06/08/2017
Esther was with us in spirit being a Member At Large for Serra Naders Choraleers group that the California Women's Choral convention was a huge success. Had to share the letter from the 2016-17 CWC Board of Managers:
Hello Everyone,
We are very happy to be able to report that the financial success of the 2017 CWC convention and concert, California Dreamin', exceeded our expectations. The Board of Managers and the CWC 2017 Convention committee members extend our sincere thanks to all the California Women’s Choruses and the Members at Large whose participation, contributions and support were integral to achieving such a successful and fun event.
Following are a few indicators of the success of Convention 2017:
177 CWC members registered and attended the convention (plus spouses and other guests);
approximately 160 members sang in the combined chorus at the Sunday concert;
over 400 concert tickets were sold;
attendance at the concert, including paying guests, complimentary guests and CWC members themselves was in excess of 550 people;
over $8300 in scholarship money was raised through direct donations and the sale of scholarship raffle tickets.
Because of this financial success, the Board of Managers voted unanimously to award an additional $1000 to each of the three $2000 scholarship winners, and award $500 to two vocal students who had been recognized with an Honorable Mention, bringing the total monetary awards to the vocal winners to $10,000.
Additionally, to thank the CWC choruses for their support of this endeavor and in keeping with the objectives stated in the CWC By-Laws, we are sending each CWC chorus $150.00 to be used specifically for the purchase of music for the chorus. These checks will be mailed soon to the Music Director of each chorus. Thank you for helping CWC continue our dual mission of encouraging choral singing among women and supporting aspiring vocal students through a music award program.
Happy Singing!
Diana Tyson, Suzy Duff, Meredith Glaser, Anne Kemp, Sharon Schlarb
CWC Board of Managers 2016-17