Cindy,
Thanks for your patience concerning the formation of the Polka Alliance,
and its affiliation and group exemption status with the Folk Alliance.
Unfortunately, the Polka Alliance lost steam and has been dormant over
the past year.  I reluctantly suggest that you remove the Polka Alliance
from your group exemption list at this time.  I will continue to keep an
open website for the Polka Alliance www.polkaalliance.com should the
interest spark again and I hope that the Folk Alliance will reconsider
an affiliation when a serious group can be realized.  The original
interim board membership made great strides toward the formation of this
organization so, when the interest returns much of the hard preliminary
work will have already been done.

Thank you for your consideration,
Steve Meisner

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From: Cindy/Folk Alliance [mailto: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ]
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:37 AM
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Subject: Folk Alliance Group Exemption Umbrella Program



Hello Group Exemption participants!


This email is serve as a friendly reminder that it is renewal time.  By
now you should have received a renewal letter with guidelines for our
Group Exemption Umbrella Program for 2007. As noted in your packet, your
renewal is due in our Memphis office by March 1, 2007. We will be
out Monday, February 19th through Wednesday, February 28th due to our
annual FA Conference. If you have any questions or concerns please let
us
know before that time so we can handle them accordingly. We are happy to
assist.

If you have already sent in your renewal documents please forgive our
oversight.  We hope that this email finds you well and having a lovely
beginning to 2007.  If by chance, you did not receive your package,
please
let us know in order to check the address that we have on file for you.

Thank you.


Kindest regards,

Cindy Cogbill
Director of Marketing, Sponsorships, and Outreach

Folk Alliance
510 South Main
Memphis, TN 38103
phone (901)522-1170
fax   (901) 522-1172
www.folk.org
www.myspace.com/thefolkalliance