How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race?

"I love this chorus. Since its inception, I have been an audience participant with the Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida. I have seen almost all of their concerts and have enjoyed every one of them. Two years ago, I read the program from the Christmas show at home and noticed that they were recruiting volunteers. So I thought I would like to volunteer with the organization because they looked like a great group of guys, and before, they all seemed to have fun being with each other. So, I thought to myself; I might like to try that. 

So I called Mark and asked if I could help in the office. When I came here to meet with Mark and talk about volunteering, I put out my hand to shake his; he said that he was not a shaker but a hugger; what a great feeling that was for me, and I immediately felt like I found a home. Mark always seems to find a project for me to do, helping them do mailings, spreadsheets, organizing our ads for the chorus in different publications, helping to set up some of the files, and answering phone calls.

It is such a pleasure to work with the other staff members. They make me feel right at home. These guys do a tremendous amount of work putting a concert together, selling and dispersing tickets, getting ads for the program, working with other volunteers for each show, and getting contributions to help sponsor the chorus.

I hope that I will be able to continue volunteering with this organization in the future. I would love to see this wonderful group of guys multiply so that maybe we could have a few more concerts throughout the year and be able to enjoy hearing them more often. I am looking forward to their next show."

Howard Yopp, Volunteer