Non Fair Share Fundraising

From Band Booster President, Frank Mason ...

HERE WE GROW AGAIN! We are forming a “non - fairshare fundraising” committee to explore fundraising opportunities to benefit the general fund of the Band Boosters. Our first objective will be to raise funds necessary for the purchase of a second trailer for the band in addition to additional uniforms needed as our band continues to grow.

We have tentatively scheduled to meet Monday, March 7 at 7p at my home. If you are interested in participating in this important task please contact me via email at cpafrank@cox.net (or cell 352-275-9972) or Roberta Teller atdrroberta@gmail.com.

We want to design a strategy to optimize our “approach” to potential donors and varied input would be helpful. Please join in this important function. We appreciate all the help we can get.

Gatornationals 2011

From Mike Grantham, Volunteer Coordinator:

The GHS Marching Band is committed to two days of parking cars, Saturday and Sunday, March 12^th and 13^th for Gatornationals. The band is committed to providing 40 volunteers each day, which breaks down to $50/volunteer/day. The volunteer does not have to be a band student, it can be someone who is willing to work the event on behalf of a band student.

I would ask that the volunteers arrive no later than 5:15 am the day of the event so that we can get the volunteer sheets signed and turned in and be ready to roll by 5:30 am. Straggling in is not an option. If we cannot get on site and be ready to go by the assigned time, it will hurt our chances of doing this again next year. I will place sign-up sheets in the band room so that students/parents and/or related volunteers can get signed up for their day of choice.

There will be a pre-event meeting on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 10 am at Gate C at the raceway. This is not mandatory for all volunteers, however I (Mike) will be in attendance and welcome anyone who wants to come shadow me so that more than one person knows what is going on. Please contact me directly if you are interested in shadowing.

(From Carolyn) If you are interested in participating in this activity, please sign up in band room.

Any questions, please reply to ghsbandnews@gmail.com.

Thanks!

Band Booster Meeting Minutes - 2/7/11

Band Director Update

Important Dates coming up:

• Solo and Ensemble 2/25 and 2/26
• This Friday Drum Major auditions – 11 people will audition beginning at 3pm. Anyone is welcomed to come watch.
• Next Tuesday evening - 2/15 – 8^th grade orientation, welcome to GHS. It might not hurt to have a parent or two at the table in the library to answer questions from the parent perspective. If you are interested in doing this (5pm-7:30pm is open house), PLEASE CONTACT MR. PIRZER DIRECTLY. Two or three parents will be sufficient. This is a normal drum line rehearsal night – will practice out in the courtyard.
• Before our next booster meeting, Pre-festival concert – Thursday, March 3^rd. Concert band and symphonic band will pay 3 pieces each, and will be judged by volunteer judges. This will take place in the GHS auditorieum
• Districts Thursday, March 17^th – Concert band 5:30, Symphonic band 8:30 – location: Buchholz
• Indoor Percussion and Guard Update – color guard has had 2 performances so far, drum line – came in 2nd at Fleming Island competition.
• Drum line has been put into Scholastic Marching A class, with 7 other bands. This categorization was made after the first competition, and is based on performance (this is the best class).
• Next show –3/5/11 - Jefferson in Tampa. Show will be fully complete at that time.
• State ( is Saturday, 4/2, at Matanzas High School.

• March of Dimes is 3/26 – students get 12 hours of volunteer hours for each year they participate in this. They must be at Westside Park around 7:15am, until 8:30am.

Future Dates:

• Band camp 1 – 6/7 – 6/10 – 4pm-9m
• Band camp 2 – 8/6, and 8/9 - 8/12, 9am-9pm
• Preliminary competition schedule 2011
• First competition will be 10/8 or 10/15
• Southern Showcase 10/29
• FBA districts 10/22
• Marching Band States 11/19
• North Marion 11/12

Band Trailer:

The long, white trailer that was loaned to the band last marching season is being offered to us for $4,000. After discussion, we decided we needed a parent volunteer to lead the “trailer committee” and see if we can raise the $$ rather than taking it out of our current trailer fund. Frank Mason volunteered to be involved. Mr. Pirzer suggested asking Richard Shutterly what he did to raise money for the last trailer we purchased, as he was very successful. A suggestion was made to have a corporate fundraising committee to fundraise for more than just the trailer. The band also needs 20 new jackets at $250 each. Mr. Pirzer wants the uniforms to last for another 7 years or so, which should be easily doable the way we are using them now. If anyone has an interest in participating, contact Frank Mason or Roberta Teller. The group also discussed setting some possible fundraising levels which would allow contributors to have their names sewn in a band jacket, or added to the outside of the trailer. Frank’s committee will discuss this further.

Treasurers Report – Suzanne Clark

• All students need to be paid in full for fair share by end of February in order to go to the end of year Daytona Beach trip. Daytona will be $120 this year. May 6 – May 8.
• There is currently $3,978 in the band booster account.
• Fair share is dribbling in - $19,000 is still due.
• The good news – not many bills this time of the year.

Fundraising – Laura Netardus, Susan Weinstein

The following fundraisers still remain:

• Candy bars
• Cookie Dough (will have the dough delivered before Easter) – when the cookie dough arrives, we will need volunteers.

Note: Please ASK your students for these forms.

• Gator Nationals
• Script
• More details will come as we get closer to the actual dates of the fundraisers.
• Need a volunteer to take over the Script program for next year since Jill will be “graduating” …

Volunteer Coordinator – Mike Grantham (as told by Kathy Grantham)

The big volunteer now is for Gator Nationals weekend, 3/12 and 3/13. We need 40 people each day for both days, more details to follow. Mike will be communicating with us as we get closer.

Other

• If anyone has the technology to convert VHS to DVD, we can transfer the old marching shows and put them on YouTube. This is important to generate interest in alumni giving.
• Mr. Pirzer is going to be getting lists of 8^th graders for parents to call other parents. Have had nearly 60 shadows over the last several weeks. Most students from Lincoln and Fort Clarke. Not many from Westwood. Cambridge program is being scaled way down (accepting much fewer applications), and this impacts the numbers who are interested in coming to GHS.
• Mr. Pirzer is asking for parents (primarily 9^th and 10^th grade parents) to call parents from others schools. Email Mr. Pirzer or Carolyn Lukert if you are interested in doing this.

Wayne Eury – Band pages are done. They look great (as confirmed by Mr. Pirzer.

Next meeting is Monday, March 14th.

Meeting adjourned 8:10 pm.

Early February 2011 Updates

Parents and Students,

It has been a few weeks since I have last sent out an email and there are quit a few updates, reminders and announcements that I have for you.

1, Fleming Island Indoor Guard and Drum Line Show, This Saturday, February 5th. I will have a schedule and directions to the students on Tuesday and will also post it on the website. We need volunteers to drive students to and from the show. If you are willing to carpool, please let me know ASAP as I have a form you need to fill out before we go.

Also, on Friday, Feb 4th, the drumline will be practicing at the Fort Clarke MS Gym from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. We will need to carpool over to Fort Clarke. I'd like to leave GHS at 3:30 PM. More details at the Tuesday night rehearsal.

2. Band Booster Meeting: Monday, February 7th at 7:00 PM in the band room.

3. Drum Major Camp/Auditions are currently going on. At this point, we have 14 students that are going through the process. The auditions will be Friday, February 11th at 3:00 PM in the band room. You are welcome to come watch these auditions.

4. Fair Share: We still have over $19,000.00 in Fair Share due. Fair Share must be paid in full by February 28th if a student wants to be eligible to go on the Daytona Beach trip in May. A new list has been posted in the band room. Please help us out as we have many bills to pay for throughout the spring.

5. The Daytona Trip will be May 6th - 8th. The cost will be $120.00 per student. This is in addition to their fair share.

I hope to see everyone at the booster meeting.

Mr. Pirzer

Indoor Drum Line Itinerary - Fleming Island Competition