Fundraising Committees

The Ranch Concessions

• Dates: All year
• Time Commitment: Workers register for as many events as they wish. Each event lasts about five hours.
• Directed by: Dennis Conroy

This is only our third year at The Ranch and it is turning out to be a great fundraiser for our band. Parents and students register to work concessions at various Ranch events (hockey games, concerts, basketball, etc.) and earn money for the band and their band accounts.

Corporate Sponsors

• Dates: All year
• Time Commitment: Varies

This our second year soliciting corporate sponsors and it has proved to be a very worthwhile endeavor. We have earned about $6000 for our band program through corporate sponsors this year and we feel we are just getting started! This parent-only committee solicits and collects money from businesses that wish to advertise with our band program.

March-a-thon

• Date: September 9^th, 2006
• Busiest times: August & September
• Time commitment: About 4 hr/wk

The march-a-thon is a highly profitable fundraiser for our band program. Students solicit donations from friends, family members and businesses to earn money for our band program. We are considering allowing a portion of the money to go to individual grant accounts this year to help offset more of the fees.; Parent volunteers are in charge of coordinating, distributing and collecting pledges.; Our goal is to have our annual march-a-thon make $30,000 dollars for our band program.; Currently, we are earning about; $11,000 per year.

Sculpture in the Park

• Date: August 11^th, 12^th, and 13^th of 2006
• Busiest times: Late July to early August
• Time commitment: 4 hr/wk for about 4 weeks

Our band program is in charge of the parking for the annual Sculpture in the Park show. Parents and students work in the east and west parking lots at LHS collecting parking fees. Parent volunteers are in charge of contacting the Sculpture in the Park organizers, organizing volunteers and maintaining accurate records of all monies.

Santa Breakfast

• Date: Saturday, December 2nd, 2006 (tentative)
• Busiest times: November to early December
• Time commitment: Coordinators about 50 hrs total, volunteers about 6 hours total

The Santa Breakfast is part fundraiser, part community outreach. Students and local businesses sell tickets to the event. Families attend to have a pancake breakfast that features Santa Clause. Students wait tables, decorate Rudolph pancakes, play holiday music, set up and clean up.

The parent coordinators design and print flyers and tickets, contact local businesses to sell tickets and make donations, meet with students to organize the event and keep accurate records of all monies. Parents can also volunteer to help out the night before and the day of the breakfast.

Band Wear

• Date: Marching season (June through October)
• Busiest times: August-October, December-February
• Time Commitment: About 1 hour per week during busy times

Our parents, fans and students can't help but be proud of our state champion band program. Band Wear Items (t-shirts, sweatshirts, decals, etc...) are a great way to show our spirit and support for what our students are doing. Volunteers are needed to help sell Band Wear at band functions, football games and various other school activities.