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2022 Lifetime Contribution Award Recipient: Ed Stern
The Country Dance & Song Society is proud to announce that Ed Stern of Minneapolis, MN, is the 2022 recipient of the CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award.
In our history, CDSS has…
bestowed 31 Lifetime Contribution Awards
fostered 109 years of tradition
sold well over 50,000 morris bells
published 114 hours of podcasts
In the past year, CDSS has…
added over 60 repertoire resources for callers
published over 600 calendar events
awarded 34 grants for local communities and special projects
hosted over 1,093 campers
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