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<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>this is much longer than
it has to be. i have cut some of it otherwise the main idea will be
lost6.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans"
color=#000080>judy</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=jmillen@abs.net href="mailto:jmillen@abs.net">John Millen</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=jmillen@abs.net
href="mailto:jmillen@abs.net">jmillen@abs.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 09, 2005 12:37 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Save the Rhythm Festival!</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Please propagate this message to everyone you think might be
interested<BR><BR><BR><?/bigger><?/color><?/fontfamily><?bigger><B>To Friends of
the Baltimore International Rhythm Festival<BR><BR></B><?fontfamily><?param Geneva><?color><?param 3333,6666,6666>There
is a real possibility that there will be no Rhythm Festival this year. Several
things have contributed to this state of affairs. First, BIRDS' financial
resources are the lowest they have been in nearly a decade, too low for us to
feel comfortable proceeding with our usual festival design. In addition, my life
has changed and I am not available to play a major role in the organization
anymore. Lastly, it is time to start planning for this year's festival and for
the first time in ten years there is no team in place to tackle the job.
<BR><BR>It is possible to design a festival with the meager resources we have
available but a good sized crew with the heart to do it will have to materialize
and commit themselves to the task with in a month or so to have a reasonable
shot at doing it. <?/color><?/fontfamily>We need volunteers to help with
publicity and marketing, permits, a vendor and volunteer coodrinator, a program
director and a festival director to work with me to help pull it all together.<?fontfamily><?param Geneva><?color><?param 3333,6666,6666> (About ten
people are needed)<BR><BR>So here's my plea. If you love the rhythm festival and
want it to continue; if you're a task orientated person who is comfortable with
responsibility and enjoys working collaboratively, an opportunity exist right
now to make a difference. A few hours a week steadily applied through the
Spring, a bit more during the Summer. August and September does tend to get a
little hectic. We need your help to save the Rhythm
Festival!<BR><BR><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans"
color=#000080>CUT____________________</FONT></EM></STRONG><BR>The festival is
yours. Now, you must claim it! <BR><BR>Call or write to me at 410 664-6322 <A
href="mailto:jmillen@abs.net">jmillen@abs.net</A><BR><BR><?/color><?/fontfamily><?/bigger>Peace
Through Music<BR><BR>John Millen, President <BR>The Baltimore International
Rhythm and Drumming Society<BR>4437 Clifton Road, Baltimore MD
21216<BR>http://www.drumtogether.net<BR>(410)
664-6322<BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>