Les Craig from Charlottesville, Va., WON the Red Fox Banjo, Dec. 14, 1999. Hearty and sincere THANKS to all who participated!
1000 Tickets ONLY at $25 each.		In Charlottesville, Virginia Banjo Raffle for a Stelling Red Fox Retail Value $3465
Please MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: ~ The Charlottesville Municipal Band ~ and mail to: Stelling Banjo Works 7258 Banjo Lane Afton, VA 22920 For more info, including email and phone number, please see below. Drawing will be held during the Christmas Concert at Old Lane High School, 14 Dec., 1999.

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For 77 years, the Charlottesville Municipal Band has provided music for various civic and statewide events from welcoming dignitaries to Charlottesville, playing at college graduations, to welcoming new citizens at the Naturalization Ceremonies held at Monticello each 4th of July. The band also performs many free concerts in and around the city throughout the year including an annual Christmas concert. Currently, the band has no permanent home. It rents out an auditorium once a week in the Old Lane High School, now the county office building. The county wants to use the band's space for more offices and a new Municipal Arts Center has been under construction for several years to which the band will ultimately move. However, the money to complete the building has dried up and the building fund needs about $250,000 to complete the 7500 square foot building. In an effort to keep construction going and inspire other corporate help, Stelling Banjo Works has donated a Red Fox banjo to be raffled off during the upcoming Christmas concert, Dec. 14th. No more than 1000 tickets will be sold at $25 each and the raffle will take place with whatever is sold by that date. ALL receipts go to the building fund and checks must be payable to "The Municipal Arts Center Bldg Fund" or simply "The Charlottesville Municipal Band." When a check is received by Stelling at 7258 Banjo Lane, Afton, VA 22920, it will be deposited in the building fund account and a raffle ticket will be mailed to the donor. The stub will go into the drawing pot.

Why is Geoff Stelling doing this? He plays cornet and trumpet in the band and really wants to help. The new building will be an asset to the entire community, not just the band. Many thanks to those who have already contributed and thanks to those who will.