We're in Austin, Texas, at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church.

And the voices you're hearing are not that of a Sunday worship choir, but in fact a very different kind of choir.

Love Notes Chorus is a choir for people with Alzheimer's or dementia and their caregivers.

Hold on a second.

I'm a baritone. Should I be over there?

You know, what might we make room for you in a baritone session? Gary, can you push your chair back?

I can just sit behind if you want.

Okay, you're good.

Yeah, I'll just sit behind.

Okay, you're right here.

Great, thank you, thank you, good.

Just keep us on key, okay? I've come here today because I think it's a really interesting, really sweet idea for a charity.

And so in a moment, we're going to speak to the ladies who run it.

This is the kickoff episode for an entire week of programming on the show,

in which we will showcase some

really interesting, innovative charities, organizations, and volunteer groups who are solving

problems I didn't even realize we needed to solve. It's my hope that we can draw attention to

some of these wonderful outfits and the exceptional people who run them,

maybe even send some money or volunteers their way.

And if it goes really gangbusters,

maybe somebody listening to this program will replicate one of the ideas they encounter

in their own community.

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