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Upon her appointment and after gaining the full support of the Sunshine Band Big Sisters, Dr. Howard immediately began to change the image of the Sunshine Band by making the first shift from calling the\u00a0workers Big Sisters to Presidents.<\/p>\n
The second shift was to increase uniformity by moving\u00a0from yellow dresses and\/or yellow tops and white bottoms\u00a0to the uniform official Sunshine Band t-shirt with navy bottoms.<\/p>\n
The motto was changed from “Let Them Pass” \u00a0to\u00a0Matthew 5:16<\/p>\n
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may\u00a0see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven”.<\/p>\n
The song was changed\u00a0from “Bring Them In” to “Let It Shine”.<\/p>\n
In 1987, the Sunshine Band became a part of the Women\u2019s International Convention by offering a Children\u2019s Institute for delegates between the ages of two to twelve.<\/p>\n
By 1989, Dr. Howard asked General Supervisor of Women, Dr. Mattie McGlothen to allow the children to participate during the Women\u2019s International Convention.<\/p>\n
Since that time, the Sunshine Band has rendered an annual program displaying the talent from around the country in the Women\u2019s Convention.<\/p>\n
In 1990, Dr. Howard had a burden for a music project that would produce songs\u00a0sung by our children for our children. \u00a0\u00a0She was trying to select a place and contacted the presidents in the St. Louis area\u00a0who were willing to host the recording. The team began to work, the place was found,\u00a0invitations sent, rehearsals started.<\/p>\n
With the full support of the area presidents and jurisdictions, the summer of 1990, 368 children from Texas, California, Kansas, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana, Alabama, and Arizona converged on the Shrine (Our Lady of the Snow) in E. St. Louis for a week of rehearsals, worship services and the recording of the First Sunshine Band Recording.<\/p>\n
Three more recordings followed.<\/p>\n
Dr. Howard served during the administrations of Bishop J. O. Patterson, Sr, Bishop L. H. Ford, Bishop Chandler D. Owens, Bishop G. E. Patterson and Bishop Charles E. Blake.<\/p>\n
She was appointed by Dr. Mattie McGlothen, Mother Emma Crouch and Mo. Willie M. Rivers in the Department of Women.<\/p>\n
Dr. Howard served the Sunshine Band,\u00a0tirelessly and faithfully, for nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n
In 2015, she became Sunshine Band President Emeritus.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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