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2010 TMEA
4A Honor Band

CHOCOLATE FUND RAISER …Chocolate money is PAST DUE!!! Mark all envelopes with “Chocolate” and your name. Remember, a box of chocolate is 50 bars, so you will need to turn in $50 for the entire box. If you did not get a box, turn in your $25 buy out in the band box. Thanks again for your help and support on this important fundraiser. Have questions? Contact David Steinke at 281-993-4766 or davidsteinke@comcast.net.

WORLD’S FINEST CHOCOLATE FUND RAISER…THANKS to each band & color guard member for picking up a box of chocolate to sell or doing a buyout ($25). Your response and support so far has been tremendous!! Students will sell the chocolate until February 2th. Chocolate money will be due February 3th in the band box. Parents, please buy the chocolate cash from your student ($50 per box) and send checks only. Send $50 for each box sold, or $25 if you chose the buy out. Mark all envelopes with “Chocolate” and your student’s name. Make checks payable to “MBBC”. Thanks again for your help and support on this important fundraiser. Questions? Contact David Steinke at 281-993-4766 or davidsteinke@comcast.net.

Color of Music Quilt Raffle:  one of our own band grandmothers, Mrs. Thompson, along with a couple very talented ladies, crafted a beautiful 52” X 70” quilt entitled ‘The Color of Music”.  The Mustang Band Booster Club will be selling chances to win this incredible quilt for $1 each or 6 or $5.  The winner will be drawn at the FHS band concert on March 25, 2010.  Each family will be given 6 tickets to sell with an envelope to return the money and ticket stubs.  If you would like more tickets, contact Patty Steinke at davidsteinke@comcast.net.  Thanks in advance for helping to raise money for your student’s band and color guard program.

WORLD’S FINEST CHOCOLATE FUND RAISER….is just around the corner.  Each band and color guard family will be asked to sell one box (50 bars) of chocolate to friends and family.  Each chocolate bar is just $1.  This will net the band $25 profit.  If your family does not wish to sell the chocolate, you can buy out of the fundraiser for $25.

David & Patty Steinke will issue the boxes to the band and color guard students on Tuesday, January 19, 2008 from 3:45-4:15 p.m. in the band hall.  Students will sell the chocolate until February 2, 2008.  Chocolate money (checks only made out to MBBC) will be due February 3th in the band box.  Thanks in advance for your help and support on this important fundraiser.  This money goes directly into enhancing your student’s band and color guard program.  Questions?  Contact David Steinke at 281-993-4766 or davidsteinke@comcast.net.

The Poinsettia Pickup location has changed!  Please pickup your poinsettia plants at the Zurawski’s house: 2840 Everett Drive in Friendswood.  Please pickup your plants either on Friday, December 4 before 7 p.m. or on Saturday, December 5 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.  If you have questions or need directions, please call Tammy Zurawski at (281)331-1581.

Poinsettia pick up is this Friday, December 4. Tammy Zurawski is in need of adult helpers. She needs 2 parents from 4-5:30 and 2 parents from 5:30 - 6:30.

Please call: Tamara Zurawski at (281)331-1581.

Don’t forget to support the band by ordering your gift cards through the band!  Please take time to go to glscrip.com, and click on the Retailer List located just above the orange box.  This gives you a list of all available retailers that you can purchase a card for, and the percentage of rebate they will give the band.  You pay for the exact amount of the card, and it will be worth that same amount.  You pay no convenience fees.

Please mark your calenders to come to the small band hall at the high school on Friday, December 4 from 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. to pick up the plants that you ordered. If you cannot pick up your plants on that day, you need to arrange for someone to pick up your plants for you. All the plants must be picked up on December 4. (If there is a playoff game on December 4, we will reschedule the pickup day.)

To pick up your order, you will drive to the junior parking lot and form a line behind the annex building, just like we did this year when we dropped the kids off for morning practice. Please stay in your car and a band student will come out to get your name. Then the students will gather the plants you ordered and load them into your car.

On December 4, I will need 6 parents and 20-30 students to help gather the orders and load them into the cars. You can help from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., or from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. For every student who signs up and shows up to help, I will provide a letter confirming that they helped with this project. The students can use the letter for community service credit for their class (ex: World Geography — Mr. Borin), community service hours for confirmation, for Interact points, or for service hours for the National Honor Society. I will also provide snacks and drinks for all the helpers. To sign up to help, please call Tammy Zurawski at (281)331-1581.

The Poinsettia Pickup date is Friday, December 4. You will receive more information about the poinsettia pickup next week. Please do not come to the band hall to pick up your plants until December 4.

(281)331-1581

Our Pre-Game Dinner and Silent Auction were a great success! A special thanks to Junelle Petersen and Patty Steinke for organizing the silent auction baskets and additional items. Another big thanks to Mary Ratliff and her decorating committee. The cafeteria looked very festive!! Thanks to all of you who helped setup, serve and cleanup. Thanks to the Knights of Columbus and Tony Scarpa for cooking up the delicious meal and to Chili’s for the delicious salad. The dinner ran smoothly because of the wonderful team effort. And a big thanks to everyone who came out and supported the event. The dinner and auction raised over $6,000 for the band!!