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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Thanks to contributions and volunteer efforts from our Members, Geauga Center for the Arts was able to put on two successful productions this year:<br>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">a dramatic reading of A Christmas Carol at the Heritage House in Chardon Square, and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Big Creek Park!</span><o:p class="ContentPasted0" style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"> </o:p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"> </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">We also had local artists participate in several craft shows on our behalf.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">And,
we hope to soon be offering arts and theater-related classes in the Chardon area!</span><o:p class="ContentPasted0" style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"> </o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Become a Member for the 2023-2024 season! H</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">elp us continue
to grow, and be the first to hear about upcoming shows, events, and other ways to get involved.</span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"> </span><o:p class="ContentPasted0" style="font-family: "inherit", serif; font-size: 11.5pt; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"> </o:p></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">All Members as of August 1<sup class="ContentPasted0">st</sup><span style="margin:0px"> can</span> vote in our Annual Meeting on August
2<sup class="ContentPasted0">nd</sup><span style="margin:0px"> </span>and help elect our new Board of Directors! </span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Learn more about Membership at<span style="margin:0px"> </span><a href="http://gcarts.org/become-a-member?fbclid=IwAR3D0lxdXbPaC9FAQ_AKlnqWGn1PUiHuTD5AMP6H7b3YoVT61oiDFjNXVGg" target="_blank" class="ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin:0px"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;margin:0px;padding:0in">gcarts.org/become-a-member</span></a>!</span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">We offer Individual and Family Memberships.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Individual Memberships ($25) cover one (1) person.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Family Memberships ($40) cover up to four (4) people.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">All Voting Members must be over the age of 18.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Members in good standing by August 1st will be eligible to vote in the 2023 Annual Meeting.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Members in good standing are eligible to apply for open positions on the Board of Directors.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<u><span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Open Board Positions</span></u><span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">:<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "inherit", serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">We are also seeking to fill several open Board positions! If you are interested in getting more involved and helping guide GCA’s path forward,
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later than July 23<sup class="ContentPasted0">rd</sup>. Let us know why you are interested in becoming a Board Member, and list any relevant experience, skills, or qualifications. We will put together a slate of new Board Members for our membership to vote
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