For the last couple
of weeks we’ve seen friends returning home and temporarily leaving the VCO
until next season. On the other hand, we’ve had new members, and friends who’ve
been busy with The Boston Pops or the Venice Symphony orchestras rejoining us
for the summer. Welcome back to
Franz Schneider – Cello, and welcome to Guinevere
Childers – Violin and Sam Burns – Violin. We are also thrilled by Karen
Tuttle’s participation as Guest Conductor for this summer. We look forward to a
great music filled summer.
In the longer term we have a few milestones to
meet. With a year experience behind us and following a lot of discussions and
deliberations with a few orchestra colleagues I’ve come to the conclusion that
in order for the VCO to grow to next level both musically and in size, we need
to formalize our “Not for Profit Organization”status. This will be done by filing for a 501c3 status.
This decision is driven by several factors. The
most important ones being our desire to find an affordable place to rehearse
and perform, a place that we can call “Home”, be able to compensate a Music
Director, continue to acquire new music and meet other expenses that arise
from time to time. Essentially we
need funding to assure the longevity of the VCO. Achieving 501c3 status will
enable us to apply for grants from various local organizations to meet our
longer-term growth objectives.
Filing for 501c3 while continuing to manage the
orchestra business requires work. To this end I am grateful that several
members have offered to help. I specially want to recognize Jeanette Himmelfarb
and Kristin Bailey who will help us in preparing the necessary Fl. State and IRS
papers for filing, and coordinate with Angela the various activities around
music selection for rehearsal, program planning and music acquisition while continuing to enjoy making good music.
As always, I welcome any suggestion or answer any question you might have on the above plan.
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