NEWSLETTER
Greetings SAM 161 members & fellow magicians.
Activities scheduled for May include a Family Magic lecture by Tim Fortune, a volunteer magic performance opportunity in support of the Lupus Research Alliance and a continuation of the Pablo’s Magic Sessions.
TIM FORTUNE: We’d like to share a brief update with our members and friends about our Assembly and the upcoming lecture featuring Tim Fortune.
As you may recall, Tim will be presenting on family entertainment, drawing from his experience and insights in the field. We’re pleased to offer this lecture free of charge to both members and any guests you’d like to bring.
We’re especially grateful to Tim for generously volunteering his time and talents at no cost. His support is helping our assembly close out the year with only a modest deficit. As many of you know, our expenses have increased this year, which may make a modest dues increase next season unavoidable.
To give you a clearer picture, our average cost per lecture is approximately $500 (including lecture, lodging, and meals). In addition, our annual internet-related expenses—such as Zoom, domain registration, and web hosting—total about $500.
We are actively exploring ways to strengthen our finances. We’ve already decided to bring back the 50/50 raffle and are considering a few other ideas. We warmly welcome your suggestions as well as your help in growing our membership.
You’ll be hearing more about these efforts in the near future. In the meantime, voluntary contributions are always appreciated, and a contribution jar will be available at Tim’s lecture.
LUPUS: The Walk For the Cure is scheduled for Saturday morning, May 9th at the Meadowlands Racetrack. If you’d like to join us for a fun time entertaining the Walker Teams, contact me via email for details.
MAGIC SESSIONING: Pablo’s May session is scheduled for Thursday May 21st at 6:30 PM. If you care to join in, contact Pablo to RSVP and get directions to his home. cacuy@aol.com.
We hope you’ll be able to join us at Tim’s lecture—and that you’ll bring along a few friends!
Warm regards,
Greg