Grand Opening was today!!

The Grand Opening was today. It started at 2:30 with a dedication service. Short and sweet with Pastor Jerry sharing a few words and praying and then me sharing a few words, then I got to play a couple songs with the band!

Pastor Jerry said a couple things that I want to remember about how it's important to remember that we are able to do the type of thing we did where we live! To be able to have that freedom is amazing.

We had Ed/Lisa, Ken, Rick and John W. play as a band together. John Crumm came and joined in on a couple songs as well and I got to play a bit. It was a special moment to play with people that I played with years ago and it reminded me how we started that service together and started from nothing (like with the new studio) yet we were able to to grow into something quite beautiful that has lasted for years!

Very quickly we had lots of people around 3pm. Jacob thought we might have had 100 or more people at about 3:15pm.

We had wonderful food donated from Kim's restaurant, Nana's, Sweet Simplicity and bought sandwiches from Wright Stuff. Family and friends brought some other treats as well as fruit, veggies. It was a great spread of food and it went quickly!

It got congested around Studio 1 (where the band was).

Clem Fortuna came and talked with students about the piano and how it works.
Then we had demo classes for Playful Piano and Smart Hands.
Then classes for French and for Music Together.

They were all well attended, but the rooms were small and got a bit warm I think.

I probably talked with 5 families that were new and just checking out the studio and thinking about lessons. Some found us through the sign while others saw one of the 3 newsletter articles.

The architect and interior designer were both there and they were really excited to see what had been brought about!

Jacob and I were excited to see a couple people that we hadn't expected. It meant a lot to have EVERYONE there though.. family, friends, students and prospective students.

It was really well attended to the point that it was a bit overwhelming.

We also had donations for God's Helping Hands and probably raised a couple hundred dollars to them.

A very exciting new chapter in our lives has begun! It'll have lots of challenges and adventures and can't wait!