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Greeting: A Message from Our
President
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Heather Moore,
Volunteer Council President
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Happy
2011!
I know all of you have exciting and ambitious plans for your
organizations in the coming months. We hope you will share your ideas and
results with all of us through the wide variety of communication
opportunities available to each of you through the League.
♫ Network with your volunteer colleagues on all topics
by joining the
discussion group. The e-discussions are ongoing--you may
participate in the discussion or just read for information. (To sign up,
see “Networking Via the Net: Email Discussion Group” below.)
♫ Read about volunteer projects at goldbookonline.org.
We
encourage you to submit your projects as they are completed
throughout the year. You will find the forms for submission on the
website. This form can also serve as a guide for your organization’s
final report. Projects submitted now through September 1, 2011 will
be judged for the 2012 Conference.
♫ Budget now
to attend the National Conference in the Twin Cities,
June 6–10, 2011. Plan to arrive Monday to begin your networking
for the week. We will offer a special afternoon session at no
additional expense to you and the very popular Dine-Arounds that
evening. Watch the League’s website, americanorchestras.org,
for
Conference updates and hotel information beginning in February.
♫ Gather your
fundraising chairs and leadership to watch the
Volunteer Fundraising Webinar. This webinar offers
several
ideas for planning and implementing many types of fundraisers.
Visit the League’s website or contact Meghan
Whitbeck at
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for more details.
♫ Share with
the Volunteer Council what is going on in your volunteer
organization by including us on your newsletter recipient list. Just
send it via email to
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Volunteer
Council members look forward to hearing how you help fulfill the mission
and tackle the the challenges facing your orchestras. We strive to find
ways in which volunteers across the country can support each other and
orchestras nationwide. Please contact me at
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with
any suggestions on how we might better serve you.
Heather Moore
Volunteer Council President
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Networking Via the Net:
Email Discussion Group
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A great service and a valuable
tool for volunteers is the League’s email discussion group. This provides
the ultimate forum for sharing information and ideas with orchestra
volunteer leadership from around the nation. It is easy, free, and
requires only as much time as you wish to give.
Questions may be posed by any member, at any time and any member may
reply. Everyone in the group receives all the correspondence submitted,
whether or not they participate directly in the discussion.
This is a great way for you to:
- Connect with other
orchestra volunteer leaders nationwide.
- Seek answers to questions
about any facet of orchestra volunteerism.
- Help out other orchestra
volunteer organizations by sharing your group’s best practices and
knowledge.
We hope you will take full advantage of this service and encourage other
members of your organization’s leadership to join as well. Join today by
emailing Meghan Whitbeck, senior associate for meetings, advertising, and
volunteer services, at
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Attending Conference 2011:
Join Us in the Twin Cities!
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Volunteer Council members
take a break from their annual Fall planning meeting to visit one of
Minneapolis’s loveliest attractions - the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
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Your
Volunteer Council is actively planning and will be presenting a
stimulating, informative, and productive program at the League’s upcoming
National Conference, June 6–10, 2011.
Each year at Conference, the volunteer-oriented sessions are designed to
address topical issues and opportunities to help symphony volunteers
become more energized, creative, and committed at planning their current
and ongoing programs and events.
Attendees participate in imaginative, relevant, and knowledgeable
presentations and workshops. Projects from orchestra volunteer groups
around the nation in a variety of categories are presented in two
formats: Awards of Excellence PowerPoint presentations and Roundtables.
Other Conference benefits include tremendous networking opportunities to
learn, share, and explore the current issues facing all symphony
volunteer organizations today.
This year attendees will also have the chance to attend the concerts of
two outstanding symphony orchestras—the Minnesota Orchestra and The Saint
Paul Chamber Orchestra.Begin planning now to attend the League’s National
Conference—it will definitely reward you and your volunteer organization
many times over!
Herb
Rossmeisl
2011 Volunteer Council Conference Chair
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Mentoring Circle: The Next
Step in League Learning
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Knowing
how invested you are in your orchestra’s success, we want to personally
invite you to take part in the next step of the League’s learning
opportunities.
Beginning in February, we will be offering a series of six monthly,
90-minute discussions via telephone designed specifically for new
volunteer presidents and president-elects.
This Mentoring Circle is a unique opportunity to connect with other
orchestra volunteer presidents and presidents-elects who have the same
questions and are facing similar situations as you.
Facilitated by Heather Moore, League of American Orchestras Volunteer
Council President former president of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra League,
this guided peer-to-peer learning offers networking, sharing, and
personal insight from an experienced volunteer president. The sessions
will also include guest experts on various topics.
Here’s
what a past participant says about their Mentoring Circle: “The size of the Mentoring
Circle makes it easy for everyone to participate in the discussions, yet
still learn from others and their experiences. Topics were timely,
useful, and covered a broad range of issues. I wouldn’t change anything.”
For
more information or to register for this Mentoring Circle by February 4,
please click here. For more information about the League or
other opportunities available to you through your orchestra’s membership,
visit americanorchestras.org.
Please also feel free to contact Meghan Whitbeck at
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or
646 822 4083 with any additional questions.
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Orchestras Feeding America 2011: The
Drive is On
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Now in its third year,
Orchestras Feeding America is the single largest orchestra project
serving communities nationwide. In the last two years, more than 250
orchestras from all 50 states have collected over 300,000 pounds of food
in support of this effort. As volunteers invested in your respective
orchestras, we hope you will encourage your orchestra to join in this
year’s drive.
March is the official Orchestras Feeding America month, but we encourage
any orchestras conducting food drives over the summer or holiday season
to participate and add to the 2011 total.
If you have any questions about the 2011 Orchestras Feeding America food
drive, contact Margaret Jordan at
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Sampling: A Look at Some
Events Around the Nation
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The
winter months may be the time for hibernation for some, but not orchestra
volunteer organizations! Below is a sampling of some local events taking
place in the upcoming 2 months.
February 12
Canton Symphony Orchestra League, Canton, OH
Mardi Gras Ball!
This is the 2nd annual Mardi Gras Ball, held this year at the Shady
Hollow Country Club. This year’s festive evening is sure to dazzle your
senses and lift your spirits. Attendees will enjoy fabulous food, casino
gaming, prizes, cash bar, and dancing the night away to the beat of the
Grand Avenue Band. The highlight of the evening will be the crowning of
Canton’s own Mardi Gras King and Queen, chosen by a public vote.
$75 per person/ $560 per table of 8
February 23
The League of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, Hilton Head, SC
Fashion Show and
Luncheon
What better way to spend a mid-winter afternoon? Doors at the Sea Pines
Country Club open at 11:00 a.m., where lunch will be presented by Chef
Max Johnson. Following immediately will be the fashion show. Guests will
also receive table “swag,” door prizes, and will have the opportunity to
bid on silent auction items such as art objects, jewelry, and golf
packages.
The Hilton Head Youth Orchestra will perform.
$40 per person
March 5
Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra League, Bismarck, ND
Wild-N-Wooly
Boots-N-Buckles
Casual, western attire is the dress for this evening of fun at the
Bismarck Radisson Hotel. It all begins with social time and a silent
auction at 6:00 p.m., followed by a buffet supper with entertainment. The
live auction begins at 8:00 p.m., and afterwards, the evening continues
with dancing.
$35 per person/ $280 per table of 8
March 12
New Mexico Symphony Guild, Albuquerque, NM
54th Annual
Symphony Guild Ball
This exceptional, formal celebration is an extraordinary evening of
festivities. There will be silent and live auctions, an elegant dinner,
and dancing to the music of the Birds of Paradise. In addition, guests
will experience the beautiful music of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
as the Señoritas are formally presented. Black tie optional.
$150 per person
The easiest way for the Volunteer Council to keep informed about all the
orchestra volunteer associations across the country, is for those
organizations to send us their newsletters! This can be easily done via
email. Just add us to your email recipient list:
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We
look forward to hearing from you!
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SymphonyOnline
available now!
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Read all about it! As always,
the latest edition of Symphony is chock-full of must-read content for
orchestra volunteers. In the cover story, six of today’s up-and-coming
artists share the joys and challenges of embarking on a solo career.
Other features include orchestras with state-wide missions, an initiative
that helps bring composers and orchestras together, and how orchestras
are expanding the definition of cultural diplomacy. Click here to read the Winter issue of the League’s
award-winning magazine—available online now, free of charge.
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