DearCOFAMember,

GoodMorning/Afternoon/Evening!Wehopeyouallhadagreatday!Well,asmanyofyouknow,
onMonday,theConservatoryofFineArtsheldtheir5thannualCOFAShowcase,which
presentedallfivedisciplinesto8thgradersandSunnyHillsstudents.Thisshowcaseallowedus
topublicizeandspark8thgradersinterestsinpursuingtheartsatSunnyHillsHighSchool.
Fortunately,wehadasuccessfulnightwithagreatturnoutof8thgradersattending.The
showcasewouldnothavebeenmadepossiblewithoutsomanyindividualscommitmentand
hardwork.Andso,wewouldliketoformallyrecognizeandcommendthosewhotookpartin
ensuringthesuccessoftheCOFAShowcase.

1)ThefirstthankyougoestoourMastersofCeremoniesofthenight:CamilleChartierand
ValerieYontz.Theywereabletomaintainalively,festivemoodthroughouttheShowcaseand
theaudiencecertainlyenjoyedtheirpresence.So,thankyouandwehopetoseeyouhostour
COFAQuadShow!

2)Next,wewouldliketocommendandtoshowourgreatappreciationtothemembersthat
donatedandsuppliedoursnacktablewithfoodanddrinks.Thesepeopleare:CarolineLouis,
SonaliBapna,CharissaGaringan,MadisonHolland,ArielMin,TiffanyLe,MichelleWoo,
LenardGlenMalunes.Withouttheircontribution,theshowcasewouldnthavebeenas
successfulandenjoyabletotheaudience.Withthehelpofthesnacktable,COFAearneda
largeamountofmonetarydonationstowardtheprogram!Thankyouforcreatingthesnacktable
intoasuccessfulfundraiserforCOFA!

3)Thirdly,alargethankyougoestothemanyvolunteersandhelpersthattransformedthebare
CafeteriaintoavenuefitfortheCOFAShowcase!Thesevolunteersmadesettingupforthe
eventmuchmoreeasierandquickerwithjobsthatrangedfromsettingupchairs,tables,
decoratingdisciplinetables,etc.andwereallaccomplishedsuccessfully.Thesevolunteers
include:StefanLam,KristinaUrbano,JosephBenitez,NickiMounivong,NajihaAlam,
CharissaGaringan,HannahPark,SonaliBapna,ArielMin,JaeJeong,JanettePark,Josh
Mutoc,SaraDiaz,ChristineLouis,JackWilliams,ReechaRathod,LenardGlennMalunes,
EthanJavonillo,AnnabelLee,andJadeLee.Weareawarethatthesearenotallthosewho
havevolunteeredthroughoutthenightthereareotherswhohavehelpedjustbecausetheywere
simplyavailable(ifyouareoneofthesepeoplewhosenameisnotonthelist,pleaseemail
domijavonillo@gmail.comtoreceivemoreinformation).Notonlydidthesepeoplecomeinalmost
anhourbeforetheShowcasebegan,moststayedduringtheeventtoalsosupportthe
performersandatleast30minutesaftertheeventtohelpclearawaytheCafeteria.Bydoingso,
theyembodyveryinvolvedandcommittedsupportersofCOFA.Thankyousoverymuch!**If
youhavenotreceivedproofofyourparticipationofvolunteeringattheevent,pleaseseeMr.
WallduringtheweektogettheProofform.Beadvisedthatonlythoseonthelistorhavesentan
email(seeabove)**

4)Finally,ahugethankyoutothemanysupporters,performers,andstaffthathelpedensurethe
successoftheShowcase.Theaudiencereallyenjoyedmanyoftheperformancesgiventhat
night!AspecialthankstoKevinChongandhispublicityteamforspreadingthewordoutto
mostofthe8thgradersandparentsinthegymandoutsidethetheater.Anotherbigthanksto
AngelaHamforherintroductionoftheArtAuction!Althoughweonlyhadonewinner,thepiece
wasneverthelessabletoraisemoneyfortheprogram!Lastly,averylargethankyoutothe
COFAStafffortheirdedicationandenthusiasmforthesuccessoftheCOFAShowcase!
Withoutsuchagreatstaff,theoutcomeoftheeventwouldhavebeenmuchdifferentthanwhat
hadoccurred.

WithallthesepeoplesupportinganddedicatingtheirtimeforthesuccessofCOFA,itisno
wonderwhyourprogramisoneofthemorethrivinggroupsatSunnyHillsHighSchool!So,
continuetosparkyourinterestsintheartsandtobecomemoreinvolvedwiththehappeningsof
theConservatoryofFineArts.SeeyouallattheQuadShow!

Graciously,
TheCOFAShowcaseTeam
DominicJavonillo
GerardoCarvajal
MarcoSanchez