Looking For Our 2010 Apple Blossom Queen... 
Posted on 10/28/2009

Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Apple Blossom Cotillion. High school senior girls in the communities served by Springfield Medical Care Systems are invited to participate in the 54th annual Apple Blossom Cotillion. One of these girls will join the select group of Apple Blossom Queens. 

This special community event has become a unique tradition and a rite of passage for area young people. Girls and their escorts present themselves and perform with and without their escorts. They are also interviewed by a panel of judges.

The theme for this year’s production is “Summer Daze,” featuring songs from our summers – real and imagined.  The master of ceremonies for the 10th consecutive year is Larry Kraft, Director of Springfield Hospital Foundation.  The co-directors of the 2010 Cotillion are Pam Church and Carrie Jewell, sharing the creative reins for their 6th cotillion.

Proceeds from the event are used for college scholarships for students interested in a career in health care.

Weekly rehearsals start Sunday, January 3, 2010 and culminate in the crowning of the Apple Blossom Queen and her court on Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Riverside Gymnasium in Springfield.

Applications must be received by 5:00 pm on December 9th, 2009, and are available at area high schools, or may be downloaded at www.springfieldhospital.org.

For information, call Larry Kraft, Springfield Hospital Foundation, 885-7644 or email lkraft@springfieldmed.org.