1/5/09 MEETING

First, Debby thanked the following volunteers:
Marcia Shelberg (poinsettias), Kristin Dossey and Cheri Wilkinson (Holiday Dinner) Nancy Abel (Harkins Cards), Dave Wilkinson (mass mailers for tax credit donations), Jo Astorino, and Steve Atkins (overnight security for garage sale).

Upcoming events:
January 29-30: AMEA Regional Auditions
February 2:  Band Booster Meeting
February 5-7: Steel Drum Band Tour
February 9:  Band Concert
February 10:  Steel Band/Tempe Youth Band Concert @ Corona (and Debby Atkin's Birthday!)
March 31:  Percussion Concert (Adult Steel Drum Band is full)

Fundraisers for the Dayton Ohio Trip:
Candy Bar Sales (hopefully this month)
Car Wash
Lazer Tag
Dinner Night with Steel Drums as entertainment

Fundraisers for Band:
Grocery Notes
Dinner Nights (proceeds will go to offset the price of Band Camp this summer--to general fund)

Treasury Report was given by Steve Atkins.

Mr. DuPlessis spoke:
Information is on the website (concert calendar, etc.).
Other performance opportunities are TYB, Area Festival (Wind Ensemble), Jazz Band performance for the school board.
It was suggested that the Winter Guard Schedule also be posted on the website and Mr. DuPlessis agreed to make that happen.

10/27/09 MEETING

Opening remarks by Debby: we are halfway through the marching season. There are eight more games/competitions ahead.

Invitational was a great success with a profit of $1800.  Thanks to all who donated water, etc. for this event.  Also, thanks to Kelly Cope, who is an EMT and helped at the Invitational.  It helps us put our minds at ease with her at the  events.

Thanks to the bus riders.  If you want to volunteer to ride the bus on November 7th for the State Marching Festival, please let Sharon know.

The percussion concert was an awesome success.  Great job, Scott and percussionists.  Thank you to the ice cream scoopers for helping with the ice cream social.

Thanks to the pit crew for all their hard work at all of the events.

Upcoming Fundraisers:

- Poinsettia sales

- Harkins Cards (an email will be sent out soon with info) Dinner Nights Tax Credits (forms are available on cds.org website with the band's name in red, take to bookstore or mail in by the end of 2009).

If you have photos you would like to share for the presentation at the end of the season, email them to Susan Stephens or put them on a CD and give them to Michelle (her clarinet-playing daughter).

Upcoming events:

Oct. 29:  Home game against Dobson, and Senior Night
Oct. 30-Nov 1:  California trip for Bands of America Regional Championship
Nov. 6:  Away game against Highland
Nov. 7:  State Marching Festival
Nov. 14:  State Marching Championship
Nov. 17-19:  Jazz Ensemble Auditions
Nov. 20:  Award Night at Arizona Community Church (Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors bring dessert.  Seniors, enjoy).
Nov. 24:  Band Concert at 7:00 pm
Dec. 8:  Band/Percussion Holiday Concert at 7:00 pm

If you haven't received your booster directory, it will be sent home with your child.

Treasurer's Report was given.  Grocery reports are at the highest level ever right now!  Yeah!  Also, please do your best to get two tax credit donations for your child and two matching ones for the band general fund.

Message from Loni:  Advanced Biology class trip will be Saturday, November 21st.  An email with details will be sent out to parents of the kids who are involved in this.

Sign-ups are in progress for the Adult Steel Drum Band for the spring concert.  The form is on the website.

Mr. Duplessis discussed Bands of America:
-Kids may bring cell phones.
-Suitcases should be brought to school in the morning when your child arrives for morning rehearsal.  They will be locked up and departure will take place after school.
-Kids need approximately $30-$40 for 2 dinners and 1 lunch (lunch at Six
Flags)
-Directions to the hotel and to the competition will be provided on the www.cdsband.org website Kids will compete on Saturday at 11:30 am and the finals are in the evening
-Packing list will go home on Wednesday Kids will arrive home on Sunday night around 10:00 pm. Bring homework
-There will be no rehearsal on Monday morning

There will be a rehearsal on Wednesday (Oct 28) from 6:00 to 8:00 pm because of the conflict with the bonfire this past Monday.

Kristin discussed noted that a decision was made not to purchase new shirts for band parents this year.  We wanted to reduce the inventory of shirts and sweatshirts as much as possible. With the selling of the old we could see which sizes were most popular. Companies were slow to respond, and those that did respond could not meet the criteria for the women's cut shirt  (100% cotton, tapered sides, yellow). It is better to wait and find a shirt that will meet our standards. Also, we only have a couple games left. Thanks to Judy and Walt Klass for all their effort over the past years in purchasing and selling T-shirts. We will continue to research companies and we will have the new inventory when we begin our marching band season next year (June).

9/29/2009 MEETING

Debby welcomed everyone, thanking Steve for putting together the Power Point presentation even after a long weekend of biking!  Go Steve!
 
Membership books have arrived.  Jodi discussed them at the meeting. They were passed out before and after the meeting.  If anyone wants an extra, the cost is $5.
 
Treasurer's report was presented at the meeting.  They will also be posted on the website.  We had a great month for grocery notes in August.  Reminder to sign up for the eScript and to relink the Basha's and Fry's cards.  The report is on the website.
 
 Debby thanked the following:
 Bus riders
 Paula and crew (water)
 Fran and Jennifer (sewing)
 Pit Crew
 Truck Drivers
 Uniform check-in people
 Loni and Ed
 
Fundraisers

Invitational:  Sign ups for help were at a table before and after the meeting.

Cookie Dough Delivery:  No date yet.

Rhumbi's:  Terri will check on date.  Ten percent will be donated for the band (it will be a week long fundraiser over the Fall Break week).

Picasso Pizza:  Will take place in November...15% donation to the band.  We are thinking of doing a band parent social get-together night at Picasso Pizza during that time.

Poinsettia sales will be due on October 28th and will be delivered the night of the concert (December 8).  The colors available are red, pink, white, and jinglebells.  The cost will be $8 with a $3 profit for each poinsettia sold.  There was a suggestion to ask organizations that need to decorate for an event to order.
 
Upcoming Events
Frank Valenzuela scholarship application due at the end of this week

October 3rd:  U of A Band Day.  Roll call for kids is at 12:45.  They should eat before they arrive.  A stop for dinner will be made on the way home so students should bring money.  There will be a snack provided on the bus ride home.  If you want to go support the band, wear yellow and try to sit all together.  It will cost about $8 to get in.

October 6th:  Invitational (if you can help, let Debby know)

October 9th:  Home football game against Gilbert

October 10th-16th:  Fall Break (Like we don't know!!)

October 16th:  Home game against Desert Vista

October 22nd:  Percussion Concert

October 23rd:  Away game against Basha

October 24th:  ASU Band Day

October 29th:  Home game against Dobson

October 30th:  California trip (Money Due THIS Thursday)
 
More information on Invitational:

Terri has a fundraising idea:  8X10 pictures of the band to sell for only $5 each.We will only print what was ordered.

California Trip
The hotel the band will be staying at is the Courtyard Marriott.  The address is 28523 Westinghouse Place in Valencia, California 91355.  The cost for attending the competition is about $35.  It is recommended to purchase the tickets early online at www.musicforall.org (search Santa Clarita, California).

Mr. DuPlessis congratulated the band for their superior percussion groups at PAS and for the captions!  Good job, band!

Construction is soon to be underway in the band room, so the band will move all their things to the orchestra room and will be meeting in the orchestra room temporarily.

Loni Slausen spoke about the Wilderness Trip for students who are in Mr. Tremble's class.  It normally takes place in October, which is a very busy time for band, so an alternate trip will be offered for band members.  This trip will be November 21st.  If you are interested in helping out, please let Loni know at (or before) the next Band Booster meeting.
 

9/1/2009 MEETING

Band Booster Board introduction: Debby Atkins, President; Jodi Pfotenhauer, Vice President; Steve Atkins, Treasurer; Teri Tremel, Guard Liason; Dan Pote, Communications Specialist; Tammy Melki, Secretary.

Notes will no longer be read at meetings, but will be posted on the CDSband.org website within a week of the meeting.

Treasurer's report was given by Steve Atkins, listing the funding for our band and expenses.

The no cost fundraisers include:grocery notes (please link your Basha's and Fry's card to the band barcode to get 1% back to the band, they must be linked each year) reloadable gift cards (6% return for Fry's and Basha's) Arizona tax credits ink cartridges (turn in to band room) fundraiser nights at restaurants.  These give free money to the band with no cost or expense to us.

To participate in eScrip.com:
Go to eScrip.com
Search “Corona” or “85284” or “Band Boosters”    
500018357  is our group number
Complete name and address information
Register your credit card numbers (secure site) Register your Safeway Club number Check out all the other merchants and online supporters Go shopping!

Other Fundraisers include:
CDS Marching Band Invitational – Oct 6
Huge effort, huge fund raiser!
Need 100% Booster Participation
Concerts, dinners, car wash, garage sale and other events Band account fundraisers Cookie dough – cost is $15 and the students get half of that in their account, due Sept 10th Entertainment book sales (cost is $25, band members will get $12 per book sold), due Sept 14th Poinsettia sales Harkins gift cards.

We would like to get 100% participation!  

There are many benefits to joining the Band Boosters.
Family Price of $25.00 includes:
    Full membership in Band Boosters
    Free copy of the Band Booster Directory
    Free end of the season DVD
    Free Fry’s or Bashas reloadable gift card

Status Update:
84 Families have joined to date
Enrollment deadline extended to Friday Sept 18th Directory will be available at the Sept. 29th Booster Meeting Membership Applications at www.cdsband.org

Thanks were extended to Band Camp personnel:
    Truck drivers
    Bus riders
    Wayne and Gillian Bailey
    BBQ Helpers
    Butwin Family – Hosted band pool party
    Paula Barrett - Water & Ice donation for all games 
   Jennifer Aossey & Fran Pote – Organizing and altering uniforms – got thread?

Volunteer Opportunities include (please sign up): Hydration team – Paula Barrett Bus riders – Marcia Shelberg (please check to see if you need to update your volunteer form) UA Band Day Food – help ;-) Alterations - Jennifer Aossey & Fran Pote (they demonstrated at the meeting what needs to be done.  You can do this from the comfort of your own home!) First game to wear uniforms is September 25th.

Cookie Dough – Debby Atkins
Pit Crew – Lonnie Slawson
Uniform check-in – Mary Fritsche & Mary Dee Camarena Fan Sales/Boosterwear – Kristin Smith

CDS Invitational – October 6, 2009
Ticket sales
Concessions
Advertising sales
Program sales
Pit Crew
Security/First Aid
Set up

CDS Booster Traditions:Wear Yellow – It may not be flattering but the kids love it!
Come early, cheer loud, stay late; Attend away games – drive the home fans crazy Stand when CDS and Visiting bands perform Don’t talk to band members in the stands, they are performing! Clean Up.

Upcoming events:
Games
9/4    Red Mountain (home) Roll call is at 5:00, band room opens at 4:00.  Wear T-shirts, jeans, marching shoes and black socks, and gloves.  Wear T-shirt to the assembly that morning after practice.
9/11    Desert Ridge (home)
9/17    North Canyon (Thursday TV Away)
9/26 PAS – Need pit crew and snack help CDSBAND.ORG – Make it a bookmark or your home page and be Band Aware!
Water donations

Bands of America (California Trip) is coming up from October 30-November 1.  The payment of $250 is due by Thursday, October 1st.  There are flyers with more details (agenda, etc.) in the band room, so if you need one, have your  band member pick one up.