Year End Report for 2009
We hope you’ve been having a blessed holiday season. Connections wants to take a moment to thank you all for another great year in the life of our band.
2009 was one of our biggest years yet. We played seven shows in front of thousands of people, and raised over $25,000 for our two worthy beneficiaries.
This included our biggest single show ever, fund-raising-wise, at FUMC Garland in mid-summer.
We debuted our new “SuperHits of the 70s” show in September, and we look forward to playing it several times in early 2010.
We thought you might be interested in seeing some of the specifics...sort of an “Annual Report” for the band.....
Here are the specifics of the funds we raised for mission.
To date, we’ve played 24 shows where offerings have been taking, since our very first show in 2006. Those shows have now raised almost $75,000 for our two missional causes, UMCOR and “Nothing But Nets.”
Here’s the breakdown
by beneficiary. Almost three quarters of the funds
we’ve raised have gone to “Nothing But Nets,” with
just over $21,000 going to UMCOR.
Finally, here’s a
breakdown of the funds raised per year:
As always, we are so
grateful to each of you who come out to hear our band
play. We’re grateful to all the venues/churches who
host us. And we’re grateful to God for allowing us to
be a part of such a great endeavor.
We’re looking toward 2010!!
Please check out the “Shows” section of our website
for additions to the schedule now.
Our first shows in 2010 are on January 22nd
(Northaven), and Feburary 5th (Rockwall). So, mark
your calendars now!
Peace and love to you in this holiday season,
Connections
353 Net Night
Thanks to all the great people at Walnut Hill for a *great* show Sunday night. It was our “Tribute to Dan Fogelberg” show, and as always it was great fun to play it for an appreciative crowd.
And, the fantastic news is that, between the funds raised that night and an anonymous donor, we raised:
$ 3,353 dollars!!!
That’s 353 nets for families in Africa, and perhaps 600 persons who will be saved from the killer of malaria.
As always, we appreciate the crowds who come to our shows, and are gratified by all those who donate to the cause. We’ll have more later, but here’s an initial sound clip from the show:
”To The Morning” by Dan Fogelberg, performed by Connections
Wondering what’s next?
Superhits of the 70s!!!
It’s gonna be amazing.
More information soon.
Hope you’re all have a GREAT summer.
A 1,000 Net Night!!!
Wow, what a show last night in Garland!!!
We had around 400 folks show up for the Chicago/Eagles Tribute show there...so many that folks were spilling out of the room and into the hallway...probably 100 folks in the hall crammed in to hear.
And there was a *great* energy in the room.
Most amazingly, because of a special matching grant offer this month, our funds raised last night will very likely total:
$ 10,000!!!
That clearly makes last night the biggest fundraising night ever in our history.
But it’s not about the money, of course. It’s about saving lives from the scourge of malaria. And with that money...
1,000 mosquito nets will be sent to Sierra Leone, saving the lives of thousands of people!!!
As of last night, we also passed the $60,000 mark in total funds raised. See the update chart here:
Thanks to all who came to the show. We’re deeply grateful to our eve-growing number of fans and supporters. It’s such a blessing to be able to play this great music for you, to have such fun, and to raise money for such a worthy cause.
Peace,
Connections Band
Update: Soundclips Pages
We’ve completely updated our “Soundclips” section of the website. Lots of new and re-edited clips, and clips from each of the tribute shows we’ve done so far.
Please check ‘em out here. Read More...
$50,000!!!
As of our show last night at FUMC Coppell, the band has raised more than $50,000 for our missional causes!!!
The Coppell show, um, netted $3,250 for "Nothing But Nets." We had a GREAT show, with almost 300 fans in attendance. People were singing along with every James Taylor and Carole King tune.
As always, we are extremely grateful for all the folks who show up for our shows, for the artists who write these great songs, for the more than 50 members of our band, and for God who makes it all possible.
Hope to see you at a show soon!
Welcome to the New Connections Band Website!!!
You've found the new official webhome of Connections Band of Dallas, Texas. And this is our official news and information blog for the band. We're hoping to utilize this blog in number of ways, and we'll tell you more about it, right after the jump.... Read More...
