We're ecstatic! We're now over 90% of the way to our $80 000 goal!
…but we still need your financial help to operate all of our summer camps.
Please keep in mind that only half of the cost of summer camps comes from camp fees. The rest comes from donations by citizens like you and from donations by agencies that serve Calgary and area.
If your child has benefited from CASSA camps in the past, please donate to keep all the camps going so that other worthy children will benefit from this excellent fine arts summer school. Every $1000, $100 or $10 donation will help us each our goal.
Please donate to CASSA to help us reach our goal.
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On behalf of CASSA, Katrina Thompson Fost is shown receiving a grant of $9832.15 from the Government of Alberta Community Spirit Program, with Hon. Lindsay Blackett, former Minister of Culture, making the presentations.
Donation and Advertising Opportunities
Would you or your company be willing to support CASSA with a donation or in some other way? If so, please call Linda at 403.271.0418 or email her at . If you wish only to make a monetary donation to CASSA, you may call us for more information or download our donation form. CASSA is registered as charity 88490 6249 RR0001 under the Charitable Fund-raising Act in the province of Alberta.
Call 403.271.0418 to make a donation.
Thank you for your support of Music in the Meadows!
You helped us raise $10 000.
We are now 1/4 of the way to our goal. Thank you to the attendees who came to Music in the Meadows, enjoyed the entertainment and purchased items from our silent auction. Thank you to those listed below who helped support our fundraiser March 26th. If you know any of the donors, please thank them, and if you have need of any services or goods from the commercial donors, please mention that you are using their business because of their support of CASSA.
Let others know that these wonderful people and organizations supported the ongoing availability of quality fine arts programs in Calgary by donating to CASSA.
Concert
Our evening featured performances by outstanding CASSA students, teachers, and local musicians, as well as an appearance by the Derek Stoll Jazz Quartet, a Calgary jazz favourite. Guests enjoyed featured singers Melodie Archer, Charlotte Jackson, Mari Jo de Waal and Valdine Schroeder. We were pleased to have Gabriella Jonas, Esther Bing, Alison Crabb and Barbara Tetslaff, Quinn Gomez, David Dixon and Georgeanne van Helden performing. Thank you for your support.
Silent Auction
Please acknowledge the following sponsors, either by thanking them in person, patronizing their business if they were a commercial sponsor (please mention you noticed they supported CASSA for this fundraiser) and letting others know that these wonderful people and organizations supported the ongoing availability of quality fine arts programs in Calgary by donating to CASSA.
Round of golf x 4, with carts (with carts) - Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club
(In addition to the round of golf, Canyon Meadows GCC has donated clubhouse space to CASSA for the day and they will be catering the food and beverages for our fundraiser.)
St. John's Music has graciously agreed to supply the piano for this event. St. John's Music (Calgary) is the annual supplier of pianos for CASSA's summer Piano Camps. St John's Music is also donating a music stand.
Painting by artist Eleanor Lowden-Pidgeon
(this image is for illustrative purposes only and may not resemble the actual gift)Limited edition print by artist Pam Weber
Art donation from Irene Besse
Blog setup on Wordpress and domain hosting ($550 value) by VH Marketing Ltd.
Gift basket (hair products) and haircut from Salon 101
Barbeque in Style - donated by Stikeman Elliott, LLP. This donation includes a barbeque tool set in its own case, steak spice, barbeque sauce, a boxed set of 4 glasses, steak knives, and a barbeque apron)
Two Calgary Flames tickets for March 30th donated by Marshall Drug Store
China gift sets donated by James Foo
Hand Loomed silk scarf and handmade bead and pearl necklace donated by Deb Turner
Photography donated by Perry Thompson Photography
Two pairs of 10 x 25 binoculars donated by Robinson's Camera Centre
Tea Basket donated by Tea Trader
Video transfer donated by Stopwatch Transfers
Duffle bag and ten passes donated by Shawnessy YMCA
Tea package donated by Oolong Tea House
Four gift baskets, two of gourmet foods and two of music-related items donated by the Royal Conservatory of Music Alumni Society
Gift basket of items related to gardening donated by Piano Workshop/Music Coterie
Gift Basket donated by Community Natural Foods
Global Fest Family Package – includes four (4) Family Passes, valid for all 5 nights of the festival
2012 16-month Calendar of CASS events created by Gus van Helden
Two large antique pictures of opera stars donated by Phillip and Eleanor May
Saxophone; Crate and Barrel set donated by the Plater family
Gift certificate for a massage with Susan Higgins from Bonavista Physical Therapy and Massage.
2 gift certificates donated by Springbank Cheese Co.
Picasso "violin and guitar" painting donated by an anonymous contributor
(this image is for illustrative purposes only and may not resemble the actual gift)The CASSA Board has donated favourite wines, cheese and chocolates for a draw during the evening.
Curled Up, At Home – Popcorn/Movie pack (includes fleece blanket, popcorn, hot chocolate, bowl, Hairspray CD, Movie DVDs x 3) donated by the Plater family
$100 gift certificate and a wine set from Rideau Music
$50 from Quarry Park Co-op
$50 Old Navy Gift Card (Chinook Centre)
Drum lessons donated by John de Waal
“Jazz up your Party” - three hours of solo jazz piano by Derek Stoll. You supply the piano.
Derek has also donated a Bundy student model clarinet and a a Creative Prodikeys PC-Midi mutl-function keyboard.
Valdine Schroeder - Vocal performance with a three piece band for your party, barbeque or wedding
Alexander Technique lesson donated by Larissa Makila
A gift certificate for a photo montage "Tribute Video." The client will provide 100 photos or slides to be made into a video on DVD, edited to music of their choice, donated by That's Entertainment
Edelweiss Imports has donated a fondue set and a chocolate basket.
Robin Harrison has contributed two CD sets of his performances. (Former campers will remember Mr. Harrison from 2005 and 2007.)
The Piano Diploma Association has contributed a collection of favorite CD's.
East Indian wooden frame (for picture or mirror), Chinese teapot and 5 cups and saucers, 2 CDS of Peter and Ellie vanMourik, 12" x 16" framed watercolour, "Spring Bank 1999" by Jack Friedenberg, donated by Peter Jancewicz & Susan Hlasny.
Active Sports Therapy at Deer Valley Shopping Centre has donated an hour of massage therapy, “The Complete Soft Tissue Makeover,” and a Revolutionary Foam roller and water bottle.
Handcrafted Silver Bracelet "The Wave" donated by Eric Dahlberg
12" x 16" Oil painting "Green and Gold" donated by Madeline Neufeld
Homemade canned fruit and jam basket, a snack basket donated by the Morrison family
2 certificates for computer repair donated by Nerds on Site
Pampered Chef outdoor gift bag with miscellaneous items donated by Patty Stinson at Pampered Chef.
Chocolates donated by Papa Chocolate's Bernard Callibeaut
Positive Discipline Canada, is donating 2 books and a full day workshop for parents. By applying Positive Discipline principles you can expect to improve your home situation while helping to create kind, caring, cooperative and capable children.
Wireless computer mouse
$50 gift card donated by SuperStore
A wine kit (cooler, wine finer) and two Brix chocolates for wine donated by Janice Woodward
Two numbered prints by Dan Fallwell, “Deacon Drodie’s Pub” and “Last One In.” donated by Steve Foote from TierOne Travel
Two large garden baskets filled with tools, seeds, bulbs, and gnomes, etc., one Green Arbor Gardener’s tote in its own plastic bag including garden tools, apron, gloves, sprinkler, hand cream and other items of interest to gardeners, and a rain gauge bird sculpture with $30 Gift card donated by Sunnyside
A voucher for two tickets to Aida donated by Calgary Opera
Two tickets donated by Theatre Calgary to Mom's the Word
Honens has donated four CDs of competition winners
Elite Learners Academy is donating 3 hours of tutoring in Math or Chemistry (up to college level).
Early Music Voices Concert Society has donated two tickets to each concert remaining in their series.
Thanks to Kathy Milani, CKUA has donated one hour of programming.
Sweetly Speaking Inc. has donated a chocolate basket.
Stage West has donated 2 tickets to one of their productions.
Tuxedo Sports has donated a Calgary Flames
jersey and Calgary Flames 
watch.
24 x 30" painting by Ella Singer - After Tom Thompson
Sharon Omura and Dan Morrison have donated a snack basket.
Our webmaster has donated two tickets to Alberta Theatre Projects, The Erotic Anguish of Don Juan, adult-themed puppet play for Friday, April 8.