November 2011

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

I hope that this letter finds you well and enjoying productive, fulfilling, and inspiring work with those you serve. 

I look forward to joining many of you at the next ACC/GTM Convention at the Red Lion Inn -Jantzen Beach in Portland, Oregon.  As a reminder the dates are June 24-28, 2012.

Along with our scholars Alan Morinis and Rabbi Steven Kaye, we can look forward to additional educational opportunities, concerts, communal meals, leisure activities and collegial fellowship.  As you know, planning and executing high quality conventions requires hard work, dedication, and, yes, funding.  In the past, registration fees covered nearly all of our convention expenses – this is no longer the case because of rising costs in all aspects of our conventions.  Higher prices coupled with our ailing economy have made the need for our fundraising efforts this year all the more poignant.

In recent years we have looked at creative ways to help fund our conventions in order to uphold high quality programming and to maximize the number of colleagues who can participate.   We therefore look to you, our colleagues and friends, to share in the challenge of securing funding for another outstanding convention.  As in the past, we are asking you to consider underwriting various parts of the convention.  We hope you will be generous and receptive to this request.  Maybe your resources lie in your discretionary fund or perhaps a special donor from your congregation or community.   Please take a look at the attached opportunities to sponsor a meal, a program, a scholar, or some other convention activity. 

I personally want to thank you for your generous donation last year.  Because of your support, more people attended the Boston convention than originally thought possible.  I am asking that you donate once again - and this time with at least a 20% increase.  Times are still hard for so many of our colleagues who will benefit from the opportunity to reunite with colleagues in prayer and study.  Because the housing cost of the Portland convention is truly a deal, I hope that the money you save will be channeled to your donation.

If you have any questions, concerns or ideas please do not hesitate to email or call me at hazzansw@aol.com or 781-724-4001.

Sincerely,

Cantor Steven Weiss
(Congregation Sha’aray Shalom, Hingham, MA)
2011 Convention Fundraising Chair

2012 ACC/GTM Convention Underwriting Opportunities

Underwriting Levels (please select level)
 Convention Patron: $1,800.00
 Convention Benefactor: $1,000.00
 Convention Underwriter: $500.00
 Convention Supporter: $360.00
 Convention Sponsor: $200.00
 Convention Friend: $112.00

Scholarship Support Levels (please select level)
 Scholarship Patron: $1,800.00
 Scholarship Benefactor: $1,000.00
 Scholarship Underwriter: $500.00
 Scholarship Supporter: $360.00
 Scholarship Sponsor: $200.00
 Scholarship Friend: $112.00

Please consider sponsoring one of the following convention programs (colleagues can pool together for the bigger ones):
 Closing Banquet & Celebration: $10,000
 Opening Night cocktail reception: $7,200
 Concert benefactor: $5,000
 Closing Banquet Entertainment Sponsor: $2,500

We welcome your generous and enthusiastic support of our next Convention. Your kind donation will help defray costs, and you will be acknowledged in our program book.
Name_______________________________________________________________________________

Congregation_____________________________________________ Phone______________________

Address_____________________________________________________________________________

            ______________________________________________________________________________

Name to be listed in program book________________________________________________________

Amount Enclosed $___________________  or  I will make my donation via the ACC website credit card payment page.

Corporate Sponsorship Information

Why support the ACC?

Jewish music transcends time and space. As stewards of Jewish Music, cantors, with the support of other synagogue musicians, fill our congregations with song while serving the diverse needs of the Jewish People in our country and around the world. The ACC and GTM provide the framework that enables our members to continue their sacred work with heart and passion—ensuring that the next generation of Jews will continue to enjoy and benefit from the music of our people. Read More about the ACC-GTM Conventions and what your sponsorship will support.

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