Band Director Update Important Dates coming up:
April 26 - Spring Concert, 7pm
April 29 – State competition, Tallahassee- Students need to be here at 5am.
- A few seats left on charter bus if any parents are interested.
- Itinerary out next week. Please be on the lookout.
May 6 – 8 - Daytona trip
Cost of Trip: $120 per student (4 to a room), $120 per parent (2 to a room). Still need chaperones.
Treasurer report – Suzanne Clark
- Have $$ in the bank.
- Have $1200 in bills to be paid.
- Approx $5000 outstanding in fair share
- Staff has been paid.
Non-fair share fundraising – Frank Mason
Met last Monday. Ideas listed below.
- Logo’d merchandise – looking at having GHS band specific items made and making them available for sale at open house, games, competitions, band camp.
- Alumni focus – Roberta has been searching yearbooks for alumni, will do some specific activities targeted at alumni. Possibly adding an alumni picnic to our agenda.
- Telephone campaign – parents calling other parents, review operating rules, fair share reminders.
- Alumni tent at showcase (possibility)
- Promote GHS band on Facebook
- According to Bill, there is already an alumni Facebook site.
- Can we honor our band alumni at football game? Need to run by administration …
- Liz Brown – wrote letter to new GM for Oaks Mall welcoming her to Gainesville, and introducing the band to her. Can use that letter as a guideline for others.
- Researched grants to find out what is available for H.S. bands. Roberta found a few
- Discussed advertising spots on the band trailer.
- Next meeting of this committee is 5/2.
Fundraising – Laura Netardus
- All fundraisers are done. Cookie dough will be here Thursday, 1pm. If you have ordered cookie dough, please pick it up between 3pm and 4pm on Thursday afternoon. We have nowhere to store it.
- We may do the raffle gift baskets at the spring concert. Laura will let us know.
- Susie has offered to help with the fundraising next year. Hope to get at least one more volunteer.
Uniforms – Adela
- $$ have been loaned by John H. ($4,992) and jackets have been ordered.
- We have a total of 125 uniforms to start off with and an additional 20 coming.
- Capes need to be re-done for next season
- Oct 22 – Districts at lake city
- Oct 29 – Showcase
- Nov 12 – North Marion
- Nov 19 – State
VP Volunteer Committee report – Mike Grantham
We’re Done!
Time to start thinking about new officers for next year. Only one parent leaving (Susan Weinstein). Susie Hummel is taking her role. Also need assistant treasurer – particularly important since Suzanne will be leaving after next year. Speak with Suzanne if you are interested. Technically, we vote next meeting. Will need to vote on Susie and anyone else.
Awards night – Ruthie Dean
May 27th in auditorium. 1 senior cake, the remainder cupcakes. Need help with senior gifts (creating the big senior boards for each senior), set up and tear down. Contact Ruthie if interested in helping out.
Meeting adjourned 7:55 pm.
