Fifty-eight Telemiracle performers have been chosen for the March 3-4 telethon to raise money for Saskatchewan people with disabilities.
In December, the Annaheim School of Dance found out that they had been chosen to perform on the province wide stage during the Saskatoon broadcast.
Kristen Kunz, Darcie Stuckel, Bailey Stuckel, Alyssa Wuchner, Kelly Wuchner, Kortney Chornomitz, Raine Chornomitz, Remi Bley, Jamie Poggenpoel and Madison Junk will take to the stage as the Annaheim School of Dance to perform on Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
Bailey Stuckel says the judges were impressed with the group’s energy on the audition stage.
Kunz says the group is excited to take part in the telethon and some of the members are going to try to take in as much of the event as possible.
The group is hard at work fundraising in preparation of their performance, says Stuckel, with a pancake breakfast and business donations helping their total.
Annaheim School is also having a pie throw to support their fundraising, says the girls.
“There are people who volunteered to get a pie in the face, you buy a pie and you throw it in one of their faces,” says Kunz.
Family and friends are also donating bottles to the groups fundraising total.
Also included in this year’s Telemiracle weekend is a two and a half hour online pre-show before the 9 p.m. show kick off. Two local performers will be taking that stage; the Winston Garage Band from Watrous and Lacey Holowaty now from Kelvington.
Both have been invited back to take the pre-broadcast countdown after performing at previous Telemiracle.
Vocalist Victoria Goyeneche, of the Winston Garage Band, was unable to perform on the stage with the group in 2017. The band is made up of six students from Watrous’s Winston High School.
She is excited to join the group on stage this time around.
“We get to show people our talent from our small town and small school. It’s going to be fun.”
The band is led by teacher, Vladyslav Osatiuk, who tries to drum up opportunities for them to perform as often as they can.
