Band Booster Family,
Prelude: Welcome back to all those that were out this past weekend for either the UVA Band Day, college visits, and other various trips. Hope it provided some nice memories and greater insight to which colleges/universities might be in your future:
Because of the great volunteer spirit of the Band Boosters, I found it fairly easy being the Band Booster Prez for three different years. We’re still looking for volunteers for the last two officer positions: Prez & Vice Prez. Additionally, I’ll still be in the area, have a lot of pass-on notes, & you can use all my “spam” e-mails as a template: ) Please let me know by relpying.
First of all, THANK YOU to Sally Nicely, Michelle Booth, Jerod Tupik, Rogello Silverio, Melvin Cloud, Atsuko, and Jonathan Russell, and anyone else that volunteered that I may have missed! While it was a great exciting game to the end, since I was in attendance, we of course lost to Lee;(
Second, Linda Lichtman let me know that we've collected over $4,000 from the fruit sales http://www.hayfieldbands.com/id33.html . Based on parents request, she's extending fruit sales through Monday, November 14…please see attachments.
Third, Michelle Booth is collecting inputs/ideas for future Tag Days. If you have a form, please fill it out & have your kids return to Mr. Burke. If you don't have a form, please let me know.
Fourth, thank you to Dee Gardner for volunteering to organize Band Booster Boardwalk Fresh Burgers and Fries Restaurant Fundraiser all day Tuesday, November 22…coupon attached. Please share the coupon with all of your family & friends, post on Facebook or any other social media you can think of…let’s get the word out
Fifth, thank you to Band Booster parent/alumni Jean Martelli for sharing her photographic talents: Composite Pictures of your child are now available for purchase through www.jeaneimages.com using password, “2011band” when prompted. Click on the link, and order pictures from this sight. A large composite picture will be made of the whole band from these pictures.
Sixth, miscellaneous items:
- Second payment of $136 for November 1st for the Band Spring Trip, 18-22 Apr to Atlanta, GA…other payments due in January 4th, February 1st, & March 1st… http://www.hayfieldbands.com/id76.html
- As we prepare for the indoor concert/symphonic season, one of the lessons learned these past six years, is that the students ALWAYS say that they wish they had started practicing sooner & more for All-District Auditions, scheduled for Sat, 10 Dec. Parents need to encourage their students put extra personal time into this: )
- If you have any tuxedos or accessories that you either want to donate, trade, or sell, please send me detailed info & I’ll advertise through Band Booster e-mails
1. Reply to me if you can use the following tux donated by the Lichtman family: 34R Jacket, 28R Pants (28" inseam hemmed), bow tie, cummerbund.
- Mr. Burke shared a UVA Band Day trip opportunity for 20 Feb…more info to follow
- Parents of seniors, it’s not too early to be thinking about the 3 pictures (baby pic, kid pic, & senior pic) you want to use for the Final Concert, Wed, 6 Jun 2012
Again, if I haven’t said it enough or lately, THANK YOU! You’re rocking as parents/siblings, your Band students LOVE you for it, & the Band Booster Family is living the good life: )
Finally, our students REALLY NEED YOU! As most teenagers, they will NEVERadmit this. Your VOLUNTEERISMis ESSENTIALto THEIR SUCCESS!!! Additionally, they really do APPRECIATEseeing you @ their various events cheering for them. I hope to see ALLthe parents volunteering @ various events throughout the year: ) If there is ANYTHINGI can do or answer, please let me know. Please keep the following links for future reference:
- Hayfield Secondary School http://www.fcps.edu/HayfieldSS/
- Hayfield Band webpage http://www.hayfieldbands.com/
- Band Booster Blog http://www.hayfieldbandboosters.blogspot.com/
- Band Booster Sign-Up Genius http://signupgenius.com/go/hssband1
Humbly serving our kids,
Che Russell
Home (703) 405-9065
Cell (703) 963-4655
Work (202) 231-6273
Crussell82@cox.net
