[0:01] [Music] [0:04] hi my name is Rosie Dicki and I started [0:06] volunteering at the district in 2012 so [0:09] it's been 12 years um and I got [0:13] introduced to the show choir because my [0:15] middle child uh decided to join [0:18] Showquoire and quite honestly it's [0:22] shocking to receive an award like this [0:24] because I feel like there are so many [0:27] people that contribute to these groups [0:32] and um and it's really just quite an [0:35] honor rosie is the president and she's [0:38] also the treasurer and she's just taken [0:41] care of everything for the parents and [0:43] for the kids and um without her I just [0:47] don't think that um they would have been [0:49] able to pull off so much as what they've [0:51] done it's hard to explain the difference [0:54] Rosie has made because this year's show [0:57] choir season wouldn't have happened if [0:59] she didn't exist she learned how to sew [1:03] so that she could sew costumes when they [1:05] rip we just have so many fun memories [1:07] with Rosie being like the mom of show [1:10] choir she might be one person's parent [1:13] in the choir but it doesn't matter who [1:15] you are she will be that parent for you [1:17] too every student in show choir knows [1:20] Rosie they call her mama Rosie they go [1:23] to her for anything they know that if [1:25] they have a personal need whether it's [1:27] an emotional or physical need or a [1:29] costume need that she is there to help [1:31] them the most rewarding part of [1:34] volunteering for me is the students the [1:39] kids having those [1:42] relationships where someone can come to [1:45] me if they're having a hard day someone [1:48] can come to me if they're excited or if [1:51] they're scared or um all the range of [1:54] emotions my goal really is to remind the [1:58] kids and to show the kids what it looks [2:00] like to be a member of the community uh [2:03] when I was growing up I didn't have [2:05] representation of that in my house my [2:07] parents were not involved in uh in my [2:12] school career and so I really um just [2:15] try to be that that person for anybody [2:18] who needs it and that's just around to [2:20] say you got this you can do this don't [2:23] forget who you are and where you came [2:24] from one of our members like had a [2:28] medical and like I had never experienced [2:31] that before so I like immediately turned [2:35] around and it was like in a crowd of [2:37] like cuz we're in auditorium so it was [2:38] like in a huge busy crowd and I [2:40] immediately like called like Rosie [2:43] because I like was super stressed my [2:45] voice cracked and she like without even [2:47] knowing that it was us like she had [2:49] already started walking down to go help [2:51] whatever commotion i'm proud to be [2:55] associated with the show choir i love [2:59] these students i love the energy that [3:01] they bring i love how real they are we [3:05] are raising our future leaders um and [3:09] we're all doing that together i like to [3:12] be able to show them that by working [3:14] together and communicating [3:17] and accepting each other for who we [3:22] are that's what's going to make the [3:24] world a better place thank you Rosie for [3:26] everything you've done for me for [3:29] Northern Light Show Choir and for every [3:31] student that came through this space [3:39] are [3:42] not alone