FHS Crimson Band - Upcoming Events

Booster Club Meeting -- Tuesday, March 6th at 7 pm, location TBA. The lady from the Jazz Fest will be there to sign people up to work the beer booth for both weekends of the Jazz Fest. She will explain the procedures and answer any questions. By working the booth, you will receive a parking pass and an all day pass to the Jazz Fest for that day for FREE.

Powder Puff Football Game -- Thursday, March 8. This is the game where the girls play football and the band boosters get to operate the concession stand. We will need people to set up from 3-6 and people to work from 6-10. Please sign-up on Charms if you are available to help out with this activity.

2nd Payment for Band Trip -- A payment of $150 is due this Thursday, February 16th for the band's end of the year band trip to Washington, D.C. Please send in your payment in an envelope with your student's name on it to the band room mailbox. Or if you have a credit balance on your band account, you can request the money to be applied to the trip balance. It is not too late to decide to go on the trip. There are still several openings if anyone else would like to go.

Buffalo Wild Wings Spirit Night -- Monday, March 13th. Buffalo Wild Wings will donate 10% of all pre-taxed food sales from any guest that brings in the fundraising flyer (this will be available on our website and we will be sending them home from the band room in the next few days) to the band. It's a great time for the band family to socialize and have fun just being together without having to perform or have an activity. Please put this night down on your family calendar.

Don't forget our Flamingo Flocking Fundraiser. If you know anyone that would like to send a flock of our lovely pink ladies to someone, please have them contact Amy Benson at 985-705-0906 or Stephanie Kelly at 985-629-4106. The flyer, order forms and anti-flocking insurance forms are on the website below.

Mr. Hicks' yard was flocked last night as our first victim and here is a picture that was posted on Facebook by his neighbors. You can't see them all, but there were 25 pink flamingoes in his yard !!

                                                                    

Debbie Castro
President, CBBC
 

Hello Parents!  We are ready to get going on our next fundraiser..... Flamingo Flocking.

Here's how it works:  

For a donation of $30.00 to the FHS Band, a yard of the customer's choice will be flocked with 25 flamingoes sometime during the evening.  The flock will remain in place for 24 hours, with a catchy sign that says "You've Been Flocked".  A note of explanation for the "victim" will be attached to the sign or around the neck of one of the birds.  The next evening, the flock will be picked up and returned to their home base.

For a $10 donation to the FHS band, anti-flocking insurance can be purchased.  This protects the designated yard for a period of 60 days, at which time the insurance policy will expire and the yard becomes free territory once again.

We will have two flocks of 25 so we can flock two houses per night.  Each flocking will require a two person team.  There will be a sign up sheet in the band room on Monday morning, 2/13/12 for students to sign up to be "a Flocker".

Once a team is assigned to a mission, they are responsible for placing the birds on the first evening, picking up the birds on the second evening, cleaning the birds if necessary and returning the birds to their home base.

Each student on the team will receive $15.00 for each flocking to put towards their band fees or band trip.  Any flocking insurance collected goes to purchasing and maintaining the birds.

The goal is for people to see the flocked yards and then want to pay to have their friends or family's yards flocked.  Hopefully this will snowball into a huge demand for our "Pink Ladies".  We will be sending flyers to our feeder schools to broaden our customer base.  The flyer is attached for anyone that would like to let others know about this very "fun" fundraiser.

Amy Benson and Stephanie Kelly are the team leaders on this fundraiser.  Feel free to contact them with questions or comments.

Amy Benson -- 985-705-0906 or amybenson36@gmail.com
Stephanie Kelly - 985-629-4106 or   jkvols51@yahoo.com

Happy "Flocking"

Debbie Castro
President, CBBC
 

Download Forms:

Flamingo Flyer

Flamingo Order Form

Anti Flocking Insurance

MARDI GRAS PARADE

It's time to parade through the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras season.  

February 18^th -- Tucks Parade in New Orleans. Students will need to be at school at 8 am.  They will be wearing the formal band uniform and hat.  Gloves are needed.  STUDENTS NEED TO BRING A BAG LUNCH AND DRINK to eat before the parade.  The buses will drop the band off at the start of the parade and pick up the band at the end which will be a couple of blocks off of Canal Street around Tchoupitoulas.  Snacks and drinks will be provided AFTER the parade. The parade starts at noon.  If you plan to take your student at the end of the parade, you must provide a written note to Mr. Hicks BEFORE the parade.

If you have any questions, please contact me at debcastro@att.net or 985-264-2490.

Thank you,

Debbie Castro
President, CBBC
 

END OF THE YEAR BAND TRIP

 
The band will be going to Washington D.C.  for their end of the year band trip.  Traveling on charter buses, we will leave on Sunday, May 27th and return on Saturday, June 2nd.  The band will not be performing during the trip.  We will spend 3 days in Washington D.C., 1 day in Colonial Williamsburg and the final day in Busch Gardens in Williamsburg before heading home.

The cost for this trip will be approximately $575 to $600.  We have established a payment schedule for everyone to follow.

Deposit $150         Due January 19, 2012 (non-refundable)
1st payment $150  Due February 16, 2012
2nd payment $150 Due March 15, 2012
3rd payment $150  Due April 19, 2012

Please send in your deposit to let us know of your intent to go on the trip.  We will also be needing chaperones (at the same cost as students) for the trip, so please let me know if you are interested in going.

Thank you,
Debbie Castro
President, CBBC