What Mosaic Youth Chorus Means to Cory

From Mosaic Youth Chorus president Cory Barrett:
I wanted to take a minute and share with you all the joy that I experienced last week at rehearsal. It was our largest dinner and rehearsal attendance this season. My heart was truly full to see 17 youth and 5 adults eating, talking and laughing together. It renewed my faith that we can and do provide a safe space and loving environment for young people to gather and be themselves. The world that we live in certainly has its share of pain and disappoint that all of us experience from time to time. But when we all gather, whether it be for rehearsal or parties or concerts, we enter into a world that tells us that we do matter, are loved, and deserve to be lifted up, not torn down. I long for us to have many more gatherings like this in the future, and consistently increasing in size. I hope that those that we have not seen for some time will make their way back to us so that we may wrap them in our arms and say welcome home and back to the family. Everyone desires to have those moments in their lives consistently. I hope that you all know how much you capture me. Regardless of how long of a day or week I have had and all that comes with that, I strive to make it to our next gathering to share that time of joy once again. You all have been introducing new people to the chorus and that has been wonderful. Recall the joy that you have experienced as a member of Mosaic Youth Chorus. Others deserve to experience that as well.