Noteworthy
Week of November 29
Dear Correia Music Families,
Welcome back! We hope everyone had a wonderful and restful Fall Break. As we close out November and begin December it is time to start thinking about the Correia Winter Gala Holiday Concert! Read on for more details and other upcoming opportunities to support your musical student:
- Concert Details
- Concessions and Raffle Donations Needed
- Reminder: Uniforms Required (Due Dec 3)
- Giving Tuesday
- Amazon Smile Contest
- Sushi Lounge Gift Card Fundraiser
- Calendar of Upcoming Events
Directors - Correia Music Department
Ina Soliz - Guitar & Choir
Marc Dwyer - Director of Instrumental Music
WINTER GALA HOLIDAY CONCERT
Wednesday | December 15 | 6:00pm
Join us for our Winter Gala Holiday Concert, with performances by our Jazz Ensemble, Beginning Band, Intermediate Band, Advanced Band, Choir, and Orchestra. This wonderful event showcases the hard work our students have put into their music this semester and will definitely put you in the mood for the holidays.
Join us early for dinner at our concert concession area and don't forget to visit our concert raffles for a chance to go home with some great holiday gifts. 100% of the proceeds from Concessions and Raffles go to support music at Correia MS.
Call for Concessions & Raffle Items
Concessions
Once again, CIMA will be hosting full dinner concessions along with the traditional cakes, cookies, and other sweets to help raise money for our music program. Many hands make light work - please sign up [HERE] to bring a: main dish, side, beverage, or dessert. We all also need several shifts of servers and helpers so volunteers can see their children perform.
Raffle
Do you own a business or vacation rental, frequent a favorite local shop, or have a great idea for a valuable prize experience? We would be delighted to include your contribution to our raffle baskets at the Winter Concert!
We are accepting gift certificates, merchandise, experience tickets, and more for our fabulous prize baskets. Your donation will be recognized on our website (www.correiamusic.com), and the business name will be placed on all publicity materials, as well as announced at the concert.
Items may be dropped off at the school (attention: CIMA) anytime before Dec. 16. Contact Georgina Peavey, CIMA President, for more details or to set up a donation.
REMINDER: Uniforms are Needed for Winter Concert
For Uniform Guidelines or to purchase a Uniform online please visit our Uniform page on correiamusic.com.
All uniform orders (including online orders) should be turned in with the correct paper order form so we know what size your child needs.
All Uniform Orders are due no later than December 3, 2021.
FUNDRAISING
Giving Tuesday Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and we would be grateful for you to support CIMA in one of the following ways:
- Making a tax-deductible donation by check or through Paypal
- Signing up for Amazon Smile (How-To is below)
- Volunteering time or talent to Winter Concert concessions/raffle
Sushi Lounge Gift Card Fundraiser
Sushi Lounge is donating 20% of all gift card sales from December 6th- December 12th to CIMA!
Gift cards can be purchased online at www.sushiloungesd.com or in person at any of our 3 locations listed below. Gift cards never expire, make great gifts, and can be purchased before your meal to allow for the donation. There is no need to mention this promotion or bring a flyer, so share on social media and with family and friends! Gift cards are redeemable at all locations.
Sushi Lounge is a proud supporter of Correia and CIMA.
Sushi Lounge Point Loma
1304 Rosecrans St., San Diego, 92106
619-501-5982
Sushi Lounge Encinitas
461 Santa Fe Drive, Encinitas, 92024
760-633-2299
Sushi Lounge Poway
12622 Poway Rd., Poway, 92064
858-748-0070
Amazon Smile Contest - Ends THIS FRIDAY!!!
Looking for an easy way to support our students this year? AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support our students every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to CIMA.
It is so easy and such a great way to raise money for CIMA, this year we are making it a class competition with the top class with the highest average of linked accounts getting a pizza party! There are other in great student incentives as well! First, any student who provides screenshot proof of their linked accounts will receive a free cookie from The Cravory Cookie Company. They will also be entered into a raffle for a gift certificate to Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore!
Here is how to link your account to CIMA's AmazonSmile:
- FIRST-TIME USERS:
- On your first visit to AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), you are prompted to select a charitable organization from our list of eligible organizations. Be sure to select Correia Instrumental Music Association Inc.
- On the mobile app, just search for AmazonSmile in the search bar and follow the prompts.
- RETURNING USERS:
- Sign in to smile.amazon.com on your desktop or mobile phone browser.
- From your desktop, go to Your Account from the top of any page, and then select Change Your AmazonSmile Charity. Or, from your mobile browser or app, select Change Your Charity from the options at the bottom of the page.
- Select Correia Instrumental Music Association Inc.
Share this opportunity with your friends and family -- every linked account provides your student another entry for our prizes!
LOOKING AHEAD
Dec 3: UNIFORM ORDERS DUE
Dec 3: Amazon Smile Contest Ends
Dec 6-12: Sushi Lounge Gift Card Fundraiser
Dec 7: CIMA Monthly Meeting
Dec 15: Winter Holiday Gala
Dec 20: Winter Break Begins