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NOVEMBER 15, 2019 THE FRIDAY FLYER A-9

PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE

Guild hosts Annual Meeting for members

The Canyon Lake Fine Arts Guild held its Annual season at the lodge.
Meeting on Nov. 4 in the Holiday Bay Room at the Treasurer Rhonda Pilto
lodge. The meeting was attended by 140 club mem- presented the relative costs
bers, who enjoyed a sit-down dinner at no charge and of the Guild’s programs and
live entertainment featuring the five-piece Moonshot assured club members that
Band. the Guild’s financial posi-
President Ron Martel welcomed the members and tion is as strong as ever. Al-
announced that membership is filled to capacity and though the Guild is a 501(c)3
is now closed for the 2020 season. The VIP Reserved non-profit organization, the
section is already 80 percent filled for the upcoming tickets and memberships
are the club’s only source of
revenue. There are no fund-
raisers or active solicitations
for money. More important, PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE
Rhonda announced that she
expects no increase in ticket
prices or memberships for
the foreseeable future.
The business part of the
meeting was followed by a
15-minute video created by
Operations Director Larry
Garland. It provided a snip-
pet of all the Guild concerts
PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE an introduction to the bands
over the last four years, plus
that will be performing in
2020.
The video was followed by
a sit-down dinner introduced
by Vice President and So-
cial Director Bonnie Dubbs,
who organized the event. PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE
The meeting was closed with
dancing and socializing.
All of the 2019 board of
directors are returning for the 2020 season. The board a lot over the last several years, they are just getting
members are Ron Martel, president; Bonnie Dubbs, started, “We have more ideas and even more plans.
vice president and social director; Larry Garland, op- They say you can’t please all the people all the time,
erations director; Corrie Tutt, publicity director; Shari but we try, we really do.”
Skidmore, secretary; Rhonda Pilto, treasurer; and Jim In its mission to provide and promote quality music
Lafferty, membership director. to the community, the Guild awarded a $2,000 student
PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE has taken a leadership position in helping to advance nity Theater, offered two free summer concerts at Holi-
In addition to promoting quality music, the board scholarship, became a major donor to the CL Commu-
a more collaborative process between the POA and the day Harbor and donated $10,000 to upgrade the sound
more than sanctioned clubs and organizations in the system at the lodge. We don’t do this for the awards,
we do it because we love music and love our commu-
community.
Ron said that although the Guild has accomplished nity,” said Ron.

PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE PHOTO BY DONNA RITCHIE