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24 “We have a ton of fun. Volunteering to lead
this program has been a labor of love. It’s
rewarding beyond measure. I put my heart
and soul into making sure that anyone who
comes on board has a phenomenal learning
experience. I love to watch them grow!”
expressed Susie Reale, Citrus Singer Director.
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The girls have performed live at various
community, sporting or Girl Scouting events
that include SeaWorld, Universal Studios,
Gaylord Palms ICE, the Winter Park Art Festival,
the Festival of Trees and on CBS Sports for
the Cure Bowl. The Citrus Singers will also be
performing at the G.I.R.L. 2020 convention in
October.
Check out all of our videos and SUBSCRIBE at
www.YouTube.com/GirlScoutsRock/
Internet Sensation and Local Inspiration
For more information, contact director Susie
Reale at SusieKReale@gmail.com
THE CITRUS SINGERS CHORUS
The Citrus Singers and families sit eagerly
by their computers and phones, waiting to
finally see the edited video that they’d spent
months rehearsing for, recording in the studio,
mixing, shooting video in multiple locations in
multiple outfits and with multiple takes. The
hope is to receive positive comments and
more views on YouTube than those of parents
and family members.
The latest video, a Girl Scout version of
Pentatonix’s White Winter Hymnal, went live
on November 18, 2019. By the next morning
it had over 1,000 views and was showing up
across the country. Within 48 hours it was
being shared across the world and shot up to
10,000 views!! Paris, Philippines, Argentina,
Australia and it has continued to climb since.
The video is called Girl Scout Hymnal and it’s
following in the footsteps of the other videos
that the girls have made; Savannah, Ooh
Na Na and the highest viewed video with an
amazing 200,000 views in 85 countries, All
About That Badge. The Citrus Singers have
become an international sensation (at least in
the world of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides).
SO, WHO ARE THESE GIRLS? ARE THEY A
TROOP? WHAT IS THIS PROGRAM?
The Citrus Singers are a group of talented
Girl Scouts from many different troops in Citrus
Council. Their mission is to instill confidence
through performance. They travel in from five
different counties to their rehearsal location
in Longwood. The Citrus Singers rehearse on
weekends and perform all over Central Florida
throughout the year.
To join, girls need to be able to sing in pitch,
commit to the rehearsal and performance
schedule (which, really, the parents need
to commit to do) and have an enthusiasm
to perform. Girl Scouts gain experience,
professionalism, new friends, a little fame and an
abundance of confidence not only on stage, but
in their lives. For many of the girls, it is their first
time learning how to use a microphone, how to
carry themselves on stage professionally, how
to be teammates and how to skillfully sing solo
or harmony parts. Others have come into the
program with previous experience and are given
other growth opportunities.
SAVE THE DATE
OCTOBER 23 RD – 25 TH , 2020
Excited? So are we!
G.I.R.L. 2020 Convention is just
around the corner! Don’t miss out!
Visit girlscouts.org/GIRL2020 for
more information.
ORANGE COUNTY
CONVENTION CENTER
9800 International Dr,
Orlando, FL 32819