new award has been established
for this category. It is also Nora's
..job. to. get the winners from this

area to the provincial competi-

tions at the Festival of the Arts.
She credits Irene Kuhar with
‘keeping all the paper work in
order,

The Awards Committee begins
the process of confirming awards
by letter in late October or early
November. In early January, it’s
usually necessary to get back to
donors who haven’t responded to
the letter, It’s very seldom that a

donor declines to give again. In.

fact, over the years, many donors
have: incréased their awards.
Awards this year range from.$50
to $1,000. Trophies are usually
reserved for the juniors, with
monetary awards for the inter-
mediates and seniors. Nora says
there's no problem finding new
donors, if required. People often
call her to express their interest
in the program. —

Although her committee is
complete for now, Nora stresses

| Nora Phillips: ° _
The most generous.
festival in B.C... ,

that the PNWMF can always use
more volunteers. With annual

membership only $5, they have

only 22 paid-up members.
As Nora rushes off to the

Pentecostal Assembly (one of the

three venues this year, including

_ the REM. Lee Theatre and

Skeena Junior Secondary School)
she says with conviction, "The
Pacific Northwest Music Festival

‘generates a tremendous interest

in, and economic boost for, our
community. We should all . be

- proud.”

| —Betty Barton

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