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09/18/2012 12:00 AMGuilford Seniors present "Heal Our Land," a fundraising entertainment show featuring talented groups of seniors from several Connecticut towns on Sunday, Sept. 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Guilford Community Center, 32 Church Street. Tickets, $5, are available at the door. All proceeds benefit Salvation Army disaster-relief programs.
The devastation of natural disasters inspired the notion for a super senior citizens' showcase, "Heal Our Land."
The talent showcase highlights skills in song, dance, and more demonstrated by senior citizens who are taking the stage to help raise money for disaster-aid programs of the Salvation Army. This year's "Heal Our Land" showcase will be hosted by Guilford Senior Citizens at the Guilford Community Center on Sunday, Sept. 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door.
The public is encouraged to come to the show, which will feature acts from half a dozen towns, including Guilford, Groton, Madison, and Simsbury, said Guilford Seniors Program Coordinator Terri Holland Buckley.
"This is a really neat event. It's very uplifting," said Buckley, who traveled to Groton last year with a group of Guilford seniors to perform in the first "Heal Our Land" showcase.
"I loved it. When I asked the person who organized it last year when it was going to happen this year, she said she wanted to see it passed around the state, so this year, we're hosting it," said Buckley.
Included in the lineup for the show are several Guilford groups, including the senior Hula Dance Group, Line Dance Group, and Chorus as well as other "special performances," Buckley hinted. The event will also feature an all-town senior chorus singing "Heal Our Land," a song written by Utah U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch.
"It's a great opportunity for all of these seniors from these towns to showcase their talent, and to do community outreach at the same time. We want to have an audience for them to perform to, so we are encouraging people from the community to come out to the show," said Buckley.