About Us
GHC MISSION STATEMENT
The Coulee Region Giving Hearts Choir exists to bring together individuals who have early to mid-stages of memory loss, along with their caregivers and volunteers, to sing in a chorus that fosters joy, well-being, purpose and community understanding.
I LOVE HEARING OLD SONGS I USED TO LOVE. THEY ARE LIKE MEMORIES ONE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK TO....
Engage Socially...Have Fun Together...Contribute to our Community. We are a non-profit group for those in the early to mid stages of Memory Loss along with their Care Givers to come together & share a love of music...SING IN A CHOIR!
The Giving Hearts Choir Experience
- Weekly rehearsals: FRIDAYS (See contact page)
- No singing experience required
- Comfortable rehearsal space with easy access
- Personalized music books
- Public Performances
- Social time for singers and volunteers
Meet Our Leaders
Music Director
Music Director
Music Director
Ruth Kapanke
Secretary
Music Director
Music Director
Sue Bluske
Treasurer
Music Director
GHC Board Chair
Hazel Desmond
GHC Board Chair
GHC Accompanists
GHC Board Chair
Roger Bjorge
GHC Accompanists
GHC Accompanists
GHC Accompanists
Ty & Dayna Cooper
Affiliate of Giving Voice Initiative
Coulee Region Giving Hearts Choir is an affiliate member of the Giving Voice Initiative (GVI). GVI created a toolkit modeled after the Giving Voice Chorus which started in collaboration with MacPhail Center for Music in 2014.
The Arts impact on those with Memory Loss
"The creative arts can reach even the most cognitively impaired people because they depend upon something other than the intellect. Creativity comes from somewhere beyond the intellect; it flows from an intuitive non-rational place in the body and mind, so we can tap into the creativity of everyone, no matter how much their logic or sequential memory has been disturbed." ~ Jill Hayes