Historical February 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
A group billing themselves as “Neighborhood Carolers” promised to sing in various blocks of DeGiverville, Westminster and Pershing on Dec. 20 last.
The coldest day in 99 years forced most of the organizers to the point of prudence: Carol Not, but Drink the Post-Carol Cocoa! Except for the 5800 block of Pershing! There, a group of young folk implored to go “Christmas-Trick-or-Treat,” and sallied forth. Their hapless adult sponsors had verified that each had hat, gloves, coat, trousers and shoes (and if you think this last is superfluous, you don’t know kids!).
The group adopted as their artistic standard the motto: IF YOU CAN’T SING GOOD, SING LOUD!
They did — and gathered “about” a case and one-half of canned goods (How do you divide a can of tuna into a case of veggies?) and “almost” $10 (It might have been more, but HE tripped and dropped some change!) for our neighbors in need.
They then retired to drink almost a gallon of cider, gulp eight dozen cookies, gloat over the loot — and donate it to the Breitmeyer Ministry at Grace United Methodist Church.
All in all, a good enough time was had by all that the Neighborhood Carolers are threatening to do it again next year. Because?
They proved that the cold of hand and foot can be warm of heart, and those that sing Loud can also do Good!
Originally published in The Paper, February 1984.
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