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Silent Auction

On Sunday, May 18, 2008, the Berkeley Youth Orchestra will host its annual Spring Concert and Silent Auction at Laney College in Oakland. Funds raised from this event will be used to provide music, music scores, equipment, as well as financial assistance for its members. More students received scholarships this year than ever before. The students of the BYO benefit tremendously from your contributions.

The Berkeley Youth Orchestra (BYO), under the direction of Conductor Jay Lehmann, is now celebrating our Thirty-Eighth Anniversary season. The ensemble consists of over 100 players from all over the Bay Area, with some members traveling from as far away as San Francisco, Fremont, Walnut Creek and Vallejo. BYO provides most of its members with their first full orchestral experience and the orchestra is enjoying unprecedented respect and support in the musical community. We are reaching out to alumni and businesses in our community to help us make this year’s auction our most successful fundraising event ever.

Please consider donating one or more of the following:

• An item or gift certificate for our silent auction

• Food or drink for the event

• A cash sponsorship to help defray the costs of a concert ($250 per event)

If you donate to our event, your company’s name and a description of your donation will be acknowledged in our concert program. Sponsors of $250 or more will also be verbally recognized from the stage. The BYO is non-sectarian, non-discriminatory, and we are a 501(c)3 npn-profit corporation under IRS code. The BYO Tax ID is 94-2270463.

Please send your tax-deductible donation to the Berkeley Youth Orchestra, P.O. Box 1294, Berkeley, CA 94701. If your donation requires special handling, or if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Orchestra Administrator Leah Maddock by phone (510-663-3296) or email (byoorchestra@gmail.com).

Thank you. Your generous donation will enable children throughout the greater East Bay to continue to enjoy music with Berkeley Youth Orchestra.

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