PROBE
The Association of
Public Relations Officers
and Bulletin Editors
of the
Society for the Preservation and
Encouragement of Barber shop Quartet
Singing in America, Inc.
PRESIDENT
Lowell Shank
2413 Stonebridge Ln
Bowling Green KY 42101
Tel. (270) 842-3214
lowell.shank@wku.edu
VICE PRESIDENT FOR MKT/PR
Ted Sayles
VICE PRESIDENT FOR BULLETIN EDITORS
Bruce Anderson
2010 So. 26th Street
Lincoln, NE 68502-3025
Tel. (402) 435-0974
job60@ix.netcom.com
VICE PRESIDENT FOR MEMBERSHIP
David Wagner
248 E. Southwest Pkwy #1122
Lewisville, Tx. 75067
Tel. (972) 221-0260
dwwagner@aol.com
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Dick Girvin
34888 Lyn Ave
Hemet, CA 92545
Tel. (951> 926-8644
dickgirvin@juno.com
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Bruce T. Anderson
2010 So. 26th St.
Lincoln, NE 68502-3025
Tel. (402) 435-0974
job60@ix.netcom.com
PROBEmoter
EDITOR
Steven Jackson
215 Cheyenne Street Lot 18
Golden, CO 80403
(303) 384-9269
sjjbullead@comcast.net
PUBLISHER
SPEBSQSA, Inc.
7930 Sheridan Road
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53143-5944
Tel (800) 876-SING (7464)
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Important notice
Beginning with the July-September 2003 issue, only a brief summary of the content of articles will be available online. The executive board made a decision to distribute full content only to PROBE members, and they will receive a copy by e-mail in color. For the time being, other content on the PROBE site will remain available to all.
Those interested in the full text of articles can join PROBE by contacting Dick Girvin (contact information at the left), or online (link is on the main page of this site).
(in this issue)
- International Blood Drive
- Bruce Anderson notes the Blood Drive scheduled for May 10, 2008
- PROBE Launches Cartoon Contest
- Dick Girvin gives details
- Thoughts from the Denver PROBE meeting
- President Shank recaps high points
- Barbershopper(s) of the year
- Not one, but two prominent PROBE members win District honors
- Complete scores from IBC and IBC Online contests
- Improve Your Singing Tips
- Jon Wagner, Sun City, FLA provides several tips
- Bulletins and more Bulletins
- Bruce Anderson provides reasons and more reasons to join bulletin contests
- PROBE annual meeting
- Minutes of the proceedings in Denver
- Online Marketing for Chapters and Quartets
- Part one of a series from professional marketing manager Dave Baker, Spirit of Phoenix, Glendale, Arizona
- Implementing Your Chapter’s Public Relations Plan
- Lots of great information from Kristine Parkes
- From the editor's desk
- Guest commentary from John Elving, editor “Voice of Democracy” bulletin Rapid City, SD
- APRIL, MAY & JUNE SINGING TIPS
- Jon Wagner, Sun City, Florida editor/director has been busy!
- Meet the Webmaster
- Dr. Arnie Wade is profiled
- Meet Dr. Clary Reinhardt
- On-Line Bulletin Editor of the Year is profiled
- My Reflections on “Open Mouth, Insert Foot”
- Dick Kury, St. Louis, MO outlines how to stay busy by not staying quiet
- Incoming VP — Bulletin Editors
- John Elving Rapid City, South Dakota is profiled
- “Sometimes You’ve Got To Give To Receive!”
- Grant Carson talks again about empty seats and the PR benefits of comp tickets
- Something To Warm The Hearts Of Bulletin Judges
- Grant Carson sends Kudos to Linda Williams after watching her bulletins improve over the years
- Just my opinion, but….
- Editor Steve Jackson shares a convention story
- You Might Be A Barbershopper if….
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