South Whidbey's own Can-Do Kids
Performing Group was the featured entertainment for a prestigious
military ceremony Sept.13, at Camp Murray in Fort Lewis in honor
of retiring Adjutant Gen. Greg Barlow.
The program included "The
Spirit of America," a patriotic salute to the United States,
and the Can-Do Kids" most recent, "The Pledge,"
a song of, peace and unity. Their performance brought enthusiastic
applause from the audience of nearly 1,000, which included Gov.
Gary Locke, former Gov. Albert Rosellini and Secretary of State
Ralph Monroe, along with the highest chain of command gathered
at one time at Camp Murray in the past 20 years.
Following the performance, the
Can-Do-Kids were whisked away in a military bus to their next
stop, Olympic Elementary School in Tacoma, where they performed
a variety of songs for grades four through six, including their
latest Wanna Smoke? What A Joke!"
The song was recently selected
as the theme for the Whatcom County Youth Anti-Tobacco Summit
scheduled for Oct. 15, where the young performers will sing and
also perform an anti-tobacco skit.
The Can-Do-Kids Performing Group
continues to perform through the region, singing songs that communicate
family values personal safety information and choosing to say
Not to tobacco, alcohol, drugs and violence.
