Each year, WBN chooses a deserving organization for its annual service project. Chapters may submit an application on behalf of an organization they feel would benefit from some type of active participation from our WBN members. Throughout the year, different activities/fundraising opportunities for the service project take place.

A call for applications takes place annually. Learn more about the application requirements.

2024-2025 Service Project

We are proud to announce our 2024-2025 Service Project, Expressions in Harmony.

The Expressions in Harmony Foundation (501c3) is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to servicing the community through the healing power of music. The Foundation works alongside the students of the Norwin Show Choir in fundraising activities.

Expressions in Harmony provides a range of supportive services to empower homeless, abused women and their families to become independent and self-sufficient.

In the fall  of 1998 while attending a Carlow College Alumni Board meeting, Cheryl Walter found out about a need for Christmas Stockings at a shelter for homeless women and their children called HEARTH. Members of the Norwin Show Choir went caroling in the neighborhoods of the Norwin School District to raise money to fill the stockings for these children. When checking to find out where to deliver the stockings for the children, Walter found out that the entertainment for the scheduled Christmas Party had been canceled. Walter and the Norwin Show Choir came to the rescue, and has been an essential part of Hearth’s Christmas celebration ever since.

Working with HEARTH is the heartbeat of the Foundation, but, the Foundation has expanded its outreach to include these programs:

• Norwin In Action – The Norwin in Action Fund was created to help students in need. Although this money can be used to help families in various ways, since its start of the program, the money has been able to buy boots and coats, purchase graduation items, and provide holiday meals for families in need.
• Silent Disco – A school dance for the support students of the Norwin High School and Middle School designed to meet their special needs. Each student was given a headphone set and allowed to select their favorite music genre, participate in crafting activities and face painting. A 2025 goal is to extend this opportunity to our friends at the Children’s Institute in Pittsburgh and Westmoreland County kids with disabilities.
• Lunch & Learns – Speakers are invited to address the students during lunch to both inspire and empower students. Luncheon sponsors provide pizza, chips, water, and cookies to those that attended.
• Show Choir Invitational – The Norwin Show Choir Invitational is a wonderful night of music and service that invites choirs from other school districts to participate. All choirs are judged not only on their performance, but also, on a “Service Project” they have completed. The Foundation helps to off-set the cost of each project.

To learn more about Expressions in Harmony, visit their website at : www.expressionsinharmony.org. For questions, contact  Bridget at faulk.bridget@norwinsd.org, Cheryl at cheryl@norwinexpress.com , or WBN Liaison Tina McHugh at  tina@mysticaldreamtravel.com.

SERVICE PROJECT CHAIR

Tina McHugh
Email: tina@mysticaldreamtravel.com