Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs Fall Newsletter December 2013 AFMC Officers # 2013 – 2014 &B Ley - rich aqrb’s s PRESIDENT Dear AFMC Members, lunch at the church and extended time for an Barbara Baugh I love this time of Year The afternoon session to end at 2:30 PM I have two VICE PRESIDENT air is so clean If you will look reasons for this proposal First, the lunch will be Chris Thompson around you will see the twinkle in simple, a time for everyone to sit down to visit childrens eyes of the anticipation and relate to one another We become so rushed TREASURER of Christmas day I know many to get the business finished, we have no time to Ernest Baugh have been hit with much snow shake hands, introduce ourselves, or share our SECRETARY and ice We got low temps , but we missed the thoughts and ideas with each other We will Adam Savacool snow and much of the ice I am truly thankful , also need this time when we start discussing our but our prayers did go to those that were without 20l6 National Convention that will be held in electricity and had difficulty with hazard roads Oklahoma City Second, I would like to add a The Christmas Season brings a souce of joy and meeting to support and inform the area Festival peacefullness that somewhere along the year we Chairman This would include communications Inside lose at times So I really bath in the Christmas between our State Chairman and area Chairman this issue . traditions and what the whole Christmas Season When our festival goes online, our chairman Front Cover – Page 3 stands for in my life Everyone may not agree will need guidance and help I have other ideas Barb’s Lyrics with my beliefs and that is ok , but for me and my that I feel will need addressing to help AFMC VP’s Message 4 family it is a time of thankfulness of celebrating come together as a family This proposal will Special Thank You 5 Jesus’s Birthday be presented and put to a vote at our State Calendar 5 I am forming my lyrics on CHALLENGES! Convention I want to thank everyone for Jr Winners 6 Read my challenges with prayer and optimism making our conference a complete success and Club News 6 there are opportunities for members, our for you too know how much I enjoyed it VIA Project 6 children, and young adults I had my first big event at the SE District Fundraising 6 Before my challenges, I want to inform you of meeting in Jonesboro It was my first time to OIO News 7 our State Conference in Little Rock We had a prepare a speech and present it to a group of record attendance of 44 and we almost had all of AFMC members I was nervous and unsure of our Club and District Presidents in attendance myself I prayed endless hours for God to give I want to thank Dannie Morrison for her me the words that were in my heart God gave assistance with selling the note cards, as well as me a great boost by giving me family that support those who purchased them We made 50 sets and me I had an editor and writer that helped me SOLD OUT! The fund-raiser brought a profit of with getting a topic and how to present it Ernie $291 71, it was a complete success! Adam was in and my daughter, Dawn, helped me put into charge of our registration desk, handing out our words what I wanted to say and encourage our new directories and registering our attendees members with All was in my heart so ready to Gloria did an amazing job of presenting our club put into words and I want to thank them both for presidents with all the info and tools they needed all their help The plans got off to a rough start, for our upcoming year Dr George Keck brought but I always believe that God is in control and all an outstanding report on our YA tour; I would happens for a reason First, I received the wrong like to thank all of our chairmen for taking the time to get to the meeting and second, my cell time to report on the functions of AFMC Your was not working Carolyn Stover tried to contact time and dedication does not go unnoticed me, however, I did not receive the message Our Adam ended our State Conference by launching tech world is great as long as it is up and running our website and explaining it’s operation within When Carolyn finally reached me asking my AFMC I proposed our 2014 Conference to have continued on page 2 Page 2 continued from page 1 giving and loving spirit for the arts and take the challenge, and who knows, location, thinking I was right around life itself Oh, did I leave out the fact we just may come home with a winner the corner, devastated in our realization that after the meeting, they went back from Arkansas The form for the Essay that I was still an hour away I also to the kitchen and fed us Ernie and I Contest is AR13-1 and called National found out they had reserved a room for enjoyed the dinner, the meeting, and Music Week Essay Contest If you have me to stay the night, something Ernie getting to know so many wonderful problems finding it or printing it let me and I were unprepared for Carolyn members Thank you SE District for know and I or Shirley will mail you one went to so much trouble to get us a leading me through a storm that ended place to stay, so “guess what”, we did up with a rainbow CHALLENGE # 2 I am also asking you stay, with no suitcases and a borrowed I am going to encourage you to to start making plans for participating toothbrush from the motel office, with make an effort to read our web at least in our National Music Week I received many blessings to Carolyn who had our once a month if not more I want to the National Stats of what each state comfort and needs taken care of We keep you updated and tell you of the did on the participation in our National were late but they were also running opportunities that AFMC has for you Music Week for 2013 I was excited late with other problems When you and your students to see our members participate in this are in the middle of a storm, you can’t event This event does not cost the club, always see where the storm is leading CHALLENGES the steps are to fill out the paper work you, you just pray to get out of the CHALLENGE # 1 Our National Music and participate within your community storm or find a way to dance in the rain Essay Contest is coming soon I have a with Music This could be a concert, It was my first meeting and here I was challenge for Arkansas I am counting recital, or putting it in your newspaper late, unsure of my speech and feeling, on you and your clubs to get the word announcing the date for Music Week already a failure I did not want to out to your members that teach or have The mayor of your City will sign a walk into that meeting But the minute any association with students of the 7th proclamation for you announcing the I stepped into the room the members grade thru 12th I have had so many tell week of May 4-11, 2014 as National greeted me with such warmth of smiles me that competitions cost too much Music Week Shirley Foust is our Everyone made us both feel so at home and the students that cannot afford to Music Week Chairman and you will Everyone re-grouped and Carolyn did a do all that is offered Our State could be hearing more from her as the time wonderful job of leading the meeting, as earn $50 00 and a teacher and their gets closer, but in the mean time this I continued to fret, praying for a small student would be presented a merit is my CHALLENGE to you We had 5 miracle I approached the podium,certificate and recognition in our Music clubs out of 19 last year to participate my knees shook, my voice cracked, but Magazine if they win The student has in National Music Week, but, those 5 as I looked out among the faces and saw to write an essay of 500 words on the Clubs received 19 certificates Wow, support and encouragement, I began topic of Music-the Dance of Life, which that is AWESOME !!!! :) I congratulate to relax God took over, presented is our 2014 Music Week Theme I want and will present the Arkadelphia my speech, and created my miracle I to encourage all members to enter this Philharmonic Club, Earle Music stepped down and I asked myself, “why contest It does not cost to enter Please Coterie, Fort Smith Musical Coterie, did I worry so much, this was so much go to our website and look at the form Hot Springs Music Club, and Jonesboro fun ” I may not be the greatest speaker you would fill out for a student You Treble Clef Club with certificates at our but I have a Lord that believes in me may be a teacher, or a member of a State Convention I have, in the last few and boy did HE SHINE! Sr club who knows a child that would months, visited some of our clubs and I want to thank Carolyn Stover and be good at writing such an essay Our met many wonderful members I have the Pine Bluff Coterie, Frank Ferguson website has the rules, deadlines, and the personally talked to the Presidents and and the Monticello Music Club for their form to fill out along with a snapshot members about my passion and goals hospitality I also want to thank them of the student and who and where to for AFMC I am asking you to make for asking me to speak at their district mail the essay The deadline is Jan 15, an effort to participate in these events meeting Thanks to all the members 2014 I know it is December , but with Our Region had the most participating of the SE District for their support the holidays, school work, festivals, within all the National Districts We had This District has so many wonderful and other interest our students have, 5 clubs, Kansas had 6 clubs, Missouri programs which they are supporting I was really hoping that some read had 4, Oklahoma had 1