7am. Pre-Parade at The Helping Hand Mission. 623 Rock Quarry Road. Raleigh, NC.
" The Christmas Parade is the grandfather, or grandmother, of it all." Superhand
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October 21, 2016
6:30pm. Downtown Raleigh. Performance on Fayetteville street for a Citrix conference.
HHM. "All that's good takes work. All that's great takes hard work."
HHM. "The sky is the limit. We dream high. We reach for the stars and we fall on the moon."
October 18, 2016
6pm. Practice at The Helping Hand Mission. 623 Rock Quarry Road. Raleigh, NC.
"I don’t show my talent until somebody ask me. A lot of people don’t know I know how to play a whole drum set. Some people can play one drum, but they don’t know how to play a whole drum set. There’s a difference. One drum you can beat on that. A drum set you have to play everything. I can play everything. Heavy metal. Bon Jovi. Olivia Newton John. I can play all kinds of it. I don’t read no music or nothing. I just do it." Rock, Lead Drummer
"I'll show you some dance moves." Bubbles, Dancer
"I got on the drums when I was ten. When it comes to drumming, the rhythm was always in me." Ty, Drummer
"My passion is dancing. I’ve been dancing ever since I was young. That was one of my hobbies…besides basketball and football." Icecis, Dancer
October 13, 2016
5:30pm. Practice at The Helping Hand Mission. 623 Rock Quarry Road. Raleigh, NC.
"We practice two times a week. But they're going to be here anyway, so we create something for them to do. And that's what they do because they really really enjoy it. Sometimes I say let's go to the movies today, and they say Why? We planned that we were going to practice today." Ms. Sylvia Wiggins
"Some kids don’t have an outlet. That’s what the mission is for. This is their outlet. Dancing is their outlet. Drumming is their outlet. The love that you have, you can express it here." Maurice, Drum Major
BUBBLES
Name: Bubbles
Position: Dancer
Years with Band: 5
Passions: Dancing, Singing
"I love dancing. I loved to go to the parades and watch the Helping Hand Mission. So I asked my mom if could I join. Five weeks later, I knew all the dances and few months later I became a leader. I like singing because I like to make people feel entertained and feel good. That’s what makes me want to sing and dance.”