Dear Singers,
This week is another heavy announcement week so please take a moment to read through the message below. Table Sale tomorrow night!
Reminder – Please try to arrive on time. Rehearsals begin at 7:30PM and the doors will be locked between 7:35 and 7:40PM. If you are late, please text either Marsha at 919-491-3946 or Kinley at 347-835-0901 to let them know to let you into the building.
Table Sales: Tomorrow night – Monday February 26. The theme will be Heart of the Home Household items, cookware, lamps, tools, garden supplies. *Must be in clean, working order. Sales will take place before rehearsal (7:00 – 7:30) and during the break. Members are encouraged to bring items to sell, as well as money to spend (Venmo accepted)! Please mark items with a price you set. Prices should be in full-dollar amounts. Items MUST BE clean and in good condition – this is NOT a junk sale! To take tax deductions for donations, use the In-Kind Donation form. At the end of rehearsal, members can collect their unsold items. You can also bring food to sell: cookies, cakes, pies, breads, or soups. Like a bake sale, you make and price. Please include a label with a list of ingredients. Any food you make that is not purchased will be your responsibility to take home or give away. All proceeds go to the WVC Tour Financial Aid account! There will be WVC CDs from yesteryear available!
T-shirt Sale: The online sale closes Tuesday Feb 27th at midnight! Be sure to put in your orders before then because no other orders will be taken after that deadline. All shirts are $20 each. https://durhamshortrunshirts.printavo.com/merch/womensvoicesmerch/. This link is also available from the WVC website when you log in and go to the Ireland Tour 2024 Fundraising page. We have tour shirts in short and long sleeve styles, and regular chorus shirts. You can specify the size of each easily. Order some for yourself, friends, and family! Shirts will be delivered to rehearsal.
RETREAT – Our spring retreat will be on Saturday, March 9th at the Chapel in the Pines located at 314 Great Ridge Parkway, Chapel Hill, NC from 9AM-3PM; we will have a social breakfast at 9Am for anyone who cares to participate and retreat will begin for everyone sharply at 9:30AM. If you are unfamiliar with this location, please put it in your favorite navigation app to get an estimate of travel time. We will be having a potluck lunch so please use the link to sign up to bring something to share. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EAFAB2EA2F9C07-48042497-spring . There will be a tour meeting following retreat from 3:00-3:30PM.
Irish-themed fundraising/ outreach events March 13 and March 14: On March 13, we are partnering with Hi-Wire Brewing in Durham to host an Irish-themed evening in their regular trivia night series. On March 14, we are partnering with multi-instrumentalist Eileen Regan and The Glass Jug-Downtown Durham to host an evening of live Irish music. Please forward the email you received last week to friends, family, neighbors, and anyone you think might be interested. Of course, attendance is optional, but we would love to see you in your new WVC t-shirt! If you are trying to decide between the two events, keep in mind that the trivia night is a regular event and draws a committed crowd, whereas The Glass Jug music session is a special one-off event for which we are co-hosts. We appreciate all your support! Volunteers – please email or see Sarah Town (pedritasf@yahoo.com).
Reminder for Members Considering the Ireland Concert Tour in August: New and continuing members who are not already registered for the tour, please let Jackie Walters, the Tour Manager, know your intentions no later than Monday, March 4. Karla is available at rehearsal tomorrow night to answer questions, and Jackie is available via email (jaclynwalters122@gmail.com). As logistics planning moves steadily forward, it’s important for everyone’s well-being that we know who plans to go as soon as possible.
Program Ads – Thank you to everyone who bought or sold an ad in the Winter program! Be sure to patronize the local businesses that bought an ad — here’s a link to current advertisers, for your convenience. And, please mention to them where you saw their ad — we want them to buy another one! Ad Sales for the Spring concert program will get under way soon, and if you’re interested in helping with that, please contact Anne Menkens (A1) at ajmenkens@yahoo.com.
Zoom Link for Rehearsal: You can join the Zoom Rehearsals here. Meeting ID: 858 3293 4624; Password: 121074.
See you tomorrow night!
Janet