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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hello Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I would like to invite everyone to be a
part of the upcoming Latimer County Arts Council Arts and Crafts Half and Half
Sale and Lunch on Sunday, December 11<sup>th</sup>. Each year the Red Oak
Masons graciously do a fundraiser for us to raise money for our programs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>What
are our programs?<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Well, we are a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting the arts in <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Latimer</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> and southeastern <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>. Our biggest focus
is on the school systems in this county (Wilburton, Red Oak, Panola and <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Buffalo</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>). We raise money to bring arts
programming into these schools at NO cost to the school systems. For several
years we’ve brought in performances by the Tulsa Opera, which we’ll
be doing again in January. We’ve brought in musicians, puppeteers, and
all sorts of other programs that most of our school systems do not offer and/or
cannot afford. Studies have shown time and again that students exposed to Arts
programming do better on standardized testing – and since those tests
seem to determine everything else in public schools today – we want to
give our kids whatever advantages we can. This year we will be offering short residencies,
where an artist goes into individual classrooms to work on skills with children
for several weeks. For instance our own English and Creative Writing teacher,
Ande Davis will be doing a residency with 5<sup>th</sup> grade students next
semester – using creative writing to help prepare them for their writing
tests. Our Musical Director, Patrick Moore will be bringing a Music residency
later in the year. Honors program Director, Ruth Brelsford has been doing
Storytelling with elementary students for the last few years. We are also
currently working on a Dance residency. And again – all of this happens
with no expense to the schools. So, of course, we need to raise funds to make
all this keep happening. The Red Oak Masons have been very generous, and we
hope you will be, too.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>So, we are having an after-lunch type
potluck lunch at the Red Oak school cafeteria on Sunday, December 11<sup>th</sup>,
starting at 11:30am. During this time we will also have a Silent Auction set up
with our Arts and Crafts Half and Half Sale. This sale will feature art and
crafts of all sorts submitted by local artists and crafters. You’ll be
able to pick up some great Christmas gifts!! All of the lunch money and half of
the auction money will go directly to the Arts Council fund. And the Red Oak
Masons will match some of that money raised! And in support of local artists,
the other Half of the auction money will go directly back to the Artists! So,
if you make quilts or decorate cakes or paint or sculpt or write books or make
jewelry or carve wood, etc. this is a chance for you to make some Christmas
money for yourself – and donate to the arts in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Latimer</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
And if you’re worried that your masterpiece may go for less than you’d
like, don’t worry – you can set a minimum sale price, and if that
isn’t offered, we’ll return your items to you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>So, contact me if you want to enter
something into the Auction. Please pass the word to anyone you know. And
please, please consider being present for our event on December 11<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Thank you so much,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Melissa Lee<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Latimer</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> Arts Council President<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color="#804000" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#804000'>Melissa
Heath-Lee </span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color="#804000" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#804000'>Theatre Eastern</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
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color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#804000" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#804000'>Eastern Oklahoma <st1:place
w:st="on">State College</st1:place></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#804000'>1301 West Main
Street</span></font></st1:Street><font size=2 color="#804000" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#804000'> <st1:City
w:st="on">Wilburton</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">74578</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:address><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#804000" face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:#804000'>918-465-1758 </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:black'> <a
href="mailto:mlee@eosc.edu%20www.eosc.edu/academic/drama/drama_dept.html">mlee@eosc.edu
www.eosc.edu/academic/drama/drama_dept.html</a></span></font><font size=2
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