Zarnicky's Club Received Award

Zarnicky thanking you and all who sending congratulations. Preparing for meetings especially during Covid, have giving many people something to look forward to. 


Here are some comments from Feedback Page on website:

"Just a brief note to let you know that I appreciate you. Your class is the highlight of my week. I love singing with you at the hospital and I particularly enjoy recording. Thanks to your many tips, I can now play with confidence and do not worry about too many difficult chords in a song. Due to your help, my ukulele has become a medication which gets me through some very bad times. Sincerely -(Name withheld by request)

March 23, 2020 – Though people are self-isolating, the Corona Virus has not stopped the After Dinner Ukulele Society from attending meetings – online that is. This evening we had our first online meeting and it was a blast. Members performed from the comfort of their own homes and what amazing performances they were. Our beloved president Mrs. Zarnicky did a great job hosting the event. It was truly a pleasure seeing Guy again. This talented entertainer and humanitarian composed and performed two songs on the spot, which generated much participation and laughter. His pet rubber pig also sang along with us from time to time. Harold attended our virtual meeting and regaled us with several tunes on a small travel guitar. We’re waiting for him to buy a ukulele. Sophia was unable to activate her video but we were fortunate to be able to listen to her beautiful playing. Arianna played several songs and even received some online strumming instruction. Sid played several songs on his baritone ukulele. His songs were moving. Even Mrs. Zarnicky shed a tear. Jack played several songs while wearing a wig. He brought his wife to the meeting and she at one point even sat on his lap. Noriko had a bit of trouble connecting to the computer at first but succeeded after a few minutes. Are we ever glad that she did! As usual Noriko played beautifully on her soprano uke. Mrs. Zarnicky played a few songs as well. Many of our attendees wore special hats. This was funny and totally unexpected. The meeting was a great success and for a while these difficult times were forgotten. Everyone is looking forward to our next online meeting. Won’t you join us next time? When? We’ll keep you posted.

Mrs. Zarnicky and I visited a gentleman at the Richardson Rehabilitation Hospital in Montreal. The gentleman has recently suffered a major stroke. We asked the man if he wanted us to sing for him but he didn’t want to listen to any music, so I thought that we probably shouldn’t play for him. Mrs. Zarnicky however, said that we should, and while we performed, I was amazed to see that the man was attempting to sing along with us. He seemed to become somewhat less agitated. As we were preparing to leave, he communicated that he wished us to continue playing. Hospital staff members took a bit of time to listen to us play and to our beautiful harmonies. The gentleman’s wife requested several songs as well. Hence a situation, which began in a negative way, turned into something extremely positive. After all, being able to make a difference is what counts in life. – Freda
 


Best wishes and happy strumming, 
Your favourite Zarnicky.