Golden Bear Bash 2026
Our biggest fundraiser of the year is in approximately 2 weeks.
On January 24
we will host the first SCGC competition of the winter season at MJHS.
This is a guard only competition, but we have ~50 groups signed up to
compete.
The competition will begin at 12pm and run until ~8:30PM
In
order for this to be a success, we need all of the parent and student
help we can get. NOT just winter parents. ALL of our band boosters are
welcome to come and volunteer.
What is the Golden Bear Bash?
If
you're new to the band, the Golden Bear Bash is what we call the SCGC
competition we host at our school. Sometimes we host just the guard,
like the upcoming competition. Sometimes we host all 3 winter groups
(guard, winds, and drumline).
Our band sets up
and runs the entire event. We take tickets, run concessions, lead the
guest groups around the school, literally we do all the things except
judge. We will have guest judges that come in for the event.
We rely heavily
on parent and student volunteers. This is an excellent opportunity for
winter parents to earn volunteer hours toward dues. Band students and non
band students are also welcome to volunteer. This is an excellent way
for them to earn hours for TN Achieve or other groups/clubs they are a
part of that require volunteer hours. We will have forms on hand at
volunteer check-in for students to fill out for hours earned.
Setup
Setup for the Bash will be completed mostly the evening before the event on Friday, January 23.
Setup
begins at 5:30PM. Meet in the band room. There is lots to do! Parents
AND students are welcome to help. The more help we have, the faster it
will go.
We will be taping floors, padding
walls, setting up tables, hanging signs, and helping in concessions
(when the basketball game is over).
Sign Up Genius
We have 2 sign ups for the Bash.
- Volunteer sign up and hospitality
- The volunteer portion of the sign up includes Friday evening and Saturday, which is split into 2 shifts (11AM - 4PM and 4PM - 9PM). Please attend as many shifts as you can!
- The volunteer portion of the sign up
is split into parents, band students, and non-band students so that we
have plenty of space for everyone to sign up. Parents, if you know your
student is coming, please sign them up.
- Hospitality: We host a hospitality room for visiting instructors and staff. We ask parents to please donate food for the hospitality room. We have sign ups for main dishes (crock pot meals are wonderful), sides, desserts, and can/small bottle drinks (please no 2 liters or gallon drinks). This sign up is also split into 2 time periods to keep the food fresh and stocked.
- Concessions (please note that on this day, concessions work is for volunteer hours and not paid)
- We will be running concessions for the entire event and will need cashiers, grillers, runners, food prep, and preorder fillers.
- Concessions is split into 3 shifts, but please sign up for any many shifts as you can cover.
Day of the Event
When you arrive at the school on the day of the event to begin your shift, you will go to the volunteer check-in table.
- Enter the school through the band room, exit into the hallway and go left, then take another left at the end of the hall and you will see the volunteer check-in table.
- You will receive a volunteer lanyard to wear and a wristband. Keep both of these on you to let everyone know you are there as a volunteer.
- You will be assigned an area to work when you check-in. If you are working concessions, just go straight to concessions.
- When you have completed your shift, please go back by the check-in table to return your lanyard.
Tables and Multi-Outlet Extension Cords
If
you have folding tables that you can donate to the event, please drop
them off Friday evening or Saturday morning ~10AM. You can pick them up
at the end of the competition, or we can leave them in the band room for
you to pick up at your convenience.
The band has several folding tables, but not near enough as we will need for this competition.
It might be helpful to write your name on the underside of the table so they do not get mixed up with someone else's.
We
will also need multi-outlet extension cords for the hospitality rooms.
If you have spares that you can bring, we would greatly appreciate it!
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