"Blues Café Noir" at the Arts & Communication Magnet Academy (ACMA), 4/9/04

From: Geri Luxenberg
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004
To: Jimmy Hale
Subject: Thanks!

Thank you SO much for making our final Cafe Noir of the year a great success!!! The music was incredible and we are excited about doing something in the near future with the Cascade Blues Assoc. again!!! I appreciate all the connections you made with Joel and allowing him to take hold of some of the organization; and thanks for MC'ing the event; he kinda "chickened out" at the end because at home he was all psyched to do it! OOPS...his age comes out in this one...Thanks again and if we want to send you something that we forgot to give you that night should we do so at the PO Box on the card you gave me??? Please let all the musicians know how much we enjoyed them and appreciated them.

Geri Luxenberg

From: Sydney Kennedy
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004
To: Jimmy Hale
Subject: A huge thank you

A huge thank you to you for making the "Blues Cafe Noir" happen.  I think everyone felt like it was a big success.  This was a really special evening for our kids to play with such incredible musicians.  Thanks SO much.  And good luck to you for future school events.

Sydney

Assembly at Chemawa Indian School, 3/10/04

To:         Jimmy "Fast Jimmy" Hale, Blues In The Schools Coordinator for the Cascade Blues Association

From:         Miguel Loredo Reyes, Home Living Specialist

Subject:         Chemawa Indian School & the CBA

Date:         03/15/04

cc:         Nadine Tallbull Blackman - Student Services Specialist, file

Dear Jimmy and the Cascade Blues Association,

Thank you and the Cascade Blues Association for your support of our evening music program.  The donation of the guitar from the Blues for School benefit was a wonderful addition to our small collection. Our community was truly honored by the gift.

Students have been using the guitar in tutoring sessions held by our staff. Recently, CBA member Mark Lemhouse has been coming onto the campus to provide guest instructions; he has volunteered five 90 minute instruction sessions and is scheduled to perform an assembly on April 7, 2004.

At our most recent School assembly, "Village Meeting" held on March 10, 2004,  The Original Snakeboy was a great hit with the students.  Attached are several pictures with students and staff that stayed after the assembly to visit with Snakeboy. What a great show!

We are looking forward to the planned assembly with your as our guest performer; additionally, we hope to host a special "Blues Night" for our students in late April.

Again, thank you very much for the support and presence on our campus.