Pregame Set 2014.pdf

Hi everyone!

We have two ongoing fund raisers you may already know about. I’d like to encourage you to participate to help defray some of our expenses and keep the account afloat as we make our $9,000. uniform payment to central office soon. Contributions from these fund raisers will help keep our band fees low. Other opportunities will be offered throughout the year that will directly benefit the students who choose to participate, with profits going directly to individual student accounts.

If you were at Thursday’s booster meeting, you already know the first fundraiser is Schwan’s Cares. Until September 27th, 20% of all products you order and 40% of e-certificate sales will be given back to us. After the 27th, 5% will be given back until August 14, 2015! Please see the attached flyer for more information. Feel free to join the group your student belongs to or set up a campaign of your own.

If you’d like a catalog from Schwan’s, please let me know and I’ll be happy to get one to you.

The important info is http://www.Schwans-Cares.com and the # 13511!

Soon there will be a button for Schwan’s on the Band website to make it even easier.

The next opportunity has to do with our recent Stevie B’s spirit day/night. Did you go, back in July? Stevie B’s donated $290.56 to us from that spirit day with them!

If you didn’t get to go, we’ll have another night set up so that you’ll be able to if you’d like. Between now and then, you might want to purchase one of their fund raiser cards. For $10.00, you will get what they consider a $70.00 value. Some who have already purchased cards have told me they made the money back on their first visit to Stevie B’s! The card is good through May 31, 2015 and gives you the following:

2 offers for 20 free game room tokens

Free Birthday Party Buffet – Birthday child eats free with any party package of 8 or more.

Free Medium Specialty Pizza with Purchase of a large pizza to go

2 offers for a free adult buffet with purchase of a drink 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Free large 1 topping pizza w/purchase of equal or greater value pizza

2 offers for Tokens – Buy $5.00 – Get $5.00 free

2 offers for a free kids’ buffet with purchase of a drink

Free Buffet Monday through Thursday

If you’d like to buy to have one (or more) of these cards, please send your money to the band room ($10.00 per card you wish to order). If you write a check, please make it out to BJHS Band and write your student’s name and the number of cards you’d like in the memo section of the check. If you send cash, please put it in an envelope marked STEVIE B CARDS and include (on the envelope or a note) your student’s name and the number of cards you are paying for. I will also have cards available this Thursday afternoon if you’d like to buy a card when picking your student up from practice.

Please keep reading e-mails and checking the calendar for more spirit nights and opportunities to support our group. If you have ideas for us, or would like to help, please don’t hesitate to be in touch with me.

Thank you!

Lou Justice

LouJ77@aol.com

256-830-8319

Cindy Leaphart

BJHS Band Booster President
Schwans flyer GIVING BACK TO THE BAND.pdf

Parents,

There are still many openings for concession stand and chaperone help!

This is a preseason game and the kids will not be marching. They will be playing in the stands. This is a good opportunity to work and help get the season off to a good start.

Please go to the calendar on CHARMS or to http://www.bjhsband.com and click on “Volunteer” in the middle of the page. This will take you to the calendar. Click on the helping hand to sign up to help.

We need approximately 38 people each week to make the concession stand run smoothly. We really need people to carry belly trays (love that name). This is a fun job because you get to walk through the stands and see people and catch a play or two of the game. This is an important job because it greatly boosts our sales. There is fun to be had in all of the jobs. The most fun is getting to know the other parents.

Remember this is our biggest fundraiser. All of the money that we make in the concessions stand goes to help all of our kids.

Reminder: There will be a Concession Stand Tour on Wednesday, Aug 20 at 7pm. This is a good opportunity to be familiar with concession stand operations. Open to everyone.

We take five buses of students to every game — home and away. We need two adults per bus to chaperone. I enjoyed being a chaperone because I got a close up of the kids in the stands. You may see another side of your kid that you have not seen before. I did, and it made this Mom feel good about her son being in Marching Band.

We are still looking for 2-3 more people to help with the Truck Driver/Equipment committee. Your commitment to being on a regular rotation of this committee counts as your concession time. Please contact Mike Delmas if you are interested. mrdelmas@aol.com

I have two people who are nurses that have contacted me. If we had more, that would be great.

The treasurer’s committee needs five more people to help count money from the concession stand after the games. This will be a rotating committee and you would work at half of the home games. This counts for a concession time.

I know this may seem overwhelming and a lot of work. It is a lot of work. It takes lots of people doing many jobs to get our kids on the field. I have found working with the band to be fun and rewarding. I am so happy to have met new people, put a face to a name (especially with the kids), and make new friends. I hope that you will as well.

Cindy Leaphart

BJHS Band Booster President

Dear Parents and Students,

Below are notes from Thursday night’s meeting and other important information.

Communication/Information

Email: You will receive emails from the dictators, me and other committee chairs throughout the year.

CHARMS: https://www.charmsoffice.com/ (your CHARMS number is on the front of your handbook)

Band Website: https://bjhsband.com/

BJHS Band Handbook: Everyone should have one, including color guard and dance team. Your CHARMS number is under your name in the upper right hand corner of the cover.

Facebook : BJHS Band Boosters

Twitter: BobJonesHSBand

Return Home Text: text to 512-337-4343 “@bjband2014” or email: bjband2014@mail.remind.com

This is usually used for away games to let parents know when to expect the busses to return to the school.

Volunteer opportunities and fundraising were also discussed. That information will be emailed separately.

Uniforms were issued after the meeting. You should have received your uniform in a garment bag with a red pull string bag. In the bag you should find a Band Handbook and compression gear.

There are still shoes that have not been picked up in the band room. Please check the top of the music cabinet.

If you were not able to pick up your uniform you will have the opportunity to do that Monday and Tuesday at 3:45 and 5:30.

Please make sure that you have turned in all of the forms and payments that are due.

There are two email address changes that need to be made.

Janine Reardon (secretary) janine.reardon.band@gmail.com

Gabi Bowerman (concessions) ghibo@bellsouth.net

Thank you all for cooperation in getting us off to a great start this year!

Cindy Leaphart

BJHS Band Booster President

REMINDER!

Tonight is the first Band Booster meeting of the year. We will meet in the Cafeteria. The meeting will start at 7:00.

At 6:45:

Kathy will be available to take any payments that you have.

Janine will be available to collect any forms that you have.

Computers will be available for you to sign up to volunteer.

Notary will be available.

We will be selling our old Spirit Wear at a discount. We would like to sell it before we order new.

Dance Team will take orders for pansies.

During the meeting we will talk about fundraisers, important dates, volunteer opportunities, uniforms, and more.

Please make sure that you have turned in all of your forms and payments.

After the meeting uniforms will be issued in the band room.

The Drum Line will meet afterwards.

I am looking forward to seeing you there!

Cindy Leaphart

BJHS Band Booster President
BJHS BAND Uniform Agreement.docx