Vocalis Performs at Moravian's Campaign Kick-Off

It was around 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28 at the Hotel Bethlehem when suddenly, music began to fill the air in the Grand Ballroom.  People were confused and surprised until they realized...it was a singing flash mob spearheaded by Vocalis!

Now, for those of you who don't know, a flash mob is when a group of people assemble in a public place and suddenly begin to perform together.  As I said before, people were a bit unsure as to what was going on at first but once they got the idea, they were thoroughly pleased by our performance.

Vocalis Singing Flash Mob
(Courtesy of Moravian College)

Vocalis Singing After Dinner
(Courtesy of Moravian College)

Flash mobs have been pretty popular lately.  This also was not the first time a flash mob had been done at Moravian either.  A few weeks prior, a flash mob took place in the Marketplace dining hall to promote the upcoming Midnight Madness for Moravian's basketball team.  

The purpose for the performance was to promote Moravian's 2011 kick-off campaign titled, "The Campaign for Moravian," which is a large fundraiser for the college that will take place over the next four years.  The campaign is the first public campaign Moravian has hosted.  Students, faculty, staff, trustees, alumni, and donors were all represented there.  

The goal is to raise $45 million and use those funds for the following causes:

• Capital Projects (renovations for:)

          Collier Hall of Science = $10 million

          Comenius Hall = $3 million

• Endowment for Students, Faculty, and Programs

           Need-based Aid = $8 million
           Merit-based Aid = $2 million
           Faculty Chairs = $2 million
           Programmatic Support = $6 million

• Annual Giving 

           Moravian Scholarship Fund = $8 million

           Restricted Giving = $6 million

In addition to the performance, remarks were made by President Christopher Thomforde, members of the Board of Trustees, several of the deans, the campaign chair Kenneth Rampolla, and the chaplin Clennon Hopeton about their excitement over the campaign.  Afterwards, Vocalis lead everyone in the singing of our Alma Mater, "Old M.C."

Overall, the night was a big success, not only for Vocalis but for the campaign as well.  It was a great opportunity to talk with other students, faculty, staff, the trustees, alumni, and donors and for us all to show our support for Moravian.