Minutes from the February 11th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
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Maharimba Instruments for Sale
Greetings friends,
The Maharimbas of Corvallis, OR have retired after 30 years of performing, and are selling their marimbas. The set consists of five instruments, all Padauk keys:
Bass from C (bottom note), D E F G A B C D E (top note)
Comes with a strong bench
Baritone from G (bottom note) to A B C D E F G A B C D E (top note)
Comes with a strong bench
Two tenors, one lead—all have three octaves, with no F#
There is also a set of Matador Timbales on a professional stand, and a set of percussion instruments on a professional stand—2 bells and 3 blocks, and room for more.
Finally, there are 2 sets of bass mallets, and 2 sets of baritone mallets. Everything is in good working order. PVC pipes underneath, keys, etc.
The Maharimbas
These instruments were made by Peter Bush in Estacada.
We are offering the full set for $1650, or any best offer over that! Will deliver to most places in Oregon for the cost of fuel. Please contact Sara Swanberg via email at saraswan (at) casco (dot) net.
This message is posted on behalf of Sara Swanberg and the Maharimbas while we wait for Dandemutande to come back online!
Fambai zvakanaka Maharimbas!
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Benefit Concert for Zimfest!
Greetings Zimfest community,
Mylinda King is putting on her 23rd annual student marimba concert. Every year she and her students use the event to raise money for a good Zimbabwean cause. This year’s recipient is Zimfest!
The concert is free but all proceeds from the raffle and silent auction will benefit Zimfest. But wait, it gets better! We will also be raffling off an exquisite African-inspired quilt lovingly made by the Cama Beach Quilters All quilt proceeds will benefit Tariro, Ancient Ways and the Portland-Mutare Sister City Association.
When: March 3, 2018 Noon -3:00pm
Doors open 11:30am for an informative slideshow about Zimfest and Raffle preview
Where: Portland Foursquare Church, 2830 NE Flanders St. Portland, OR 97232
If you can’t make the concert but would still like to help out Zimfest you can donate a raffle or silent auction item. Gift certificates and other items can be purchased on your behalf and donated to the raffle.
For more info contact MyLinda at marimba[at]teleport[dot]com
Posted on behalf of Mylinda King
Zimfest 2018: Music Dancing Across Borders
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January Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the January 14th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
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December Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the December 10th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
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Zimfest Association Annual Campaign
Dear Zimfest Association Friends and Members,
We hope you are doing well and have found this year challenging as well as thought-provoking, given the many newsworthy events both in Zimbabwe and the USA! We write to announce the Zimfest Association’s Annual Campaign and Membership Drive. This will be our fifth year running the campaign, and we are hoping that it will be our most successful ever. While the festival itself provides some income to the association, these funds are simply insufficient to help sustain and grow the Association and the Festival. Here are some ways that you can help.
Become a Member of the Zimfest Association
Our goal is to have all Zimfest participants be members of the organization. It is our hope that a healthy dialogue about the festival and Association can emerge from a membership that feels a sense of ownership in the Zimfest Association. Membership covers the calendar year January 1st through December 31st. Membership dues are an essential part of keeping Zimfest alive and vibrant. From as little as $10.00 per year for our Youth/Student membership, there are membership categories to fit any budget and situation! Consider Regular, Family, Couple, Teacher, Lifetime, and Lifetime Family, memberships. Members may choose to have their names published on the website and in the Festival Guide as a public display of support for Zimfest. Membership fees are also 100% tax deductible, for now at least! Please refer to the membership page to renew or initiate a membership. If you renewed or took out a membership early in the year and did not hear from us, it may have been due to a glitch on our website signup form. Please write us at za-members@zimfest.org if you want to clarify your membership status.
Provide Charitable Donations to the Zimfest Association
While Membership dues are a great start, Zimfest needs a wider base of support to ensure long-term stability. For this reason, we are asking for everyone who can to make a tax-deductible donation to the Zimfest Association. These donations have been essential for the festival in the past, and your support of Zimfest now will help secure the future of the festival and sustain our financial well-being. If your company supports matching donations or in-kind work, find out from your supervisor or Human Resources department how your company can match your contribution—often dollar for dollar!
If you are a regular attendee of the festival, this is the perfect year to donate. Without a festival this year, we hope that you consider donating even a small fraction of what would normally go towards travel expenses, workshops, meal cards, etc. to help keep the momentum in this gap year. Your contributions really do make a difference and help the Association continue its efforts to put on the best Zimbabwean music festival in North America! To donate, go to the Support Zimfest page.
Other Ways to Contribute
Finally, we’d like to remind you of three completely painless ways you can donate and help Zimfest on an ongoing basis. Go to the Support Zimfest page for information on Giving Assistant, AmazonSmile and eBay Giving.
If you’d like to learn more about this festival and what goes on during the other 360 days a year, please contact us at board@zimfest.org or review our recent activities on our blog .
Thanks for all you do to help make Zimfest a success. Best wishes for the holidays and new year, and we hope to see you at Zimfest 2018!
–The Zimfest Association Board
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November Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the November 12th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
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Opportunities to Support Zimfest
Greetings,
Giving Assistant
You can now earn money back for yourself plus donate to Zimfest while shopping online at more than 3,000 stores. 
Sign up now for Giving Assistant. You can give up to 30% of your purchase price to Zimfest Association! It only takes a minute to set up your account with Giving Assistant, and Zimfest will automatically be selected as your charity of choice if you use this link.
During Giving Week from now until December 3, when you shop at participating brands and donate to the Zimfest Association, Giving Assistant will double your cash back earnings which automatically doubles your donation amount to us. Eligible online brands include Etsy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Staples and Barnes & Noble.
Volunteer for Zimfest
Don’t forget we are actively looking for volunteers to work on organizing Zimfest 2018. See our previous post for jobs and e-mail me directly at claire@zimfest.org, or our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteers@zimfest.org.
Zimfest 2018 – Music Dancing Across Borders
Regards,
Claire (Zimfest Coordinator)
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October Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the October 22nd meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
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August and September Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the August 13th and September 10th meetings of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
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July Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the July 23rd meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
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Zimfest Off-Year Fundraising Campaign
Dear Zimfest Association Friends and Members:
We hope that you are enjoying your summer and that you are finding ways to enjoy Zimbabwean music and culture despite the lack of a festival this year. The Zimfest Board is making great progress on our off-year activities including: identification of a more sustainable and easier to maintain registration software system; broadening our approach to Zimfest marketing to reach new participants while ensuring strong attendance at future festivals; reviewing potential changes to festival structure in the interest of Zimfest sustainability; and considering new sources of income for Zimfest. We hope that you have already marked your calendars for August 9-12th, 2018 for next summer’s Zimbabwean Music Festival which will once again be held at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon. Over the coming months, our Festival Coordinator, Claire Jones, will begin the process of recruiting an organizing committee. We hope that you will consider volunteering! Please reach out to by writing volunteers@zimfest.org, or directly to Claire at claire@zimfest.org if you are able to help.
As we’ve noted in the past, no organization can survive without financial support, and the Zimfest Association is no different. We need your help to survive! Towards this end, we would like to announce the start of our off-year fundraising campaign which will continue through the end of the calendar year. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help us continue to put on the best Zimbabwean music festival in North America. A strong fundraising campaign will help ensure that we go into our next festival in a strong financial situation. The funds raised will be used to help bring Zimbabwean teachers and guests to the festival, to help grow our endowment, and to raise operating funds for specific needs such as supporting the transition to our new registration software. If your company supports matching donations, please don’t forget to complete the paperwork which would allow your company to match your contribution – often dollar for dollar.
We hope that each of you will consider a donation – no amount is too small (or too big)! We would like to appeal to bands in particular to consider raising funds for Zimfest during your summer performance season. In addition, if each of you can find a willing donor within your extended network it will greatly assist us in strengthening our financial position. Contributions are tax-deductible in the 2017 tax year. Please visit the Support Zimfest page on our website (https://zimfest.org/about/support-zimfest) for instructions on how to donate. You may also wish to initiate or renew a Zimfest Association membership on the Membership page (https://zimfest.org/about/membership).
Thanks for all that you do to make Zimfest a success.
Best wishes from the Zimfest Association Board
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Maharimba Instruments for Sale
Greetings friends,
The Maharimbas of Corvallis, OR have retired after 30 years of performing, and are selling their marimbas. The set consists of five instruments, all Padauk keys:
Bass from C (bottom note), D E F G A B C D E (top note)
Comes with a strong bench
Baritone from G (bottom note) to A B C D E F G A B C D E (top note)
Comes with a strong bench
Two tenors, one lead—all have three octaves, with no F#
There is also a set of Matador Timbales on a professional stand, and a set of percussion instruments on a professional stand—2 bells and 3 blocks, and room for more.
Finally, there are 2 sets of bass mallets, and 2 sets of baritone mallets. Everything is in good working order. PVC pipes underneath, keys, etc.
The Maharimbas
These instruments were made by Peter Bush in Estacada.
We are offering the full set for $1650, or any best offer over that! Will deliver to most places in Oregon for the cost of fuel. Please contact Sara Swanberg via email at saraswan (at) casco (dot) net.
This message is posted on behalf of Sara Swanberg and the Maharimbas while we wait for Dandemutande to come back online!
Fambai zvakanaka Maharimbas!
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Benefit Concert for Zimfest!
Greetings Zimfest community,
Mylinda King is putting on her 23rd annual student marimba concert. Every year she and her students use the event to raise money for a good Zimbabwean cause. This year’s recipient is Zimfest!
The concert is free but all proceeds from the raffle and silent auction will benefit Zimfest. But wait, it gets better! We will also be raffling off an exquisite African-inspired quilt lovingly made by the Cama Beach Quilters All quilt proceeds will benefit Tariro, Ancient Ways and the Portland-Mutare Sister City Association.
When: March 3, 2018 Noon -3:00pm
Doors open 11:30am for an informative slideshow about Zimfest and Raffle preview
Where: Portland Foursquare Church, 2830 NE Flanders St. Portland, OR 97232
If you can’t make the concert but would still like to help out Zimfest you can donate a raffle or silent auction item. Gift certificates and other items can be purchased on your behalf and donated to the raffle.
For more info contact MyLinda at marimba[at]teleport[dot]com
Posted on behalf of Mylinda King
Zimfest 2018: Music Dancing Across Borders
Posted In: Zimfest Association News
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January Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the January 14th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
Posted In: Zimfest Association News
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December Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the December 10th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
Posted In: Zimfest Association News
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Zimfest Association Annual Campaign
Dear Zimfest Association Friends and Members,
We hope you are doing well and have found this year challenging as well as thought-provoking, given the many newsworthy events both in Zimbabwe and the USA! We write to announce the Zimfest Association’s Annual Campaign and Membership Drive. This will be our fifth year running the campaign, and we are hoping that it will be our most successful ever. While the festival itself provides some income to the association, these funds are simply insufficient to help sustain and grow the Association and the Festival. Here are some ways that you can help.
Become a Member of the Zimfest Association
Our goal is to have all Zimfest participants be members of the organization. It is our hope that a healthy dialogue about the festival and Association can emerge from a membership that feels a sense of ownership in the Zimfest Association. Membership covers the calendar year January 1st through December 31st. Membership dues are an essential part of keeping Zimfest alive and vibrant. From as little as $10.00 per year for our Youth/Student membership, there are membership categories to fit any budget and situation! Consider Regular, Family, Couple, Teacher, Lifetime, and Lifetime Family, memberships. Members may choose to have their names published on the website and in the Festival Guide as a public display of support for Zimfest. Membership fees are also 100% tax deductible, for now at least! Please refer to the membership page to renew or initiate a membership. If you renewed or took out a membership early in the year and did not hear from us, it may have been due to a glitch on our website signup form. Please write us at za-members@zimfest.org if you want to clarify your membership status.
Provide Charitable Donations to the Zimfest Association
While Membership dues are a great start, Zimfest needs a wider base of support to ensure long-term stability. For this reason, we are asking for everyone who can to make a tax-deductible donation to the Zimfest Association. These donations have been essential for the festival in the past, and your support of Zimfest now will help secure the future of the festival and sustain our financial well-being. If your company supports matching donations or in-kind work, find out from your supervisor or Human Resources department how your company can match your contribution—often dollar for dollar!
If you are a regular attendee of the festival, this is the perfect year to donate. Without a festival this year, we hope that you consider donating even a small fraction of what would normally go towards travel expenses, workshops, meal cards, etc. to help keep the momentum in this gap year. Your contributions really do make a difference and help the Association continue its efforts to put on the best Zimbabwean music festival in North America! To donate, go to the Support Zimfest page.
Other Ways to Contribute
Finally, we’d like to remind you of three completely painless ways you can donate and help Zimfest on an ongoing basis. Go to the Support Zimfest page for information on Giving Assistant, AmazonSmile and eBay Giving.
If you’d like to learn more about this festival and what goes on during the other 360 days a year, please contact us at board@zimfest.org or review our recent activities on our blog .
Thanks for all you do to help make Zimfest a success. Best wishes for the holidays and new year, and we hope to see you at Zimfest 2018!
–The Zimfest Association Board
Posted In: Zimfest Association News
2 Comments
November Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the November 12th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
Posted In: Zimfest Association News
No Comments
Opportunities to Support Zimfest
Greetings,
Giving Assistant
You can now earn money back for yourself plus donate to Zimfest while shopping online at more than 3,000 stores. Sign up now for Giving Assistant. You can give up to 30% of your purchase price to Zimfest Association! It only takes a minute to set up your account with Giving Assistant, and Zimfest will automatically be selected as your charity of choice if you use this link.
During Giving Week from now until December 3, when you shop at participating brands and donate to the Zimfest Association, Giving Assistant will double your cash back earnings which automatically doubles your donation amount to us. Eligible online brands include Etsy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Staples and Barnes & Noble.
Volunteer for Zimfest
Don’t forget we are actively looking for volunteers to work on organizing Zimfest 2018. See our previous post for jobs and e-mail me directly at claire@zimfest.org, or our Volunteer Coordinator at volunteers@zimfest.org.
Zimfest 2018 – Music Dancing Across Borders
Regards,
Claire (Zimfest Coordinator)
Posted In: Zimfest Association News
2 Comments
October Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the October 22nd meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
Posted In: Zimfest Association News
No Comments
August and September Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the August 13th and September 10th meetings of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
Posted In: Zimfest Association News
No Comments
July Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the July 23rd meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.
Posted In: Zimfest Association News
No Comments
Zimfest Off-Year Fundraising Campaign
Dear Zimfest Association Friends and Members:
We hope that you are enjoying your summer and that you are finding ways to enjoy Zimbabwean music and culture despite the lack of a festival this year. The Zimfest Board is making great progress on our off-year activities including: identification of a more sustainable and easier to maintain registration software system; broadening our approach to Zimfest marketing to reach new participants while ensuring strong attendance at future festivals; reviewing potential changes to festival structure in the interest of Zimfest sustainability; and considering new sources of income for Zimfest. We hope that you have already marked your calendars for August 9-12th, 2018 for next summer’s Zimbabwean Music Festival which will once again be held at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon. Over the coming months, our Festival Coordinator, Claire Jones, will begin the process of recruiting an organizing committee. We hope that you will consider volunteering! Please reach out to by writing volunteers@zimfest.org, or directly to Claire at claire@zimfest.org if you are able to help.
As we’ve noted in the past, no organization can survive without financial support, and the Zimfest Association is no different. We need your help to survive! Towards this end, we would like to announce the start of our off-year fundraising campaign which will continue through the end of the calendar year. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to help us continue to put on the best Zimbabwean music festival in North America. A strong fundraising campaign will help ensure that we go into our next festival in a strong financial situation. The funds raised will be used to help bring Zimbabwean teachers and guests to the festival, to help grow our endowment, and to raise operating funds for specific needs such as supporting the transition to our new registration software. If your company supports matching donations, please don’t forget to complete the paperwork which would allow your company to match your contribution – often dollar for dollar.
We hope that each of you will consider a donation – no amount is too small (or too big)! We would like to appeal to bands in particular to consider raising funds for Zimfest during your summer performance season. In addition, if each of you can find a willing donor within your extended network it will greatly assist us in strengthening our financial position. Contributions are tax-deductible in the 2017 tax year. Please visit the Support Zimfest page on our website (https://zimfest.org/about/support-zimfest) for instructions on how to donate. You may also wish to initiate or renew a Zimfest Association membership on the Membership page (https://zimfest.org/about/membership).
Thanks for all that you do to make Zimfest a success.
Best wishes from the Zimfest Association Board
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