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PAN PIPES • SPRING 2017 • sai-national.org 12 V isiting the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, is like having a fairytale come true. This is one of the absolute peak experiences of my SAI career," said Sarah Mason, past National Vice President, Membership, who visited the site and Pan's Cottage during a board meeting held in 2007. Pan's Cottage still welcomes composers and other MacDowell Colony Fellows, just as it did in 1919 when it was completed with funds provided by SAI members. The "cottage" is actually a handsome 3-story white house which can accommodate 12 artists, the largest residence facility at the Colony. SAI is largely responsible for funding and maintaining Pan's Cottage. The building houses artists from all artistic disciplines at the secluded New Hampshire artists' retreat, where thousands of composers, writers, and visual artists have come over the years to do their creative work in comfort and solitude. Many SAI members have been MacDowell Colony Fellows, including Louise Talma, Violet Archer, Jean Eichelberger-Ivey, Dika Newlin, and Alice Parker. Following are a few recent testimonials from musicians who have benefited from the creative opportunity the Colony provides. Their experiences, and those of so many more, are the reason that SAI has established the Pan's Cottage Campaign Fund — to ensure that Pan's Cottage is available to artists at the Colony for many, many more years to come. SAI PHILANTHROPIES Partnering with the McDowell colony to conduct a major renovation of Pan's Cottage, we are building a "virtual rose garden" by placing a red rose on the cottage drawing above for every $1,000 raised. We are well on our way to meeting the $100,000 goal by June 30, 2018, but still need your help. What can you do to support the Pan's Cottage Campaign efforts? • Hold chapter fundraisers – photos of chapters that donate will appear on the national website; • Match pledges made by Regional or Province Officers; • Donate an individual minimum gift of $25, matching Delta Chapter's 1916 request to the National Convention; • Speak about the MacDowell Colony and Pan's Cottage at Province Days; • Read quarterly PAN PIPES for Pan's Cottage Campaign articles. Thank you for helping Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies make the Pan's Cottage Campaign a success! Memories of MacDowell Colony

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