2011 Spring Tour - April 26 to May 4, 2010

Chicago, IL

HCA Senior Band's success at Association of Christian Schools International's Canadian music festival in Three Hills, AB and the spectacular results at 2008's Heritage Festival in Anaheim, CA and 2009's Heritage Festival in Seattle, WA demonstrated to HCA Fine Arts Director Torri Airhart and the HCA Music Parents Association that HCA students should continue to compete at the highest level possible. The 2010 tour to Saskatoon also demonstrated that non-competition tours help build bridges between our students and the community through music. Music is a bridge that spans generations.

Touring to an international festival in a major city provides our students with a world-class musical challenge as well as a broad range of educational and cultural opportunities. The HCA Music Parents have successfully fundraised $20,000 to offset tour costs. After fundraised dollars are applied to the budget, the estimated cost/student is $2,000 per student. This amount includes all festival fees, airfare, hotel accommodation, transfers and ground transportation, admittance to social, cultural, and educational facilities, clinical instruction at a major university, and all meals. Fees do not include Passport applications costs, US visas for students travelling on foreign passports, border fees for visa travelers, or travel medical insurance which are required.

Because of the higher cost of this tour, three payment plans are available. All registrations must include post-dated cheques for all payments due before February 28, 2011. Final tour costs will be established by November 1, 2010 and the remaining post-dated cheques for final tour payments are due by November 30, 2010.

Plan 1 – Monthly payments

Tour Deposit - A cheque for $650 dated July 15, 2010 is due June 28, 2010

Monthly Payments – Monthly post-dates cheques of $150 are payable from August 1, 2010 through February 1, 2011. (7 x$150 = $1050) These cheques are due by June 28, 2010.

Final Payments - Two post-dated cheques payable March 1, 2011 and April 1, 2011, the amount to be determined when the final tour budget is established, are due by November 30, 2010.

Plan 2 – Three payments

Payment 1 – Tour Deposit of $650 due September 30, 2010.

Payment 2 – Interim payment of $950 payable January 31, 2011. (Post-dated cheque due by September 30, 2010.)

Payment 3 – Final payment of approximately $400 due March 15, 2010. (Post-dated cheque due by November 30, 2010.)

Plan 3 – Lump-sum payment - 5% discount

One payment of $1600 due by September 30, 2010. A post-dated cheque for final tour fees is payable March 15, 2011 and due by November 30, 2010.

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Shopping Rewards

Shopping reward balances may be applied to overall tour fees by using the attached fee calculation form. No Shopping Reward balances accumulated after March 15, 2011 may be applied to 2011 tour fees.

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Tour Bursaries

Tour bursary applications are due September 30, 2010. Deposits and post-dated cheques must accompany the application. Fees will be adjusted for successful applicants. Students on the lump sum plan are not eligible for bursaries.

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A $25 Fee will be applied to all NSF cheques.