Hi Fellow Ontario District Barbershoppers,
Our wonderful Ontario District will turn 75 next year and I know just what the old girl needs for a birthday present! As many of you are aware, the riser truck was just too expensive to maintain and operate (servicing, licences, tags and Insurance) so we recently sold it at something of a loss I’m afraid.
But we still need to get risers and shells to our Conventions, OHA, the Pep Rally and wherever else they may be needed. So a trailer will be just the ticket to fulfill our needs and in reviewing the likely costs, we think that the trailer, customisation for our load, artwork, a suitable wrap (computer paint job) and taxes will set us back about $20,000 and that is where YOU come in if you are of a mind to help Ontario District get a birthday present.
The first 200 members who send me (Dave Smith – District Treasurer) $100 each will get their names on the trailer alongside our new (yet to be decided by competition) 75th ANNIVERSARY LOGO. Given that the post is slow, let me know by email if you are donating and then mail a cheque or send me an Interac. (Interac Security Question “What 75th Birthday present?” Answer: “Trailer”).
It gets better. Your donation will earn you a tax receipt so your real cost of chipping in for this birthday present will be somewhat lower depending on your tax rate.
And that’s not all (as they say in the TV ads), you will also receive a handsome certificate to hang on your wall to remind yourself that you did something REALLY GOOD for Ontario District!
Please apply for sponsorship using the Sponsor Application Form.
We’ll be singing soon, so we will need a trailer. Meanwhile . . .
SWABS (Stay Well And Be Safe)
Dave Smith
Ontario District Treasurer
75th Anniversary Committee Member