Sandra has been a stalwart of Surrey Harmony for over 22 years. She has served the chorus tirelessly by taking on various jobs in a supporting role and her main activity as secretary to the board saw her as the ‘go-to’ person for all and every detail about travel arrangements, convention, sing outs, chorus events and coaching for over 20 years. She is an administrative wizard!
Not only has her dedication to singing and her willingness to take on work on behalf of the chorus for so many years, impressed us, she also manages to be a superbly upbeat person! Sandra has a smile of pure sunshine and a ringing laugh that we all know well!
Sandra worked originally as a Secretary/PA at a large multinational company in London becoming the youngest Director’s PA they ever had. Then she spent some years at home to bring up her daughter and son, returning to work part-time in a conference organisation. Sandra ‘retired’ at 65 to help her daughter when she gave birth to twins, having three children under three. Now Sandra is a proud grandmother of five and divides most of her time between the two families.
After she lost her husband, Sandra wanted something to do and loved singing. Her daughter worked with someone who sang in a choir so she took her Mum along to a rehearsal. Not a choir but a barbershop chorus and she was hooked! Sandra joined Surrey Harmony in 1996 and has been with her second family ever since!
Surrey Harmony has benefitted from her services as our Secretary for 20 years. During this time she organised all our trips to regional convention and to six international conventions. Sandra has been to nearly every educational event organised in the UK and barbershop she says, “has become an integral part of my life.”
We feel that she is definitely a Woman of Note, a fine model of what it means to be a fully contributing member of our chorus and we want to recognise that efficiency, dedication, energy and contribution. Thank you Sandra!