SOCIETY OF SINGERS HONORS JULIE ANDREWS - 4/25/01 - JULIE ANDREWS, CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, ELMER BERNSTEIN, CAROL BURNETT, DICK VAN DYCK, MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, JAMES GARNER, ROBERT GOULET, CHARLOTTE CHURCH, AUDRA MCDONALD.

SOS was co-founded in 1984 by Ginny Mancini, widow of Academy Award-winning composer Henry Mancini, and Gilda Maiken Anderson and Donna (Fowler) Manners of the vocal group "The Skylarks". Their aim was to help singers in need, as there is no union or guild that exclusively represents the rights of singers. It is the mission of SOS to benefit the health and welfare of professional singers by providing emergency assistance and other human services to those in acute financial need. Additionally, the SOS Vocal Arts Scholarship Program helps deserving students take their first step toward becoming professionals in the vocal arts. Tuition-based scholarships are granted to those pursuing Masters degrees in Voice.