Winter Park Band Notes
February 18, 2018
Mattress Fundraiser - March 10
On Saturday, March 10, the Winter Park Bands will be holding our first Mattress Sale Fundraiser in our West Cafeteria!
The Custom Fundraiser Solution's representative, Gregg Wallace, spoke to all of our students this past Wednesday about the upcoming sale. One of the points that he stressed multiple times is that, the success of this fundraiser rests 100% with "selling the idea of buying a mattress" before March 10. It's critical to get the word out to coworkers, family, friends, and neighbors now - either through one-on-one conversations, or possibly through social media. Please consider using the poster below to spread the word!
The other image below is the referral flyer. This flyer is for students and/or parents to give out to potential mattress customers. They do not need to be printed in color, and mattress customers may "dedicate" a sale to a specific Band student on the day of the sale, with or without the flyer.
Every mattress sold benefits the Band students and the Program. For each mattress sold in a student's name, that student will a cash bonus (1 mattress = $25, 2 = $50, and 3 = $100). These cash bonuses are "real money," not credit toward Band fees. Gregg Wallace and CFS will cut a check made payable to the student to use however they'd like. In addition to this, the top selling section will receive a large portion of the total profits into their Band Accounts!
Again, spread the word!
Door-2-Door Share Announcement
As you saw in last week's Newsletter, our Door-2-Door fundraiser was extremely successful this year, earning more than $25,000 in just one day! We are very excited to announce that the Door-2-Door share for each student and parent volunteer will be $90 this year! Please give Mary Beth Johnston a few days to enter this into everyone's account, but this should appear as a credit by the end of this week!
Earn Band Financial Credit with "Restore the Roar"
4 adults and 8 students are needed to assist in parking cars for “Restore the Roar” at Showalter Field on February 24. You will be shown what to do and part of the donations received will be credited to your Band account. Volunteers will be needed from 5:15 PM - 7:30 PM. Please sign up through the Band Calendar on Charms.
Parents can support WPHS by coming out to Restore the Roar! There will be live music, food, and drinks located right on Showalter Field. Last year there were over 600 people in attendance. In addition to supporting Showalter Field renovations and school projects, the WPHS Band can benefit directly by sales and donations made in our name. Table sales in our name earn 10% back to the Band, donated baskets and items for the silent auction 50%, and sponsorship sales 20%. Information can be found on the Band website.
Amazon Fundraising Opportunity!
Even though the holiday season is past us, this is still an excellent tool to raise money for the Band every time you shop at Amazon. The Winter Park High School Alumni Band Association is a registered charity on Smile.Amazon.com, so please remember to use this unique link to shop at Amazon every time, and a small percentage of the sale (at no cost to you) will automatically be sent quarterly to the WPHSABAA account and then donated to the Winter Park Band Program. If we all use this link every time, we can raise funds on an ongoing basis to help the band! https://smile.amazon.com/ch/27-0964817
If you have any questions, contact Jane Claus at janeclaus@live.com.