Newest Member of the Evergreen District Hall of Fame

Newest Member of the Evergreen District Hall of Fame
Type of post: Chorus news item
Sub-type: No sub-type
Posted By: Gerry Borden
Status: Archived
Date Posted: Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Chilliwack Harmony Chorus Director, Gerry Borden, was honoured on Saturday, October 14th, at the Evergreen District Convention held in Vancouver, Washington, as the newest inductee to the District Hall of Fame. 

Citing his 30 years of barbershop leadership at the chapter, district and international levels, educational endeavours and choral directing with multiple choruses, Gerry received his green jacket and name tag identifying him as one of the District's honoured members for advancing the cause of barbershop harmony.

Previous inductees to the Evergreen District Hall of Fame include such luminaries as, Charlie Metzger, former director of the Greater Vancouver Gentlemen of Fortune, past International Seniors Quartet Champion, past District Quartet Champion and for serving the District and Society in a variety of capacities (including the incoming District President); Realtime Quartet (Tim Broersma, John Newell, Mark Metzger, Tom Metzger); Randy Peters, former director of the Calgary Foothills Western Hospitality Singers and music educator; Marty Lovick, coach, educator, Society judge in the Performance category; and several more.

The Evergreen District Hall of Fame recognizes a lifetime of commitent to barbershop harmony on the local and global scale; providing leadership and service at multiple levels of the organization, and encouraging growth and development of chapters and leaders in the community.   Individuals and quartets are eligible for nomination for this honour through the coordinator for the Evergreen District Hall of Fame.