61^st Australian Intervarsity Choral Festival

All over the developed world, people are re-discovering that singing is good for you. Indigenous and intact cultures have known this for centuries. Songs have carried, and still carry, culture: wisdom, knowledge, history - and the joys, struggles and sorrows of the people. Songs are a vehicle for expression and a container for emotion. Singing can also cross language barriers & religious barriers as well. Choral Music inspires, exalts, soothes, and admonishes listeners; and can transform the ‘ordinary’ to the ‘extraordinary’. When people sing together, they often find the experience meaningful, energising and refreshing, and they come away with hope, a lift of spirit and a sense of belonging.

Music comes from the heart and can have so many benefits for communities including:

• The establishment of valuable networks
• The development of community pride
• A decrease in social isolation in the community
• Improved understanding of different cultures or lifestyles
• A range of health benefits

Your kind financial assistance the CIV 2010 national university choral festival and choir, will bring the transforming benefits of choral music to you, and the Canberra and region community in 2010.

Contact the Treasurer, treasurer AT civ.aicsa.org.au about making a tax deductible donation.

Donations and Sponsorship

Why donate to CIV 2010?

Giving is good. Christmas is a time for giving. Giving to CIV will support the 61^st year of intervarsity choral singing and all the great things that people enjoy about music.

Tax deductible donations made to the 61^st AIVCF Public Fund will be used towards the Festivals key goals and activities.

You generous donation will contribute to:

• Promoting choral music
• Supporting the Concert – staging, publicity, programming and other aspects
• Upholding Australian Intervarsity Choral Festival traditions
• Supporting the intensive rehearsal camp
• Assisting with the social activities and events
• Supporting the work of the musical staff

Tax deductible donations

From 30 September 2009 the 61^st Intervarsity Choral Festival Canberra (CIV) Inc became a Registered Gift Recipient with the Australian Tax Office. This means that a donation of $2.00 or over made to the 61^st AIVCF Public Fund can be used as a tax deduction by the donor.

The donation could be $2, $200 or $2 million and the Festival will send the donor a tax receipt listing the amount of the donation. The donor can then list this donation on their tax return for the year that the donation was made and receive a reduction in the amount of tax to be paid in that year.

The 61^st AIVCF Public Fund was set up to enable the organisation to accept tax deductible donations. The fund is listed on the Register of Cultural Organisations (ROCO) under Sub-section 30B of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1977.

In order to comply with the guidelines of ROCO, the Festival has a Public Fund Committee. This Committee ensures that funds are used appropriately and gives approval for funds to be transferred out of the Public Fund account.

How to donate to CIV 2010

For every tax deductible donation we would like to provide you with an official receipt for your tax return, please provide us with your name and address details. In addition, you are welcome to state a preference as to how your gift could be used. We thank you, in advance, for your generous donation to further the development of this festival.

There are two ways to make a monetary donation to the 61^st AIVCF Public Fund:

1. You can download the CIV 2010 tax deductible donation form and send the form in with your cheque OR
2. You can make a direct deposit into the 61^st AIVCF Public Fund and email your details from the form to treasurer AT civ.aicsa.org.au

Name of Fund: 61^st AIVCF Public Fund
BSB: 641 800 Account Number: 200539018

Sponsorship

The 61^st Intervarsity Choral Festival Canberra (CIV) Inc welcomes any approaches for general sponsorship of the event or sponsorship of specific activities.

For more information on sponsorship opportunities and levels of sponsorship please contact the Treasurer, treasurer AT civ.aicsa.org.au.

About CIV

The 61^st Intervarsity Choral Festival Canberra (CIV) Inc is a not-for-profit organisation that is primarily funded through registrations and also requires generous donations to enhance the festival experience. From 30 September 2009 the Festival is able to receive your tax deductible donation.

Along with the national organisation, the Australian Intervarsity Choral Societies Association (AICSA), CIV 2010 will be upholding a tradition of over 60 years by holding an intervarsity choral festival, this time in the Canberra region. Participants include students and non-students alike, from across Australia, who simply enjoy making music together. The intensive rehearsal camp and social activities will culminate in a Spanish-themed music concert at The Q – Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre on 23 January 2010, where the Canberra and regional community are invited to be a part of this special event.

CIV 2010 key goals and principal purpose are to:

• Promote choral music to the community of Canberra and its surrounding regions
• Encourage and promote cooperation between choral and musical societies of Australian institutions of tertiary education
• Further the performance of, and interest in, choral music