Mission

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=85 BGCOLOR="#009900" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="0b12ced1dwnjso.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Haliburton County Folk Society (HCFS)</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>     | </B></FONT><B>    </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Haliburton County Folk Society (HCFS)"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Folk Society Events"><U>Folk Society Events</U></A>   |   <B>Mission</B>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U>History</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Links"><U> Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to find us"><U>How to find us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Events in Haliburton County"><U>Other Events in Haliburton County</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Webblog"><U>Webblog</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CD"><U>CD</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Winter Folk Camp (under construction)"><U>Winter Folk Camp (under construction)</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Supporters"><U>Supporters</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="05c7ca50.jpg" border=0 width="124" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=395 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>Mission</B></I></div> <div> The mandate of the Haliburton County Folk Society (HCFS) is to foster an appreciation of and participation in folk music in Haliburton County by: </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.gif" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Promoting folk and acoustic roots music opportunities </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.gif" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Bringing performers and audiences together </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.gif" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Providing a venue for local and travelling performers and songwriters </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.gif" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Encouraging young artists and musicians </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.gif" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Providing creative and financial support for musical ventures; and       </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.gif" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Partnering with other folk societies and other performing arts groups</div> <bR> <div> <B>Each year the Folk Society donates the Haliburton County Folk Society Award "to a student who has demonstrated both a potential as an instrumentalist, vocalist, or composer and a desire to further his/her musical career." This year's award of $100 went to Justin Dunning. </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>