SHINING STARS
GALAXY OF STARS®ARTISTS
Reaching Out and Making a Difference
DEANNA FLOE
“Singing is a passion and gift that came straight from the Lord,” says Deanna. In addition to her singing country music, she is also a part of a praise band on her campus for the weekly Campus Crusade for Christ meetings. Deanna feels God has provided her with so many opportunities in her life that the least she can do is give back a little of her time and abilities. This summer, Deanna put classes and performing aside to be part of a mission trip called the San Diego Summer Project. She is spending ten weeks living, working, serving, evangelizing, and growing in the Lord in San Diego, CA. “It is so important to me to give back what the Lord has given me. Whether this is through my singing, teaching Sunday school, leading a prayer group, speaking at high school gatherings or simply being loving to those around me, I could never repay the Lord for all the ways He has blessed me.”
Deanna is looking forward to again being a part of the 2011 Galaxy of Stars® Talent Search at the Nebraska State Fair Semi-Finals and Finals on September 3rd and 4th. She enjoys being a featured entertainer and assisting in whatever needs to be done to contribute to the Talent Search, and she very much enjoys being once again with many Galaxy of Stars® participants and friends from across Nebraska. Visit Deanna on My Space
Deanna is looking forward to again being a part of the 2011 Galaxy of Stars® Talent Search at the Nebraska State Fair Semi-Finals and Finals on September 3rd and 4th. She enjoys being a featured entertainer and assisting in whatever needs to be done to contribute to the Talent Search, and she very much enjoys being once again with many Galaxy of Stars® participants and friends from across Nebraska. Visit Deanna on My Space
GALAXY OF STARS ARTISTS FROM AROUND NEBRASKA PERFORMED
IN RAVENNA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, FROM 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
AT A FUND RAISER FOR THE BOARDER MOVIE theboardermovie.com
Galaxy of Stars Artists, as well as The Boarder Choir, The Revival Band, Elton Flodman, The Jay-Z Boyz and Karla Lara, performed at the Ravenna City Auditorium for a "Celebrate The Boarder" Fund Raising Event that was filmed for possible "Special Feature Clips" for The Boarder Movie. The public was invited to a rare event that started with a "Meet and Greet" to visit with stars and crew from 4:30 - 6:00 PM, followed by a concert from 6:00 - 8:00 PM and entertained by the largest selection of Nebraska musical artists to collect in Ravenna. Wynne Adams was the MC for the evening.
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JANE E. RYAN, Writer, Author & Filmmaker wrote "Broken Spirits Lost Souls" out of a desire to help other families with children traumatized early in life. The non-fiction book, which spent several weeks on the publishers Best Sellers list, offers a broad view of attachment difficulties taken from personal experiences and interviews with parents of disturbed children from across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. It was followed by her first novel, The Boarder, and screenplay of the same name which won awards at film festivals around the United States, and is about the impact of children with Reactive Attachment Disorder on their world. Retired from her career in nursing and counseling, Jane Ryan lives in Grand Island, NE. Her production company, Jane E. Ryan Productions, L.L.C. will start filming The Boarder Movie in Ravenna and surrounding Nebraska areas on October 11, 2010. Fund Raiser Poster on Entertainment Page
KRISTINA CRAIG
Kristina is excited to be singing with a Church praise band at the Well Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where she has been a part of the band for almost two years, playing with what she considers to be some of the most talented musicians around. It has given to her the opportunity to go into the Murfreesboro Women’s Prison, along with a dear friend of hers, and provide them with worship music. The response, she said, is absolutely amazing, and she feels blessed to share with others what she so deeply feels and experiences. At the women’s prison, Kristina also sings one of her original songs, “Come Home,” co-written by Kristina, Frank Green and Wynne Adams. “Come Home” touches on a deep subject for Kristina. It was written for her sister who suffers from addiction. The lyrics are about a 19 year old girl leaving home for a better life and instead only finding her way to addictions, bad choices and losing faith. In the chorus of “Come Home” a question is asked about how far one can go with that sort of path before they listen to their conscience telling them to come home.
When Kristina is in Nebraska, she sings at halfway houses around the state for women recovering from addictions, such as drug and alcohol abuse, and she plans to sing at different women’s and children’s shelters as well. “God has been opening so many doors to do His work,” she said; “I am so thankful.” Kristina’s website
When Kristina is in Nebraska, she sings at halfway houses around the state for women recovering from addictions, such as drug and alcohol abuse, and she plans to sing at different women’s and children’s shelters as well. “God has been opening so many doors to do His work,” she said; “I am so thankful.” Kristina’s website
LEXI MOUL
Lexi enjoys using her gift of music to give back to her hometown, Ogallala, Nebraska, and to women all over the country. In her community, Lexi performs free concerts at special events, such as the Cancer Walk and the Rendezvous, an event which raises money for local businesses.
Lexi started singing at the age of 4 and by the age of 12 was given the opportunity to share her love of music with Mary Kay women around the United States. She likes being able to do this she said, "because it is a company that strives to not only help a woman's self esteem on the outside but also on the inside."
Lexi sings at the debuts of Mary Kay Sales Directors after they have reached this level in the company. She feels rewarded when she sings an inspirational song and sees tears well up in some of the women's eyes and feels it may contribute to motivating them even more to keep moving forward in a positive way. "I love the feeling it gives me and the feeling it gives them. My goal for my music is to touch women, young and old, to follow their dreams and believe with all their heart that they can come true, because if they believe anything is possible." Lexi's Website
Some of the songs Lexi sings: "Free To Be Me," "Anyway," "This Is My Now" and "Popular"
NEBRASKA SONGWRITERS Create a Way to Help the Special Olympics
Keith Grotrian rehearses "Everybody Wins," the title track from a CD of songs compiled as a fundraiser for the Special Olympics, alongside Brad Bray and Robert DeBusk, in Grotrian's home in Lincoln on January 9, 2010. (GWYNETH ROBERTS/Lincoln Journal Star)
Reprinted with permission from the Lincoln Journal Star
It all started with a phone call made by Brad Bray the summer of 2009. How could the Nebraska NSAI Chapter help with the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games to be held July 18th – 23rd in Lincoln, Nebraska? 2010 Special Olympics - Nebraska
At the July 2009 “kickoff year countdown” gathering of the Special Olympics local chairman, volunteers and athletes in Lincoln a group of songwriters from the Nebraska NSAI Chapter were asked to perform. When several compilation CDs of the Nebraska NSAI Chapter were sold during the gathering, Robert DeBusk, Nebraska NSAI Chapter Chairman, suggested a CD be created to celebrate the Special Olympics athletes and games, with half of the proceeds to be donated to the Special Olympics. And a way to help was found!
The CD, "Everybody Wins," contains 17 original songs celebrating the Special Olympics athletes and games, written by 21 artists ranging in age from 10 - 80 years. About 400 CDs have already been sold and half of the proceeds go to help the Special Olympics. The CD can be purchased for $10.00 at the Nebraska NSAI Chapter website: Nebraska2Nashville.com.
The full story is posted in the Lincoln Journal Star January 16, 2010, written by Colleen Kenney, titled "LINCOLN SONGWRITERS MAKE CD FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS," which includes audio and video clips.
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