South Whidbey Schools Foundation to host talent show, fundraiser

The South Whidbey Schools Foundation is hosting a talent show and fundraiser from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts.

The South Whidbey Schools Foundation is hosting a talent show and fundraiser from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts.

South Whidbey band The Rural Characters, South Whidbey High School and Langley Middle School Jazz Combos and South Whidbey High School Show Choir will perform.

Kim Morris, Kent Ratekin and Jeff Greene, South Whidbey School District Superintendent Jo Moccia and other teachers, staff and students, will also be participating. Former school staff, Mike McInerney, Bill Humphreys and Jean Shaw will sing “I’ve Got the Horse Right Here” from “Guys and Dolls.”

South Whidbey Schools Foundation board members Jean Shaw and Tom Walker are producing the show; Conductor of Fun Jim Freeman will emcee.

There will be a wine bar preceding the show at 4 p.m. along with a Foundation exhibit of past grant projects in Zech Hall.

Tickets cost $25 and are available for purchase online at wicaonline.org or at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts box office. All proceeds will go to the South Whidbey Schools Foundation for classroom grants in grades K-12.

According to Shaw, individuals may donate to the South Whidbey Schools Foundation even if they are unable to attend the fundraiser by purchasing tickets which will be given to those who cannot afford to purchase their own.