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9/10/2012

From: Kim Curlee, President, GSI International Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

To: Our Square Dance Friends

Hello SQUARE DANCE FRIENDS,

We write this letter to thank you for your fellowship, your time and work towards our shared goal—the preservation andpromotion of our wonderful and historic pastime of square dancing.

WHAT IS THE MISSION OF GRAND SQUARE INTERNATIONAL? Our purpose at GSI International is to connect square dancers everywhere—all around the world. Our efforts are

organized to contribute positively to our activity by enhancing friendships and promoting the activity so that it may survivefor generations to come.

We travel the world and communicate with square dance organizations of all sizes and do our very best to servethem in a number of ways.

THE GRAND SQUARE INTERNATIONAL STORYGrand Square, Inc. evolved out of two things—passion and need. Our founders had a true passion for square

dancing on all levels—from grass roots get togethers to large state and national events. The need for another organizationto carry-on and promote our pastime—an organization of any size, location and determination, was and is—still clear. Sowe organized in Charlotte, NC and went to work organizing and dancing and such—in 2001.

Fast-forward through twelve years of hard work, incredible fun, thousands of road, air and sea miles and numer-ous friendships made worldwide, and we have a clear focal point for our efforts, one of many, but crystal clear: and thatpoint is training. GSI has hosted dances, sponsored dances, created awareness of and participated in events of all sizes, withorganizations of all sorts, and through it all, it has become evident to us that to reverse the decline of our proud and benefi-cial activity, training those at the helm for the decades ahead—callers, organizers and top-level dancers—is just what wehave to do. Quickly and efficiently. And again, with passion, so that the passion is handed down to a new group of enthusi-asts.

There is something at the core of square dancing that connects people. And in that connection, participants be-come community. It was a natural progression that in organizing numbers of friends and neighbors—whether they are sep-arated by a mile or an ocean—they became friends and family. It was during the shock of Hurricane Katrina, whichdisplaced hundreds of thousands in the Gulf Coast area of the USA, among them thousands of square dancers—that theadditional benefits of these new connections did their best. We rallied, we raised a tremendous amount of awareness, andfunds and did something that truly amazed us all. We did immediate good—good that even our seemingly paralyzed gov-ernment did not. And that was just the beginning. When Japan was devastated by the worst Tsunami and ensuing nucleardisaster in recent memory, our connections spanned continents and currencies to strengthen the bonds of an internationalgroup of friends, non-political, non-denominational, and simply emerging as something worthwhile, this time throughGrand Square INTERNATIONAL, and dozens of GSI World Leaders in distant areas of the world. We connected. Wedid good.

Where in the world is GSI International? Well, we’re proud to say that our flag flies in countries that we neverimagined we would have the pleasure of working with, and if you’ve ever visited our home office in Charlotte, NC, youmay think you were visiting the United Nations. We have the luxury of spreading a positive message, and of a wonderfulgroup of GSI Leaders (who are also leaders in their own countries and organizations) who you simply must meet. The bestway to chart our progress is to visit this link on our web page which introduces our leaders from around the world. It’s hereat: www.GSIInternational.org/gsileaders.

From day one, we have been on a mission. In the US, we applied for and received 501 © 3 non-profit status (char-itable) so that we might “Protect and Preserve the Great American Heritage of Square Dancing.” This dance, and themany variations of it, are, of course, a world treasure, and we have found it increasingly beneficial to invite dancers fromaround the world to the US, and visit clubs and organizations and connect dancers from all areas of the world with our owngroup of participants in building a new foundation for generations of dancers to enjoy.

GSI International is single-minded—raise awareness and funds to promote our activity. When we began to reachout internationally and work with groups and organizations worldwide, our work was and remains intended to help thosegroups and the areas they operate in. When we help raise money for a GSI International event in any country, those fundsbenefit the same country. We’re proud to give help—and receive help—around the world.

GSI in non-profit—we’ve established that—but did you know that our (extremely busy AND talented) WorldLeaders are VOLUNTEERS? We can’t believe it either. We’re fortunate to know these fine folk, and the activity is somuch the better because of their generosity.

In terms of square dancing, which has been around for nearly three centuries, and major national clubs, some ofwhich are 20-30-40-50 years and counting, GSI is just plain new. Yet we’ve accomplished a tremendous amount in ourtwelve years. Some of our most notable accomplishments include membership in the JSDA, ECTA and a wonderful, sup-portive relationship with CALLERLAB. In addition, you’ll find our first decade encapsulated in an archive requested byand on display at the New England Foundation of Square Dancing—America’s first and foremost museum of our activity.

We at GSI are humbled, proud, excited and inspired by our accomplishments and now turn our attention to thefuture and the needs of more education for callers, organizers and clinics around the world.

GSI IS ON THE MOVE WORLDWIDEIn early April 2012, GSI World Leaders from Europe, Japan, the US and many other countries got together in

Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Our agenda was to form a plan to serve the square dancers of all countries by fostering thetraining and development of key entertainers—new square dance callers. This is essential to the future of square dancing.

In our first GSI World Leaders meeting, we knew that first we must all get to know each other, so that we mightbetter serve the world’s square dancers as a unified group. Our first agreed function as a group is this: we have one specificprogram in mind to connect square dancers —by enhancing friendship.

We’re proud to confidently say that this function is well underway.

LEARN MORE ABOUT GSI—IN ANY LANGUAGE—ON OUR WEBSITEUntil now, with no small effort, we (the GSI Leaders) have exchanged online documents between GSI Leaders in

many countries, some of whom have personally translated this into an “official” version in their own native language.The technology wizards at Google seemed to be thinking exactly what we were thinking, and we now have added

the amazing Google Translate button/function to many pages on this site. We hope dancers and callers from Japan and Tai-wan will visit and access the official GSI site at www.GSIInternational.org. It is easy, and free for everyone as well. If our siteis displayed in a language other than your own, simply click the button, select your preferred language from the drop downmenu. We know the translation of any language is quite difficult and still you can use this function as your dictionary.

As we travel around the world, meet new friends, shake hands, dance and connect our organization with yours webegin to broaden the horizons of square dancing as a whole. Sometimes our time together is brief and our languages spo-ken diverse, leaving much to be discovered about each other. Now, with GSI leaders in Japan and Taiwan, you will have fa-miliar leaders available to assist in the translating function with groups and individuals around the world. .

Please, check our website often—as we post new square dance activities and information regularly. Most of all,please feel free to let us know how we can assist you in any way.

For more information on our board, contributors and to exchange links, visit www.GSIInternational.org. Also,join us on Facebook, Twitter and tell everyone you know about us—we’ll do the same for you! Let’s Dance!

Respectfully,

Kim CurleePresident, Grand Square International, Inc. Charlotte, NC, USAServing Square Dancers Around The World

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Paul

Place

MeMorial

Dance

Saturday, April 27, 20137:00-9:30pm

Strawberry Square4401 Promenade Blvd., Plant City

Florida 33563 – Phone 813-752-0491Website: strawberrysquaredancing.com

E-Mail: strawberrydance@aol.comSee website or call for directions.

(15 minutes East of Tampa. 1 hour from Orlando and attractions)

All proceeds will go to aGSI Paul Place Scholarship Fund in honor of Paul Place.All donations tax deductible. (www.GSIInternational.org)

Donation at the door.Make checks payable to GSI Paul Place Scholarship Fund

LilliAnn Gallagher: minimercury@cfl.rr.com or 407-339-1499Bill Boyd, Host Caller

with Guest Callers

Mainstream and Plus Dance!Additional Callers: Larry Belcher, Sonny McCartney, Ron Barngrover and Keith Stevens

Cuer: Dick Nordine

Paul PlaceMemorial Dance 2013

with Cruise Planners and Royal CaribbeanCruise Planners is partnering with Grand Square International (GSI) to raise money for the Annual Scholarship fund at Pride Callers School in honor of Paul Place in Maggie Valley, NC.

Cruise Planners and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line have joined GSI in raising money for the Annual fund to teach new callers. Want to join us? Here’s how you can help. For 16 cabins booked we will give $1100, for 24 rooms booked we will give $1650, for 32 rooms booked we will give $2200 to the Scholarship Fund. The amount donated is limitless! The more rooms booked, the more we donate! All you have to do to help us reach our goals is to book a cabin on this cruise. Join the fun! Book your cruise today!

To Book your Cabin, Please contact:John Manning

877-822-2009 or 305-829-2009jmanning@cruiseplanners.com$100/person deposit

3-Night Western Caribbean Cruiseon the Enchantment of the seas

from $259 per person!

Sailing May 3rd, 2013 Friday, May 3 ..........Depart Port Canaveral (4:30pm)Saturday, May 4 ......Nassau, BahamasSunday, May 5 ........Cococay, BahamasMonday, May 6 .......Return Port Canaveral (7:00am)

Dancing Saturday and Sunday Mainstream and Plus Dance!

Callers: Larry Belcher, Sonny McCartney, Marcy Cruce (a beneficiary of the Memorial Fund) and others?Cuers: Carol Ann Ramey and others?