Dear Supporter,

Univox Choir has begun its fifth season as Toronto’s choir for young adults. Our mandate is to provide choral concerts covering a wide range of musical genres. Our choristers work together, striving for musical excellence while building supportive relationships with each other.

Over the past five years, we have grown from a small ensemble to a community choir with 40+ members. To enhance this growth, we have begun many new and exciting initiatives for our fifth season and beyond, which will help us strengthen our presence in Toronto’s arts community. Some of these initiatives include:

· Collaborating with the Royal Conservatory of Music in their unveiling of Koerner Hall at Nuit Blanche this October;
· Our first choral and orchestral concert in February 2010, as well as other collaborative concerts taking place in a wide variety of venues;
· Continuation of our Composer-In-Residence program. This season’s CIR is Norbert Palej, assistant professor of composition at the University of Toronto;
· Recording our first commercial CD, which will include works by Canadian composers;
· Touring opportunities within and outside of Canada. Last season, the choir toured for the first time to the World Choral Festival in Laval, Quebec, and placed second in the Chamber Choir category.

Allowing these projects to come to fruition requires not only the dedication of our choir members, but financial support from the community to cover costs such as hiring orchestra musicians and recording fees. Additionally, the organization counts on this support to cover all administrative expenses, which include purchasing music and concert production costs (venue rentals, program and ticket printing, advertising, etc.). This is where you come in.

Between October 1st and November 30th, 2009, we are asking you to give your support by participating in The Great $5 Race! Our choristers are racing to collect as many $5 donations as possible during the campaign period by distributing this letter to supporters like you. Of course, should you feel inspired, larger donations are always welcome.

Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20 or more. We hope to raise $5000 during this campaign, and your valuable contribution will bring us one step closer to reaching that target.

To participate in The Great $5 Race and make a donation to Univox:

Donate online: simply click the Canadahelps and make your donation.  Canadahelps will provide you with a tax receipt.  Please make sure to mention this campaign as well as the choir member(s) you received this letter from in the message area of the donation page.

Donate by mail: please print and fill out the linked form and mail it in with your donation to the address listed above. Please make your cheque out to Univox Choir Toronto. Once more, please make sure to mention this campaign as well as the choir member(s) you received this letter from in the message area of the donation page.
Donation form can be found [HERE].

Univox Choir thanks you for your participation and generous support!

Yours in song,

Dallas Bergen
Founding Artistic Director

Andrew Drown
President