Dear Friends,

Thank you for your interest in and support of the Willamette Valley Community Orchestra. Your generous financial support helps us to meet all of the expenses incurred by an undertaking of this magnitude. 

An ensemble such as the WVCO is expensive to develop and operate. Aside from expenses of paying an honorarium for guest artists/soloists, there are costs associated with advertising, scores and parts for the players, program printing, brochure production, royalties, performance space rental fees, royalty fees, annual memberships, liability insurance, organizational dues, and other expenses - all of which add up very quickly.

Each season, the interests of our audiences are considered by looking at the repertoire, programs, and soloists that were the most successful, maximizing the involvement of local talent, and re-working whatever glitches occurred along the way. The season is scheduled so that it will run smoothly and minimize conflicts with other concert series around the Willamette Valley, while remaining affordable so that we can continue to touch the lives of our friends and neighbors. It is my sincere hope that these efforts have been and will continue to be successful.

We had an extremely exciting season in 2008-2009. It truly was a remarkable season! In order to fully meet our budgetary needs for the 2009-2010 season, we need to raise approximately $8,000.00. We can only accomplish this goal through the selling of advertising space in our program, corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, and your generous donation. The WVCO is recognized by both the Secretary of State, Corporation Division, of the state of Oregon (Registry #506229-93) and the Internal Revenue Service (EIN# 26-1974387) as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation with Public Charity status [170(b)(1)(A)(vi)], making all contributions to the WVCO tax-deductible! 

I hope that you will take a moment to consider supporting the Willamette Valley Community Orchestra during its 2009-2010 Season. The criteria for the various seasonal sponsorship levels are as follows:

• Concert Underwriter $2,000.00+ 
• Benefactor $1,000.00+
• Patron $750.00+
• Contributor $500.00+
• Donor $250.00+
• Friend $125.00+
• Member $75.00+

Any and all contributions, regardless of their size, help to make our concert series possible. Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions about how you can help to support the WVCO.

If you own or operate a business and would like to advertise in our programs, please contact me directly to discuss this further.

Because of people like you who are committed to supporting the arts, we have a rare opportunity to provide high-quality music for our audiences, and what better place than amongst the beauty and grandeur of Oregon's Willamette Valley? Ensembles like the WVCO exist only because of your generosity! Thank you again for your continuing support of community-based musical arts in Oregon.


Sincerely,
Sean
Sean Paul Mills, D.M.A.
Music Director & Conductor 

Willamette Valley Community Orchestra

P.O. Box 433

Albany, OR 97321-0124

541.829.3932

wvcommunityorchestra@gmail.com