ISLAND CITY CHORUS

GREATER MONTREAL CHAPTER

SPEBSQSA Inc.

The Little Chorus that could!

MINI PITCH

Date: August 19, 2002

Mike Harkness is in the Jewish General Hospital undergoing chemotherapy for leukaemia. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Mike. As you know, Mike has been ill for a while now, but a diagnosis was just recently made

November 2, 2002 is the date, and as far as we know the 800 seat Outremont Theatre is the place. Alan Kenley has done a great job looking for a hall.

We will be sharing the show with the West Island Sweet Adeline Chorus. Each chorus will sing six songs and we will have two which we will perform together.

The costs for the show will also be shared, as will the profits.

Jerry Silverberg is ready to receive orders for those great Chocolate Bars or Chocolate Covered Almonds. Yum!

He is also getting ready to start the Cheese Sale for Christmas. The project will start in October.

Don't forget, a percentage of ALL the sales you make will be accumulated in your account and can be applied to the Fall Forward, costumes, etc.

The Ladies Hospitality Room will be open for all of our female guests starting on Monday, and each day there is a drawing for prizes donated by local chapters, companies, etc. If you know of any place where we can get small, nice prizes please let Murray or Steve know.

Registrants (before January 1, 2003) will pay $100.00 US. Use the web link to register.

http://www.spebsqsa.org/montreal/registration.htm

The Steering Committee met with John Schneider, SPEBSQSA Manager of Conventions and Ken Buckner, Chairman of Events on Thursday, August 14, and bringing them up to date on our progress. The Steering Committee and many of the Committee Chairmen participated in this meeting.

Nearly all of the Chairman have been found, and have started getting their activities under control.

If you are wondering, "What did I sign up for?" or "Did I sign up yet?" or even "Where do I sign up?" Here is the answer. Steve Wheaton has a list, and will be pleased to put you in a spot where you will feel comfortable. See him tonight!

The other option is you get assigned to parking lot duty.

NOTE: We are looking for a Chairman of Tour Volunteers. This is to organise the volunteer force required to ensure that the buses get loaded and the right people get on the buses for the various tours that are being arranged by Lucy Schneider, the Tour Chairman.

Murray Phillips and Steve Wheaton are Co-Chairmen of the 2003 International Convention and Contest. They have divided up the job of Chairman and Assistant Chairman, and are looking after different activities and committees. Generally, Steve looks after committee activities, which are to be done before the Convention starts, and Murray looks after Committee activities after the Convention starts.

This will permit one of them to focus on the big picture at all times, while still having someone checking the details. We hope this model will serve us well.

The plan is working so far, and we are counting on the members of the Chapter to do their part as well so that when July 7, 2003 rolls around, people will be saying, "That was the best Convention, EVER!"

Please lend a hand where you can.

Here is our current and future repertoire list:

Songs in italic are going to be dropped. Songs in bold are to be learned or re-learned.

Practice is something we do at home, every day, between rehearsals!

Rehearsal is where we reinforce what we have been practising every day!