraponova began the New
Stars DanceSport Club, a group that focused on educating children in the art of
International Latin and Standard. Since then, she has travelled throughout the
US competing and placing in events such as the Junior Olympics and Nationals
in Provo, Utah. Erika recently started teaching Ballroom Dance at Oly’s! Dance
Studio in early 2011.
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Anne Marie Russell, an Everett native, has become a “Coordinator General”
for Olga Foraponova Wright in the operations of Oly’s Dance! at the Dorothy
Jayne Studio. Furthermore, she proved to be instrumental in helping work out
the complex communications and rehearsal schedules that made it possible for
a partnering between Oly’s Dance and the Christmas Spectacular. Both Megan
Moore, our Stage Manager, and Sanford Wright M.D., the Producer, are very
grateful for the timely and efficient support provided by Anne Marie.
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Snohomish County Chamber Choir
Shelley Logan
Shelley Logan holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of
Washington and graduate course work at Seattle Pacific University. She
has taught in the public and private schools in Western Washington for
the past 25 years. She teaches private voice and piano lessons to children
and adults, and has worked with local theatre companies and recording
artists as a vocal coach. Shelley currently directs choral music in the
Everett School District at Evergreen Middle School. She is called upon
frequently as an adjudicator for local voice competitions.
In 1999, Shelley founded the Snohomish County Children’s Choir
Program. She has served as Artistic Director to more than 1000 students
in the course of its history. The SCCC Chamber Choir has earned 11 gold medals in national
competitions. This year, SCCC has five choirs that serve students from preschool – adulthood.
She is a member of Music Educators National Conference, Washington Music Educators
Association, and the Mt. Pilchuck Music Educators Association.
Shelley sings various styles of music, but her favorites are contemporary and jazz. She performs in
musical theater, weddings, and other events. She also works as a recording artist and clinician.
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Connie Simms
Connie Simms is native to the Northwest and began playing piano at
age 6. Since then, she has become an accomplished pianist and has
accompanied choirs for over 42 years. This is her twelfth season as the
accompanist for the Snohomish County Children’s Choir Program.
When not working for SCCC, she accompanies for The Bear Creek
Christian School, is the Music Director at her church, teaches private
piano, and is in constant demand for area contests, festivals, and concert
performances. She and her husband, Tom, recently traveled to Israel as
the accompanists for her church concert tour.
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Snohomish County Chamber Choir
Snohomish County Chamber Choir
Shelley Logan founded the Snohomish County Children’s Choir
Program in 1999. As the Artistic Director, her Chamber Choirs have
traveled to Philadelphia, San Diego, New York, Washington D.C,
San Francisco, and Chicago where they have won 11 Gold Medals in
the Heritage Festivals Program. To commemorate the Snohomish
County Children’s Choir Tenth Season, the Chamber Choir took an
international Tour to England. Her groups took top honors at the
Vancouver, BC Heritage Festival in 2011.
The choir serves children ages preschool through 18 by offering four
choral groups—Angelissimo, Intermezzo, Bella Voce, and Raggazzo
Coro. SCCC is dedicated to the artistic development of all students
and new members are always welcome. This season, we are delighted
to announce “Bel Canto”, a choir for adult women. SCCC meets every
Monday Night at the Everett Music Hall located in the Everett Mall.
We are proud to also be affiliated with the Snohomish County Music
Please visit www.snohomishcountychildrenschoir.com for complete
details and information regarding the choir program or call Rita
Belvill, SCCC Executive Director @ (425)308-0509 or email her at
sccfundraising@aim.com
Samantha Aga
Emma Bergman
Hailey Brooker
Tiana Cargill
Connie Erickson
Rachel Hamilton
Kirsten Hendrickson
Susanna Komp
Mackenzie Plank
Jordan Roche
Courtney Rogers
Gianna Sabini
Abby Smith
Adrianna Stallings
Marielle Stockton
Glory Yepassis-Zembrou
Devin Delaney
Mike Klemz
Justin Moser
Jace Wiggins
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Everett Chorale
Lee Mathews, now in his nineteenth year as Music Director/Conductor
of the Everett Chorale, received his choral and vocal training from the
University of Montana and the University of Northern Colorado. He has
taught at Simpson College and Marycrest College in Iowa and at the -Col
lege of Great Falls in Montana. He has also taught music at various levels
in public schools and recently retired from the Snohomish School District.
Lee has conducted church choirs for over forty years and presently serves as
Director of Music Ministry at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Everett.
Mr. Mathews has been an active traveler with his choral groups over the
years. He founded the Montana Youth Choir in 1973 and made six Euro-
pean tours with this outstanding ensemble. He has traveled to Vancouver, B.C., Vienna, Austria,
New York City, Beijing, China and most recently Rome, Italy with the Everett Chorale. Lee has also
been active as a tenor soloist and choral clinician/adjudicator in Montana, Iowa and Washington.
Lee Mathews
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Everett Chorale
For forty-six years the Everett Chorale
has been an integral part of our
community, providing an opportunity
for local singers to perform for
appreciative audiences near and far. We
have outreach ensembles that take the
gift of music to retirement and senior
centers throughout the county and into
the public schools. We have represented
Snohomish County close to home on the
Argosy Christmas ship and to New York
City’s Carnegie Hall and as far away as
Beijing, China in 2007, Rome, Italy in 2010 and Salzburg, Austria in July of 2012 for the
Mozart International Choral Festival. This coming April will take us back to Benaroya Hall
in Seattle for a performance of Verdi’s “Requiem”.
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Prov’s Got Talent
Taylor Bogart
Taylor Bogart is 10 years old and is in the fifth grade at Pioneer
Elementary in Arlington. Taylor loves to sing and is currently in her
school’s choir program. Taylor has been singing in the Aquafest Idol sing-
ing competition in Lake Stevens since she was three years old. This past
summer she won first place and was invited to sing at the Evergreen State
Fair.
Taylor also plays volleyball and enjoys spending time with her friends and
family. She is also a huge animal lover and is saving up enough money to
get a turtle.
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Rick Arends
I have lived in Everett all my life – in fact in the very same house! I have worked
at providence for over 30 years . My wife, Janean, has been a nurse at Providence
for over 20 years. Our son, Sam, is proud to be a member of the Everett High
School Varsity Basketball Team - and to perform with his teammates and myself
in this year’s Christmas Spectacular. Please join us along with the Christmas
Spectacular Cast in supporting The Providence Childrens Center - it
will make you feel like a kid again!
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Haylee Renne
Haylee Renne is a 4th grader at Machias Elementary who loves school, basket-
ball, reading, and hanging out with her black lab. She has been tap dancing for
3 years. Her favorite books are the Percy Jackson series and she would eat candy
all day if her parents would let her!
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Andrea has been a surgical technologist for 13 years and a Providence Regional
Medical Center employee for 5 years. She helps replace joints, fix broken bones
and remove gall bladders. Andrea loves her work because she gets to play -an ac
tive role in helping relieve peoples pain.
Andrea started singing at age three with her Dad to the Statler Brothers “There
must be something about me that she loves”. At five she sang “The Candy Man”
in he first school talent show – and has been singing gleefully ever since. Though
the songs have changed and the venues have gotten bigger, she still remembers
the simple delight of belting out songs in her living room.
Andrea dedicates this performance to her daughter, Alexis. “I love you sweetie!
Just remember life is always better with a song!”
About “Defying Gravity” from “Wicked” - There are two sides to every story – even “The Wizard
of Oz”! Long before there was a Dorothy Gale, Scarecrow, Tinman and Cowardly Lion, there was
Elphaba, whose only crime was a natural gift for magic and the misfortune of being born green.
Elphaba hoped that one day she could work her magic along side the great wizard of Oz - and
the people would think she was special. Yet, as it happened, Elphaba’s meeting with the Wizard
turned out badly. She learned that the wizard had no magic of his own and - in fact - he wanted to
use Elphaba’s magic so the people of Oz would still follow him. Elphaba refused and ran away. Un-
fortunately, before she could tell her fellow Ozzians of the Wizard’s lies, he accused her of terrible
things and labeled her the “Wicked Witch“. After being put down and called an outcast, Elphaba
decided that for the rest of her life, no one would tell her what to do!
Prov’s Got Talent
Ben Killey
Dr. Benjamin Killey grew up on a cattle and hog farm in rural Illinois. He began
taking piano lessons at the age of 7 from his mother. He attended college at
Illinois Wesleyan University where he completed a double degree program in
piano performance and biology. He studied piano under the late Dr. Lawrence
Campbell. While at IWU, he won the 1997 MTNA collegiate state piano
competition for Illinois as well as Illinois Wesleyan’s Concerto-Aria competition.
He was named the top graduate in the school of music in 1999. After college,
he attended Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He completed
residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, specializing in emergency
medicine. His first job was at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett,
working as an emergency medicine physician. He has now been working at Providence for 4 ½
years.
In his free time, Ben continues to be active in the arts. He gave a solo piano concert for the
debut of the Snohomish County Music Project in May 2011. He is a singing member of the
Seattle Men’s Chorus, currently performing in their Christmas tour (and coming to Everett Civic
Auditorium December 17th). He was also featured in the TLC television series “Untold Stories of
the ER”, playing himself in the episode “Death Breath” last December.
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Started in January 2010 by G L Hale and hailing from Everett, WA, Red The
Dead brings back the idea of rock music that you can dance to. Calling this
new sound Dancy Rock they hope to inspire every generation to dance, have
fun and sing along. May 2010s single release of Two Hearts was quickly fol-
lowed by the July 2010 five song EP Songs To Get Heartbroken To:. December
2010 brought the popular single Wrong Places. RTD has grown to become
a three piece with Kyle Pointer on bass/back up vocals, Evan Haukaas on Drums and GLH with
Vocals/Guitar/Keys. The band is currently playing shows and working on material for an early 2012
LP release. Follow on Twitter @RedTheDead. Like on Facebook.com/RedTheDead
Jordan is 13 years old and a 7th grade student at Park Place Middle School in
Monroe. She began dancing on stage at the age of 3 and has loved to perform ever
since. Eventually, her interests moved on to drama and music. She performed in
her first play, The Jungle Book, in 2007 with her elementary school. She con-
tinued to appear in other school productions including Geology Rocks, Tongue
Twisted and will play the lead female role in Aladdin later this year. In 2009 she
appeared in Sky Performing Arts production of the musical My Emperor’s New
Clothes. She has always loved singing and has been involved in school choirs whenever she could.
This is her third year with the Snohomish County Children’s Choir. She enjoys sharing her love
of music with family and friends and won her summer camp talent show “Bosco’s Got Talent” in
2009. In fifth grade she decided to expand her musical knowledge and began to learn guitar. Today
she continues to improve with classes in drama, dance club, guitar and singing with the Snohomish
County Children’s Choir.
Prov’s Got Talent
Darlene Hussey
PROUD Prov. employee since 1977. Yep, I am one of the eldest Hip Hop
dancers and totally loving my debut dance experience with my friends!
Thanks to instructor Olga for teaching us “the moves”! Who knows maybe one
of us will “be discovered”??
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Peggy Canell
RN Unit Supervisor on Orthopedic/Spine Unit, employed by Providence
Hospital since 1981. Hip Hop dancer at the Dorothy Jane Dance Studio since
October 2011 and loving it...
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Jordan Roche
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Everett High School Varsity Basketball
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Coach Aaron Nations
I grew up in Marysville and attended Marysville-Pilchuck High
School. After graduating from MPHS I attended Everett Com-
munity College and then Western Washington University. I have
been coaching basketball for 23 years, 19 at the high school level,
with 9 of those years as a head coach. Coaching highlights would
be guiding North Kitsap to the 2004-2005 State Tournament,
and guiding Everett High to a 4th place District finish in 2006-
2007, along with winning the Wesco 3A Title that same year. I am
beginning my 7th year as the Head Coach at Everett High School.
My wife of 12 years is Carolyn and we have two boys Connor and
Ryan Joe. I enjoy camping, fishing, hiking, and spending any extra time with my family.
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Raelynn Canell
Grew up in the small town of Machias, Washington raising farm animals,
planting crops, and studying hard. However, in October 2011 I came to the
streets of Everett, Washington where I’ve been training how to hip hop to
the beat of a Christmas Spectacular.
Prov’s Got Talent
Danny Tonty
Carol Wible
Abby Welch
Pam Austin
Mark Matzker
Peggy Canell
Raelynn Canell
Makaelynn Canell
Darleen Hussey
Joyce Woolsey
Gretchen Zemke
Dascha Borisova Wright
Binta Drammeh
Olga Kuskova
Olga Foraponova Wright
Alexey Gavrilov
Konstantin Yakunin
Erika Bykov
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Richard Eaks is a native of Seattle, Washington, and
the owner of Puget Sound Video and is responsible
for starting the company over 30 years ago. He is an
accomplished videographer working with theatre groups,
busineses and Organizations across the northwest. With
current projects for MIT, Premera Blue Cross and The
Everett Neurological Center, as well as projects with The
Seattle Science Foundation, Bellevue Youth Theatre
and The Providence Everett Medical Center. With his
interest in music and the theatre entertainment industry
and background in audio recording he is pleased to be a part of the Christmas Spectacular again
this year. He resides in Edmonds, Washington with his son David. David is also a native of Seattle,
Washington. Now he is the Production Manager of the company and with his 12 years of experence
in camera operation, editing, audio recording, including video post production, is working with
many new projects. He is taking care of all our current and new clients. He is the future of the
company developing the newest technology in HD recordings and making Blu-ray disks.
Production Staff/Cast
Keith Corning is a 20+ year sound technician for vocal jazz festivals, con-ven
tions, and concerts. Keith is in demand to be the sound operator for many
Jazz Festivals in the Northwest as well as national and international music
conventions. Keith has been the sound technician for IAJE Vocal Jazz for
10 years in NYC, Toronto, Los Angles, New Orleans. Also ACDA con- ven
tions in Chicago, NYC, LA, Miami, and Oklahoma City. Keith has toured
with many educational groups around the world, taking him to Japan, Hong
Kong, Canada, and all around the United States. He has worked for 11+
years with the everett public schools auditorium. Keith has given generously
of his time and talents to help make the Christmas Spectacular a success. Furthermore, the pr- oduc
er of the Christmas Spectacular is grateful for Keith for recommending Megan Moore to the Stage
Manager of our show.
Keith Corning
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Megan Moore
Megan is thrilled to be working her second season at The Civic
Auditorium and her second year of “A Christmas Spectacular”. She is a long-
time resident of Everett and has worked at several theaters in town including
The Village Theater, The Little Theater, Everett Community College
Theater, and The Civic Auditorium. She has been working in theater as a
stage technician and lightening designer since 2007 and has worked countless
shows including Bye Bye Birdie, Little Women, and Saint Heaven. She is
especially thankful to Chester!
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Elaine Horne
Elaine Horne has enjoyed being involved with the performing arts since she
was a small child, including multiple disciplines of dance, choreography,
theater, and vocal performing groups. Most recently she has volunteered with
the Snohomish County Children’s Choir as a parent assistant and the Board
vice president. And as of September of this year she started performing with
the SCCC adult choir, Bel Canto. She and her son Cameron have had the
privilege of being part of the Christmas Spectacular for the last several years.
Elaine is thrilled to be involved once again this year as a coordinator for the
Christmas Spectacular to benefit Providence Childrens’ Center.
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Patti Larson
Patti Larson has been extraordinarily important to the “Christmas
Spectacular”, ever since it was created in the wake of the Food Bank
shortages following “9-11”.
Further more, in her administrative role with the Dorothy Jayne
Foundation, she has continued to play a pivotal role in the communications
and coordination for this event. This year, Patti again helped arrange the
Online Tickets through “Brown Paper Tickets”. As an Everett native,
Everett High School alum and long time community treasure, she has
proven to be an invaluable resource for the Producer – a man she still calls
“Boss” for old times sake!
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Oly’s Dance at the Dorothy Jayne Studio
2931 Bond Street, Everett, Washington 98201
Olga Foraponova, former U.S. Ballroom
Champion, World Dance Finalist, PBS
performer and First Citizen of Russia, chose
to establish OlysDance at the Dorothy Jayne
Studio June 28, 2004 instead of accepting
an opportunity to join the cast of “Dancing
With The Stars”. The Dorothy Jayne Studio
has theatrical ballroom lighting designed in
cooperation with Pacific Northwest Theatrical
Associates (PNTA). With the assistance of
Richard Eaks (Puget Sound Video) both
professional level sound and video projects
have been recorded. “Celebration Here”, tonight featuring Victor Benedetti backed by the
Everett Chorale and the Snohomish County Intermezzo and Chamber Singers directed
by Lew Mathews, was originally recorded for the Dehner Franks Album “Real Santa”
right here in the Dorothy Jayne Studio. The Studio has been the site of many outstanding
ballroom showcases and special events that have featured national and international
ballroom dance champions. “LIVE” Webcasting at The Dorothy Jayne Studio allows
viewing of Studio events beyond the walls of the Studio to the World Wide Web. The
creation of The Dorothy Jayne Studio would not have been possible without the work
of Dr. Sanford Wright, and also the interest and support of Peter Newland of Hill Street
Investment. World Show Dance Champions, like Jon Wilkins, coach at the Dorothy Jayne
Studio. Yet, despite an international reputation, dance lessons at the Dorothy Jayne Studio
are offered at very competitive local rates - with dancers’ special circumstances taken into
account. Contact Oly’s Dance Studio at 425-257-0102 or e-mail olysstudio@gmail.com. For
more information about The Dorothy Jayne Studio or Studio related activities check on the
following links - www.olysdance.com or www.dorothyjaynestudio.com.
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Dorothy Jayne Wright
The Dorothy Jayne Foundation
Dorothy Jayne Wright was born in Spokane in 1908. As a youngster she had her tonsils taken
out on the kitchen table. Her father, “Big Jayne” was Co-Captain of the Washington State
Cougars. Dorothy Jayne taught dancing for “Professor Calvert” and danced in local vaudeville
shows while attending Lewis and Clark High School for which she designed the cover of the
senior annual. She attended the University of Washington, while dancing with a Russian
ballet troupe that performed before the Queen of Romania. Latter in Los Angeles Dorothy
Jayne was part of the famous Belcher School of Dance and studied at the Plaza Hotel in New
York with Bill Robinson. She was given recognition for assisting with the annual Wenatchee
Apple Blossom Parade before marrying and moving to Everett. There Doroty Jayne became
a well known local dance teacher and arts enthusiast. She mostly taught in her basement
studio and put on shows in the 1950’s at the Everett Golf and Country Club as well as for the
Mukilteo School District Parent Teachers Association at Rosehill Elementary School. One
feature of those performances – the Rosehill Rosebuds – is still performed from time to time.
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Dorothy Jayne was on the Seattle Opera Board of Directors, and helped start the Everett
Opera Guild among others with the help of a close friend and well know Seattle Opera
figure, Dr. Hans Wolff. Her entrepreneurial talents recruited Dick and Marjorie Ingalls,
creators of the Seattle Tourmap Company, to help support the Seattle Opera Guilds. In
later years she continued her interest in fine art in the portrait class of Nicholas Damascus, a
professor in the Art Department at Seattle University. Among the numerous subjects for her
portraits is included Marv Harshman, former University of Washington Basketball coach.
Dorothy Jayne Wright’s legacy as an artist, teacher and arts supporter lives on through the
Dorothy Jayne Foundation. Since 1997 this foundation has been fostering and supporting the
performing arts and artists in the local area. If you are interested in finding out more about
the Dorothy Jayne Foundation, please write to “The Dorothy Jayne Foundation” c/o Sanford
Wright Jr. M.D., The Everett Neurological Center, 2320 Rucker Ave., Everett, Washington.
Footnote: In the 1930’s Dorothy Jayne Wright taught dance at the famous Belcher Studio in Los Angeles
along side of Ernst Belcher’s daughter, Marge Belcher. Marge was asked by Disney Studio’s to serve as
the dance model for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio and the hippos in Fanstasia. Later
Marge married Gower Champion, the original Director and Choreographer of New York Broadway’s
“42nd Street” Chris Clay performed approximately 2,000 performances of “42nd Street on New Your
Broadway along with a Tour of China and Korea.
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Sanford Wright Sr.
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Dedicated Volunteer of America Supporter
There are any number of ways to describe Sanford Wright Sr; generous, selfless, dedicated
to community service, rooter of Husky basketball and local sports, loyal to commitments
and friends and sensitive to families and individuals in need. Those that had the privilege
of knowing Sanford knew he was a man of honor and value. His word was his bond and
all that was needed was a handshake to seal any deal. His word was “money in the bank”.
Sanford Wright Sr. was a quiet leader with a servant attitude who always promoted others
and gave others credit. He purposely avoided the limelight and praise.
I appreciate this opportunity to share with you some memories about the special times and
adventures that I enjoyed with Sanford Wright Sr. who was a Volunteers of America Board
member for over 30 years and a valued contributor to my professional career.
Gil and Janet Saparto
Sanford Wright Sr.
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My name is Gilbert Saparto and I served as the President/CEO at four separate
appointments with Volunteers of America from June of 1965 to the time of my retirement
in March of 2005. The history that follows will acknowledge and pay tribute to Sanford
Wright Sr. who was my boss, mentor, friend and a valued member of the greater Everett
Community.
Sanford Wright Sr. was a dedicated man who loved his family and also made time to
become involved and serve many people, businesses, associations and clubs in the Everett
community. As years rolled on, two became major loves of his life, the Everett Rotary and
the Volunteers of America (VOA). Before I relate some of my experiences with Sanford
Wright Sr. at VOA, I would like to share one about a Rotary project that stands out to me
and that exemplifies his character and value to many.
As many of you know, Sanford Wright Sr. was a well-respected and highly competent
contractor in the greater Everett area. There was a fund raising project for the Everett High
School Shop Program that was sponsored in the name of the Everett Rotary Club. At his
own financial risk, Sanford created a hands-on learning experience for several wood shop
students from Everett High School. He taught, encouraged and coached them as they
built a single-family home overlooking the Snohomish Valley on Broadway just off 52nd
Street. The project was successful and the beautiful three-bedroom home was sold for a
profit. The profit, in full, was turned over to and benefited Everett High School’s Shop
Program. The students involved benefited greatly as they gained valuable knowledge about
the construction process, increased their carpentry skills, and learned true work ethics
while building the home. The Everett Rotary Club also benefited through exposure and
community awareness of this project. Only a few people knew that Sanford was so deeply
involved in this project and that was the way he wanted it; always giving credit to others - an
example of his servant attitude.
The VOA had four major building construction projects from 1987 through the late
1990’s. Sanford Wright Sr. personally took charge and became the “clerk of the works”
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on all those projects. There is no question in my mind, that from start to finish on all
those projects, Sanford’s involvement provided VOA with quality design, wonderful
workmanship and facilities that will serve people in need long into the future.
In 1978, the VOA had a budget of $ 350,000+ and provided five program services,
Food Bank, Summer Camp, Developmental Disabilities Life Skills Training, Men’s
Rehabilitation Workshop/Shelter, and several Thrift Stores. Sanford Wright Sr. was one
of 20 Board members who met quarterly and worked closely with the Executive Director to
help manage the services and business affairs of the VOA. In that year, Jan Rose Healey,
then Executive Director of Everett VOA, died suddenly of a heart attack. Prior to the
appointment of a replacement by the National Headquarters of VOA, the Board stepped
up to help manage the VOA. With board chair Ethel Flowers in the lead, Sanford worked
with fellow board members like Park McLean and Harold Gunderson to keep services
operating until a new Executive Director could be found.
In 1978, I had been working as an Executive Director with VOA for 13 years. My wife,
Janette, and I had committed ourselves to the organization in July of 1965 and had worked
together since that time. Volunteers of America, which was started by husband and wife,
Ballington and Maude Booth, has always greatly valued the husband and wife team and
the family. Many leaders within the organization joined as husband and wife together
to serve their communities. When Janette and I began our service, we were encouraged
and enriched by the couples who shared their love and experience with us. We had
encountered many adventures with VOA since our first appointment to Tacoma, WA in
1965. Subsequent appointments in San Diego, CA and Portland, OR readied us for the
challenges ahead.
The National Office of VOA appointed Janette and I as Co-Directors of the Everett Branch
in October of 1978. I assumed the functions of the Executive Director of the organization
and Janette headed up the financial operations. My association with Sanford Wright Sr.
began at that time.
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The first few months of my administration were difficult for both the Board and I,
primarily because the style of my leadership was dramatically different than that of the
previous management. I was not a laid back leader and I had a hands on, take-charge
aggressive style. After one particularly contentious Board meeting Sanford Wright Sr.
befriended me and suggested that we go to lunch the following day. That day Sanford
became my mentor and my friend. I soon found that my relationship with the Board
had changed for the good and I am sure Sanford worked behind the scenes to make that
possible.
In the months and years to follow, Sanford personally introduced me to his extensive
circle of friends, both private and public, community networks and organizations that
could support the growth and services of the VOA. Needless to say those contacts and
connections stimulated tremendous growth for VOA. By the time I retired, VOA had
grown from providing five program services to providing over twenty, had increased
the budget from $ 350,000 to over $ 17,000,000.00 and had increased the number of
individual and families helped from the hundreds to over a hundred thousand. Sanford
was of course pleased with the growth of services and the budget professionally but actually
received more personal satisfaction and pleasure from the knowledge of what that growth
meant to the lives of the individuals and families served. Again this is a tribute to and an
example of his concern for others and for the community’s well being.
I had the opportunity of spending some quality time with Sanford in his final days. You
would think he would be talking about his accomplishments and friendships over the years
but no, he talked about his family. He was particularly moved to hear that his son Sanford
Wright Jr. had given a slide presentation of Sanford Sr.’s life at his beloved Rotary Club.
He repeatedly requested the story and loved hearing over and over about that presentation.
He talked about missed opportunities with his family and how he could have been a better
“loving” husband and father. How many of us feel as he did? He wasn’t fully satisfied with
his community service because he thought he could have done more.
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PRODUCTION STAFF/CAST
Creator, Producer/Director/Script Originator ................................Sanford Wright Jr., M.D.
Executive Producer ..............................................................................................Richard Eaks
Musical Director/Arranger ...............................................................................Dehner Franks
Executive Musical Director/Arranger .................................................................Jack Klitzman
Master
of
Ceremonies ...........................................................................................Brain
Tracey
Band Director/Arranger ......................................................................................Jack Klitzman
The Ragazzo Coro & Bella Voce / Snohomish County Chamber Choir ........Shelley Logan,
Director
Vocals .....................................Shelley Logan, Aubrey Logan, Megan Chenovick, Carl Kelley,
Victor Benedetti, Chris Clay and Dehner Franks.
Dancers .........................................Olga Foraponova, Alexey Gavrilov, Natasha Zrazhevskaya,
Konstantin Yakunin, Olga Kuskova, Erika Bykov, Dascha Borisova Wright
Special VIP DANCE OFF Guest Dancers .......................Rod Oskouian, Preston Simmons,
Tim Serban and Tom Brennan.
Principal Character: “Follow Your Dream” Minidrama. ................................Darlene Hussey
Hip-Hop Dancers ...Darlene Hussey, Raelynn Canell, Peggy Canell and their HU Associates
Prov’s Got Talent Performers ...............................Rick Arends, Taylor Bogart, Haylee Renne,
Andrea Miner, Ben Killey M.D., Red The Dead (G. Hayes, organizer) and Jordan Roche.
Band Members ................................................Dehner - Piano, Jack Klitzman – Sax and Flute
Don Garber - Keyboards, Osama Afifi - Bass, Bryon Atterberry - Drums
Mike Van Bebber - Trumpet, Stuart Hambley - Trombone,
The Everett High School Jr, ROTC Color Guard .....Directed by Commander Richard Gile
and lead this year by Gunnery Sergeant Dan Boudreau
The Everett High School Varsity Basketball Team ................................Coach Aaron Nations
Original Music Contributions:...........
The Age of Heroes Album; The First Musical Theme
Adopted by the Seattle International Film Festival; Animated Film Trailer/MusicalScore
“Jingle All The Way” ...........................................................................Charles Henri Avelange
Dehner Franks originals in this show include Santa Swing and Vengan Con Migo.
Stage/House Support ....................................Keith Corning and the Civic Auditorium Staff
St age Manager .....................................................................................................Megan Moore
LIVE! Webcast (Organization/Implementation)......................................
Puget Sound Video
Text Voting .........................................................................................Hip Cricket (Chris Clay)
Event HD Video Coverage...................................
Puget Sound Video (Rick and David Eaks)
Audio .................................................................................................................Keith Corning
Lighting ......................................................................................Civic Auditorium Stage Crew
Concessions ........................................Jim Hamill, Barb Mannhalter and the EHS Jr. ROTC
The Dorothy Jayne Foundation ................................Sanford Wright Jr. M.D., President with
Administrative Assistant Patti Larson
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
The Dorothy Jayne Foundation
Sanford Wright M.D., President
Patti Larson, Administrative Assistant
The Providence Everett Medical Center
Dave Brooks
Preston Simmons
Tim Serban
Tom Brennan
Christine Tipton
Teresa Wenta and Rebecca Ransom
Marketing Department
The Swedish Medical Center
Rod Oskouian M.D.
The Everett High School Jr ROTC
Commander Richard Gile
Gunnery Sergeant Dan Boudreau
The Everett High School Varsity Basketball Team
Coach Aaron Nations
The Herald
Tim Jarboe and Theresa Goffredo
WISHES at the Everett Mall
Heather Coleman RN
Gianni’s Restaurant
Ambrosia Restaurant
Near the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo
Battle Cell
Ovid Stavrica
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