Hello,
Our first Tuesday night parent meeting was this last week. Thank you to everyone who attending and if you couldn't be there not to worry. An email will go out every month filling you in on everything that you missed.
The schedule for this month has changed a bit. One of the home football games was changed to an away game and plans have changed for a homecoming parade. This schedule should get us through to the next parent meeting which will be October 9th at 5:15 in the LMS band room.
Upcoming Events
September 14 - Pendleton Round-Up
September 15 - 2 Cycle Oregon Fundraisers (5am-9am, 8:30am - noon)
September 22 - Dutch Bros Fundraiser 10am-Noon.
September 28 - Home Football Game 5:30-9:30
Oct 5th - Home Football Game - 5:30 - 9:30pm
Oct. 6th - Cavalcade of Bands - Pasco Washington, TBA.
Pendleton Roundup was a great success for the kids. They played great, the weather was beautiful and everyone had fun.
Cycle OR went well. We had 25 kids show up to Pioneer Park at 4:45 am to serve breakfast to the cyclists and then another 15 show up at 8:30 to pick up trash. It was a $2,700 fundraiser with the money earned going toward the uniform fund.
Dutch Bros fundraiser is September 22nd from 10 to 12. We will have kids in uniform playing music, waving signs and holding out marching hats for donations. The quilt raffle will be out there as well. We are going to show off the new uniform and have a great time. I am attaching the Dutch Bros flier that Tressa made. Please print it out and hang it up around town. We are hoping that it will be a great fundraiser with all proceeds going to the uniform fund.
Heather and Tressa have been working like crazy and doing an amazing job on fundraising for the new uniforms. They are confident that we will hit our October 1st ordering deadline. They presented at the school board meeting last Wednesday with 2 current uniforms and 2 sample uniforms. I am attaching a fundraising order form that includes LHS Beanies, stadium blankets, event coolers and coffee that are still for sale. We also extended the quilt raffle and will draw a winner on October 12th.
Band Volunteers - Need to go to the district office and ask for Gaye Young (administrative assistant for George Mendoza) to clear a background check (driver’s license)
Jazz Fest was discussed and we decided to look into more options. The kids like the event so much that they chose to pay an extra $50 to attend. Things that are up for consideration are taking vans from Legacy Ford instead of buses that would cut costs but requiring parents to drive, whether to drive at night or stay the night and drive home the next morning.
The kids chose to cut Band Fest at the University of Idaho and look for a similar event that would be in Oregon saving on non-reimbursable busing costs.
There was also a brief discussion on whether to discontinue chocolate sales. As it is a good fundraiser for some kids towards their band tour fees so we would be looking for something to replace it with. If you have any ideas we would love to hear them. It was suggested that it could be replaces with stadium chair sales or hoodie sweatshirts.
USO will be on the agenda for next month. So, if you are interested in helping out with that fundraiser please plan on being at the next meeting.
Band Tour this year will be Southern Oregon
Chris is looking into ideas for cultural/educational opportunities in this location of Oregon. He would like to plan and make reservations in October rather than February this year.
Oregon Institute of Technology, Southern Oregon University, Little White Church, Shakespeare groups, Theater, Crater Lake, Beach, Redwoods? Oregon State University, University of Oregon (possibilities). Ashland film festival...
If you have any ideas for activities or have family in those areas that might have ideas please let Chris know.
We would love to see you at the next parent meeting! October 9th at 5:15 at the LMS band room.
Angela
