14-02-2025
From the Archive: 1982 Singing Valentines at SMS
Do you remember the 'Singing Valentines' from 1982?
On this week 42 years ago, KOLR covered a group of students at SMS (now Missouri State) who raised money for charity by putting in a call to someone's Valentine.
Here's the report from Woods House on the SMS campus with KOLR's Terry Moore:
'Valentine's Day is Sunday and even now Cupid's Bow is being tested in many a candy, card, and flower shop, maybe even an occasional jewelry store. And added to the more traditional ways of expressing one's love is a developing local tradition, the singing Valentine.
'We'd like to sing this Valentine, it's sent to you by Chris.'
This chorus of co-eds is gathered around the pool on the seventh floor of Woods House, a women's dormitory at SMS as a part of the fourth Android, singing Valentine's Project, a money raiser in the name of charity, and a lot of fun for those with both ends of a telephone.
'Well we have a sweetheart song and a friendship song. We're a little better on the friendship song but we've learned both and we've delivered because the people who call and order have designated ahead of time which they want and some of them ask for samples in advance so that they know what's going to be representing them over the phone or the person they love.'
'We'd like to sing this Valentine, it's sent to you by Chris,to wish you all the very best and a happy, happy roses, cards, and chocolates too, makes his day so filled with love and lots of cheer to last throughout the year.'
That's our Valentine to you but there are still more to deliver.
From Woods House with the news, I'm Terry Moore.'
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