<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thanks for your good wishes, Sheila and Rob. They should go to Tedd Dillon! It’s his venture.<div class="">He sent the notice to the SC, which encountered a problem with the list serve, so I sent it to </div><div class="">the Community, for him.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Tedd’s email address is <<a href="mailto:tedd@tedddillon.com" class="">tedd@tedddillon.com</a>> or the SC email address.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks, everyone!</div><div class="">eLIZabeth</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 12, 2024, at 11:44 AM, Sheila Barrrett via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" class="">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Good luck with this venture Liz… hope it is a great success. Much love from us both,<div class="">Sheila and Rob xx<br class=""><br class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On 12 Mar 2024, at 15:32, Elizabeth Whelan via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" class="">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="font-family: ComicSansMS; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;" class=""><div style="margin: auto;" class=""><p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0px 0px calc(4*var(--base-unit)); line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class="">From Tedd Dillon:</span></p><p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0px 0px calc(4*var(--base-unit)); line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class=""><br class=""></span></p><p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0px 0px calc(4*var(--base-unit)); line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class="">Hello Friends,</span></p><div style="margin: 0px 0px calc(4*var(--base-unit)); line-height: 1.2;" class=""><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="elementToProof" style="margin: 0px 0px calc(4*var(--base-unit)); line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class="">It will come as no surprise that our choir, like so many arts organizations, has suffered the</span></p><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.2; padding-top: 10px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class="">financial ravages caused by the pandemic with, at one point, losing 70% of our ticket sales</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.2; padding-top: 10px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class="">revenue! And, our regular expenses have increased with inflation. This new financial reality</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.2; padding-top: 10px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class="">means that we must find other ways to restore our coffers to pre-pandemic levels, so we can</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.2; padding-top: 10px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class="">continue to deliver the outstanding performances for which the TCS is known.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.2; padding-top: 10px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class="">This March 23 we will be holding our first-ever fundraising gala - <u class="">with yours truly as co-host</u>.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.2; padding-top: 10px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class="">The Toronto Choral Society Celebrates the Sun!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.2; padding-top: 10px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class="">The event will be held at Eastminster Church, 310 Danforth Avenue, and will feature musical</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 1.2; padding-top: 10px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(111, 114, 135);" class="">performances, light refreshments, and a silent auction.</span></div><h1 class="elementToProof" style="line-height: 4rem; margin: 0px 0px calc(4*var(--base-unit)); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; 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