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Fundraising | Donors | Endowment Fund | Sponsorship | Parent Association

As a 501(c)(3) organization, Spokane Area Children’s Chorus is funded by tuition and donations. We are lucky to have an active and very supportive board, parent group and community. Our annual poinsettia sale is our biggest fundraising event of the year and brings in 25 percent of our fundraised income. We sell poinsettias during October and November. Concert sponsorships are available throughout the season and range between $2,500 and $4,000. We are also bringing back our annual Garden Gala in June 2007. If you’d like to participate in these events or make a general donation, please contact the chorus offices.

Fundraising
SACC operates with an ongoing need to raise money in order to exist. Therefore, the organization relies on the efforts not only of Board and staff, but also on parents to help raise the necessary funds. Any donation by parents is welcome and appreciated, and provides needed assistance to fundraising projects. Contact the Operations Manager or Development Specialist to volunteer ideas and help. The expected fundraising income per chorister, per year, is $300. The main Chorus fundraiser is the Poinsettia sale in the fall, and there is usually a second major event in the Spring.

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Annual Campaign Donors


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2006 - 2007 Annual Donors

Prestissimo $4,000 and up
Sterling Savings Bank
Target

Presto $2,000 - $3,999
The Children's Scholarship Fund
The Charlotte-Martin Foundation
The Johnston-Fix Foundation
The Welty Foundation

Allegro $1,000 - $1,999
Ron & Heidi Stanley

Andante $500 - $999
Rick Bartels & Grace Leaf
Richard & Linda Heinen
InCyte Pathology
Keith & Janice Newell
Harold S. French*

Adagio $200 - $499
Albertson's
Mike & Judy Cash
Debbie Duvoisin
John & Sherry Gaiser
Harry & Peg Green
Todd & Laura Hyde
Michael Kobluk
Kerry & Mari Lawrence
Larry & Faith Leaf
Jim Mosher
Kristina Ploeger
Scott & Heidi Rudy
Lisa Spencer*
Robert & Peggy Strasser
Bruce & Virginia Whitehouse
John & Claire Wittman

Larghetto up to $199
Civic Theater
Steve & Chris Dahlstrom
Peter & Joanne Duffy
Friday Musical Club
Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Hille
The Kerley Family*
Terry Scanlan & Stephanie Kirchoff
Dean & Evelyn Koontz
Jeff & Larisa Maichel
Clay & Kim Nelson*
Roger & Malia Nichols
Dr. Daniel & Barbara Randolph

 

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Endowment Fund
Purpose
To provide financial aid and stability for Spokane Area Children’s Chorus’ present and future purposes, objectives, programs and expansion.

Goals
• To extend and develop musical programs
• To provide funds to pay for administrative costs so registration/tuition and donated funds could go directly to program costs.

Limitations
Only the income will be used. (The principal remains untouched in order to provide stability.) Funds can be disbursed for purposes as stated above and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Structure
The Finance Committee administers the fund with ultimate oversight from the Board of Trustees.

Making a Gift
Anyone and everyone can contribute with gifts of cash, stock, or property.
1. Make checks out to “SACC Endowment Fund.”
2. Gifts of stock or property will be sold upon the date of receipt and funds will be reinvested into our endowment fund via our investment policy.
For more details on how you can contribute to our endowment fund, contact SACC

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Sponsorship and Advertising

2006-2007 Donation Opportunities

Concert Sponsorship ($2,500 - $4,000)
The level of sponsorship is determined by the number of choirs participating, the number of performances and the number of sponsors allowed. Here is how each concert breaks down:

> Musicking– Mid October, $3,000. Three choirs perform, one performance and it is an exclusive sponsorship.

> Holiday Concert – Mid December, $4,000. All five choirs perform, two performances and it is an exclusive sponsorship. This year’s sponsor has already been confirmed: Sterling Savings Bank.

> International Music Celebration – March, $2,500. All five choirs perform, three performances (two daytime concerts at the Metropolitan Opera House for area third and fourth graders and one evening performance at Westminster Congregational Church), and limitless concert sponsors.

> Spring Concert – Mid May, $4,000. All five choirs perform, two performances and it is an exclusive sponsorship.

Concert sponsorship benefits include a full page ad in the concert program, recognition at the concert, and four free concert tickets.

Existing Program Support
In addition to our concert season, we offer a comprehensive music development curriculum. The following summarizes the biggest areas of need.

Scholarships ($2,500)
With tuition ranging from $450 to $900 per year per chorister (tuition level is determined by choir), we want to provide as much help as we can. We are planning to expand our current scholarship program from one needs based scholarship to five different types of scholarships: an emergency scholarship for choristers who experience a catastrophic event, a renewing scholarship for returning choristers, an Ensemble Tour scholarship for Ensemble Choristers wishing to go on tour, a Summer Camp scholarship to offset registration for campers and the original needs based new chorister scholarship.

Summer Camp ($1,000)
Summer Camp takes place mid-August and includes quality training in the fine arts. The combination of a structured music program, recreational activities and a unique setting enable each singer to dedicate their attention to musical and social development. They make rapid progress in mastering repertoire, music theory, voice classes, instrumental Orff classes, dance classes and drama techniques. During this intensive period of training, each chorister gets to know better and grow to understand more deeply their fellow choristers and the interest in music that they hold in common. The camp experience is one of the most treasured memories of SACC members and alumnae.

SACC Summer Camp sold out this year in record time and had a long waiting list. Expansion is on our horizon. Our Artistic Director is considering the creation of two types of camps equaling two weeks. The first week would be geared toward elementary aged campers and the second would be for middle school aged campers. Cognitively and physically, these age groups need different things. We currently separate them into groups to allow the artistic staff to tailor their teaching in a more usable way for the campers. To maintain the small groupings for the same amount of individual attention, but accommodate more campers, we would simply need to have more camps!

Voice and Theory Academy ($1,000)
Our academic curriculum is expanding this year. Not only are we offering some form of voice coaching or music theory to all choristers, Spokane Youth Symphony has asked to participate as well. We currently have Saturday Academy but will also begin music theory for Preparatory level artists as well as a voice and music theory offering for Ensemble level artists. Below briefly describes the intent of Saturday Academy in order to provide a look into overall content of our music academy.

Saturday Academy is a small group, intense immersion into greater details of music theory and more personalized voice coaching. These classes are offered several times per year. To join Ensemble, students must take and pass two sessions of Saturday Academy, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge.

Tour ($2,500)
Our Ensemble Choir goes on either an international or a national tour every year. While this is an expensive venture, the experience of touring offers our choristers many life-long benefits. The kind of independence that it takes to navigate foreign spaces, make choices and take care of oneself with guidance from chaperones, but separate from their parents, is a huge benefit to our choristers. On tour choristers are provided with opportunities to see and sing in beautiful spaces, work with internationally acclaimed choral conductors, meet and sing with singers from our country as well as others, and have the opportunity to see what is happening in the larger choral community all while learning how to function as an adult traveling.

Endowment ($10,000)
The Spokane Area Children’s Chorus is a unique musical outreach that brings children together from all corners of our community. The children share in the wonder of learning and the excitement of performing while acquiring the self-discipline and concentration so essential to their personal and professional development. A gift to the Endowment Fund is a serious investment in the musical education and appreciation of thousands of children yet to come. Their choral performances will contribute directly and significantly to the joy of living in our truly remarkable community.

Guest Artists ($1,000)
A guest artist brings value and richness to choral programming. There are two types of guest artists: a musician for concert performances or an “Artist in Residence.” Vocal guest artists provide ideal examples for what choristers aspire to become. Instrumental guest artists provide textures that enrich the quality of the choristers’ music making. An “Artist in Residence” is someone who comes and spends time with the young artists before a performance and teaches them rather than just performing with them. An “Artist in Residence” could range from a conductor, vocalist or a composer – depending upon the skills of the artist and the intention of the Artistic Director. A world-renownd artist can enrich a young artists’ creative palate and provide a life changing experience for choristers.

Reading Session ($1,000)
Kristina Ploeger, Artistic Director and David Weatherred, Coordinator of Music/Art, District 81 are planning a professional development opportunity for music educators. It will be an opportunity for Developmental Music Specialist to have specifically tailored information about choral literature and voice pedagogy. It is SACC’s hope that we can help music educators choose choral music centered on their choristers’ physical and developmental capabilities. Through the act of gathering all of the specialists with this goal in mind, SACC can help to create a District 81 music library where quality pieces could be shared between schools. Also, the relationship between SACC and the area music educators will be further strengthened with the music specialists gaining more knowledge about what SACC can do to support them.

Chorister Retreats ($1,000)
Throughout the year we provide retreats for our choristers in order for them to work on music for the year or for Tour as well as provide an opportunity for each choir to “gel” as a group. During regular rehearsals choristers do not have the opportunity to talk to each other much. Retreats allow for much more social interaction, which in turn creates a sense of community resulting in a more open and unified sound during performances.

Elementary School Tour ($1,000)
The Elementary School Tour is an outreach program of the Chorus with the goal of educating and inspiring music appreciation among elementary school children while providing a performance opportunity for our Elementary and Ensemble Choirs in front of their peers. Your donation would cover the cost of transportation, artistic staff, and learning materials provided to students as well as event promotion. We try to visit up to four area elementary schools with emphasis on Title I schools.

Music ($4,000)
In keeping with our mission, it is important for SACC to offer varying levels of music to our choristers. Music is chosen according to the developmental needs of the kids. Issues such as: what skills need to be addressed, what pieces aid in the physiological growth of each singer, what level of diversity is offered throughout the season, and what opportunities have arisen in terms of composers and events, are just a few items that are taken into consideration during this process.

Given that we may have our choristers for up to twelve years, our repertoire must be expansive in order to provide new literature without duplicating pieces for them. Also, students are attracted to the program because of the many newly published, fresh and exciting pieces we often perform. All together, the five choirs perform an average of about 80 pieces of music per year in over 15 different languages, most of which is about $1.50 a copy for EACH chorister.

New Program Support
During an extensive strategic planning process in 2004-2005, the SACC board of trustees established the following list of priorities for the future development of the Chorus.

Major Recording ($5,000)
First on the list is to make a major recording of all the choirs throughout the entire concert season. We haven’t produced a recording in nearly ten years. Recording is important to chronicle the pieces performed as well as to let the choristers experience a disciplined and rewarding recording session.

Continuous Strategic Planning Process ($2,500)
As a part of our strategic planning process we contracted with Dr. Jonas Hiner, PhD to conduct a narrative planning study. The study rendered the following recommendation:

“Beginning in 2006, initiate a tradition of having an “annual” Board retreat, the first three years to which would track the 18- to 24-month strategic planning process soon to begin, and the beginning of the implementation of the new five- to seven-year plan that results from it.”

The board began this process in April of this year decided we would have two retreats, one in September to orient new board members and kick-off our concert season as well as one in January to begin or maintain our strategic planning process. We thought we’d go through a thorough planning process with an external facilitator as the president and artistic director deemed appropriate. This will most likely occur with the change of presidency every one to three years.

Recording Playback Equipment ($3,000)
We’d also like to purchase playback equipment which will be used during rehearsals. From a chorister’s point of view it can be difficult to understand the intention of the conductor’s instruction without hearing exactly what sound the choir is making. The ability to tape during a rehearsal and immediately play it back to the choristers allows a more comprehensive method of instruction which includes an even more active questioning process for the choristers.

Historical/Recruitment DVD ($4,000)
Lastly, during our strategic planning process last year we discussed our 20th anniversary coming up in 2006-2007. In order to properly celebrate the anniversary and let the Spokane community be familiar with the Spokane Area Children’s Chorus’ mission we want to create a DVD to be used to chronicle our history, recruit new choristers, inform potential donors as well as educate the public about our mission.

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All ads will appear in all SACC season programs

• Contract requires full payment with ad copy no later than October 1, 2006.
• Ads may be supplied in digital format as an .eps or .pdf at least 300 dpi resolution.
• Please email ads to ddahl@columbialighting.com
• If you have any questions, please contact the SACC office at 624-7992.

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Parent Association

The Parent's Association provides a pool of volunteer help to assist the professional staff in the office, to sponsor and promote social activities, and to facilitate the successful operation of chorus related affairs. This Association is also a support group which seeks to raise additional funds necessary for the Chorus operating budget, as well as for such special needs and events such as travel, concerts and music.

All parents of children in the SACC are automatically members of the Parent Association. Parent involvement in th eAssociation, while voluntary, is greatly encouraged. Activities are many and varied, with new ideas and project proposals welcomed. Generally, volunteers implement social and/or fund raising events and provide refreshments after concerts and other SACC activities. Besides the immediate benefits to SACC as a result of these efforts, there is the bonus of friendship that arises from such shared participation.


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