Talent Night in Kitchener

The Talent Night in Kitchener

By Joseph, SCYL Canadian Officer

Recently a talent show happened at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Kitchener. Its purpose was to raise money for the youth trip to England. There were people from all ages that signed up to show a talent they had or a skit. They sang songs, read poems, played music, did British skits, and other ridiculous things. Everyone sat and watched these in a cozy room drinking hot refreshing drinks with a happy and supporting crowd.

The youth helped out with the talent show by making espresso drinks, setting up tables, cooking food, and decorating. First it started with dancing cows, then went through large contrasts of completely ridiculous things to more serious things. People showed many talents from acting in the Vicar of Dibley to singing a song. The person that brought this all together and got it working was Rev. Alison Longstaff.

One of my favorite parts was Dorothy amazing acting skill put on stage. She acted out Gollum, a creature from Lord of the Rings and acted as a character named Simon from Firefly. She is a really good actor and is definitely going to be well known for her skill and talent later in life. Another well done part was the amazing poetry done by Jen. I didn’t think I like poetry, but she made it come alive. The Vicar of Dibley skit was well done and especially Alison’s ballerina dancing and gracefulness! Overall the talent night was well done plus fun to watch and be in. We should get more people for the next time we do this because it is definitely fun to watch and worth going to. We raised a lot of money for the trip to England and successfully made many people enjoy themselves.

With special thanks to:

Greeters/Ushers/and “go-fer”: Debbie and Carol

MC: Rev. Alison Longstaff

Kitchen Supervisors: Don and Jeanette

Baked Goods Coordinator: Jeanette

Barista: Vincent

Decaf Brewer: Jeannette and Don

Cappuccino machine lenders: Eden, Aaron, and Jennie

Technical and Lighting: Cameron and Frank

Decorating: Rev. John Maine

Babysitting: Ashleigh

Set-up and take down: Good Shepherd Men’s Group

Videographer: Nicole, Carol’s daughter

Event Planner: Rev. Alison Longstaff

Donations overseer: Peggy

The Vicar of Dibley cast: Pamela, Lisa, Steve, Vincent, Dori and Alan and Joseph, Alison and Jordan.

And a big Thank you to business owners Dwight of Uptown Waterloo Starbucks for his donation of pounds and pounds of coffee, decaf, flavored syrups, and a barista for our cause.