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<div class="yiv1735544627">The ACB Executive Board met at Mid-west in Chicago over the break and have made some major changes to the application/submission process. . At this point everything will be handled throughgth e national website.</div>
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<div class="yiv1735544627">More details to follow.</div>
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<div class="yiv1735544627">On Jan 8, 2020, at 5:23 PM, Denise Guilbert <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv1735544627" ymailto="mailto:fundempress@aol.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:fundempress@aol.com">fundempress@aol.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="yiv1735544627">Happy New Year! </div>
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<div class="yiv1735544627">Plano Community Band is off to a great start for our new year of rehearsals and concerts. Our board met last night and they are most excited about the possibility of an appearance at the 2021 ACB Convention in Santa Fe.</div>
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<div class="yiv1735544627">Will the application packets be ready soon?</div>
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<div class="yiv1735544627">We are gathering the materials we will need to submit and would love to get started on our submission.</div>
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From: Denise Guilbert <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv1735544627" ymailto="mailto:fundempress@aol.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:fundempress@aol.com">fundempress@aol.com</a>><br clear="none" class="yiv1735544627">
To: tavives <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv1735544627" ymailto="mailto:tavives@comcast.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tavives@comcast.net">tavives@comcast.net</a>>; trbnman1 <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv1735544627" ymailto="mailto:trbnman1@aol.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:trbnman1@aol.com">trbnman1@aol.com</a>><br clear="none" class="yiv1735544627">
Cc: nancy <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv1735544627" ymailto="mailto:nancy@michaleks.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:nancy@michaleks.net">nancy@michaleks.net</a>>; board <<a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv1735544627" ymailto="mailto:board@planoband.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:board@planoband.com">board@planoband.com</a>><br clear="none" class="yiv1735544627">
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Subject: Plano Community Band and ACB 2021<br clear="none" class="yiv1735544627">
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<div class="yiv1735544627" style="font-size:14pt;">This email is to formalize the Plano Community Band's interest in being selected to perform at the 2021 ACB national convention in Santa Fe, April 27 - May 3, 2021.</div>
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<div class="yiv1735544627" style="font-size:14pt;">We are long time members of the ACB and have been honored to perform for the convention three times. (Hot Springs, AR, Dallas, TX, and Pensacola, FL) and we have been the host band for the convention twice.</div>
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<div class="yiv1735544627" style="font-size:14pt;">Would you please send an application packet? We will begin compiling past programs, live recordings of our band in performance, and a cover letter stating our intention to perform at the conference, if selected. This will all be completed and in your possession before the June 1, 2020 deadline.</div>
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<div class="yiv1735544627" style="font-size:14pt;">Thank you in advance for your assistance.</div>
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