We welcome you to our first 

on-line issue of RONDO!

Are you, too, wondering about the shift from print to electronic publication?  Or are you among those who have already made the change?  Since we are just beginning that journey, we invite you to join us in this endeavor as we explore the possibilities of this new format.  SOVA's whole reason for being is to share information, ideas, best practices and other information that will aid and support each one of us in our leagues or guilds.  Therefore, we will be happy to share our experience as we go forward in our efforts to communicate with you in a more efficient, more cost effective and more timely manner than ever before.

As the new President, I am very aware that, although a Charter Member of SOVA, I am the first President who is not a Founding Member.  That we are initiating a change does not mean that we will be deviating from the SOVA Purpose and mission initiated by and held so dear to the hearts and minds of those who founded this wonderful organization.  We are trying to keep up with the latest technology that will prove us more efficient and effective.  All of us on the Board are cognizant of keeping to the message.  What a wonderful gift the Founders gave us of support, of sharing, of camaraderie almost "in our own backyards"!

To that end, I invite you to the up-coming Roundtable, "Message in a Bottle," October 17th-18th at the Marriott Resort and Spa at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach.  We listened to your comments and requests and have expanded it to a day and a half - more time for everything!  The first afternoon will engage you, hands-on, in a technology fair exploring new ways that can help you, your projects and your organizations.  Later you will hear, among other things, how one symphony volunteer organization re-purposed a project from another organization to fit its own needs and "audience."  Sharing what works, once again, is what we are all about - networking, supporting, sharing and making new friends!