We all know one of the major goals of the booster club is to provide financial support to the students and directors in order to help keep the level of the band program to what is expected and help the students achieve their goals. It takes a considerable amount of revenue to offer the students their well-deserved quality band experience. School budgets rarely cover the band's needs; the band boosters come to the rescue with extra funds to keep the program fiscally responsible. Our organization ensures the future of quality music education for the student musicians.

 

As we all know, long after budgets and the fee structure were established in May 2008, prices for just about everything from fuel to food increased over the summer due to the nation’s economy. Everyone has been impacted one way or another including the band booster clubs. Because of several things out of our control, our income from fundraising events is down.  Several concerts at Verizon were postponed and attendance was down at many of their events, bands didn’t want to travel to our own York County Exhibition and all but one Bands of America Fall Preview events were cancelled around the country including the event scheduled in Fort Mill.

 

What do we need from you? Please get involved and support our next two fundraising events – details are below. If every band family sold two boxes of fruit AND sold two Oyster Roast/BBQ tickets, we could begin to recover the income planned for the above cancelled events.

 

We all know the importance of a good music education. Don't we all want to provide the most and best opportunities for our children?

 

Thanks in advance for volunteering to help our students achieve their goals and continuing the tradition of music excellence in the Fort Mill School District!!!

 

 

 

2008 Annual Citrus Fruit Sale  ORDER SHEETS DUE FRIDAY, 11/7. ONLINE ORDERS ACCEPTED THRU 11/14.

It’s now time for the annual fruit sale!!! We are looking for all band students to participate by selling this excellent product that benefits your specific high school or middle school band program!!!

 

ONLINE ORDERING IS AVAILABLE NOW by going to the band’s website at www.fortmillbands.com (choose “Fruit Sale”) or by going directly to the online ordering site at 2008 Fort Mill District Band Fruit Sale.

 

Important points to remember:

·         Money needs to be collected when the order is taken.

·         Place the student name and school on all checks received using the memo line - for tracking purposes.

• DO NOT PLACE ONLINE ORDERS ON ORDER SHEET.

·         Students will receive a credit per box sold to their student credit account or middle school trip.

·         Make checks payable to - FORT MILL DISTRICT BAND BOOSTER CLUB

·         Do NOT add sales tax.

·         Last day to turn in orders - Friday, November 7^th

·         Feel free to turn in early. Place all money and order form into envelop marked with student name and school. Fruit orders received or turned in after Friday, November 7^th are not guaranteed to be filled.

·         Fruit pick up day - Friday, December 5^th - 6 pm until 8 pm AND Saturday, December 6^th - 10 am until 4 pm

 

Students should have received forms but if not or if you need more, please follow this links (can also be found on the band’s website):

·         Order Form - Page 1 (Front Page - Pictures of Fruit)

·         Order Form - Page 2 (Back Page - Order Form)

·         Information Sheet

 

Questions about the 2008 fruit sale should be directed to Chris Krieger at ckrieger@comporium.net or 704-277-3230. Thanks for supporting the Fort Mill School District Bands!!!

 

Our goal is to have every band family sell two boxes of fruit!!!

 

 

 

Fall Fundraiser – Oyster Roast

The fall fundraiser, Oyster Roast/BBQ - All-You-Can-Eat (or until we run out - is scheduled for Saturday, November 15^th the Anne Springs Close Greenway Field Trial Barn (Springfield Parkway across from Springfield Subdivision) from 5 pm until 8 pm. For your convenience, we have attached the information sheet about the event. Feel free to print and distribute to your friends and family!!!

 

For more information or tickets, please contact Susan Longfield at longusa@comporium.net, 803-802-3599 (h), 803-517-9887 (m), Jamie Medlin at scmedlin@comporium.net, 803-547-6318 (h), 803-981-8220 (w) or Chris Krieger at ckrieger@comporium.net, 704-277-3230 (m).

 

Our goal is to have every band family sell two tickets each!!!