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(Scroll Down for more links and booster information) Stratford Band Boosters 14027 Memorial Drive #365 Houston, TX 77079-6826 Welcome to the 2009-2010 Stratford Band! We are very excited about the great year ahead and all the wonderful activities planned for our students (and their parents). As you already know, the fall is an incredibly busy season with football games, marching festivals and the UIL Marching Competition. All the hours of afternoon practice will culminate in a spectacular show that you won’t want to miss. This year the marching band show will play Chicago (finally something I recognize). The fall will bring two of the Boosters’ biggest fundraisers: Homecoming Mum and tamale sales. You should be hearing soon about volunteer opportunities for these two committees and others as well. With everyone’s help, we can offer great financial support to our students. We encourage you join in the fun of supporting our students in all their band activities through the Stratford Band Boosters. All the money that we raise from donations and from our parent fundraisers help the band program by paying in part or wholly for: the Band Banquet, a discretionary Band Director’s Fund, Clinician fees, Color Guard expenses, Drum Major Camp, Instrument Replacement, Private Lessons, Senior Recognitions, Student Food & Beverages, and much more. For these important reasons, we strongly encourage your active membership in the Band Boosters. Mark your calendars with these important upcoming events: Band Rush (Aug. 15) – Gives you an opportunity to pay student fees, get your student fitted for their uniform and learn more about other volunteer opportunities. We will need help with the sizing and hemming of the marching uniforms. Let us know if you can help. Outback Steakhouse Family Dinner (Aug. 19) – Kickoff for marching season. A major fundraiser for the boosters thanks to our alumni parents, Lyle and Rhozine Hart, Outback Steakhouse, 10001 Westheimer. Each family is asked to purchase 4 tickets with a goal of selling 300 meals. We can make approximately $2,000 to be used for our students. We will need baked goods and help serving this family meal at the SHS cafeteria. If you have any questions or would like some additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 713-828-8555 or email me at leigh@lmeineke.com. Thanks, Leigh Meineke Band Booster President Band Booster Membership Form 2009-10 Rush Item Spirit Blanket Order Form Rush Item Band Sign Form Rush Item Outback Dinner Flyer Rush Item Stratford Booster Shirts Rush Item Student Fundraising Information Booster Meeting Minutes May 13, 2008 Band Booster Club Executive Board and Committee Chairs Band Booster Club Meeting Dates The Spring Branch Independent School District requires that all volunteers for school-related activities/functions register with the District. You register TWICE a year (you will need to renew in January) either in person at the District office or online with the SBISD website and this will cover you for all SBISD schools. Go ahead and get this done before the busy year gets underway. Listed below are upcoming volunteer opportunities: Outback Steakhouse Family Dinner (Aug. 19) – We will need baked goods and help serving this family meal at the SHS cafeteria. Spirit Night (Sept 2)/Hospitality – Baked goods are provided by Band Boosters for all concerts and as requested by the Director. Baked goods are sold at the all-school Spirit Night. The band plays for this great Pep Rally. Chaperones – are needed for all band events. Assistance in delivering drinks is needed whenever the marching band performs. Homecoming Mums – This is a fabulous fundraiser. We design and sell mums and garters (worn on shirt sleeve of boys) for the Homecoming Game and Dance. The Band Booster Club does outstanding customized work on these mums and garters so don’t buy your mums from anyone else and encourage your friends to buy from the band as well! Uniforms – Help size & hem the marching uniforms for our band students. Hand out and take in the students’ uniforms before and after games. In the spring, help size and hem uniforms for the formal concert season. Band Banquet/Dance (March 5 (tentative))- Celebrate the band kids and their many accomplishments. All parents are encouraged to come and enjoy the dinner and program too. Painless Fundraising – We hold both parent driven and student driven fundraising events. Monies raised by the students goes directly into their own band account and can be used to fund band approved items and events. This year student funds may be used to pay for the spring trip to Orlando.. Middle School Night (Sept. 18,2009 )– Pizza and soda before a fall football game and the chance to encourage our middle school students to stay in band through high school.

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Stratford Band Boosters

14027 Memorial Drive #365

Houston, TX 77079-6826

Welcome to the 2009-2010 Stratford Band! We are very excited about the great year ahead and all the wonderful activities planned for our students (and their parents). As you already know, the fall is an incredibly busy season with football games, marching festivals and the UIL Marching Competition. All the hours of afternoon practice will culminate in a spectacular show that you won’t want to miss. This year the marching band show will play Chicago (finally something I recognize). The fall will bring two of the Boosters’ biggest fundraisers: Homecoming Mum and tamale sales. You should be hearing soon about volunteer opportunities for these two committees and others as well. With everyone’s help, we can offer great financial support to our students.

We encourage you join in the fun of supporting our students in all their band activities through the Stratford Band Boosters. All the money that we raise from donations and from our parent fundraisers help the band program by paying in part or wholly for: the Band Banquet, a discretionary Band Director’s Fund, Clinician fees, Color Guard expenses, Drum Major Camp, Instrument Replacement, Private Lessons, Senior Recognitions, Student Food & Beverages, and much more. For these important reasons, we strongly encourage your active membership in the Band Boosters.

Mark your calendars with these important upcoming events:

Band Rush (Aug. 15) – Gives you an opportunity to pay student fees, get your student fitted for their uniform and learn more about other volunteer opportunities. We will need help with the sizing and hemming of the marching uniforms. Let us know if you can help.

Outback Steakhouse Family Dinner (Aug. 19) – Kickoff for marching season. A major fundraiser for the boosters thanks to our alumni parents, Lyle and Rhozine Hart, Outback Steakhouse, 10001 Westheimer. Each family is asked to purchase 4 tickets with a goal of selling 300 meals. We can make approximately $2,000 to be used for our students. We will need baked goods and help serving this family meal at the SHS cafeteria.

If you have any questions or would like some additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 713-828-8555 or email me at leigh@lmeineke.com.

Thanks,

Leigh Meineke

Band Booster President

Band Booster Membership Form 2009-10 Rush Item

Spirit Blanket Order Form Rush Item

Band Sign Form Rush Item

Outback Dinner Flyer Rush Item

Stratford Booster Shirts Rush Item

Student Fundraising Information

Booster Meeting Minutes May 13, 2008

Band Booster Club Executive Board and Committee Chairs

Band Booster Club Meeting Dates

The Spring Branch Independent School District requires that all volunteers for school-related activities/functions register with the District. You register TWICE a year (you will need to renew in January) either in person at the District office or online with the SBISD website and this will cover you for all SBISD schools. Go ahead and get this done before the busy year gets underway.

Listed below are upcoming volunteer opportunities:

Outback Steakhouse Family Dinner (Aug. 19) – We will need baked goods and help serving this family meal at the SHS cafeteria.

Spirit Night (Sept 2)/Hospitality – Baked goods are provided by Band Boosters for all concerts and as requested by the Director. Baked goods are sold at the all-school Spirit Night. The band plays for this great Pep Rally.

Chaperones – are needed for all band events. Assistance in delivering drinks is needed whenever the marching band performs.

Homecoming Mums – This is a fabulous fundraiser. We design and sell mums and garters (worn on shirt sleeve of boys) for the Homecoming Game and Dance. The Band Booster Club does outstanding customized work on these mums and garters so don’t buy your mums from anyone else and encourage your friends to buy from the band as well!

Uniforms – Help size & hem the marching uniforms for our band students. Hand out and take in the students’ uniforms before and after games. In the spring, help size and hem uniforms for the formal concert season.

Band Banquet/Dance (March 5 (tentative))- Celebrate the band kids and their many accomplishments. All parents are encouraged to come and enjoy the dinner and program too.

Painless Fundraising – We hold both parent driven and student driven fundraising events. Monies raised by the students goes directly into their own band account and can be used to fund band approved items and events. This year student funds may be used to pay for the spring trip to Orlando..

Middle School Night (Sept. 18,2009 )– Pizza and soda before a fall football game and the chance to encourage our middle school students to stay in band through high school.

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