GOSPEL
SING:
The Bonifay Kiwanis Club has been hosting the Bonifay Kiwanis Club Gospel Sing on the first Saturday in July for 59 years and for the last 3 years we have been having the Gospel Sing in the Holmes County High School Gym. This year we will be moving the Gospel Sing back to Memorial Field in Bonifay, FL and changing the date to, Saturday, May 21, 2011. The Bonifay Kiwanis Club Gospel Sing is a popular event that attracts spectators from all over the Southeast United States. In addition to hearing some of the finest gospel singing, spectators will have a chance to have their photo taken with popular gospel artists, purchase newly released soundtracks, and obtain autographs.
The Bonifay Kiwanis Club Gospel Sing is the first fundraiser of the year for the Club. This year the Gospel Sing will be moving back outdoors to Memorial Field in Bonifay, FL and it will be a "rain or shine" event. Bring your lawn chairs and come hear some great Southern Gospel Music. We will have concessions available but feel free to bring coolers with your own food and drinks. The bleachers on the west side of the Stadium will be available for seating in case you do not bring your own chairs. Gates to the event will open one hour before the Sing begins. There will be no refunds. During a scheduled intermission, you will have time meet and greet the artists, and purchase products from their tables. Concessions provided by the Kiwanis Club, will be available throughout the Sing.
Kiwanis Club International is a "global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. The Bonifay Kiwanis Club is striving to do the same thing in our community. The proceeds from selling concessions are used by the Bonifay Kiwanis Club to help out with countless donation requests we recieve each year. By attending the Bonifay Kiwanis Club Gospel Sing, you have the opportunity to help provide scholarships and educational programs for the youth and children in our area.
THE 60TH ANNUAL BONIFAY KIWANIS CLUB GOSPEL SING WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2011.
THE SING IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 6:00PM.
THE LINE-UP FOR THE 2011 GOSPEL SING IS AS FOLLOWS:
THE PALMETTO STATE QUARTET
THE DIXIE ECHOES
THE BIBLETONES QUARTET
THE GANN FAMILY
THE GANN BROTHERS
*Special Guest Appearance by - The Florida Boys
Directions to Holmes County High School
- DIRECTIONS TO MEMORIAL FIELD
If you are traveling on Interstate 10, turning at the Bonifay Exit on to north Hwy 79. The Stadium is only about a mile from I-10 on the left just before you get to Hwy. 90.
The History of the Bonifay Kiwanis Club Gospel Sing
As the rodeo continued to grow, the Bonifay Kiwanis began looking at other areas that could benefit the community while helping the club raise funds for other club projects. The club decided to try a gospel sing and sent several members to meet with Loy McCormick, a well-known gospel producer. In 1952, the Bonifay Kiwanis hosted the first sing that was promoted as the “Old Camp Meeting Time”. It was decided that the sing would be an annual event from sundown to sunrise on the Saturday closest to the 4th of July. In 1953, Kiwanian Harvey Etheridge became the chairman of the sing, and Loy McCormick continued to be the producer for the next eight years. In 1961, the “Old Gospel Man,” J.G. Whitfield of Pensacola, Florida promoted the sing. In 1989, the club asked Kiwanian Ricky Callahan to co-chair the sing with Harvey Etheridge. By the 90s, gospel music was declining in popularity and the Board of Directors decided to change the time of the sing to start at 7:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. with fewer groups performing. Ricky Callahan continued to book talent for the sing until 2000 when the club asked promoter Bill Bailey of Dundee, Florida to be the producer. After a ten year relationship with Bill Bailey the Club voted to take back the production of the sing. So this year 2010 will mark the clubs return to managing and promoting the “All Night Sing” .
RV Camping:
Nearest Camping is:
Florida Springs RV Resort & Campground
90 Son In Law Road, Bonifay, FL 32425
PH: 850-547-3042 |
RV Camping Options call 850-547-5363. |
Ticket Information:
Adult:
$12.00 Advance
$15.00 Gate
Group rate - 10 or more tickets $10.00
Children under 10 get in free
Advance Credit Card Orders (Visa/MC/Discover):
For information call Bonifay Kiwanis Club
at 850-547-5363 or Larry White at 850-547-2608, Sing Coordinator
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Bonifay Advance Ticket Outlets:
- Bonifay IGA ***
- Holmes County Chamber of Commerce
- Piggly Wiggly ***
- The Bank of Bonifay
***Will have advance tickets available for sale until 12 noon of the Gospel Sing on May 21, 2011 |
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