Rincon/University High School Choir Rummage Sale this Saturday

Rummage sale now in cafeteria; will help fund trip to Carnegie Hall in April

TUCSON (Oct. 10, 2011) – The Rincon/University High School (RUHS) Choirs will hold its annual rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 in the cafeteria at Rincon/University High School to raise funds to travel to New York in April to participate in a performance at historic Carnegie Hall.

“This is a great honor for my students to be selected to perform at Carnegie Hall. The Rincon/University High School Choirs are made up of some of the finest musicians in the State of Arizona, so we’re raising funds throughout the year to make sure all the students in the Concert Choir can go if they choose.” said Mareena Boosamra Ball, Director of Choral Activities at Rincon/University High School. A Silent Auction/Ice Cream Social/Jazz Concert will be held on Wed. Nov. 16th and a Madrigal Dinner and Show Dec.2-3 are also being organized by parents and/ students to help the cause.

Donations for the rummage sale – from household items to musical instruments – are welcome and can be dropped off at the choir room at the school after 3 p.m. any weekday. Rincon / University High is located at 421 N. Arcadia Blvd. - at 5th Street just east of Swan. The rummage sale will be held in the gym next to the choir room on the west side of the campus. Parking will be provided in the north parking lot off 5th Street.

Parents and friends can also make an Arizona State Tax Credit donation targeting the Choir before the end of the year. Donations can be made online at https://tusdstats.tusd.k12.az.us/paweb/utility/taxcredit/school.aspx

This will be the fourth time the school has traveled to New York to appear at Carnegie Hall and the fifth time for Ms. Boosamra Ball, who before joining Rincon/University High was a choral teacher at Cholla High School. About 60 choir students are expected to go on the school trip during the 2012 spring break.

The students will spend five days and four nights in New York City, rehearsing each day before the April 8 performance at Carnegie Hall. The trip is organized by Mid America Productions.

“The students will also tour the city, see a musical or opera, visit many cultural sights such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other NYC attractions, but the main reason for going is to appear at Carnegie Hall,” added Boosamra Ball.

The students will also raise funds themselves to help pay for their trip, asking friends, family and neighbors to donate specifically to the choir via the tax credit program -- or by donating items to the rummage sale or silent auction. For additional information on the rummage sale or donating, call Martha Demer at (520) 954-5307, or e-mail her at marthademer@gmail.com.

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What: RUHS Choir Annual Rummage Sale
Why: to help send RUHS Choir Students to NYC/Carnegie Hall in April of 2012
When: Saturday, Oct. 15, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Rincon/ University High School Cafeteria
Parking: North parking lot - enter from 5th Street just east of Swan
Proceeds: Funds raised from the sale will help support choir students going on class trip to New York in April to appear at Carnegie Hall
Who: For additional information on the sale or donating, call Martha Demer at (520) 954-5307, or e-mail her at marthademer@gmail.com