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Petrella The First Lady of Country-Soul
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Garden-Mound Records
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Petrella "The First Lady of Country-Soul"
and her Foundation "Dreams of the Heartland"
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Dreams of the Heartland Foundation, Inc. is the 1996 brain child of Petrella. This 501(c)(3) has honored several charities by giving money and an event D.A.T.'s B.A.D. (Day after Thanksgiving Bazaar and Dance). The charities have included the Lupus Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Charitable Christian Medical Clinic, the Literacy Council and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). The past 2 years Dreams of the Heartland and Petrella have provided scholarships to help underpriveleged children who major in music or are full time members of the College Choir.
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"Petrella's vocals emit strong elements of soul, country, blues and rock and roll, and has her attracting a loyal following of fans crossing all lines of music taste."
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Yvonne Alexander and Dr. Shannon Fleming (both of Philander Smith College), and Petrella & William McCraw (representing Dreams of the Heartland Foundation) presenting scholarship to Philander Smith College in Little Rock, AR
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Dear Petrella, The choirs at Algonquin Middle School and I want to thank you so very much for helping to kick off our first day of school with your expertise and talent! We truly enjoyed your presentation. You kept the students engaged in the discipline and complexity involved in becoming a solo vocalist. You delivered the information in a fun and interactive method, one that they will surely remember. Thank you also for your generous donation of C.D.’s. I had students wanting to take extras for their families! Once again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts and we look forward to keeping in touch and perhaps having you come to visit once again. Keep up the excellent work with the youth of our communities. We are lucky to have met you. Sincerely, Linda Q. Smith Cooper Algonquin Middle School Choir Director 19150 Briarwood Lane Clinton Township, Michigan 48036 586-723-3585 586-549-1047 Linda Smith Cooper Algonquin Middle School Choir Director 19150 Briarwood Lane Clinton, Township, Michigan 48036 Prep. Hour: 8:00am-9:00am 586-723-3585 Petrella works in the class room with a role playing exercise with volunteers playing various roles that are necessary for a touring performing artist.
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