12/2/19: Week #14 Update

Dear Choir Parents, We hope you all had a terrific Thanksgiving break. Let the holiday season begin! This week is Sounds of the Season Tech and Show week. (One of the best ways to kick off the holiday festivities!) Please remind your student to take advantage of downtime during rehearsals for homework and to rest up and eat healthy. Our meal moms are hard at work to provide nutritious snacks during rehearsals. Here are a few Choir items you may want to know this week:

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON- Is this week Thursday December 5th and Saturday December 7th (2:00 matinee). Main floor is selling out fast. Click here for tickets: http://www.gpsouthchoir.org/2019-sots-tickets/\

COOKIES WITH SANTA— The choir boosters are hosting a Cookies with Santa event from 12-1:30pm before the 12/7 Sounds of the Season matinee. If you have or know kids who would enjoy visiting with Santa and his choir student helpers, and visit the Christmas decorated stage at the PAC with choir student guides in their beautiful costumes, click here to order tickets: http://www.gpsouthchoir.org/cookies-with-santa/

CAROLING DRIVERS NEEDED!!!!— Ok we really need you! We rely on parent drivers to transport choir caroling groups to their events on Friday 12/13 and Saturday 12/14. Each group receives a schedule of 6-8 events. Sign up early to transport your student and his or her group. This is a fun way to participate with the students and enjoy this holiday caroling event. Click here to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d49a8ac2aa1fe3- gpsouth . Please sign up to volunteer early so we can schedule groups with drivers!

CAROLING IN THE COMMUNITY—Friday & Saturday, December 13 & 14, 2019, 5:00 – 10:00 PM. It is time to start booking your small ensemble of the award-winning Grosse Pointe South Choirs to entertain your guests at private parties and events around the Grosse Pointe Communities! Call Lorie Vogel, our Caroling Coordinator, at 313-475-9150 or email her at caroling@gpsouthchoir.org for information to schedule your entertaining ensemble for December 13 & 14, or call the South Choir Office at 313- 432-3638 to schedule a group for another day.

CHOIR STUDENT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS— (formerly known as student escrow account). Advertise your business, or solicit others and earn 30% for your student’s account. Remember you can earn 30% of the cost of business ads and sponsorships to raise money for your student’s choir saving’s account. Annual advertising and sponsorships run the calendar year (January -December). If you are interested in earning money for your student’s account, the information for soliciting and ordering business sponsors and ads is attached here.

NO CASH CHOIR FUNDRAISERS — Reminder You can raise money for the Choir by shopping normally at Kroger, Amazon and The Portrait Place. Each of these retailers will donate a portion of your purchases to the Choir. You simply need to register at this link http://www.gpsouthchoir.org/ongoing-fundraisers-choir/ The registration process for all 3 takes less than 5 minutes.

ALL CHOIR HOLIDAY PARTY— This Saturday December 7th, 7:30- 11:30pm. Games, paper plate awards, snacks and maybe a carol or two. All choir students welcome at Andrew Fleming’s house, 568 Lakeland (between Waterloo and Charlevoix). Students wear your favorite ugly holiday sweater, or not, your call. Parents stay tuned: there will be a sign up genius circulated this week for help with drinks, sides and desserts.

REHEARSAL AND SHOW TIMES THIS WEEK— Monday 12/2, All Choirs 3:30- 6:30pm at the PAC; Tuesday 12/3, All Choirs 3:30-7:30pm at the PAC; Wednesday 12/4 Mother’s Tea, All Choirs, Rehearsal 8:30-11:30am at the PAC, lunch served11:30- 12:30, Performance 1:00pm. Thursday 12/5, 7:00pm Performance at the PAC, call time tbd; Saturday 12/7, 2:00pm Performance, call time tbd.

​Thank you for supporting your student’s Choir program. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. With Warmest Regards, Laura Sanom-Fleming and Katherine Brandon 2019-20 Choir Booster Presidents president@gpsouthchoir.org