ISLAND CITY CHORUS

GREATER MONTREAL CHAPTER

SPEBSQSA Inc.

The Little Chorus that could!

MINI PITCH

Date: September 2, 2002

Call Sandra Fagen at 620-8996 to get your tickets for a comedy benefit evening at the Comedy Nest. That's at the old Forum. Tickets are $15.00 and the show starts at 8:00 PM on September 12.

Next Monday, we have been invited to sing at John Hatfield's Church (Westminster Presbyterian at the corner of Gouin Blvd. and Monk) in Pierrefonds.

We will be fed dinner and will sing for the folks. Then we will have our regular rehearsal there at the Presbyterian Church.

Please arrive between 6:00 and 6:15 PM for dinner, wearing our Summer Uniform. This will be the first chance we have had to wear it as a chorus.

November 2, 2002 is the date; we will be performing in the Salvation Army Citadel, on Drummond Street and tickets will be available very soon.

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.

Boston Common members will all be accompanied by their wives, so we should have a great show and they will have a great time. We will show them a preview of Montreal 2003 hospitality.

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 Special Services Committee is responsible to investigate the convention facilities (hotels and contest sites) and determine what, if any, special arrangements must be made in order for the physically less able and their families to participate in the convention activities. It also investigates available special handicapped transportation services; and determines the need for personnel to assist wheelchair attendees with seating - and work out solutions with the appropriate committees. The committee also prepares an article for the daily bulletin outlining the services available.

Peter Evans will be working on this with Kéroul, who advise the Tourism Ministry on handicapped services.

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 will meet on Thursday, September 5, and many Committee Chairmen sent a brief progress report out to other members in advance.

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.

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.

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.

Please lend a hand where you can.

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• If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age.
• Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.
• A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponent's luck.
• You can hit a two-acre fairway 10 percent of the time and a two-inch branch 90 percent of the time.
• Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it.

Here is our current and future repertoire list:

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

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