Community Services

From: 'Evelyn Maurer' via Fullboard - Current and some former board members <fullboard@folkproject.org>

Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 9:13 PM

To: fullboard@folkproject.org; pbrangs18@gmail.com; lwfalco@optonline.net; pamsafranek@gmail.com; rjs@benevue.com

Subject: Community Service (including Performers Resource) - April 2020

Hi, Everyone,

We have lost two longtime Members:

*** on 3/27/20, Robin Roffman passed away, following a long illness.

*** on 3/28/20, Linda Colodner, who moved to Arizona several years ago, passed away from cancer.

Also of note, recently passed on:

*** Bucky Pizzarelli, Hall of Fame Jazz Guitarist, on 4/1/20, due to Covid 19.

*** Kenny Rogers, on March 20, 20, due to natural causes.

*** Ellis Marsalis, Jazz Pianist and Patriarch and musical legend, passed away on 4/2/20, due to Covid 19.

*** Bill Withers, famed singer, including "Ain't no Sunshine, has passed away on 4/4/20

Seriously ill with Covid 19, in ICUs, on Ventilators:

*** John Prine, beloved Songwriter, Musician

*** Gene Shay, beloved MC of Philly Folk Fest & Philly Folk Radio DJ

Very sick with Covid 19, but recovering:

*** Pat Wictor

*** Christine Cameron (FP Member & Evelyn Maurer's sister)

Regarding Performers Resource Directory:

*** due to Covid 19, all public live events, everywhere, are on hold, and no new requests have been received.

*** Several Members have requested inclusion in the Directory (pending activation of the new, revised Directory, which John Lamb has been working on).

Regarding "Obits" notices, we have only received a few requests so far, and Jay Wilensky has been forwarding updates to them.

Everyone, please stay Safe & Healthy!

Evelyn Maurer

FP Community Service

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From: bluesq5555 . <bluesq55@gmail.com>

Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:53 PM

To: FPboard <fullboard@folkproject.org>; Anne Maurer <eamaurer@verizon.net>

Subject: April report re obit. notices

Dear Board:

Unfortunately, we've had our first Project passing since we began the notification list, with the sad loss of Robin Siegel Roffman.

A surprisingly small number of people - 7 - signed up for the notification list. Those people were notified, as a bcc to a notice to the Board, that was sent out on the night that I received word. So, for the few people who asked to be included, the system seems to have worked.

I should also note that several other people notified people informally, as we would expect and hope.

The project certainly seems worth continuing.

Submitted in the spirit of the Project.

Jay