Greetings Band
Parents!
I’m Nathan
Porter, the president of the Coronado Band Boosters for 2008. I have made
up a tentative band parent e-mail mailing list to keep you informed about what
the Band Boosters are doing and to ask for your support for this marching
season.
What
do the Boosters do?
The
Boosters are here to support the band. We try to organize band parents to
help with fund raising projects and support the band by volunteering time at
football games, band trips and other events.
The
Boosters meet on the second Tuesday of each month for the purpose of planning
fund raising projects, coordinating volunteers for band events and keeping all
parents informed about upcoming events. Parents can become official
voting members of the Coronado Band Boosters by paying the annual membership
dues of $5 per parent.
Each year
in February, the Boosters set up a budget plan to spend the funds raised the
previous year to support the band. The major expenses supported by the
band include the cost of the music and drill package, fees for additional
part-time instructors and equipment truck rental. The Boosters’ financial
support is necessary to allow the band to participate in competition events,
away football games and out of state trips.
The
Boosters are organized as a non-profit corporation, maintain public records and
operate within the corporation’s bylaws. The Boosters are guided by an
executive board (“e-board”) of six members plus the band director. The
annual budget and major expenditures must be approved by a majority vote of
Booster members.
How
can parents get involved with the Boosters or get more information?
The next
Booster meeting is Tuesday, September 9th at
I’ve put a
list of volunteer needs and a list of upcoming football games at the end of
this message. If you do not attend the Booster meeting on September 9th,
please e-mail me if you would like to volunteer.
Parents who
cannot attend Booster meetings can still support the band in many ways. First,
stay informed about band events and fund raising efforts by tuning into the
band website at: www.donsband.org Everything parents need to know can be found there!
Second, contact me or other Booster
e-board members if you have questions, suggestions or would like to volunteer
to help at an event or with ongoing needs of the band.
Third, help the Boosters network with
family and friends who may have special talents or connections to individuals
and companies that might support the band in a fund raising event. Don’t forget
tax credit donations!
Please
provide feedback
If you
would like to remain on this mailing list and receive further messages and
updates from the Boosters, please respond to this e-mail. If you want to
be taken off this mailing list, please let me know and I will take care of
it. I may have more than one e-mail address per band student. Let
me know if you have one preferred e-mail address between two parents. Or,
if you’d like to get a phone call instead of an e-mail, that will help me also.
Let’s have
a great school year and a superior marching season!
Nathan Porter
Football game
volunteer needs:
Concessions
(five to six needed):
Three to four parents to operate the popcorn, cotton candy and shaved ice
machines; one or two additional to assist with setup before the game and/or
clean up after the game.
Hydration
team (five needed):
Two parents to fill large water coolers and set them up in the stands and three
or more to hand out water to keep band members hydrated at the game.
“Fanny
runners” (two needed): We already have volunteers in place for this task, but backups may be handy if needed. Volunteers cover the band’s
part of the bleachers with clean white cloths to keep white uniform pants
clean, then take home the cloths and wash and store them for the next game.
Uniform
managers (two needed): We also presently have volunteers in place for this. These
essential volunteers distribute and store band uniforms at the band room before
and after the games.
Football
games with band performances:
9/12
Home game vs. Cortez
9/19 Away Game vs. Greenway
9/26 Home Game vs. Raymond Kellis
10/3 Home game vs. Glendale
10/17 Home game vs. Tempe (homecoming)
10/24 Home game vs. Seton
11/7 Away game vs.