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Important Information

Miscellaneous Member Information

Parent Meetings
It is expected that one parent/representative will attend parent meetings. These meetings are essential to provide communication and information regarding planning, events, scheduling, fundraiser's, etc. They are scheduled as needed. Check calendar and newsletters for date and time.

Parent Involvement

As is true with all volunteer organizations, the success of DGC depends on parent involvement. Parents must sign up for one job assignment during the season.

Newsletter / Calendar
Newsletters and announcements are sent to our membership via e-mail. We ask that you add our e-mail address to your address book and check your spam folders routinely since most of our e-mails are sent to 60 addresses at a time and are sometimes flagged as junk mail. Adding our e-mail address will help address this problem but does not guarantee that an e-mail will not be misdirected. If you do not receive an e-mail by August 25th, PLEASE call the choir line so we can make sure you get all communications!

Please notify us if your e-mail address changes during the season. We earnestly request that you read and print out this information. It is meant to keep you up to date with the latest calendar changes and upcoming events.

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Phone Tree
Situations may arise in which we need to make changes after the regular correspondence
has been sent to the parents. In such events, the phone tree becomes a necessary form of communication. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated in making this a viable line of communication for our organization.

Directory
The directory is revised at the beginning of each season. In includes each singer's name, her parents' names, address, phone number, which choir she is in and which school she attends (for the purpose of transportation/carpooling). If there are any errors on the roster, please call the choir line so that they can be corrected. The membership roster is for official Danville Girls Chorus use. Please do not use this directory to solicit business of our members. To do so constitutes misappropriation of corporate property.

Transportation
Getting singers to and from rehearsals, performances and other events is the sole responsibility of parents/guardians. Carpools may be arranged by checking the chorus roster and calling parents who live in a nearby area.

Summer Music Camp -- August 8th- 12th, 2011
Summer Music Camp is required of all singers in the Concert Choir. Music Camp gives the music staff an opportunity to build musical and vocal skills, to teach new music, and to provide the individual and small group attention that girls may need for performing. If your daughter is in the INTERMEDIATE or the APPRENTICE CHOIR, there is a possibility that she may be promoted in June to the Concert Choir. For this reason, we ask that you please make your summer vacation plans carefully. All Concert Choir singers MUST attend Summer Music Camp or the promotion will not take place.

DVDs and Photography
DGC is pleased to offer each family one complimentary DVD of each concert performance (additional DVDs will be available for purchase). DVDs will be distributed to the singers at rehearsal approximately 4-6 weeks after each concert. June DVDs are handed out on the last day of music camp, or at the start of the new season. You will receive an e-mail, notifying you in advance of each distribution date. We have found that using a professional videographer allows our families to sit back and enjoy the performances. We have also discovered that safety hazards, such as those created by the use of tripods, have greatly improved.

PLEASE DO NOT VIDEOTAPE OR USE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY DURING THE PERFORMANCES!
The directors find this to be distracting to the singers, and we want them to sound their best. A short photo opportunity will be arranged following each choir’s performance at the December and June Concerts.

Fundraising
The See’s Candy Fundraiser begins in October. Orders will be collected and distributed in November. Parents are encouraged to participate in this fundraiser by promoting the sale to family and friends. We may also hold a See’s Candy Fundraiser in the Spring, with delivery occurring prior to the school’s Spring Break. For safety reasons, please do not allow your daughter to sell door-to-door. Monies earned from candy sales by the Concert Choir singers are credited toward the cost of their Spring Tour.