Due to the cancellation of this weekend’s High School Solo & Ensemble event, refunds will be issued to participants.  As you know, there are still costs involved even though the event did not happen.  After those bills have been paid, refunds will be issued.  OMEA recommends that the District and the participants share in the loss.  Your participants will receive most but not the entire event fee that was paid.  When I mail the refund check, I will also mail a letter detailing the costs incurred and how that was divided evenly between the District and the participants.  The refund check will be issued to the organization that wrote the original check, i.e. the school, the booster group, or the director.  It is then the responsibility of the school, booster group, or director to write out individual checks or give cash to the students.  I will not send individual checks to parents, as this would be a great undertaking.  My plan is to have the refund checks mailed before High School Large Group Adjudicated Event in March.  I appreciate your patience.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

            David Eby   
            OMEA District 4 Treasurer
            440-268-5561
            ebyd@strongnet.org