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The Littlerock Band and Colorguard Boosters hold their meetings the second Wednesday of each month, 6:00 pm, in the band room. Our next meeting is August 18th, 2010.. We hope to see you there! |
Jim Lane - President
Paula Balfour- Vice President
Donette Kryzkapolski - Secretary
Joan Hammond - Treasurer
Debbie Dick, Tracie Bennett & Maria Galindo - Members at Large
May 26th, 2010 Booster Meeting Minutes:
Meeting called to order at: 6:45 p.m.
Secretary Report Treasurer’s Report
Accept Report Accept Report
Motion: Gary Gregg Motion: Maria
Second: Norma Second: Norma
NEW BUSINESS:
♪ Nomination and approval of new board members as follows: Jim Lane – President; Paula Balfour – Vice President; Joan Hammond – Treasurer; Donnette – Secretary. Members at large will be Debbie Dick, Maria Galindo, Kenny Augustur and Tracie Bennett.
♪ Mr. Gregg addresses the parents of new students and returning students and urges parents to get involved in the lives of their children. Information sheets were passed out and it is important that you fill them out and return them to Mr. Gregg. Everyone must participate in fundraising events and help out if the booster program is to be a success. Mr. Gregg urges parents to attend the musical performances and shows to give support to their children and the program.
♪ Five home games are scheduled this fall and the Antelope Valley Preview Show will be held at Littlerock this year. We will hopefully host another drum line competition and have our annual Band Festival. All of these events need volunteers to work the snack booth, help with parking, and various other jobs. The Booster organization cannot do all the work themselves – we need parents to help out at every opportunity. We need at least ten parents to help out at each competition that is held. Parents can also volunteer to help out after school.
♪ We will do a better job of keeping parents informed through e-mails and the website, www.marchinglobos.org.
♪ Fees and Fundraisers will keep the band program alive. As you all know, there have been substantial budget cuts to all school programs. We are currently running on a 33% reduction and many staff members have been cut. We have no transportation budget to get to competitions so it is even more important to raise money where we can to support the program.
♪ Booster Meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday of the Month and start at 6:00 p.m. They are usually held in the Band Room. Please keep these nights open so you can attend. Competitions are usually held on Saturdays and Football games are held on Friday nights. We will provide a schedule of events as soon as we can so you can attend as many functions as possible.
♪ The Fireworks Booth is our biggest fundraiser and very important to keeping the program alive. Therefore, it is mandatory that at least one parent of each student work one shift at the Fireworks booth. A sign-up sheet was passed around at the meeting but if you didn’t sign up, please do so as soon as possible. We obtained a new Fireworks Booth location which hopefully will give us more visibility. The booth will be located on 47th Street East in Palmdale in front of the Burger King. Remember – if your child is in band – you must work at least one shift at the Fireworks Booth. No one under the age of 18 is allowed to work at the booth but older siblings can work and are welcome.
♪ Band camp is mandatory for all band members. Fees for band camp will be $200.00 for returning members and $300.00 for new members. The cost covers shoes, warm up suits, t-shirt and fees to instructors for the two-week schedule. Fees for Band Camp must be paid on time. If you cannot pay the entire amount in one payment, a fee schedule can be arranged but you will be asked to sign a contract. Band Camp this year will commence July 26, 2010 through August 6, 2010. We will have a pot luck dinner and preview of the field show at the conclusion of Band Camp. More details to follow on that.
♪ Tre Balfour also addressed the parents. Tre believes that music teaches life lessons. Music promotes responsibility, makes kids smarter, helps keep them out of trouble, looks good for college, and teaches leadership skills. All of these things are beneficial to your child. Music is a language that these kids must learn. They do a remarkably good job at learning that language quickly. Combine this new language with an instrument, add the footwork of a field show, and you can see how much really goes into this program. It has been proven that musicians score higher on SAT tests, and while some of these kids will continue with music and some of them won’t, remember that they all benefit from what they are learning here.
♪ The music programs we compete in are highly competitive and the Littlerock Band and Color Guard have proven themselves time and again. Just visit the band room and take a look at all the trophies and awards your kids have received. With your help, we can continue to compete and the kids can continue to improve.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - UPCOMING EVENTS:
♫ Fireworks Booth June 28th through July 4th (Delivery of product 6/27/10)
♫ Band Camp July 26th through 30th and August 2nd through 6th.
♫ First Day of School – August 9, 2010.
EXTRA CREDIT!!! – Your Student will receive extra credit when you attend our monthly band booster meetings. It’s only one hour, one time a month. We would love to see you there!☺
Next Meeting: Thursday, June 10, 2010
Meeting Ended: 8:00 p.m.