Fair Share Woes -- Contributions Fall Behind

We learned tonight at the Booster meeting that our Fair Share installments have dropped off, and we in danger of not meeting our band and guard expenses.  Band Fair Share is $525. Guard is more. Participation in this year's fundraiser activities has been lackluster at best.  

Although we have 100 band students, we only pre-sold 117 Tickets to the Gator Dockside breakfast fundraiser.  Only 9 students took tickets for pre-sales.  It's rumored that Howard Bishop Middle School sold hundreds of meal tickets.

Some reasons that Fair Share contributions lag behind.

• I keep forgetting
  
• I hate selling things
  
• I hate getting up early
  
• The economy is killing me
  
• The holidays are killing me
  
• Someone else will take care of it

Nonetheless, our band needs your student's Fair Share contribution. Please make current your student's Fair Share account.  

You don't have to write a check. You can participate in fund raising activities, and you and your student can VOLUNTEER.  A little inconvenience and a bit o' elbow grease can net your student a $45 to $90 pot-of-pure-profit in one day or one weekend.

• VOLUNTEER to staff concessions stands (ongoing fundraiser)
  
• VOLUNTEER for the Hire-A-Hurricane (11/14/09 & 11/15/09)
  
• VOLUNTEER to serve at the Gator Dockside breakfast  (already completed)
• VOLUNTEER for Gator Nationals (future fundraiser)
  

Two fundraiser activities that we have scheduled for this weekend:

Hire-a-Hurricane: Downtown Arts Festival. Assist artists with booth set up and break down Saturday morning and Sunday evening.  See our last blog fundraiser post for all details and contact information.

Yard Sale: And we also have a yard sale. Assistance with early a.m. set up from big, strong folk is requested. The details follow:

YARD SALE

GHS Band/Color Guard 

DATE:  November 14, 2009

TIME:  7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

PLACE:  Gainesville High School (Front Parking Lot) 

Come and See!!! 

Donations are Welcome – Unique items that you would want to buy. 

Contact:  C. McFadden at 271-6490 or 264-6723  

UF Concession Stand: And last, but not least, Ruth Dean tells us that not a single parent has stepped up to staff the 11/21/09 Gator Game concession stand, even though we only have 20 of 45 seats reserved on the Hurricane fan bus. If your Fair Share account is hurting, now would be a really good time to step up and VOLUNTEER to staff the concession stand. Bring siblings who are 14+ years and earn a two shares, as well as accrue community service hours.

Enough said.