Band Boosters
Definition- Anyone, usually volunteer parents of band students, interested in helping with meetings, trips, events, fundraisers, concessions, and keeping Mrs. Shelton and the band organized and on track!!
You can be added to the e-mail group to receive the Band Booster minutes by sending an e-mail from the address you wish to use to rhonikta@indybulldogband.com
Director - Erin Shelton Asst.Director - Rebecca Timmons
President - Suzanne McDill Vice Pres. - Glenda Winkleman
Treasurer - Toni Jabben Secretary/Website- Rhonda Lopez
Meeting Minutes
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Next Meeting is
Monday - September 21st
5:15pm - 6:15pm
Monday August 31st
This Booster meeting topic was mostly about continuing fundraisers.
Melinda Miller & Rhonda Lopez have finished getting sponsors for the discount cards and card information has been turned in to Tom Posch @ Sound Ideas for printing.
Rhonda will be getting material and pattern to make vests for the drum majors to match the color guard and they will wear them during half-time shows and at competitions.
Lisa Reed got the foam paw mits in and we will be selling them at the first home game on Sept 4th for 5$ each.
Next meeting will be mostly about Neewollah concessions during the Neewollah Band Competition. Boosters will need lots of help during this time to get all the concessions taken care of and ready for that Saturday.
Next Meeting date will be Monday September 21st. IHS Bandroom, 5:15 - 6:30. This meeting may extend due to topic.
Monday July 24th
Attending- Erin Shelton, Rebecca Timmons, John and Suzie McDill, Dawn Houck, Lisa Reed, Rhonda Lopez, Julie Bruington, Toni Jabben, Melinda Miller, Kathy Beaver, Glenda Winkleman, Terri Schlange, Chris & Lynn Reddy, Sandy Johnson, Jodi Mason, Phil & Stephanie Groth.
Band Booster meetings are usually held on the third or fourth Monday of each month, July through April or May. Meetings usually last an hour or so, depending on the business at hand(Band camp & Neewollah are more intense meetings!) and are from 5:15 -6:15pm at the Independence High School band room.
At the end of each year new officers are appointed. Usually the VP from the current year will take office of the President for the upcoming year and volunteers are then taken for a new VP. Rhonda Lopez manages the band website, and she will be the secretary this year as well. Toni Jabben has been keeping the financials for the last couple of years and has a good vision of what that entails.
All other Parents as Band Boosters have very important roles as team members, decision makers and chaperones. We appreciate your time and energy to volunteer for food, trips, fundraising and patience!
The July Meeting was largely consumed with Band Camp. Here was the agenda -
*Introductions of the officers and each Booster.
*Treasurers report - General fund = 6690.25 / trailer fund= 2025.49.
We have a band trailer acct. set up and a percentage of the general funds, and any donations for it, goes into into that account for every fundraiser. We are hoping soon to have a trailer to haul all the band equipment & uniforms so we won't have to use extra school vans or rent additional charters.
Each band member will also have an individual acct set up with Mrs.Shelton and Toni. The money they earn for each fundraiser they participte in, will go into their accounts usually towards the "big" trip we do either during the winter break or spring break.
**Band camp - each student is to bring 2/ 2-liter bottles of pop and/or a bag of individual chips and a bag of cookies.
*Band Camp lunch menus - This is where the 2-liter bottles of pop and individual bags of chips and cookies are used each day. Robert Miller will be providing ice from KDOT. Boosters will provide cups.
Monday- uniform check-out day- lunch on your own. Several boosters volunteered to help with uniforms as well as drum majors will help. John McDill will be taking pictures of each band member in their uniform so we can make buttons for parents to wear during games when the band performs.
Tuesday- Lunch - Sub sandwiches and chips- Stephanie G. and Melinda M. were checking on getting subs made at WalMart, and getting condiments from Sonic. Also, Sonic usually donates several cases of bottled water for camp, as well as Kim Goodman donates Gatorade from First Federal. Julie B. will make brownies for lunch. PB&J will be available to anyone not wanting a sub.
Wednesday- Lunch - Melinda M. checking on getting fried chicken- 180 pieces mixed. Counting 2 pieces per band member and including helpers. Kathy B. will bring corn, Jodi M. will bring grapes and they will have chips. Dawn H. will see about getting bread. Toni J. will pick up plates, & get napkins from Sonic. PB&J will be available to anyone not wanting chicken. Plastic untensils are available from stock the boosters have at the Riley Center.
Thursday- Lunch - Freddie and Teresa Ramos will supply meat for walking tacos. Kathy B. will make rice crispies treats, Sandy J. will bring cheese, lettuce and tomato. Julie B. will get frito/dorito chips. Glenda W. will bring salsa.
Friday - Lunch- Usually Friday is Pizza Day! We decided for all the band members and helpers, we would need 34 large pizza's, and will request that they be cut in 12 pieces. Mrs. Shelton and Toni J. will take care of getting them ordered through school services so we can get a price break. Toni J. or Kathy B. will check on getting ice cream sandwiches.
The following Boosters mentioned above and including Lynn Reddy and Terri Schlange have volunteered to help serve lunch on various days of camp.
Friday evening is usually a pool party. Mrs. Shelton is looking into reserving the pool for the evening for just the band members.
*Fundraisers-
Each year the band sells Band Booster cards. The cards list various businesses around Independence that will offer a discount for anyone who purchases the card. This year we will be trying to get more than a few businesses and also list the band website for purchasers to see a list of ALL the business who will offer discounts with the card. The cards sell for 10$ and the band members get 9$ of that cost in their band acct. Rhonda L. and Melinda M. are working on asking businesses to participate in the fundraisers. Tom Posh from Sound Designs usually makes the cards for us, and he makes our band t-shirts as well.
Another fundraiser we talked about that Lisa R. has been looking into is rain ponchos, lip balm, and foam paws with Indy Bulldogs Mascot and/or paw prints in orange and black. We decided to start with 250 foam paws and see how the selling went at football and basketball, and other IHS games.
Another fundraiers that we started at the end of the last school year was selling personalized vinyl clings for car windows with band students name and instruements, or the sports any students are in. They can be ordered in either orange or white and are selling for 10$. These are made by Sign Design in Fredonia.
There will be more fundraisers discussed as the year goes on.
*Upcoming events- of course Neewollah, that will be brought up in the next meeting and is one of the Boosters biggest fundraisers. A lot of help is needed for this event, it's a lot of fun and a lot of hard work, but worth it in the end!!
*Misc. business - Yard signs, Right now Mrs.Shelton has 40 yard signs to hand out to new members and Freshman. These will be handed out at uniform check-out.
Our trip this year is planned for a band festival in SanAntonio Tx. It will be during the concert season of band and will take place a few days during spring break. More will be discussed at future Booster meetings.
Mrs.Shelton will have a Section Leader meeting/lunch 10am -Noon, before Freshman Band Orientation on Friday July 31st . Orientation meeting is from 1:30 - 3:30pm.
*Next Meeting- Our next meeting will be Monday August 31st in the IHS band room from 5:15 -6:15pm-ish! Hope to see you there!
