URGENT Parents of Seniors (MB & concert) – Please submit photos – baby and current – of your student for the slide show on Awards night on May 23. Photos can be scanned (200-300 dpi) and sent to president@lakotawestbands.org or there is an envelope on the bulletin board in the band room. Please make sure all photos are marked with the student’s name. Please submit by Friday, May 3. (You can get your photos back on awards night)
Taste of Music, McDonalds –The next dining dates are Thursday 5/2 and 5/16 6-9 pm at McDonalds on 747 and Smith (across from Kroger). This fundraiser involves getting as many families to come eat as possible. No flyers are required. Or for a “double dip,” buy gift cards that night and then use them to buy dinner. ALL SALES qualify towards band credit during the sale hours (coupon books, gift cards, food). We still need adult volunteers for these events.
We receive 15% of total sales from both drive thru and dine-in for these 3 hr blocks. Students can perform on the patio and grass (instruments & flags), as many kids that can fit out on the patio to play during this time, and have a tip jar present. This would be in addition to jars inside. The first event earned almost $600 including tips. Please CLICK HERE for more information and to sign up.
Marching Band Scholarships — Lakota West families looking for assistance with their student’s marching band fees are encouraged to apply for grant consideration. Upbeat Club money is set aside each year from fundraisers and donations to cover 1/2 of the marching band fee assessed to students participating in the Lakota West Marching Band, including Color Guard. This need based scholarship opportunity is for students in grades 9-12. Families interested in this scholarship must submit an application per student to Sue Tanner at president@lakotawestbands.org. A limited number of scholarships are available. The deadline for consideration for the 2013 marching season is May 24, 2013. Please CLICK HERE for more info and to access the application. *All applications must be submitted by the deadline date.
URGENT Kroger Community Rewards Renewal – It’s time for the annual re registration of Kroger cards to our Upbeat number. EVERYONE who has registered their card with Kroger needs to re register to our Upbeat Community Rewards number in order for the band to continue to receive credit past 5/1/13. Please CLICK HERE for instructions on how to re register your card. Please do this by 4/30. This is the easiest fundraiser for the band.
Because the current Kroger Chair’s student is a senior, we are looking for someone to take over the Kroger Card Chairperson duties (after 7 years!). The duties are outlined HERE. Suzanne can talk to anyone in person about time commitments for this. (Time commitments for this are much less than in the past. The new Community Rewards Program has taken away a lot of work from the Chairperson)
Upbeat — Due to the conflict with the Freshman concert, the next Upbeat meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 28 at 7:30 in the band room. We are still in need of a Treasurer and Video Crew/DVD & Kroger owners for next year. If you are interested, please contact Malinda Anderson at malindap1@netzero.net
PAYMENTS & TRIPS — The following payments were due 4/30: MB fees #2, Macy’s followers #2, and Macy’s student #4. Please make payments promptly so that we can meet our payment schedule with Gateway.