McKinley All Star Band benefit concert

Fred Shreve, and the McKinley All Star Band (made up of faculty at McKinley and other Wood County Schools employees) performed a concert last night at Jefferson Auditorium in Parkersburg, as a benefit for the After School program we operate at McKinley as part of our Mid Town Family Resource Center. Fred spoke from the heart to say we are deep partners in our work with students in the neighborhood. The music was very entertaining; including songs written by Greg Syner and Fred, throughout the first part of the show, and then some "crowd favorite" cover tunes in the second half. Fred and Greg are both excellent song writers, incorporating some funny stories and some poignant songs. The band is a solid group of musicians, all masters at their instruments. Mike Fling on drums and vocals is obviously a crowd favorite also. There were about 100 people in attendance, and we raised $730 for the Mid Town Family Resource Center. Many Wood County educators were in the audience, bringing a different sort of audience/ demographic to one of our music events, spreading the reach of our community engagement. The Jefferson Auditorium is a nice venue for such a show, with plenty of "grow room" to even bring more people in to experience such a great night of music. Thanks to Fred and his bandmates for a fun evening of music!