Everyone survived the first week of band camp!
In case you missed it, this is what some of our band parents have been up to this week:
Band meals - We had several parents from the meal committee come in to serve meals to students twice this last week. We will be providing 2 more meals next week. Want to help? Join the sign up!
Uniforms - Our uniform chair has been busy fitting students for their fall marching uniforms. We are going old school this year, and it's going to be amazing! She will be reaching out soon to find parents to help with hemming bibbers and tops.
Parent Work Day - We hosted a parent work day yesterday evening to remove all of the yard sale items from the percussion trailer and get them somewhat sorted and ready to be delivered for donation. Thank you to those parents that came and worked!
Concessions - Our concessions chair moved most of our items back into football concessions to get ready for the upcoming season. Our first concessions event is this coming Friday for the scrimmage against Hendersonville. Please sign up if you can help!
This is all just in one week. If you think we do not need you, you are sorely mistaken. We need all the parent help we can get with ALL the things! Emails are coming. If you signed up for a committee, we will be recruiting you soon.
If you think you don't need to show up because someone else will, they won't. Please come help. We cannot survive the football season without our parent volunteers.
If you did not sign up for a committee, it does not mean you cannot help. If you want to be added to a committee, let me know.
Schedule this week
Monday BoG 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday BoG 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Friday BoG 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Saturday BoG 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM (Media Day)
Band Meals
We are missing a lot of band meal payments. I personally check in students at meal time and track the payments. If you are unsure of what you owe or if you have a credit, please contact me.
If the band ever skips a meal that you have already paid for, that money will roll over to the next meal.
If you want to just pay $250 and not bother keeping up with individual meal payments, please do so asap.
If you are interested in helping with band meals, feel free to sign up. It's a great way to get to know other band parents.
Band Dues
We are now 3 payments in on band dues. Please be sure you are up to date. You can find the dues schedule here on the blog.
Don't forget, if you pay in full by August 1, you only pay $1250!
Concessions
We are running our first concession stand this coming Friday!! We have been asked to run concessions for the football scrimmage that will see the Freshman, JV, and Varsity teams host Hendersonville High School.
Also new this year, we will be running a limited concession stand at Freshman/JV games on Monday nights. It will be a much lighter load of items sold and no need for fryers.
New for Friday nights, we will be adding a satellite tent near the home stands to sell drinks/candy/chips. Hopefully this will reduce the long lines at the concession stand. What does this mean for our parents? We will need a couple of extra people per game to help run that station.
PLEASE SIGN UP TO HELP WITH CONCESSIONS IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE.
Not sure what each job entails? Check out this informational sheet!
Concessions is one of our biggest fundraisers of the fall season. Please help us make it a success!
Tote-n-Tow Chair
We are in need of a Chair for our Tote-n-Tow committee! Tote-n-Tow is our group of parents that help move instruments/props/equipment on and off the field during band performances. We need a parent volunteer to head up the committee to organize parents and send out emails asking for help for football games and competitions. If this interests you, please reach out asap.
Band Sponsorships
Band Sponsorship forms are due this coming Saturday, August 1. You can put them in the purple folder in Mr. Cox's office. It is on the wall on the left when you walk in.
PLEASE reach out to businesses that you love, your bank, your insurance company, or any business that you have a personal connection to and see if they would be willing to support the Band of Gold this marching season.
You can find a link to our sponsorship form here. It lists all of the different sponsorship levels and what is included in each.
2027 Band Disney Trip
The band is heading to Disney for spring break 2027!
If you haven't decided whether your student will be attending, now is the time to make a decision. Mr. Cox would like commitments by mid-August. You can commit by putting down the initial $50 deposit which saves your student a seat on the charter bus to Orlando. You can pay via check made out to Mt. Juliet Band Boosters or via Givebacks.
Corporate Matching
At the booster meeting on Thursday, we mentioned corporate matching. A lot of large companies will donation match their employees. The band is a 501c(3) so technically your dues can be considered a donation. Please reach out to the company you work for and see if corporate marching is something they do. We have received $2000 already this year thanks to corporate matching!
Upcoming Events
Football Scrimmage Concessions - July 31
Media Day - August 1
Wilson County Fair Parade - August 13 (chaperones needed)
Band Booster Meeting - August 20 at 6:30 PM
Surcheros Spirit Night - August 26 from 4-8 PM
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