Band Bugle Newsletter

Panther Band Bugle #1 August 2009

VERY IMPORTANT…PLEASE READ ALL…

1. Ongoing Projects and Fund Raising for This Year.

a. Home football game food and clothing sales. Contact Dawn McMaster if you didn't sign up at our meeting last week. We can use your help dawnmcmaster@hotmail.com

b. Pit Crew-If you can lift a percussion instrument let me know and I will get info to Trent Procter

c. Phone tree-We have the band split into sections. This is an important job! If you can help with this, let Dagmar Kroupa know. kroupad@gmail.com

d. Water Crew- Again, let Dawn know if you can help get water to band after halftime shows.

2. Hollywood Parade Dates and Times

a. November 29, early- Meet and head straight to Los Angeles. We are working on and need to discuss the possibility of feeding the band sandwiches right after the parade so we can come straight home and save some money. The cost of this for the bus only and sandwich is $40.

b. PUSD CHAPERONE PROCEDURES-I am attaching information for chaperoning. There is a document that let's me know that you are interested. The second is the district form in English and Spanish. If selected, you will need to take care of this prior to any band trip you travel on.

3. FUND RAISING-

a. Drive through chicken dinner! Date is Sept. 25. Need committee and volunteers. Please let Dawn know if you can help with this. Our next meeting is only one week before the event.

b. Play-A-Thon? This is an option for January

c. Candy-Jerky, etc. Candy can not be sold during the school day here. We ordered 1$ World's Finest Bars. 1$ is 50 bars- $25 profit. We can sell jerky for $1 and make 50 cents per stick on campus all day. Plano Jerky is $2 and students make $1. All students are expected to raise 20 dollars for the band before they profit from the sale.

d. GMC Truck. 1st two packs of 10 pay off truck. All tickets sold after that go directly to student travel account. We can get the truck out on weekends at various business if there is a parent with the vehicle. THIS IS OUR MAJOR FUND RAISER FOR EAST COAST 2010. You can buy tickets monthly to go directly to your students account and give you a chance to win the vehicle. Checks for truck tickets are to be made out to PHS Booster Club.

e. Cow Pie Bingo-I would like to do this December 5 or 12. We need a location, our BBQ, fencing and 3 cows. This could be huge! Calling all farmers!!!! Please help me with this!

f. When turning in funds there are envelopes at the band office. Student is to write his or her name, the fund raiser, grade and amount. Please do not send change with the student. Please do not write one check for multiple fundraisers.

4. UNIFORMS

a. All band and auxiliary students should have a uniform at home now.

b. Shoes through American Band. We use Dinkles or Drillmasters. Gloves are available here or through American Band. www.americanband.com or 1-800-421-7479

c. Dry clean only band uniforms. Band does not pay for cleaning, but we do pay for alterations at Blackburns or Quality Cleaners.

5. WEB SITE www.portervillepantherband.org

We are paperless and all info to parents through email and the website. Please see that we have your correct email. If you are not receiving the mail, send me an email and ask to be put on the email list.

6. EAST COAST 2010-Sara Durham, Hanson Travel Ideas-You should have received a detailed description of the tour last week.

a. Dates- June 27-July 5, 2010.

b. Cost-$1990

c. All but six meals are included in this trip.

d. Large Instruments-We are trying to format a plan to get our large instruments back there. The airlines are not co-operating and I am open to all ideas on this subject.

e. Monthly Installments- $250 deposit is due NOW in band room or at the travel agency. All participants in the East Coast tour are expected to fund raise or deposit $225 monthly to have the tour paid off by May 15.

©2009-10 Porterville Panther Band

1. Ongoing Projects and Fund Raising for This Year.

a. Home football game food and clothing sales. Contact Dawn McMaster if you didn't sign up at our meeting last week. We can use your help dawnmcmaster@hotmail.com

b. Pit Crew-If you can lift a percussion instrument let me know and I will get info to Trent Procter

c. Phone tree-We have the band split into sections. This is an important job! If you can help with this, let Dagmar Kroupa know. kroupad@gmail.com

d. Water Crew- Again, let Dawn know if you can help get water to band after halftime shows.

2. Hollywood Parade Dates and Times

a. November 29, early- Meet and head straight to Los Angeles. We are working on and need to discuss the possibility of feeding the band sandwiches right after the parade so we can come straight home and save some money. The cost of this for the bus only and sandwich is $40.

b. PUSD CHAPERONE PROCEDURES-I am attaching information for chaperoning. There is a document that let's me know that you are interested. The second is the district form in English and Spanish. If selected, you will need to take care of this prior to any band trip you travel on.

3. FUND RAISING-

a. Drive through chicken dinner! Date is Sept. 25. Need committee and volunteers. Please let Dawn know if you can help with this. Our next meeting is only one week before the event.

b. Play-A-Thon? This is an option for January

c. Candy-Jerky, etc. Candy can not be sold during the school day here. We ordered 1$ World's Finest Bars. 1$ is 50 bars- $25 profit. We can sell jerky for $1 and make 50 cents per stick on campus all day. Plano Jerky is $2 and students make $1. All students are expected to raise 20 dollars for the band before they profit from the sale.

d. GMC Truck. 1st two packs of 10 pay off truck. All tickets sold after that go directly to student travel account. We can get the truck out on weekends at various business if there is a parent with the vehicle. THIS IS OUR MAJOR FUND RAISER FOR EAST COAST 2010. You can buy tickets monthly to go directly to your students account and give you a chance to win the vehicle. Checks for truck tickets are to be made out to PHS Booster Club.

e. Cow Pie Bingo-I would like to do this December 5 or 12. We need a location, our BBQ, fencing and 3 cows. This could be huge! Calling all farmers!!!! Please help me with this!

f. When turning in funds there are envelopes at the band office. Student is to write his or her name, the fund raiser, grade and amount. Please do not send change with the student. Please do not write one check for multiple fundraisers.

4. UNIFORMS

a. All band and auxiliary students should have a uniform at home now.

b. Shoes through American Band. We use Dinkles or Drillmasters. Gloves are available here or through American Band. www.americanband.com or 1-800-421-7479

c. Dry clean only band uniforms. Band does not pay for cleaning, but we do pay for alterations at Blackburns or Quality Cleaners.

5. WEB SITE www.portervillepantherband.org

We are paperless and all info to parents through email and the website. Please see that we have your correct email. If you are not receiving the mail, send me an email and ask to be put on the email list.

6. EAST COAST 2010-Sara Durham, Hanson Travel Ideas-You should have received a detailed description of the tour last week.

a. Dates- June 27-July 5, 2010.

b. Cost-$1990

c. All but six meals are included in this trip.

d. Large Instruments-We are trying to format a plan to get our large instruments back there. The airlines are not co-operating and I am open to all ideas on this subject.

e. Monthly Installments- $250 deposit is due NOW in band room or at the travel agency. All participants in the East Coast tour are expected to fund raise or deposit $225 monthly to have the tour paid off by May 15.