WAKE UP! The February issue of Twicetolled Tales (TTT) is now up on our site!

Thanks to a great number of people, there are lots of opportunities and much information that you should check out. Our new Chair, Jackie Anderson, has risen to the challenge of the position and has motivated a whole raft of ringing ventures to kick off the first quarter of 2010. And she tells the editors that there are some other good things to follow, particularly our Vacation Vibration offerings that you will learn more about soon! So take a moment to read the ttt and share the information with your friend!

To read or print the TTT, click here !.

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Composition Contest Window Still Open through May 15th!

The Area 2 Board wants to remind all composers that the current Composition Contest window is still open through May 1, 2010. As a reminder, the Young Ringers category prize has been raised from $750 to $1000.

The submission method has also been expanded to allow submitters to send in their entry either by mail or electronically via the Internet. With the Internet option, you can take advantage of working on your submission all the way through the end of the day on May 1. So fret no more in the struggle to close up the submission and getting it in on time! You now are afforded an additional day or two to fine tune your creation.

Find out more about the Area II Composition Contest here.

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Have you checked the calendar Lately?

The Area 2 Calendar has bee gathering lots of events for you to consider in the upcoming months. If you are having an event that you want to publish, let us know. In the meantime, the calendar has over 20 dates up for 2012 events and 6 dates already up for 2013! Check them out here.

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Do We Make a Difference? You Bet We Do!

Sometime, after spending so much of our personal time, effort and yes – money, we wonder whether the work we have done has had any impact at all. Certainly, that is one factor that causes each of us to hesitate when asked to contribute to Area 2 Board positions and activities. But if you think that way, that there is little return for the effort, that no one really cares, then we challenge you to think again.

For the past five years, Area 2 has been sponsoring efforts to make use of handchimes in Romania. This past summer, members of Area 2 re-visited Romania and this past Christmas season, we were rewarded with a video of the choir at the Brad Christian Center practicing with the chimes. You can see this video clip by clicking on this link, And the next time you are called on to help, think about this and say "Yes”. Believe us, it is all worth it!

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