Sunday, September 9, 2012

Hayfield Band Boosters (Message 8)--Football Game on Friday; Tag Day #2 on Saturday

Greetings Boosters,

 
Way to go Band! The kids canvassed Hayfield SS neighborhoods yesterday and collected $6792 for our bands.  They also distributed hundreds of donation envelopes to those residences where no one was home.   Tag Day is an enormous undertaking and I want to congratulate Michelle Booth and Ellen Hishta for skillfully organizing it for us.  They spent countless hours mapping and prioritizing the neighborhoods, assembling the teams, and preparing the kits and collection envelopes.  Thanks also to our Treasurer, Ken Lichtman, for validating the totals.
 
Thanks to all of the volunteers that helped make Tag Day #1 a phenomenol success.  My apologies in advance if I missed anyone.
 
Leslie Bell, Emma and Rogerio Silverio, Sharon Fussell, Linda Lichtman, Andrea Copeland, Hsin Chang, Michelle Paxton, Nava Ezra and Kate and Ronald Schmidt for driving and keeping the kids safe.
Natalie Carter, Rafael Quezada, Eva Romero and Sherri Tupik for the delicious food items and juice.
Patrick Cloud for ensuring all students had water before leaving the school
Kelley John, Catherine Kingsley, Rafael Quezada for tallying the donations and assembling envelopes for Tag Day #2
 
Tag Day #2
The final Tag Day is scheduled for Saturday, September 15. The students will finish any neighborhoods that were not completed during Tag Day #1 and canvass the remaining neighborhoods.  We expect Tag Day #2 to be a shorter day; students will complete their assignments no later than 1:00 p.m. 
 
Students and drivers should report to the Band Room on Saturday at 8:00 a.m.  Students will change into their band uniforms, be matched with drivers and routes will be assigned.  It is important that both students and drivers arrive on time.  Routes/neighborhoods will be assigned to groups of 4 based on signup preferences but substitutions may be made in cases where students have not arrived.
 
Near-term Volunteer Needs
 
The Band Booster program is fueled by volunteerism.  Thanks to all of you who have already signed up  for the various fall activities.  I am ecstatic that many of the slots are already filled for the season.  We could not provide the support without your help.  There are a few opportunities still open.
 
Uniform Maintenance. If you can volunteer a couple of hours on during the school day Tuesday-Thursday to repair uniforms, please send me a note. The repairs are primarily sewing on buttons.
 
Football Game, September 14. There are still several volunteer opportunities to support the game.
 
Tag Day, September 15. We have openings to supply breakfast items and to assist in counting the donations. Also, please let me know if you are willing to be on standby to fill in as a driver should a volunteer need to cancel for September 15
 
I encourage you to go to the SignUp Genius and let us know where you will help. Don't forget that students and siblings can also volunteer for citizenship credit (and it looks good on college applications!). So, if they are looking for volunteer hours, consider the Band Boosters.
 
Upcoming Events
Sep 14, Home Football Game (Madison)
Sep 15, Tag Day #2
Sep 21, Home Football Game (Yorktown)
Sep 29, Competition (Herndon)
Oct 3, 7:00 p.m. Band Booster Meeting in the Band Room
Oct 5, Pizza Party
Oct 5, Homecoming (Wakefield)
Oct 9 - Nov 2, Annual Citrus Sale
Oct 13, Competition
Oct 20, Competition
Oct 28, Parade at Hayfield Farm
2 Nov, Home Football Game (Edison), Senior Night 

Please feel free to contact me or any of the Band Booster officers with questions and concerns.

HAWKS ROCK!

Pat Cloud
Humbly Serving Our Kids

Cell 703-582-2380
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