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Car Wash Certificates
Hello Band Families! Our car wash certificate fundraiser runs continuously year round. Now that the snow and ice have retreated, you may be ready to get all that dirty snow and salt off your vehicle. Here's the down and dirty (like your car, hint, hint!)... Certificates are valid at both Carolina Auto Spa locations- Maynard Rd near High House and Hwy 55 in Apex near the Dunkin' Donuts and Hwy 55 diner. Purchase from the band for $24 each (the cost of a Deluxe Wash) Payment must be made a the time of purchase- cash or check, cannot be deducted from your band account Your account will be credited $8 for each certificate You can purchase certificates for your own use or sell them to friends and neighbors. CAR WASH CERTIFICATES ALSO MAKE GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS! If you'd like to purchase some car wash certificates, please email me at carwash@athensdriveband.com, and I can deliver them to you at the concert next Thursday. Thanks! Jennifer |
Extra Fruit and Nuts Available
Hello Band Families! We were thrown a few curves on delivery day, but as Doc likes to say, "It's all good"! Thanks to everyone for going with the flow! We hope you were able to deliver items to your customers before the snow and ice kept you inside. If you haven't yet inspected and delivered your orders, please do so ASAP and let us know if there are any issues that need to be resolved. Orders were checked three times, but with that many items to check we know there's still the possibility of an error. We want to resolve any issues promptly and make sure customers receive their orders quickly while the quality is best. If you missed the sale or just want a little more of your favorite items, you're in luck! Every year, we have extras after delivery day. Because fruit is perishable and we never know what the crop will look like, we order a little extra to replace any bad pieces. This year's fruit crop was great, which means we have a lot of tasty items left over. The nuts come in cases, so there are always a few cans left over. Check out what's left below. If you'd like to purchase anything, please email us, and we'll set it aside and work out a time to get it to you. Extras are first come first served, and anything that's left will be available at the holiday concert on the 20th. Email address is fruit@athensdriveband.com. Thanks for making this years' Fruit and Nut Fundraiser a success! Jennifer and Dawn Fruit and Nut Chairs
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Fruit Order Pick Up Friday, Dec. 7
All those yummy fruits and nuts are on their way! Delivery Day is Friday, December 7th. If your student turned in a Fruit/Nut/Dewey's order, it will be ready for pick up after school on Friday, December 7th. Check in at the table in the band hallway, and we will retrieve your order and help you get it to your car. Please distribute your orders as soon as possilbe for best quality. We will return your original order form to you at pick up to help you connect with your customers again. Please remember to thank them for supporting our band program : ) We hope you enjoy your own purchases and have a wonderful holiday season! Note for orders containing Dewey's Moravian Sugar Cake: Sugar Cakes are baked fresh! YUM! They have a shelf life of 7 days at room temperature and can be frozen for longer life. Please deliver promptly and let your customers know about storage. Thank you for participating in this year's Fruit and Nut Fundraiser! And a special thank you to everyone who signed up to make Delivery Day run smoothly! If you have any questions regarding delivery day, please email us at fruit@athensdriveband.com. 'Til Next Year, Jennifer Wakeford & Dawn Al-Khateeb Fruit and Nut Chairs |
Still Need Hand Trucks and Volunteers for Friday
Hello Band Family! A big thanks to the folks who have already signed up to help with the fruit and nut delivery on Friday. We're in great shape from 8-11am! However, we're especially in need of a couple of people to help with order pickup from 2-6pm, and we also need a couple of hand trucks to unload the boxes from the truck. If you have some time or a hand truck we could use, please sign up ASAP. Delivery Day is approaching fast! Thanks in advance for your help! The Fruit and Nut Crew fruit@athensdriveband.com |
Please Support Our Choral Program
Hello Band Family! As many of you may know, several of our wind ensemble and marching band students (Anna Vtipil, Taylor Woodhouse, Will Wakeford, and Martha Davies-Cutting) are also in vocal ensemble with Mr. Santangelo. This year vocal ensemble entered the WRALFM Christmas Choir Competition and has been chosen as a top 9 finalist. If Athens makes it to the top 3, the choral department will win either $1,000.00, $3,000.00 or $5,000.00 for the choral program!! Beginning Monday, WRALFM will feature 3 of the top 9 entries each day on their program and website. We don’t yet know which day (Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday) ADHS will be featured, but we would LOVE to have everyone’s support and votes! The top vote getter from Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be featured in the finals on Thursday. Please share with your friends and spread the word on social media - instagram, FB, and twitter! Every vote counts and will help us make it to finals! Here is a link to the choir competition where you can hear all 9 entries, including the Athens entry called “A Very Pentatonixy Christmas .https://www.wralfm.com/christmas-choir-competition/ Thank you! Melanie Vtipil |
Scrip Order Due Sunday, December 2
Hello Band Families! Our monthly SCRIP order for physical gift cards is coming up on Sunday, December 2nd! Please submit your order by Sunday at midnight. I want to have the order early in the month to allow plenty of time for using the physical cards for holiday shopping and for gift giving. The order should be ready for pick up by Thursday, December 6th. I will work out something with each of you to pick up your order that week. Why am I so passionate about the Scrip program? Is it because the band program makes money off of your Scrip purchases? No! 100% of the rebates go directly into YOUR band account. I encourage all band families to use Scrip because I know the real value of the program. You can easily make hundreds of dollars every year for your band account! If you want more information about how to effectively use Scrip to earn big $$, contact me and I'll be happy to help. Scrip cards (and grocery cards) are the only band fundraisers that put your every day spending dollars to work – FREE MONEY!!! This email contains information about the Scrip Program and how it can positively change the balance on your band account. Also attached is a flyer that has information about the SCRIP program and some helpful hints and tips for using the program and placing orders. WHAT IS SCRIP? Great Lakes Scrip Center offers gift cards to over 700 of the country’s biggest brands, including grocery, department stores, gas stations, restaurants, hotels, home improvement, and more. Just by using Scrip to pay for your normal purchases, you can easily bank money to your student band account. It’s time to put your shopping dollars to work! A complete listing of participating companies is available at www.shopwithscrip.com.
HOW DOES IT WORK? Scrip cards are regular gifts cards that you purchase at face value. The retailer then gives a rebate, usually between 2%-14% of the face value, directly into YOUR band account. For example, if you purchased a $100 Belk gift card, you pay $100 for the card and have $100 to spend at Belk. Then Belk donates 8% ($8.00) to your band account. Free Money! You will be amazed and astounded at how quickly it adds up simply by spending money “differently” through Scrip.
WHAT TYPE OF GIFT CARDS ARE AVAILABLE? Scrip has three different options for purchasing gift cards. Many companies offer all 3 gift card options but the options available vary by company. 1. Physical Gift Cards: We order these as a Band group once a month. You order these cards online any time during the month then a Band group order is submitted, typically a week before our monthly band parent meetings. You can either pay for your cards at the time of ordering using the PrestoPay service or by delivering a check prior to the group order placement. See below for details on payment methods. You will receive an email about one week in advance of order placement as a reminder. A few days later we receive the group’s gift cards and distribute them to you, usually at the monthly Band Booster meeting. Physical gift cards are great for gifts or for planned (and controlled) spending. 2. ScripNow E-Card: Make purchases online or at a physical store or have a meal at a restaurant but hop over to the Scrip website before you pay. Buy a ScripNow gift card with PrestoPay to use as payment for your purchases. These cards are available for you to use within minutes of purchase. 3. Reload: With re-loadable physical gift cards, you have the flexibility to add money to the gift card anytime using PrestoPay! These gift cards work well for places you regularly shop. Note that not all physical gift cards are reloadable. You will know it's reloadable if the Reload option is available.
GETTING STARTED: Set up your own personal account at www.shopwithscrip.com and link to the Athens Drive Band Boosters with the enrollment code 3BDECC2F2L1L. Feel free to contact me if you have problems and I will help you through the process.
PAYMENT METHODS: PrestoPay: This is the preferred and easiest method of payment. It is Scrip's secure service to purchase gift cards by using funds directly from your bank account. Set up PrestoPay from your Scrip account on the www.shopwithscrip.com website. Check: Make your check out to ADHS Band Boosters and deliver it to Carol before the order date to be included in the monthly order. CURRENT SPECIALS: In addition to offering great contributions on every day gift cards, Scrip runs specials and flash sales on a regular basis. This means that a retailer's usual rebate percentage is temporarily increased. For example, The Gap may increase it's normal rebate of 14% to 18%. Also, a few times a year, Scrip has a ThankScripping Day. This is a day where many, many retailers have increased rebates for that day only. Take advantage of these specials! Even if you don’t “need” anything right now, you can purchase cards ahead of time that you know you will use in the future. Set up your Scrip account so that you receive email alerts for active specials. Check out the "What's New" tab to see all the recent listings. Any questions, please send to scrip@athensdriveband.com Happy Scripping! Carol Moore Jean Burroughs |
GoFundMe WP - Drumming Up Dollars for Dayton
Our GoFundMe Campaign to assist Winter Percussion students to get to the 2019 WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio is here! Please Click here to support Drumming up Dollars for Dayton organized by Athens Drive Band Boosters
Drumming up Dollars for Dayton The Athens Drive High School Winter Percussion group is on a mission to raise $10,000 towards the cost of our trip to the April 2019 WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. The WGI World Championships give our students the incredible opportunity to perform and compete with other percussion groups from around the world. We need YOUR help to make this incredible experience a reality! With the help of 200 generous supporters donating $50 each, we will be able to reach our fundraising goal. Please, consider donating for these 3 wonderful reasons: 1) Performing at the World Championships in Dayton, Ohio is an incredible experience! Percussion students who have had the opportunity to experience the World Championships say it’s an inspiring, energizing, unforgettable, life-changing experience, and truly unlike any other musical event! Not only do the students have the opportunity to perform and compete in front of thousands of people, but they are also able to interact with and watch some of the most talented percussion groups in the world, a truly priceless experience. 2) The Athens Drive Band prides itself on the socioeconomic diversity of its members and is committed to supporting all students in their quest to create music that puts smiles on people’s faces. Despite the smaller ensemble size of the Winter Percussion group - 23 students this season, there are high operating costs, including staffing, music, props, uniforms, and transportation of students and equipment. The $845 per student fair share assessment covers the expenses incurred during the regular season but doesn’t cover any of the cost of the trip to Dayton. All of our Winter Percussion members are also marching band students, who pay a fair share assessment of over $1,200 in the Fall. To participate in both groups, families are spending over $2,000 per student. For this reason, fundraising to help offset the additional expense of the trip to Dayton is crucial for our students. 3) Your tax-deductible donation will help make our students’ dreams come true. Traveling to Dayton with the Winter Percussion ensemble is no small task. The trip costs include transportation of instruments, props, and equipment; hotels and meals for 4 days; and ticket fees of over $200 per student. The Athens Drive Band Boosters is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, making your donation through this campaign is 100% Tax deductible - Tax ID 65-1227864. Donate before Dec. 31 and write your donation off on your 2018 taxes. Every donation, no matter how big or small, helps us get closer to realizing these hardworking musicians’ dreams. Do you have a business interested in donating? Please contact our Percussion Support chairs at: percussionsupport@athensdriveband.com Donate by mail: If you prefer to donate directly by mail, please send a check directly to: Athens Drive Band Boosters "Drumming up Dollars for Dayton" PO Box 293 Cary, NC 27512 *Please make sure your donation/check specifies the “Drumming up Dollars for Dayton” Campaign For additional information about the Athens Drive Winter Percussion Program or the Athens Drive Band Program, please visit our website at www.athensdriveband.com The Athens Drive Winter Percussionists GIVE THANKS for your donation, CHERISH the precious opportunity to do what we love – make music, smiles, and memories - and GROW from the life-changing experience of the World Championships in Dayton OH, April 2019, made possible by your generosity! If you have any questions - please contact - percussionsupport@athensdriveband.com |
Band Parent/Booster Party - Dec 8th
You are invited to this year’s Band Booster Holiday Party - for Adults only! Please come enjoy a night of fun, food and fellowship with our wonderful band parents! When: December 8th - 7pm - 11pm Where: Tom & Cindi Parker's House - (please see e-mail for address details) What to bring: Freshman & Sophomore parents - please bring a dessert or other treat to share. Junior & Senior parents - please bring a savory dish to share. Thanks to the Parker family for hosting (again) this year's celebration! Hope to see you there! Michaele & Suella Any questions - please contact president@athensdriveband.com |
NCFC Fundraiser: Sunday's Game Pay Increased to $30
Hello Band Families. The NCFC Fundraiser game scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 2nd, will be paying a $30 instead of $20! They need our help to staff the concession stands. The starting time is 10:45 am. Remember, students 13+ are welcome to work. The game is posted on the NCFC signup. You may also reach the signup by going to www.athensdriveband.com, clicking on the orange "Volunteer Signups" button, and scrolling down to the NCFC Signups link.
Working the concession stands at NCFC is a great opportunity for families to earn more money for band accounts. Please contact us at ncfc@athensdriveband.com with any questions.
Thanks! Melissa and Melanie |
PNC Help
Hello band families! PNC has several openings coming up (see below). Please go to the band website, www.athensdriveband.com and click on the orange volunteer signups button if you would like to sign up and earn some money for your band account! If you have questions, please contact Brenda Gerken at pnc@athensdriveband.com. Thursday Dec. 20th ‘Canes game Need 1 lead report at 5:15pm Need 2 workers report at 5:30pm Doors open at 6pm Game starts at 7pm Band conflict - Grand Holiday Concert Friday Dec. 28th NCSU Mens basketball game Need 1-2 workers - report at 5:30p Doors open at 6pm Game starts at 7pm Conflict - Winter break Sunday Dec. 30th Harlem Globetrotters event Need 1 lead report at 4:15pm Need 2 workers at 4:30pm Doors open at 5pm Event starts at 6pm Conflict - Winter Break Tuesday January 8th NCSU Mens basketball game Need 1 worker report at 7pm Doors open at 7:30pm Game starts at 9pm (Yes, these times are correct!) Thanks, Brenda Gerken PNC Co-chair pnc@athensdriveband.com |
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