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Greetings Region 11 choruses and quartets! "Intent to Compete" forms are now open for Region 11. Your chorus leaders and quartet prime contacts may now register for your region's contest. Only chorus presidents/team coordinators, directors, or treasurers can register a chorus (or prospective chorus) for competition, and only the quartet contact can register a quartet. The following links will take you to the regional competition webpages. There are several helpful documents on these pages. Be sure to thoroughly read this year’s information, located at the links below: Chorus Competitor Page: https://sweetadelines.com/Regional-Competition/Chorus-Portal Quartet Competitor Page: https://sweetadelines.com/Regional-Competition/Quartet-Portal Please note that the entry deadline is January 30 (quartets) and January 31 (choruses). If you register for competition after the entry deadline, you will have an additional $100 fee added onto your registration. As well as the late fee, your chorus/quartet will not be entered into the initial draw for order of appearance, drawn 55 days prior to competition (February 6), but rather in a secondary draw two weeks later (after the late entry deadline). No entries will be accepted after the late entry (45 day) deadline - no exceptions! Please contact your Regional Convention Coordinator (Leah Tanzy-Roberts - ltanzy.roberts@...) if you have questions.

Hello Region 11 members, Please see the attached announcement about the covid guidelines for contest in the spring. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to any of the RMT members. Anita Treichel - atreichel49@... Bobbette Ganz - bobbettegantz@... Tammy Ragsdale - VHSCHappyDirector@... Colleen McCormick - cjsings@... Laura La Borde - region11finance@... Jennifer Zucker - zucker.jen@... Bridget Barrett - bijoubarrett@... Kim Alley – quirkyquin@... Thank you, Kim Alley Team Coordinator, Region 11

DIRECTOR WANTED LADY LUCK SHOWTIME CHORUS Lady Luck Showtime Chorus in Las Vegas, Nevada, Region 11, is seeking a director. We are a growing, Regional 1st and 2nd place award winning chorus of enthusiastic and friendly women who love to compete and to entertain our community. The position is currently open, as we continue to sing. Check us out at: ladyluckshowtimechorus.org Email: llscdirectorsearch@... or call Lorraine Lederer at 914-441-9215 Sent from Anita's iPhone 11

Hello Region 11 Members, Please see the attached letter from your RMT about 2023 Regional Assessments. If you would like to reach out to any of the RMT members with questions, our email addresses are included at the bottom of the letter. Thank you, Kim Alley Team Coordinator, Region 11

DIRECTOR WANTED--LADY LUCK SHOWTIME CHORUS Lady Luck Showtime Chorus, Las Vegas, Nevada, Region 11, is seeking a director, We are a growing, Regional 1st and 2nd place award winning chorus of enthusiastic and friendly women who love to compete and to entertain our community. The position is currently open, as we continue to sing. Check us out at ladyluckshowtimechorus.org. Email llscdirectorsearch@... or call Lorraine Lederer at 914-441-9215.

Hello, wonderful Region 11 members! We have received several questions regarding the Spring Convention, so we thought it would be good to send out an update to try to answer them. 1. Why did we change locations? Our region is facing many of the same struggles that every other region has been hit with – declining membership, which in turn means declining dues income. Without the membership numbers we’ve had in the past – and following two years of canceled events – our hotel room counts in Bakersfield have been greatly reduced. In past years, the City of Bakersfield gave us a significant grant to cover a large portion of the cost of renting the Mechanics Bank venue for our conventions. That grant depends on contracting a certain number of hotel nights within the city. We can no longer fill the required room nights to qualify for that grant. Events Coordinator Colleen McCormick has spent countless hours researching possible new facilities. Colleen searched diligently within Bakersfield for another venue and could not find one that would suit our contest needs or our budget. She expanded the search radius and found the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, which met our budgetary constraints and had the necessary facilities for us to hold a contest. 2. Why did we change the dates for the contest? Losing the grant from the City of Bakersfield put the region in a tough spot. We had limited time to find a new location that would fit our budgetary and logistic constraints. It may seem that spring is a long time away, but SAI has already begun assigning judges. When we contacted Headquarters with concerns about finding a location, they suggested we look at alternate dates to see if that would facilitate finding a venue. Changing the weekend of the Spring Convention allowed us to contract with the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, which was already booked for our original weekend. The change to the venue and convention dates was not done without considerable thought. We understand the potential hardship that these changes may cause. Unfortunately, time, logistics, and budgetary constraints all came together to make a perfect storm which resulted in these changes. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out directly to me. In an effort to restrict this email list to announcements and updates, please do not reply to all. Thank you, Kim Alley Team Coordinator, Region 11

Antelope Valley Showcase Chorus is sad to announce the passing of a long time member. After a struggle with health issues our beloved Linda Marlow passed away last Saturday, October 22. She was a special lady and very active in the chorus for many years in the past. We will miss her friendly attitude and care for others. Rest In Peace dear friend.

OK, Region 11, here it is! Thank you for your hard work on this, Judy Mellick. Thanks to our hard-working Seminar Committee, too! Please note the instructions on the Class Schedule for links to the classes. "The Web" is anxious to see you online this Saturday and Sunday! Dyanna Denari Communications Chair Region 11 Seminars CAL

Dear Region 11 members, Here is the latest update from our International Board of Directors of SAI! It’s very informative. I suggest you print it out to read it, if possible. Anita Treichel Communications Coordinator Region 11 ~ SAI

Hi all, For those of you who are attending our celebration tomorrow, please note that the doors will be open at 11:00am. Come early to enjoy our boutique and sales tables. It’s also a great time to catch up with friends! Spanish Hills Country Club is located at 999 Crestview Ave., Camarillo 93010. Attached is a map for driving directions. https://goo.gl/maps/McNubyawbxxsrYMv6 We look forward to seeing you soon.

Hello everyone, Tomorrow, September 20th, is the last day to order your tickets for our Sweet 60th Celebration. Please call, email or click the link on the flyer to get your tickets now. Look forward to seeing you soon!

Hi all, Time is fast approaching for our 60th birthday celebration. Call, email or click on the link in the flyer to get your tickets. We’re looking forward to seeing you very soon! In harmony, ChannelAire Chorus

Hello my friends, I was thinking... and I wanted to just share my thoughts and encourage all of us! It certainly is time to be putting into action plans and marketing for your Holiday Chorus! This program for years continues to be one of the best possible Membership Drives and a great way to get your name out into your community! With so many singers all around that long for a place to make harmony and belong... especially during this dreadful time of isolation - I wanted to encourage all of us to dig in and give as much as we can in the way of time and energy as we FOCUS on growing our choruses ~ and in turn our Mighty Sequoia Pacifica Region 11! I would luv to hear your plans for what makes your Holiday Chorus Program unique! I know we all have much to share with one another and when we link arms together to help one another, we can all reach our goals. This is why we are in Regions ~ to help one another. I'll share that AHH! is hosting our Holiday Chorus again this year! One new twist this year is including a local women's group and we have scheduled a performance at their holiday meeting!! I have seen Carpe Diem is hosting a Holiday Chorus as well - I am just SURE there are MANY of us that already have plans in the works!! and if you haven't jumped to make plans yet? There's still time! Simple or elaborate ~ just Don't miss out on this once-a-year golden Membership growth opportunity. We all need to focus on Growing our choruses - this is being acted on Worldwide! Most choruses have suffered major losses in singers over the past 3 long years ~ our beloved region has dropped to around 400 singers. :-( This just breaks my heart and also makes me wonder if we will not be combined with another region if we don't grow our numbers back (and BEYOND!). Our RMT has been working tirelessly to manage and protect our financial picture as we believe these 2 areas weigh heavily on the choice to Combine regions; Finances & Membership Numbers. I for one, do NOT want to see us loose our very special, very unique, Region. There are so many advantages, and some challenges... but it's our PEOPLE that make us so unique. So I urge you, don't pass up this Holiday Season as a prosperous time to do some recruiting!! Holiday Music arranged in 4-part BBShop is something that is SO beautiful and just goes deep into the bones... you know it! We must find a way to TELL EVERYONE!! Don't just be "the best kept secret"... share!! and even as we emerge, there are so many Singers seeking... help them find you! I'll start by throwing out this crazy idea we are trying out! Remember: You must step outside your comfort zone!!! That's where all the GROWTH is! It's not always easy to start a conversation about your chorus with people you don't know... so how can we do more of that? Years ago, G Hayden, the Membership Guru told us to fold up some printed music and leave it hanging out of our purses for all to see... the MUSICAL will see it! (BAMM) I pledged to wear one of our Chorus Retreat Tees or a Singing Tee at least once a week - usually on Rehearsal Day! This often gets a look or three - but it doesn't always "start a conversation"... so we are testing some t-shirts and tote bags that will hopefully open up some convos!! It's CRAZY! and really OUT THERE!... BUT! if it starts a conversation with a handful of people - it will have been worth it! Then all I have to do is share my Passion! How's this one for kinda OUT THERE?? Where were YOU Tuesday night? #AHH!cappella #ComeSingWithUs #FOMO Where were they? They should/could have been singing!!! With us! They are missing out on all the FUN! :-) (FOMO = Fear Of Missing Out) I'm guessing I may hear some sarcastic... "I dunno - uh, where were YOU?" from around me -- but if they open that door just a crack, you can bet I'm ready to walk right thru it! With our Brochures/flyers in my purse ready to go! AND I'm excited and will make sure my vibrations are high and my passion for what we do shines like a beacon! Every One ~ Bring ONE! If you're 20 - you could be 40! If you're 30 - you could be 60! <---- that's al

Hey Region, It's been wonderful to see so many of us in attendance here in Phoenix! Our small but mighty Regional Heaven is well represented. :c) Just a reminder to all who are here: if you're available, please join us (and bring your friends!) for our traditional Regional competitor pep rally & send-off tomorrow, Wednesday, September 14 at 10:00 am in PCC North Building Room 132. You're also invited to stay for Santa Monica's open rehearsal immediately following! I'd like to take this opportunity to thank those who have already asked me to share their good wishes with SwingTime, Gotta Sing!, and Santa Monica because they have competing obligations [quite literally] at the time of the rally; and also to recognize those who weren't able to make the trip to International this year. We feel your love & support, and we appreciate all of you! On a personal note: I really love participating in international events, and they also highlight for me that what a truly special, loving, and mutually-supportive regional family we have. Yay, us!! All the best to all competitors, and to the rest of us, every one! In Harmony, Bridget Barrett Regional Membership Coordinator -- In Loving Harmony, Bridget Barrett Santa Monica Chorus Baritone, Vixen Quartet