Friends of CASSA
The patronage of our community-oriented friends is necessary to permit CASSA to operate our programmes. Members of CASSA Board and participants in CASSA programmes thank all of our donors for the assistance we receive to provide this summer school.
Help Our Cause, Donate Now
Join the many enlightened corporate and individual friends of CASSA who recognize the high worth of arts in our community. Download the 2010 donation request form or click on the Donate Now through Canada Helps logo to be taken directly to our web-based donation page:
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2009 Donors
Gala Donors ($50,000 and up)
- Donations welcome
Bravo Donors ($25,000 to $49,000)
- St. John's Music (gift in kind—pianos and keyboards)
Celebration Donors ($10,000 to $24,999)
- Government of Alberta Community Spirit Program
Festival Donors ($5,000 to $9,999)
- Alberta Music Education Foundation
- Irene Besse Keyboards (gift in kind—Steinway Hall)
- Rozsa Foundation
Production Donors ($2,500 to $4,999)
- St. Vladimir’s Cultural Centre (gift in kind—facility rental)
Concert Donors ($1,000 to $2,499)
- Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association
- Bishop Carroll High School
- First Calgary Savings & Credit Union
- Harry & Martha Cohen Foundation
- Murray Seminuk Piano Service (gift in kind—piano tuning)
- Lee & Steve Sinclair+ (in part, gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- VCommerce Piano Moving, Delivery & Storage (gift in kind—piano moving)
Revue Donors ($750 to $999)
- Anonymous (in memory of Mr. N.W. Gentles)
- Michelle A. Rico Professional Corporation
- That’s Entertainment (gift in kind—DVD production)
Drama Donors ($500 to $749)
- 1331305 Alberta Ltd.
- The Bell Family Foundation
- Edelweiss Imports Ltd. (gift in kind— reception food & gift baskets)
- Aidan & Kumudini Hollis+ (in part)
- Priscilla King
- Tony Young+ (gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
Recital Donors ($250 to $499)
- Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association—Calgary Branch
- Honens+ (gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- Margaret Lane+ (gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- Lily Quartet+ (gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- Theresa & Jeff Plotnick+ (in part, gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- Rideau Music (gift in kind)
- Maureen & Rhon Rose+ (in part, gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- John Thompson & Janice Waite+ (in part, gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- Marg & Dean Traboulsi+ (in part, gift in kind—Amici auction)
- The Legacy Children’s Foundation
Matinee Donors ($100 to $240)
- Aeolian Strings+ (gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- LaDona Ahenda
- Allegra & Ben Plotnick+ (gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- John Braganza Professional Corp+
- Fiona Carnie+ (in part, gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- Jean Carnie+ (in part, gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- Elaine & Allen Case+
- Calgary ProMusica Society+ (gift in kind—Amici auction)
- Central Memorial High School
- Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra+ (gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- Eileen Craig
- Janice & Eric Dahlberg+
- Anne Davidson+
- Lynne Empey+
- Al Gough+ (gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- Vicki & George Hamilton+
- Karen Hyde+
- Julie Jacques
- Shahani & Gaya Kariyawasam+
- Lisa Kiernan
- Nancy Laing & Duane Martin+
- Elspeth & Denis Leahy+
- Carolyn Moore
- Sharon Omura & Dan Morrison+
- Mary & Mark Moss+
- Andrea & Michael Poon+
- ProArts Society
- Theresa & Jan Rajchel+
- Nancie Redekop
- Mary Ross+
- Paul Rossman+
- Mary Rozsa de Coquet+
- Donna Staddon*
- Aynsley Stelfox+
- Jamie & Laurie Syer+
- Keiko Takahashi+ (in part, gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- V.A. Hill Fine Strings+ (gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- Laurie Whitley & John Evans+
- Kathleen & David Wodelet+
- Po Yeh+ (gift in kind—Amici Spring Celebration)
- Lily Y. K. Yung (in part **)
Dress Rehearsal Donors ($10 to $99)
- Alberta Keys (gift in kind—door prizes)
- Rhona-Mae Arca
- Melodie Archer
- Nolana Baillargeon+
- Gerhard Barnard
- Robert Baxter
- Celeste Bernakevitch
- Michele Cherry-Delisle
- Calgary Zoo+ (gift in kind—Amici auction)
- Chan Ho Cho
- Chinook Studio of Music+ (gift in kind—Amici auction)
- Classics Plus (gift in kind—door prizes)
- Alison Crabb
- Phyllis D’Aguiar
- Lucie Davidson+
- Maureen Gordanier
- James Elton+
- Judith Grossman+
- John A. Haston+
- Donna Holoboff
- Dan Hu
- Gerald Irwin+
- Lucie & Damien Jones
- Larry Kanters
- Sunnye Kay
- Nelya Kreyner
- Linda Kundert-Stoll+
- Sheila Laing+
- Mark Lennon+
- Joni Millar+
- Paul Phillips
- Kate Price
- Sean Allan Marchetto
- Carol Marusiak
- Raghdaa Najjar
- Marie-Louise Nelissen
- Hannelore van Noord
- Tiffany Nysetvold
- Patrick O’Brien
- Alicia Romero (gift in kind—door prizes)
- Mi Jung Seo
- Tracey Shaw
- Ilo Torgerson+
- Astrid Tupper
- Diane Valentine+
- Mary Wiseman+
- Lukas Wellens
+ Amici String Program Donations
Donations were given in support of the Amici String Program and CASSA through the Amici Spring Celebration held in May 2009.
* Marissa Staddon Memorial Scholarship Fund
Marissa Staddon Memorial Scholarship Fund, through the Calgary Arts Summer School Association (CASSA), will award a $100 cash prize to the most outstanding Piano Camp student each year.
** Irina Ginzburg Memorial Fund
Irina Ginzburg was an enthusiastic supporter of CASSA’s summer programs. She was first a volunteer at Piano Camp, then joined the teaching staff and became an active member of the CASSA Board of Directors. In her honour, a scholarship will be awarded to the most improved Piano Camp student(s) each year.
The Eileen Craig Scholarships
Established in 2009, two scholarships ($50 each) are awarded to Piano Camp participants who are in school grades seven to ten only. Recipients should display a caring attitude towards fellow students and faculty, and hard work must be demonstrated before and during camp.
Thank you
- CASSA Board Members, Donors, Volunteers, Teachers and Assistants
- St. John’s Music—Lyle Bennett, Blaine McLaren & staff
- VCommerce Piano Moving, Delivery & Storage—Vesselin Vassilev, Dimitar Rangelov
- Murray’s Piano Services—Murray Seminuk—piano tuning
- Irene Besse Keyboards—Irene Besse and staff
- Government of Alberta—Community Spirit Program—Hon. Lindsay Blackett, Min. of Culture
- Rozsa Foundation—Mary Rozsa de Coquet, Karen Rice, Cheryl McCarthy, Alexis Berezan
- Harry & Martha Cohen Foundation—Cheryl Cohen
- First Calgary Savings—John Dundas, Michelle Webb
- Bell Family Foundation—Dr. Laura Bell
- St. Vladimir’s Cultural Centre—Lawrence Yuzda, President; Michele Faryna, Dan Zukiwsky, Bohdan Paliy
- Central Memorial High School—Jeff Turner, Principal; Ken Chee, Assistant Principal; Ellen Safadi & office staff; Mike Ostvander, Head Custodian and support staff
- Bishop Carroll High School—Daniel Danis, Principal; Cam Wong, Head Custodian
- Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association (ARMTA)—Joan Milton, President; Dorothea Johanson, Past President; ARMTA Board Members; Melodie Archer, Calgary Branch President; Rhona-Mae Arca, Calgary Branch Past President; Priscilla King, Calgary Branch Treasurer; Alicia Romero, Tempo and Impromptu Editor; Barbara Robertson, email
- Alberta Music Education Foundation (AMEF)—Janette Underwood, President; Teresa Allred, Past President; Noah Borin, Administrator; Sheryl Krill, Interim Executive Director
- Alberta Piano Teachers’ Association (APTA)—Penny Carleton, President; Joan Ritchie, Past President; Dawn Naumann, Newsletter Editor; Jennifer Latta, Assistant Newsletter Editor; Joan Blench, Membership Convenor
- Music Theory Network—Po Yeh, President
- Amici String Program—Fiona Carnie & Theresa Plotnick, Co-Directors; Elspeth Leahy, Treasurer
- Lake Bonavista Village, Trinity Lodge, Scenic Acres Retirement Residence, Garrison Green Seniors Community—hosting CASSA student performances, monetary gifts
- Senior Residence performers—Quinn Gomez, Lyndsey & Erica Gundesen, Marie Eve Leclerc, Kathleen & Krista Milani, Darcy & Georgeanne van Helden
- Rideau Music—Lynden Gill and staff
- City Course Food Services & Catering—Felix and Vicki Reydler and staff
- Edelweiss Imports—Stan and Marianne Kundert—receptions and baskets
- Business Edge Coaching Inc.—Cheryl Dyck
- Minuteman Press—Graeme Connell—printing
- Tiramisuphotography.com—Allan Powell—photography
- Shangarry Bed & Breakfast—Josephine Davy-Seetal—accommodation
- Hughes House Bed & Breakfast—accommodation
- That’s Entertainment—Manfred Huesken—DVD production
- ProArts Society performance—Alison Crabb, Sharon Fast, Judy Heninger
- Sheryl King-Reimer—former CASSA Senior Administrator
- Jay-Arnel Arca, Rhona-Mae Arca, Margaret Brentnall—former administrative team members
- Ken Morgan—meetings with 2009 artists
- Kathy Milani—photography release form
- Derek Stoll—technical, transport and administrative assistance
- Tara Alldred-Gundesen, Lyndsay Gundesen, Rhiisa Gundesen—CASSA T-shirt design
- Dorothea Johanson—Technical research, Senior Resident Recitals, video
- Richard & Heather Scholz and family—music stands, camp set up and movies
- Keiko Takahashi—music production
- Families of CASS-Amici participants—registration, lunch supervision, performance set up, tear down
- Shelley Foo—Adult Piano Camp, Improv Camp and Piano Pedagogy Workshop volunteer
- Sarah Moore—Musical Theatre Showtime volunteer
- Leah Schmidt, John Wang, Mark Taylor, Nadine Harshenin, and Yichen Wu—MDMA/PW volunteers and Grant-in-Aid recipients
- Adult Piano Camp string performers—Osmund Chiu, Elizabeth Munson, and Elizabet Rajchel
- Gus van Helden—Piano Camp photography
- Carl and Sherry Johnson—Piano Camp volunteers
- Tuscany Productions Ltd. and Rob Whitworth—extra photography; web page design and maintenance; newsletter design, editing and publishing; technical consultation
- We value our sponsors and donors greatly so we have made every effort to ensure completeness and accuracy of our Friends of CASSA registry. If there is an error or omission on this page, please accept our apology and contact the CASSA office at 403-271-0418.
