[Ncabs] Blind Idol

[Gary Ray]

It looks like they got the date of the last competition wrong.  It says it is in Feb of 2014.

I tried to tell them they had it wrong, but apparently they did not care for feedback.

Gary Ray

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Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2014 11:59 AM
To: North Carolina Association of Blind Students List
Subject: [Ncabs] Blind Idol

*WINSTON-SALEM INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND LAUNCHES N.C. “BLIND IDOL” SINGING
COMPETITION*

Competition open to legally blind contestants, entries due Sept. 30



WINSTON-SALEM, NC Industries for the Blind (IFB), based in Winston-Salem, is looking for North Carolina’s best singers who also happen to be legally blind to participate in the first-ever Blind Idol singing competition.
Interested singers can visit www.blindidol.com for competition details, and the deadline to enter is Sept. 30, 2014.



As one of the largest employers of people who are blind or visually impaired in the country, IFB has always organized company choirs, bands and other music groups, but it was two employees who came up with the idea of a statewide competition.  Anastasia Powell, program associate for IFB’s A Brighter Path, and Chris Flynt, director of A Brighter Path, are both blind and huge music fans.  Flynt, a gifted musician in his own right, knows that the talent pool runs deep in North Carolina. “You don’t need to see to be a performer or to enjoy music. You just have to feel it in your heart,” he said.



The Blind Idol competition will have three phases – a preliminary round based on audio submissions, and semi-final and final rounds with live performances in Winston-Salem.  In the preliminary round, judges will select 20 semi-finalists to perform at live auditions on Dec. 6, 2014 at the Shirley Recital Hall at Salem College.  The judges will then select five finalists to perform in a live finale competition on Feb. 28, 2014 at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art.  The winner of Blind Idol will receive a Grand Prize package valued at $3,000 including a $1,000 cash award, recording time in a professional studio, professional headshot and wardrobe gift card.



Powell, who is organizing Blind Idol, is hoping that the competition will reinforce the message that people without sight should pursue their professional and personal dreams.  “Losing my sight as a teenager was very difficult, but I never let my blindness stand in the way of pursuing my goals,” she said. “Today, I have three beautiful daughters and a rewarding career with IFB.  If I had a voice like some of our choir members here at IFB, I would definitely be entering!”

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Alan A. Chase, M.Ed.
Exceptional Children Program Facilitator, Durham Public Schools Program Coordinator, Envisioning Youth Empowerment Retreat President, North Carolina Association of Blind Students Secretary, Governor Morehead School Alumni Association _______________________________________________
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