<div style="text-align:left"><strong><u><font size="4">Choral Notes for the week of 4/02</font></u></strong></div><div><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong> </div><div><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong> </div>
<div><strong><u><font color="#000066" size="4">WCPE - update on our fund raising</font></u></strong></div><div><strong><u><font color="#000066" size="4"></font></u></strong> </div><div><font color="#000066" size="4"></font> </div>
<div><font color="#000066" size="4">Dear Choir,</font></div>
<div> </div><div><font color="#000066" size="4"></font> </div><div><font color="#000066" size="4">Here's where we stand on the project to raise funds for WCPE:</font></div><p><font color="#000066" size="4">As of Thursday, March 29, we have $385 contributed by a total of nine donors, and things are looking good for the first four days.</font></p>
<p><font color="#000066" size="4">I'll be at rehearsals to accept donations. And for you who are not singing in our Spring production, you can send your contribution by snail mail. That goes for lapsed members who haven't been singing for a while but are still on the roster (and this email list.)</font></p>
<div><font color="#000066" size="4">You can <font color="#ff0000">mail a check</font> to either: Joe Ferguson Concert Singers of Cary</font></div><font color="#000066" size="4"><div> 114 W. Marilyn Circle or P.O. Box 1921<br>
Cary, NC 27513 Cary, NC 27512-1921 </div>
<div></div></font><div><br><font color="#000066" size="4">The check should be <font color="#ff0000">payable</font> to: "WCPE" with "CSC Project" in the memo area.</font></div><p><font color="#000000" size="4">SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:</font></p>
<p><font color="#000066" size="4"><font color="#ff0000">Question:</font> Can I send my donation directly to WCPE and have it count?<br><font color="#000000">Answer:</font> Unfortunately, no. They are not set up to track projects like this. We batch the checks/donations and send the batch to WCPE in one package. Then CSC gets the credit for the entire batch.</font></p>
<p><font color="#000066" size="4"><font color="#ff0000">Question:</font> Will you take cash?<br><font color="#000000">Answer:</font> Certainly! But not by mail, please!</font></p><p><font color="#000066" size="4"><font color="#ff0000">Question:</font> What about my tax receipt?<br>
<font color="#000000">Answer:</font> WCPE will acknowledge your gift with a letter that will pass IRS scrutiny.</font></p><p><font color="#000066" size="4"><font color="#ff0000">Question:</font> What about the coffee mug or baseball cap that depends on the size of my donation?<br>
<font color="#000000">Answer:</font> That's what you give up to support the CSC in this project. The CSC gets the big prize!</font></p><p><font color="#000066" size="4"><font color="#ff0000">Question:</font> What is it that Concert Singers gets from this, again?<br>
<font color="#000000">Answer:</font> CSC gets a <font color="#ff0000">WEEKLY</font> plug on the station as being a supporter, as well as a link to the CSC web site in the WCPE we site ( </font><a href="http://www.wcpe.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#000066" size="4">http://www.wcpe.org/</font></a><font color="#000066" size="4"> ). That's <font color="#ff0000">52 announcements</font> over the course of the year. The past two years we raised over $2000 and got two announcements a week, for a total of 104! Their paid announcements cost $60 per mention, or cheaper by the dozen at $50 each.</font></p>
<p><font color="#000066" size="4"><font color="#ff0000">Question:</font> So what's in it for me?<br><font color="#000000">Answer:</font> You get to help two great community organizations. The CSC serves the Triangle area, and WCPE broadcasts to the eastern part of NC and parts of Virginia, and it has internet listeners throughout the world.</font></p>
<p><font color="#000066" size="4"><font color="#ff0000">Question:</font> What is the deadline again?<br><font color="#000000">Answer:</font> We want to get this wrapped up and mailed in by mid-April.</font></p><p><font color="#000066" size="4">Thank you for your participation!!</font></p>
<div><font color="#000066" size="4">Joe Ferguson</font></div><div><font color="#000066" size="4">Concert Singers of Cary Board Chair <br><a href="tel:919-468-8223" target="_blank" value="+19194688223">919-468-8223</a></font></div>
<div><font color="#000066" size="4"></font> </div><div><u><font color="#000000" size="4"><strong>Music for May 11th Concert</strong></font></u></div><div><u><font size="4"></font></u> </div><div><font size="4">The almost last (I think) missing pieces of music have arrived and will be on the table to be picked up Monday before rehearsal. Below is the list of the16 pieces you will have in your folder for the May 11th concert.</font></div>
<ol><li><font size="4">Cluck Ol' Hen</font></li><li><font size="4">Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?</font></li><li><font size="4">Dravidian Dithyramb</font></li><li><font size="4">Freedom Come</font></li><li><font size="4">Gate Gate</font></li>
<li><font size="4">Jasmin Flower</font></li><li><font size="4">Korali</font></li><li><font size="4">Kpanlongo</font></li><li><font size="4">Light of a Clear Blue Morning</font></li><li><font size="4">Motherless Child</font></li>
<li><font size="4">Muie Rendera</font></li><li><font size="4">Primavera Portena</font></li><li><font size="4">Rozhinkes mit Mandlen</font></li><li><font size="4">Shenandoah</font></li><li><font size="4">Taivas on Sininen</font></li>
<li><font size="4">Walk Together Children</font> </li></ol><div> </div><div><font color="#ff0000"><font size="4"><u>Please note:</u> <font color="#000000">rehearsal location for the <font color="#ff0000" face="times new roman,serif"><strong>extra</strong></font> rehearsal on Thursday, May 10th at 7:30 is </font><font color="#ff0000">St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 221 Union Street, Cary, 27511</font><font color="#000000">. May 7th at 7:30 is at the regular location, CAC.</font></font></font></div>
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<div><font color="#ff0000" size="4"></font> </div><div><strong><font color="#000000" size="4"><u><font size="6">Dinner and Song </font><font color="#00cccc" face="times new roman,serif"><em><font size="6">"Neapolitan Nights"</font> </em><font color="#000000" size="6" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Fund Raiser</font></font></u></font></strong></div>
<div><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong> </div><div><u><font size="4"></font></u> </div><div><font size="4"><u>Date:</u> <em><font face="times new roman,serif">Saturday, April 28th</font></em></font></div><div>
<em><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></em> </div><div><font size="4" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><u>Time:</u> <em><font face="times new roman,serif">6:00pm</font></em></font></div><div><em><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></em> </div>
<div><font size="4" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><u>Where:</u> <em><font face="times new roman,serif">Home of Jackie Salmon, 260 Beckingham Loop, Cary, NC 27519 </font></em></font></div><div><em><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></em> </div>
<div><u><font size="4" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Menu:</font></u></div><div><u></u> </div><div style="text-align:center"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><em><font color="#00cccc" size="6" face="times new roman,serif">"Neapolitan Nights" </font></em></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><em><font color="#00cccc" size="6" face="Times New Roman"></font></em> </div><div style="text-align:center"><em><font color="#00cccc" size="6" face="Times New Roman">Caesar Salad</font></em></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><em><font color="#00cccc" size="6" face="Times New Roman">Chicken Marsala</font></em></div><div style="text-align:center"><em><font color="#00cccc" size="6" face="Times New Roman">Eggplant Parmesan</font></em></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><em><font color="#00cccc" size="6" face="Times New Roman">Pasta (tba)</font></em></div><div style="text-align:center"><em><font color="#00cccc" size="6" face="Times New Roman">Garlic Bread</font></em></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><em><font color="#00cccc" size="6" face="Times New Roman">Tiramisu</font></em></div><div style="text-align:center"><em><font color="#00cccc" size="6" face="Times New Roman">White Wine, Red Wine, Coffee</font></em></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="left"> </div><div style="text-align:center" align="left"> </div><div style="text-align:center" align="left"> </div><div style="text-align:center" align="left"><font size="4"><u>Evening entertainment:</u></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center" align="left"><font size="4"> </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><font face="times new roman,serif"><strong><em><font face="times new roman,serif"><u>Soloists</u></font></em></strong></font></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><strong><em><u><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></u></em></strong> </div><div style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><font face="times new roman,serif"><strong><em>Lawrence Speakman</em></strong></font></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><strong><em><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">and</font></em></strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><font face="times new roman,serif"><strong><em> Jennifer Meyers</em></strong></font></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><strong><em><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></em></strong> </div><div style="text-align:center"><strong><em><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Alan Bailey - accompanist</font></em></strong></div>
<div style="text-align:center"><strong><em><font size="4" face="Times New Roman"></font></em></strong> </div><div style="text-align:center"><strong><em><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">"Songs for the Soul!"</font></em></strong></div>
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<font size="4" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong><u>Cost:</u></strong> $30/person - to pay and reserve a seat, please go to: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MLNFGAQLC4FSL" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MLNFGAQLC4FSL</a> . Thank You and Enjoy! </font></div>
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<div style="text-align:left"><font size="4"></font> </div><div style="text-align:left"><font size="4"></font> </div><div style="text-align:left"><font size="4"><u><strong>Miscellaneous</strong></u>: Name tags will be on the table before rehearsal; a photo date will be announced; we should have final say concerning the Season's End Luncheon by next Choral Notes; we <font color="#ff0000">need</font> one more helper with set ups, please.</font></div>
<div style="text-align:left"><font size="4"></font> </div><div style="text-align:left"><font size="4">See you at rehearsal!</font></div><div style="text-align:left"><font size="4"></font> </div><div style="text-align:left">
<font size="4">Ingrid Speakman</font></div><div style="text-align:left"><font size="4">Membership Chair, The Concert Singers of Cary</font></div>
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