Last night a very small audience at the Elks club was entertained by singers from Bemidji State. These roughnecks listened to Renaissance singing for an hour, and they loved it. When I passed the hat (literally, it was my hat) after the performance, fifteen people donated 358 dollars for the Bemidji Elks Vocal Scholarship.

It is amazing what the actual physical presence of the people you are supporting with your donations can do.