benefit

[Ernest Scatton]

Dear Colleagues:

What follows is a copy of a solicitation letter for a benefit concert to
aid a Bulgarian orphanage through the Bulgarian Red Cross. We'd be
grateful for any support any of you would wish to offer. Thank you in
advance.

Ernie Scatton

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    Dear Friend,

    On Mother's Day, May 10, 1998, The Program in Russian & East European
    Studies of the University at Albany will sponsor a benefit concert to
    raise funds for a renovation project at an orphanage in Bulgaria.
    Housing sixty young women 12-18 years of age, the orphanage currently
    operates in a building that has no heat, hot water, dining or kitchen
    facilities. The Home for Adolescent Girls is located in the Bulgarian
    city of Stara Zagora.

    Two internationally acclaimed Bulgarian classical musicians, the
    pianist Pavlina Dokovska and the operatic soprano Stefka Evstatieva
    have generously offered to donate their time and talents to the
    May 10th benefit concert. All proceeds of the event, scheduled for
    3:00 p.m. at Page Hall on the University's downtown campus, will
    go to the Bulgarian Red Cross specifically for the purpose of
    renovation a new facility for these young women.

    We invite you to join the artists, the Bulgarian Red Cross, President
    Karen R. Hitchcock and the faculty and staff of the University at Albany,
    and others in our community who have already agreed to support this
    undertaking. Please look at the response form to help you decide how
    you can best participate in this effort.

    Your generous support for this event will be greatly appreciated, and
    will go far towards benefitting a group of needy young women. Please
    respond by returning the enclosed form and a check made out to
    U.A.S.-Bulgarian Orphans Benefit.

    Thank you,
    Elena Vesselinov & Ernest Scatton, Co-chairs
    Organizing Committee


                               Response Form
              Mother's Day Benefit Concert for Bulgarian Orphans
                            3 p.m., May 10, 1998

   ______ Yes, we/I would like to help the young women of the Stara Zagora
          Home for Adolescent Girls -

          * by becoming a member(s) of the Honorary Committee with
            a contrubution of $100 or more, which will entitle us/me to
            2 tickets to the concert and reception.

   ______ We/I would prefer to help as Benefactor(s) with a contribution
          of $250 or more, which will entitle us/me to 4 tickets to the
          concert and reception.

   ______ We/I would like to help as Patron(s) with a contribution of $25
          or more which will entitle us/me to 1 ticket to the concert and
          reception.

   If you plan to attend the concert and reception, please help us plan
   by answering the following:

          * We/I will be able to attend the reception.  _____ (number)
          * We/ I will not be able to attend.  _____

    * Please list me/us on the concert program and invitiations as:
      (write your name(s) in the form you would like it to appear)

         _____________________________________________________

    * We/I would prefer not to be listed on the program. __________

   Even if you are unable to attend the concert or reception, you can
   still take part in this humanitarian effort. Please make your check
   payable to: U.A.S. Bulgarian Orphans Benefit

       and return it to:

       Benefit Concert for Bulgarian Orphans
       c/o Ernest Scatton
       Program in Russian & East European Studies
       Humanities 235
       University at Albany (SUNY)
       Albany, NY 12222


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