Adventures in Music and Friendship

Make plans now for the exciting
September AIM weekend

Region 12 July 2013 eBlast

Make your reservations now

Hotel Registration Deadline: Friday, August 30th
This is the Reservation Link is to book the special group rate of $109 and includes complimentary self parking:
San Mateo Marriott San Francisco Airport

At the time of hotel check in, your hotel room key will be coded to let you in and out of the parking lot without paying. Please make sure to ask to verify that your key is coded. For those that are only coming for the day, when you register at our AIM Weekend registration table, please make sure to have your parking ticket stamped so that you can exit the parking lot without paying.

AIM weekend registration deadline: September 6th
Choruses handle the collection of registration fees. The choruses should make their check payable to Pacific Shores Region 12 and send to Pattie Hitch, 902 Suntan Lane, Brentwood, CA 94513.

Choruses also need to send via email or mail Pattie Hitch the pre-paid registration list.

The fees are: Members: $20 pre-registered or $25 at the door. Youth: $10 pre- registered or $12.50 at the door.

Region 12 sends a big Thank You to Kathy Scheel, Martha Segura and Ellen Kemp for their generous donation of $910. This money is from the Region 24 Championship Gold Country Club.

The members of Gold Country were all Region 24 Quartet Contest Winners who joined together to teach and coach in Region 24. They split their donations between Region 13, 8 and 12.

The money is earmarked for quartet education in Region 12, specifically for the use of a future Region 12 Medallion Club.

Do you need an all-events ticket for the International contest in Hawaii? Contact Donna Schanck at dschanck@att.net

This email was sent to all Region 12 members including our new members from Region 24. If you know someone who did not receive it, please forward this to her, and ask her to contact us to be put on the Region 12 mailing list.

September 20 - 22, 2013

Education and Pep Rally for Hawaii-Bound Competitors

San Mateo Marriott

1770 South Amphlett Blvd.,
San Mateo, CA 94402

Guest Faculty:

Sharon Babb and

Dede Nibler

Host Chorus:

Harmony Fusion Chorus

AIM Registration Deadline:

Friday, September 6, 2013

Members: $20 pre-registered or $25 at the door.

Non-member: $25.

Youth: $10 pre-registered or $12.50 at the door.

Non-member youth: $12.50

Choruses and CAL, send checks to:

Pacific Shores Region 12

c/o Pattie Hitch

902 Suntan Lane

Brentwood, CA 94513

Send Registration lists to finance.coord@sairegion12.org

A Spectacular Beginning!

Summer Spectacular was just that and ALL THAT MORE too!

Shirley Kout, International Judge/musician extraordinaire and her team, Gwen Marks, Bonnie Garlow, Sherry Rowe, Leah Brooks and Kevran Day, presented Region 12 with a weekend of superb education, singing and friendship!

The occasion was developed to mark the merging of seven choruses from the former Region 24 into the existing Region 12 geographical area. Region 12 now has 24 chapters!

What really happened was fantastic singing and joyous friend-making. 245 women came together in the 112 degree Redding heat at Simpson University to enjoy the wisdom of BUZZ baritone and former IBOD President, Karen Breidert and Judy Pozsgay, choreographer of the most excellent Lions Gate Chorus. Special treats were the jaw-dropping performances by LoveNotes and FlipSide throughout the weekend.

Chapter members brought scrapbook-like Tri-folds that were on display in the auditorium. We enjoyed seeing pictures and learning about each chorus in the newly expanded Region 12. Such talent in our new region! The boards were fun displays with lots of chorus information.

All attendees were assigned to sing "My Romance" and "I Believe in Music" in either the Blue Chorus or the Red Chorus. Under the direction of Kathy Scheel, Director of Oregon Spirit Chorus, and Martha Segura, Director of Southern Oregon Sound/Northern Gateway (Harmony Classic Bound 2013), both choruses prepared an entertaining package of songs quickly came together and performed for each other on Sunday morning.

What a great way to welcome our Oregon chorus members and share the love!

Join the Team!

There's no need to wait for the deadline of September 15th if you're interested in joining our great team in Region 12.

Sign in as a member on www.sairegion12.org, hover your mouse over "RMT" and click on "OPEN POSITIONS." You'll find all the information you need to know, plus a link to the application.

We're looking for applicants for May 2014 - April 2016 for the following positions:

Team Coordinator
Communications Coordinator
Membership Coordinator
Education Coordinator

Read all about the jobs on the website. Looking forward to hearing from YOU!

REGION 12 JULY 2013 EBLAST WWW.SAIREGION12.ORG