Feel Good Friday

So...I know it's Saturday, and technically, I missed Feel Good Friday. But, I have a good excuse. I've been home with a sick baby all week and time has become one big blur. And, this is a good story and I don't want to wait until next week to share it with you. And, it's my blog and I do what I want.

This is the Ohio State School for the Blind marching band. Yes, you read that right. It's a marching band. In fact, this band has been invited to march in the 2010 Tournament of Roses Parade. This is a big deal for any band, let alone the only blind marching band in the nation and probably the world. Thousands of bands apply to march in the parade, but only 21 are chosen to participate.

The band became a marching band in 2005 when the Ohio School for the Deaf revived its football program after a 30 year hiatus. There are currently 30 members in the band and about as many sighted marching assistant volunteers.

I am so inspired by these kids and their can do attitude. I think their director, Dan Kelly, put it best when he said, "My philosophy is - if it can't be done, let's do it anyway."