For those of you who are following me -- which sadly at this moment doesn't appear to be many. ( I will improve - PROMISE ! ) you know that I am a semi-retired professional singer. In fact I met my husband Jay on Cunard 's" Sagajford " way back in 1992 and, as they say, the rest is history.
It was a bit of a culture shock coming from England to the U.S. but I attained my citizenship in 2004 ( and that's another story ! ). In any event, I am delighted to be at his side on Hilton Head Island selling real estate.
Last Friday afternoon I performed at TIDEPOINTE ( now a VI community ) - a beautiful retirement community here on the island. I have over the past couple of years been apart of our International ladies Group -- such a lovely group of gals -- and met Mieke Smit who loves to play piano. Our group's founder, Susan Oschenor suggested we perform together and so we did. This last performance will be our 4th ! We do it not just for ourselves but to make people smile who otherwise can't get out to see shows and also try to encourage people to give a donation whether it be for a scholarship for a young musician -- in this case, Dasha -- a young musician who Mieke, through her fund raisers has brought over to study in Boston or -- for other good charities.
Over the years I have sung around the world -- and I feel very fortunate to have done that but now it is my turn to give back to my community and it warms my heart to hopefully help bring joy back into people's hearts through music.
Maybe there are others of you out there that are musicians/Thespians who do the same thing. I know I can't be alone in this. Our team leader, Matt Walley -- an exceptional young man -is a semi retired opera singer who also sings for benefits on the island. His passion, like mine, is for Relay for Life.
As you all know, it's not just real estate we sell, it's lifestyle and helping people find their dream homes or move on with their lives to be with their children. Listing and selling can be hard work but the end result to see clients satisfied at the end of the day is the best reward possible. The same applied last Friday as Mieke and I sang for our supper !
Hope to hear from others soon.
Corinne
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