Northwestern Band Booster Association
Welcome to the Band Boosters of the NWL High School Marching Band. This organization is a non-profit organization to support the high school band program. All parents and legal guardians are invited and encouraged to attend meetings and functions of the band. Included in this packet is information that we hope will be useful to you throughout the school year.
Band Director; Scott Brown 610 298-8661 ext. 2221
Band Web Site: http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/BrownS/
Band Booster Web Site: http://www.orgsites.com/pa/nwltigerbandboosters/index.html
Band Booster Organization for 2013-2014
President David Klembara 484 274-1665
Vice President Earl Supplee 484-602-4797
Secretary Eileen Fruchtl 610-285-0372
Treasurer | Student Accounts Rick Blakeney 484-894-1900
Fundraising Elect Open
Monthly Booster meetings will occur at 7:00PM in the high school band room. The dates of those meetings will be distributed in September for the year!
**OUR FIRST GENERAL BOOSTER MEETING WILL BE ON**
August 29th before the Parent Night Presentation
6:00PM in the Stadium.
After collecting the information this evening, we will be compiling a Band list including names and phone numbers of our families. This list will be distributed to our students to be kept at home for your convenience!
PLEASE NOTE: Many of our announcements and schedule changes go out by e-mail, please provide an e-mail address that is checked often! If you do not have e-mail, please let us know ASAP. We will try to have copies in the band room.
Important Dates for 2013 – 2014
Football games are usually held on Friday nights, with an occasional Saturday afternoon game. Band competitions start in mid September and will occur mainly on Saturday evenings and an occasional Sunday afternoon. The performance schedule can be found at: http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/BrownS/calendar.cfm
See the attached schedule for pre summer rehearsals, band camps, football games and competitions. (These are also available on the band website. Click on My Calendar on Mr. Brown site in the top right hand corner.)
A year-end picnic and awards presentation will be held in May 2014 at Knoebels Amusement Resort. This is an event for the whole family to enjoy.
Around the Holidays each year friends and families can come out and enjoy the Holiday concert, Jazz competition and the Spring concert. The music program keeps going all year long just like the energizer bunny.
Fundraising | Student Accounts
The boosters hold monthly fundraisers to provide money for the students’ annual band trip as well as to support the director’s budget which includes an instrument fund, uniform items, etc.
Each band member is set up with a student account. The profit from the selected fundraiser’s students participate in are split 50/50 between the boosters and the student account. There are some exceptions to this rule. Band members who have siblings are set up with one family account, unless the treasurer is notified to set up separate accounts. The money in the student account is then used for payments for any trip the band takes, or for other items with permission from the board. Statements of each student or family account are prepared quarterly and upon request.
The following is a list of potential fundraisers that are anticipated for 2013 – 2014.
Mum Sale Basket Social Philly Pretzel’s Poinsettia Sale
Carwash Flapjack Fundraiser Food night at Friendly’s Gift Cards
Fundraising | Student Accounts Cont.
Giant and Weis/Kings gift cards are also sold monthly, year round. Students receive 5% of their total sales going directly into their account. The boosters receive NO SHARE of the profits from these sales. Students are encouraged to participate in all fundraisers. Trip payments are much easier to make as a result of these fundraising activities! We would appreciate that is you choose not to do fundraising, you would consider making a minimum donation of $25.00 to the Band Booster Fund to help with the expenses that benefit all the band members. The boosters spend about $105.00 per student during the year for various activities including the band banquet, instrument purchases, uniform items and other equipment that are needed for performances but are not completely funded by the high school. We hope you will be able to assist us in meeting our commitments to the students and the band. The fundraising also helps to pay for the band pins that each student receives. They are $2.00 each and if you are involved in 4 activities it is $10.00 per child. Anyone wishing to chair this fundraiser, please contact David Klembara.
Uniforms
All uniforms will be issued to new band members during band camp. Returning members please try on your uniform to see if it needs to be fitted. If it needs to be refitted it will be done during band camp. Each band member is given a number that is marked on all pieces of their uniform. They are responsible for the care of the uniform throughout the band season. Any piece that is missing at the end of the season will be billed at the replacement cost to the student.
Washing instructions are sent home when the uniforms are issued. Uniforms need to be washed every two to three weeks depending on the marching conditions and how dirty they become. Instrumentalist jackets and pants and guard pants are machine washable on Gentle. Hang jacket to dry. Guard jackets need to be hand washed and drip dry. Raincoats may be washed and dried on low heat.
Shoes and gloves are part of the uniform and can be purchased in early August. Information will be available the first day of band camp where to purchase them.
Color guard members will receive information about the uniforms at a future date.
Volunteer Opportunities – WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!!
The executive board needs help from all parents for the organization to be a success. This can be done with fundraising, donations of baked goods, treats for snack bags for half time at a football game, helping with the booster table at Home Games or being a chaperone for games and competitions.
Sign-up sheets with a description of what needs to be done will be available during band camp and Parent Preview Night. Please support our students by volunteering. They put in a tremendous amount of time to play and perform like champions.
Band Handbooks
Marching Band is a new experience for both students and parents, one that we hope will be a positive experience for everyone. Regardless of age all members of the band are required to abide by the school rule, as band functions are an extension of the school day. Foul language, inappropriate behavior, etc. will not be tolerated. Mr. Brown has a handbook that each student will receive with pertinent information concerning all aspects of the band. It will also be available at the band website.
Please contact any board member if you have any questions about anything. All of us have been in your shoes and are more than willing to help in any way possible.
Medical Form and Permission Slips
Please note that students are not permitted to ride busses to away events without signed permission slips. The medical form and permission slip to attend school functions need to be filled out and returned to Mr. Brown on the first day of Band Camp or sooner. These forms are required by the school administration and cover the students in the event of a serious illness or injury should occur. The forms are attached.
Students are not to carry any medicines with them, with the exception of asthma inhalers or epi-pens. If you are prone to headaches, menstrual cramps or anything else that may need medicine for, you need to contact Mr. Brown. Medicine needs to be in the original container with the pharmacy label on it and placed in a zip-lock bag with the students name on the bag. Medicines will be kept in the medical kit of the bus your student signs up to ride and only chaperones may access the medical kits. Chaperones may not give out any medicine to any student without this prior approval. This is school policy, so please return all forms as soon as possible.
Money Requirements for Uniform Items
Order forms for all items that the students will need will be distributed at the end of July. Orders and payment are due back to David Klembara during band camp week! Parents are welcome and encouraged to purchase items for themselves!
These items include:
REQUIRED!
Black Dinkles (shoes) $30.00
Instrumental Gloves 2 pair suggested, $2.00 each
Band T-Shirt $7.00 to $13.00
OPTIONAL!
Hoodies $30 to $32 depending on size
Warm Up Outfit $45 to $60 required for color guard
All Band Members must purchase the following on their own:
Black Dinkles
Black socks
Long Underwear (for those cold football games and competitions)
Color Guard
The Color Guard will be required to purchase some items for their costume. $60 will be the amount that will be collected and the Boosters will make up the difference.
Uniform Fittings
Uniforms will be distributed to all band students during band camp week.
Tuesday, August 6th Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores beginning at 2:00PM
Wednesday, August 7th Freshmen and any other new students beginning at 2:00PM.
**Band Pictures TBD.
The Northwestern Lehigh Band Boosters is a non-profit parent organization to help financially support the Northwestern Lehigh Tiger Marching Band