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more accustomed to performing information, go to
standards, Broadway show tunes, www.buckscountywomenschorus.com
spirituals, multi-cultural works, and
light classical pieces.) In addition, the Nancy Gold (June 1958), a well-
choir performed their regular known and respected business owner
repertoire at a retirement home in and community activist, has written a
Bruck an der Letha, Austria (a small book, Shirt Tales: The Stories Behind
town outside of Vienna) and at the a Successful Startup. It tells her own
Residenz (palace) in Salzburg.
story and
The choir and their companions gives
(including many spouses, adult useful
children, and friends) also enjoyed a advice
four-hour Viennese cooking class, for
took an evening cruise down the anyone
Danube, participated in a Sound of who is
Music tour, and embarked on several thinking
other walking and bus tours of
throughout the trip, enjoying starting a
amazing monuments, cathedrals, business. She has graciously sent us
palaces, and more. a gift copy of the book and it has
been place in the Alumnae Authors
Pat notes that the choir members Collection in our Archives.
also greatly enjoyed their interactions
with locals and found communication Nancy has sent us the following bio.
to be quite easy, as most Hungarians She is the President of King's Collar
and Austrians, especially those under Shirtmakers, one of the Philadelphia
40, speak English. In addition, the area’s most notable companies, and
audiences were wonderfully with clients from coast to coast. It
appreciative of the choir’s music and has earned a national reputation. She
seemed to really enjoy the group’s was the first woman in the country to
“American” repertoire. enter this male-dominated industry
when she was hired by The Custom
In 2018, BCWC plans to travel to Shop in 1965, and has served as a
Helsinki, Finland; Tallinn, Estonia; mentor to others entering this field.
and Stockholm, Sweden on a 10-day Nancy’s entrepreneurial
tour that will include concerts in each accomplishments have been
location, as well as a “friendship” recognized both locally and nationally
concert with a local choir in Estonia and, through community leadership
and other cultural interactions. roles, she has raised over a million
dollars for non-profits and for
Other GHS alum who’ve participated community-based needs. She has
in the chorus include MaryAnn coached hundreds of businesspeople
Buchholz (218) and Curita Goode over the years, and understands the
(235). Pat welcomes any alumnae in entrepreneurial passion that drives
the area to join the group for their vision and fuels their
rehearsals on Monday evenings in success. She is also President of TKC
Holland, Bucks County. For more Advertising and, since 1980, has
worked on advertising campaigns in
