Asheville Symphony Guild

Guild News through the year, by date

The New Season of Asheville Symphony Guild Musical Feasts is Coming!

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We are finalizing the winter and early spring season of our Feast fundraisers!  We are looking forward to three new post-Symphony Talk feasts – the three this fall have been so successful.  On tap also is a feast for the eyes and ears at All Souls Cathedral, a taste tour of Asheville’s roof top bars, and a spring hike.

Keep checking this website and your email for your opportunity to sign up for more fun, friendship, and community.

New Fundraising Opportunity

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Honey Baked Ham has approved our fundraiser request and just in time for our holiday meal planning and gift giving.  We will receive 20% of gift card sales for purchases at the following link:

https://honeybakedfundraising.com/fundraisers/support_the_asheville_symphony_orchestra

WHAT CAN YOU GET WITH A HONEYBAKED GIFT CARD?

There are so many ways to enjoy HoneyBaked. Every Honey Baked Ham is fully cooked & ready to serve, so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time with family. Underneath that sweet, crunchy glaze is the leanest, most flavorful, moist & tender ham you’ll find anywhere. Whether it’s our signature ham, tender turkey, delicious desserts or our tasty Heat & Serve sides, you know you’ll be serving the best.. And your favorite home-made sandwich of the year on December 26th can be enjoyed all year long when you come in to HoneyBaked for lunch!

You can use your HoneyBaked Gift Card to shop online or in-store at any HoneyBaked location nationwide. And the most satisfying part? 20% of your purchase goes directly to support the fundraiser.

President’s Message

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We’ve now learned about the exciting ASO program and activities planned for the upcoming season.  Guild members are energized and eager to support their ambitious and exciting agenda.  We have some plans to announce as well. 

To begin with, an all-day planning session will take place on July 18th.  We will update the Guild’s strategic plans, discuss ways to better communicate with our membership, review procedures, and brainstorm fundraising opportunities.  We’d like you to participate in this process by submitting your ideas so that they can be incorporated.  You can submit your ideas through the contact link on this website, or by directly contacting any board member.

Membership renewals/joins for 2022-2023 are due by July 1.  An active membership is required to attend the potluck or to have early access to purchase upcoming musical feasts.

Our first get together, the Guild Potluck, will take place on September 9, 5:00pm at the Governor’s Western Residence, 45 Patton Mountain Road. Look for the signup on the website in August where you will be able to register and indicate type of dish you will bring.

As a fundraiser, we are planning a talent show, showcasing a variety of musical instruments, voices, dance, stand up comedians (we must have someone), etc.  It is tentatively being planned for March 14, 2023.  To be successful, we need commitments for participation, either with performances or organizational assistance.  If you are willing to share your musical or other talent, please let me know.  If you’re willing to be on the committee to help organize, please let me know.   We hope to sell a lot of tickets to help us meet our goal for contributions to the symphony.

We are investigating an April estate sale at the WNC Bridge Foundation.  This is a heads up to start collecting your items to contribute to the sale.  The last two sales have been extremely successful due to your generosity.

We are also looking forward to a new season of Musical Feasts.  I don’t have to tell you how fabulous these events are and how much we appreciate the hard work of the Musical Feast Committee.

Lastly, I appeal to you to help us recruit members,  to sign up to help one of our committees and/or to volunteer for short term assignments.  Contribute your ideas to help us fulfill our mission to support the Asheville Symphony Orchestra.

Thank you all for your support and enjoy the summer.

Betty Fox