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Highlights of Recent Chapter Board Meetings:
October 20, 2004:
The current membership is 64, however Bob Poxon is moving from the area.
President's (Bob Parker) Comments:
· Joe DeFilippo reported the polecat program is going well, but we haven't reached the songs sung less often.
· John Powers made changes to the phone tree to use captains more readily reached.
· Break time is about the right length. Few seem to disappear in 10 minutes.
· There were no volunteers to drive to Lawrenceville to pick up a prospective member who cannot drive.
· Need to verify the date for North Hills Chapter
visitation in November
· Pricing for singing valentines tabled until next meeting.
· Bob Parker read menu options for Ladies Night. Further discussion was tabled.
Vice President Reports:
· Membership & Development - Ralph Rock - Al Kuenzel made two successive visits but has a conflict with church choir Tuesday nights.
· Music & Performance - Joe Veltre - It was recommended to Joe to push the members to "get off the paper" on Danny Boy and Hello, Mary Lou.
Committee Reports:
· Show Committee - 2005 show will be Salute to Barbershop Harmony.
· Uniform Committee - A vendor was contacted to check on vests.
November 18, 2004:
Current membership is 61 with three additional non- renewals anticipated by year end.
President's (Bob Parker) Comments:
· Bob Parker and Joe Veltre will inventory the storeroom to determine what should be kept.
· The new phone tree is in progress [distribution made 11/23.]
· Joe DeFilippo would like a little more time for the polecat program.
· Jim Campbell is having surgery. Need a backup
for the Valentine program.
· Apple Corp costs are going up ($185 for 2005 with a non-refundable $25 registration fee). Dates are June 9-12,2005
· Gary Corpora and Bernie Sinwell agreed to help with search for a Director.
· Chapter SWOT analysis must be submitted to District.
· Chapter portion of the local flood victims benefit concert will be thirteen minutes.
Vice PresidentReports:
· Music and Performance - Rich Stevens has resigned as VP Music and Performance [for 2005].
Committee Reports:
· Uniform Committee - Don Redshaw, Bob Parker and Ralph Rock presented sample vests. Ralph's sample was preferred. He will check on available colors.
· Joe Veltre presented highlights of his District Delegate report [see details in this bulletin.]
New Business-- A motion was passed to lower the Singing Valentine price from $40 to $35.
International Championship Of Collegiate A Cappella - Pittsburgh, January 22, 2005
Information submitted by Jay Garber
For nearly the past year, planning has been taking place between the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella and a local University of Pittsburgh A Cappella group to bring an ICCA event to our area. The event will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2005, at Bellefield Hall on the University ofPittsburgh's campus at 7 p.m.
[315 S. Betlefield Ave., Pittsburgh, PA]
SPEBSQSA/BHS is a national sponsor of the ICCA, so this information is being passed to the contacts of local barbershop quartets and chapters. The planners hope to make this a great event, and hope for local support! This is the first time the ICCA will make a stop in Pittsburgh in the history of the event and hope it will not the last.
For more information, direction/maps or to buy tickets online, visit web site: (tickets are $15)
http://www.varsityvocals.com/icca/midatlantic.shtml
Host: The Sounds of Pleasure
Other Quartets:
Buffalo Chips, Univ. of Buffalo
Deltones, Univ. of Delaware
Mandarins, Syracuse University
Partial Credit, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Supernovas, Villanova University
Vocal Point, Univ. of Rochester
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