<div><strong><u><font size="4" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Choral Notes for the week of 02/04</font></u></strong></div><div><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong> </div><div><strong><u><font size="4"></font></u></strong> </div>
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<div><em><u><font size="4"><strong>A Message from Larry and The Gala Committee Chair, Michele Bergeron - GALA report</strong></font></u></em></div><div><em><u><font size="4"></font></u></em> </div><div><em><u><font size="4"></font></u></em> </div>
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<em><font size="4" face="times new roman,serif">Dear Chorus,</font></em></div><div><em><u><font size="4"></font></u></em> </div><div> <em><font size="4" face="times new roman,serif">We are absolutely <strong>thrilled</strong> to be able to announce that o</font><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><font face="times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><font><font><font color="#000000">ur first Gala was an <strong>enormous</strong> success! Not only did we sell out the evening but our proceeds exceeded $15,000, almost <strong>double</strong> what we had projected! The choral performance was spectacular and greatly appreciated by our audience. This was a first time exposure to The Concert Singers of Cary for several of the guests - we have gained new supporters! The Matthews House provided a wonderful venue and combined with the donation of wine from Unwine’d allowed our guests to enjoy some wonderful table wine with their meal. In addition to their table wine, guests had several chances (and took advantage of them!) to bid on 5 full cases in the Wall of Wine. Both the live auction and silent auction items were impressive, bringing in more than half our proceeds. </font></font></font></font></font></span></em></div>
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<div><em><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><font face="times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><font><font><font color="#000000">Many thanks go to the Decorating Committee and the Gala Committee for some long hours and very hard work in pulling this very special event together. To all of you in the Chorus, a sincere and heartfelt "Thank you" for all your support behind the scenes and at the Gala! We are working on getting photos posted of the evening's activities - please keep checking our Facebook page.</font></font></font></font></font></span></em></div>
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<div><em><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><font face="times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><font><font><font color="#000000">This Gala enabled The Concert Singers of Cary to come to the attention of not only some key Cary citizens but also Cary businesses that might not have been aware of what we have to offer our community . Their new found interest will greatly help set our future!</font></font></font></font></font></span></em></div>
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<div><em><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><font face="times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><font><font><font color="#000000">We are already looking forward to the planning of our 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual Gala!</font></font></font></font></font></span></em></div>
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<div><em><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><font face="times new roman,serif"><font size="4"><font><font><font color="#000000">Many thanks to All!</font></font></font></font></font></span></em></div>
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<div><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><u><strong>Fuller Blount Foundation Scholarship</strong></u></font></span></div>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Calibri"> <font size="4">Dear Chorus,</font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><font size="4"><font color="#000000">The Concert Singers of Cary in Cary, NC will offer the
annual Fuller Blunt Memorial Scholarship in memory of its co- founder again
during Spring 2013. The scholarship will be awarded to a graduating North
Carolina high school senior who has been accepted and will be entering a
college or university in the fall of 2012</font><span style="color:red"> </span><span style="color:black">as</span><font color="#000000"> Music major.<span style>
</span>It will be a one-time award of $1000 paid directly to the college of
choice at the beginning of the 2013 academic year. </font></font></font></p><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri">Any questions regarding the scholarship may be directed to
the scholarship chair Donna P. Parker at </font><a href="mailto:isingisell@yahoo.com"><font color="#0000ff" size="4" face="Calibri">isingisell@yahoo.com</font></a><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"><font size="4">,
or go to the website </font><a href="http://www.concertsingers.org"><font size="4">www.concertsingers.org</font></a></font><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri">Thank you for your interest in this special scholarship. </font></p><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri">Sincerely,</font></p><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Brush Script MT"">Donna P. Parker</span><span style="line-height:115%"></span></font></font></p>
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri">Donna P. Parker</font></p><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri">Scholarship Chair</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri"></font> </p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font color="#ff0000" size="4" face="Calibri"><u>REMINDER- Monday night 2/4 rehearsals are back at CAC</u></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing"><u><font color="#ff0000" size="4" face="Calibri"></font></u> </p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri"><u>Chorale</u> - sectionals - Men: 7:00pm, Women - 8:20pm</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri"><u>Women's Chorus</u> - 8:00pm</font></p>
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<font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri">See you at rehearsal!</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri"></font> </p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri">Ingrid Speakman</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Calibri">Membership Chair, The Concert Singers of Cary</font></p>
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