SENECA VALLEY BAND BOOSTER NEWSLETTER

SENECA VALLEY BAND BOOSTER NEWSLETTER Inside this issue: President s Gavel 1 Director s Note 2 Bruster s Fundraiser 2 Ways and Means 3 Dining for Dollar$ 4 Pie Fest Thank Yous 4 After School Practices 4 Mattress Fundraiser 5 Homecoming Booth 5 Pasta Dinner 6 BAND TRIIP!!! 7 Uniform Care 8 Posters/Event Pages 8 Volunteer Corner 9 Mattress Sale Flyer 10 Calendar 11 We're On Facebook! The Seneca Valley Band Boosters has a Facebook page. https:// www.facebook.com/ svbandboosters Like us! President s Gavel Great to see everyone attending our first Booster meeting of the year in August. I hope those who attended enjoyed our meeting which was centered on showing a typical meeting, but ensuring New Members had time to gain information on the operations of our Booster Organization. All whom attended were able to get a glimpse of how our chairs prepare for the years programs. Our Executive board hopes everyone continues to attend our monthly meetings and becomes involved with our many events and committees. Becoming a Seneca Valley Band Booster is the best way to share in your child s band experiences. When you receive this newsletter, both Band Camp and our Pie Festival will already be behind us, and we re now looking forward to our first game of the season with North Allegheny. With watching the Band s exciting half-time performance at Pie Fest along with knowing all the work our Directors, their staff, and the Auxiliary sponsors and students put into Band Camp, working so hard to prepare the marching band for this year s program, I really am looking forward to this year s Band Season. Thanks to Linda O'Connor and Cheryl Ferraro and their Uniform committee who did an awesome job with the marching band uniform fittings. This takes a lot of time and effort. Also thanks to Terri Seltzer for organizing and overseeing the band photo session. As usual, everything ran quite smoothly. As you might not be aware at Marching Band Uniform fittings we collected the $10.00 Booster membership fee, which is to be paid by all Band Families. If your child is not part of the Marching Band, but is a member of the F r e s h m a n, S y m p h o n i c, W i n d Ensemble, or Jazz Bands all you need to do is send a check with your Name, Students name and address and your e-mail address and place it in the mail using our Seneca Valley Band Boosters, P.O. Box 303, Zelienople, PA 16063 address and you will be added to the list of Booster members. I d like to thank Bettie Sager and all of her volunteers for their hard work during the ten days of Band Camp. I d also like to thank Jamie Smith and the other nurses for their expert medical care of our children. It s always exciting to watch the all-new halftime show for the first time at the Pie Festival. I d like to thank Michelle Popp for her hard work in organizing another successful fundraiser. If your student plans to attend the Band Trip to Washington DC in the spring of 2015; Our first fundraiser which benefits individual trip accounts began on August 15th with the distribution of forms for Enjoy entertainment books. If you have any questions please contact Booster Treasure Neal Jackson. Also, our second fundraiser which benefits individual trip accounts was distributed on Monday August 18 th this new fundraiser also began with the distribution of sales forms distributed for Bruster s Ice Cream coupon books. If you have any questions please see Booster Ways and Means Chair Peter Grewar. We re off to a great start so far and with your time and talent, this is sure to be another successful year for the Seneca Valley Band Boosters. President, John L Campbell

Page 2 A Note From the Directors Fall, Football, and MARCHING BAND! By the time you read this we will have completed Band Camp, performed at the Pie Festival, and started the football season. We are very excited about this year s band. Congratulations to all those who have worked so hard to get us to this point. This year s staff has been tremendous. It is truly a joy to work with such talented people. The students are to be commended for their preparation, attitude and diligence. We know that their successes have just begun. It is amazing to see all of the parts of the band come together to produce a complete performance. A special thanks goes to all of the Band Boosters who helped during Band Camp. Their efforts are very much appreciated and never go unnoticed. We would like to take this opportunity to stress the importance of having 100% attendance at all band rehearsals and functions. The band cannot rehearse or perform properly without ALL members in attendance. We are making a concerted effort to keep the calendar up to date on our website: www.svband.net. Be sure to check it often. Please schedule all activities and appointments accordingly. This is also a good time to remind everyone that it is the student s responsibility to maintain his or her uniform throughout the entire season. Please keep your uniform clean, shoes/ boots polished, and all parts intact. If you have any uniform concerns please contact Mrs. Ferraro or Mrs. O Connor. Thanks again to everyone for a great start to this year s marching season. With everyone s continued hard work and pursuit of excellence we will have a season filled with great performances and memories that will last a lifetime! Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Babick, Mr. Eisenreich, and Mrs. Snyder Ice Cream...Ice Cream...Who Wants Ice Cream We have just launched a new fundraising initiative - the Bruster s Booster Ice Cream coupon book. This will be an individual fundraiser. Order forms were distributed at band camp on Monday August 18 for the sale of Bruster s Ice Cream coupon books. Each book sells for $12.00 with $6.00 going into the seller s individual trip account. The books deliver up to $45.00 retail value, containing 12 coupons of $ off and buy 1 get 1 coupons. Order forms will be collected on Tuesday September 2 nd at Marching Band rehearsal.

Page 3 Ways and Means Note: This newsletter serves as the main form of communication for the Band Boosters organization as well as all band activities. You are welcome to submit articles by the 15 th of the month before you want the information to be printed. This newsletter is published at the beginning of every month except January and July. Send your articles via e-mail to: 1320barnes@gmail.com. Please use band newsletter as your subject line. The Ways and Means Committee (fundraising) is off and running as we begin a new band season. We have a pretty full calendar of events and activities confirmed for this year and several others being considered. Planning and coordination of most of our initiatives are well underway, as you will note from the various program / event updates included in this newsletter. We have a total of 12 programs scheduled for this year 4 are individual fundraisers, which contribute funds directly to the individual trip accounts and 8 general fundraisers. Please see the schedule below. We do have a couple of fundraising programs we are in need of a coordinate / chair and are looking for volunteers to assist in the planning and coordination of these Individual/Trip Acct Fundraising Opportunities Enjoy Books Mattress Sale Pastries by Andrea #1 Bruster s Ice Cream Coupon Books Time Frame August September November September-December August-September initiatives. The Tambellini Gourmet Foods fundraiser and our Lotteries 50/50 program both need coordinators / committee chairs. Please contact Peter Grewar pgrewar@agoc.com if you are interested in helping out with either of these or any of our fundraising programs. On behalf of the SV Band Boosters and the Ways and Means Committee, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Joyce Delaney, who headed up our Dining For Dollars program over the past years and has done a terrific job! Her commitment and dedication to the program and our organization is exemplary. Joyce, will be stepping aside this year and want to thank her for all her hard work and wish her well. Boosters Fundraising Activities 2014 / 2015 Group / General Booster Fundraising Initiatives Pie Fest Concessions August Time Frame August-November 50/50 Lottery August-November Dining for Dollar$ Spaghetti Dinner Pastries by Andrea #2 September-December October Spring Big Band Dance Spring Concessions Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help in the concession stands already!!! We will Email all the concessions volunteers by Thursday before each home game. So, if you have signed up just look for that Email, and it will have all the details you need for when and where to show up! PLEASE NOTE: This year, the band will only be operating the new (brick by the main ticket booth) stand and the visitor's stand. Please support the band by Sheetz Coupon Books August-October purchasing any food items from these stands. We are still looking for shadows for the concessions stand. Yes, we will be leaving the band booster organization as our senior graduates. But, we will still be available for questions or advice. The concession stands are the band s biggest fundraiser, and the band cannot afford to lose this fundraising opportunity! Please let us know if you are interested!

Page 4 Looking for a Job? Katie s Korner in Harmony is hiring! Please email or call Bob Groves groves776@gmail.com tel:724.462.0005 Dining for Dollar$ Dining For Dollars is up and running again this year. We have two events confirmed so far - please see below - and our ongoing commitment from Buffalo Wild Wings will continue for this year. Anytime you visit Buffalo Wild Wings simply tell your server you are supporting the Seneca Valley Band Boosters and they will contribute 10% of your dining purchase to the Boosters. You can also still use your BWW loyalty cards if you have them. This is a great way to enjoy a terrific meal out and support our Band Boosters fundraising efforts. Date Times Discount Chipotle Sept 8 4-8 pm 50% Chick-Fil-A October 7 5-8 pm 20% Buffalo Wild Wings Ongoing 10% First Aid for After-School Band Practices Now that band camp is over and we are headed into the busy and exciting fall, please remember that there will not be any Booster Medical personnel at the after school practices. The students still need to have water bottles and any medicines that they may require with them. In our fall schedule, the students will need to also have their medicines Pie Fest Thank You with them for all of our football games and for any parades. Many times, the fall can be very warm. Hydrating with water and Gatorade before performances is a good practice. If you have any issues or concerns throughout the season, please contact me. Thank you Jamie Smith I wanted to thank all of the volunteers who came out to help with this year s Pie Fest especially new band parents who jumped right in with us veterans to make sure everything got done. It was a great success and it could not have happened without you! Thanks again and see you at the next Band event! Michelle Popp

Page 5 Mattress Sale Fundraiser is Back! Saturday, November 15 Rowan Elementary School That's right!... We are selling brand new mattresses at discounted prices with profits going to our band!! Band students who refer buyers will receive money in their account toward their upcoming band trip!! Plus, the Band Booster s General Account receives money for every mattress sold!! If every band family recommended ONE person who came and purchased a mattress set, our band would make OVER $22,000! Please help support the band by asking your friends, neighbors and family to come and buy a mattress set! More information will be coming soon so watch for emails and go to the band website for more details! You can use the flyer at the end of this newsletter to help spread the word about the sale! Make sure to put your band member's name on the flyer before passing it out! **Student and adult volunteers are needed the day of the sale. If you are able to join us for an hour or two on November 15, please contact Karen Johanknecht at karens@johanknecht.com. A special thank you goes out to our Pie Fest Mattress Mania Volunteers!! They did an awesome job of spreading the word about our upcoming fundraiser!...evan, Shawn, Kevin, Sean, Ryan, John & Thomas -THANK YOU!! Homecoming Booth Come out and show your school spirit!! The Homecoming Parade is scheduled for Thursday, October 23 rd. The band will once again be sponsoring a booth at the parade. Helping with this booth is great way to meet other band parents and to see the band perform at the same time! Help is needed to prepare the food in the afternoon and we will also need 9-10 volunteers to staff the booth that evening. Our menu will include chicken wings, pulled pork sandwiches, pepperoni rolls, nachos, pretzels and drinks. Please Email if you are interested: Kevin & Bettie Sager bettiesager@yahoo.com This One Time at Band Camp... As I am writing this, band camp is still in full swing, but I wanted to take this opportunity to say good-bye to my band camp job and thank everyone who has volunteered during my last 3 years as band camp chairperson! Each year I have always had a great group of volunteers that are willing to take time out of their summer to help our students at band camp and to make band camp a fun experience. I have enjoyed getting to know each of you! Thank you! Good luck to Erin Scott who will be taking over as band camp chairperson for next year!

Page 6 Pasta Dinner Saturday, October 18, 2014 4:00-7:00 pm Senior High Cafeteria Annual Band Boosters Pasta Dinner and Basket Raffle Saturday, October 18th, 4:00-7:00 pm Senior High Cafeteria The Pasta Dinner is one of the largest fundraisers for our band program and benefits ALL Seneca Valley Bands and Auxiliaries. This year s dinner will again feature our band section basket raffle and entertainment from the students and instructors from Lazier s Harmony Music Studio. Please come out to enjoy a wonderful evening of food, music and friends. Bring your cash too --- you might even take home a prize! Plan to attend and bring along your friends and family. Tickets All band and auxiliary families will receive four tickets in early October to buy or sell for the dinner. Please return payment or unused tickets as soon as possible. This helps to plan the appropriate amount of food for the dinner. Instructions will be included and extra tickets are available upon request. Volunteers Needed for Pasta Dinner! Please consider giving an hour or two of your time to make this event a success. We need adult volunteers to work the food serving line, dessert plating, basket raffle ticket sales and manage student volunteers in the kitchen. We need student volunteers to bus tables and wash dishes. Students can earn service hours for Key Club, NHS etc. Bring Pasta Dinner Themed Basket Raffle This year s Pasta Dinner will once again include a basket raffle. Raffle tickets are sold during the Pasta Dinner and winners announced at the end of the evening. Proceeds from the basket raffle benefit ALL SV Bands and Auxiliary groups. Anyone can donate a pre-wrapped themed basket. Ideas for themes are: dinner and a movie, beauty basket, game lover basket, romantic night out basket, family fun, Steelers, Penguins, etc BE CREATIVE! Baskets will be collected one week before the dinner. BAND BOOSTER LOTTERY TICKET BASKET (Donations Needed) Scratch off lottery ticket donations for the SV Band Booster s Raffle Basket are needed. These can be brought to any paperwork to the dinner for approval. Dessert donations are also needed for the dinner. Contact Roberta Love to sign up NOW. Thank you in advance for supporting this fundraiser! Pasta Dinner Committee Chair: Roberta Love 412-352-6381 lovefamily@zoominternet.net Booster Meeting or mailed to the Committee Chairperson. This is always one of our most popular baskets. BAND SECTION CHALLENGE (ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED) Each band, section, or auxiliary unit is creating a themed basket. Adult volunteers are still needed to coordinate baskets for the following sections: saxophones, trombones, low brass, and color guard. If you can help with this, please contact Roberta ASAP! Pasta Dinner Committee Chair Roberta Love 125 Hazelwood Dr. Cranberry Twp., PA 16066 412-352-6381 lovefamily@zoominternet.net

Page 7 Uniform Fittings Thanks to the following who helped with fitting all the Banders with uniforms: Mary Barnes, Terri Seltzer, Jane Meltzer, Barb Rosenbaum, Chris Bench, Heather Goncz, Marie Paserba, Amy Zugell, Angela Kushner, Kim Johnson, Lisa Bender, Bettie Sager, Karen Johanknecht, Tracey Hess, Jen Kochis, Erin Scott, John Campbell, Susan Linton, Krista Goodzinski and the many banders that helped as well. From those volunteers who helped organize and mark all the uniforms before the actual fitting to those that helped on each of the fitting days; we couldn t have done it without you!! We appreciate everyone s patience through the fitting process. We were fortunate to have Metro Dry - Cleaners provide our end of the year uniform cleaning as a donation to the organization. They will be offering discounted rate of $8.25 for uniform drycleaning. Metro Dry Cleaners is located at 20111 Route 19, in the lower level of the Cranberry Mall. The SV Band Will Be Hitting the Road!! BAND TRIP 2015: Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. April 10 13, 2015 Trip Deposit Due: $100 By October 15th Mail to: Seneca Valley Band Boosters PO Box 303 Zelienople, PA 16063 *Place your child s name in the memo line. The Seneca Valley Marching Band has received approval from the School Board to travel and will be excused from school for the trip. We will be leaving by charter bus on Friday, April 10 th and returning on Monday, April 13 th. It will be a fun, memory-filled trip! The parade is one of DC s largest spectator events. It runs for 10 blocks along Constitution Avenue and showcases giant helium balloons, elaborate floats, marching bands from across the country, celebrity entertainers and performers. The details for the trip are still in the planning stage so the total cost has yet to be determined. More details will be available in the October newsletter. Because the Band Boosters are required to make periodic payments to the travel agency each bander must make minimum deposits by the following dates. PAYMENT SCHEDULE: October 15 th - $100 deposit due IF YOU DO NOT MAKE THE DEPOSIT IT WILL BE ASSUMED YOU ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE BAND TRIP December 1 st halfway payment February 1 st final balance must be paid in full Fundraising opportunities are available to help band members raise funds for their personal trip accounts. Keep in mind that when possible, part of the cost is subsidized by the general fund of the Boosters. Please support all the general fundraising activities, especially the main concession stand at football games. You can send additional payments in at any time to the address listed below. Please include your child s name in the memo line. Seneca Valley Band Boosters PO Box 303 Zelienople, PA 16063

Uniforms: Proper Care and Use Please remember if you have an issue with your uniform contact Mrs. Ferraro or Mrs. O Connor immediately. Do not wait until you re walking out the door to march to the field or board the bus. Care of Uniform Do NOT put tape of any kind on any part of the uniform, garment bag, hat or hat box. Only store hanging items in the garment bags. Keep your uniform clean by taking it to the dry cleaners on a regular basis or hand washing the auxiliary uniforms. Remove the black collar insert and wash it after every performance. Remove it before taking it to the cleaners. Hang and air dry the raincoats inside out after each use. The uniform MUST be cleaned before any parade or before the spring trip. Dress for performances Wear a black sleeved t-shirt under the uniform. (No collars, tank tops, sleeveless or turtlenecks). Black crew socks must be worn with the Dinkle shoes. Hair should not be showing it must be tucked up under your hat this includes the guys. No make-up, jewelry or nail polish. Pant straps can and should be adjusted so that pants are not dragging on the ground. You will be charged if pants are damaged due to dragging. Bring to EVERY performance: Duffle bag packed with Raincoat (the directors will let you know if you will bring it to the field) Hat/hatbox Black crew socks Dinkle shoes Black t-shirt (no collars, tank tops, sleeveless or turtlenecks) Uniform (jacket and pants) Page 8 Posters and Event Pages Don t forget to check out the fantastic photos taken by Rhonda Maloney that can be accessed through the band website, www.svband.net. Just click on the link below the preview photo from the main page to view all of the albums from band camp, football games, parades, and other band events. Also check out Rhonda s website, Creative Photos by Rhonda. At this site you can view or purchase the posters and event pages she has created from various band events. The website is: http://photos.rhondamaloney.com/2014-15 and you will need the password banders to enter.

Volunteer Corner Band Booster Officers Position Name Phone E-mail President... John Campbell... 724.452.0834.jc1963@zoominternet.net Vice President... Jon Singer... 724.538.3878... jsinger.svband@techriver.net Treasurer... Neal Jackson... 724.452.1733... jen.neal@verizon.net Recording Secretary... Christine Bench... 724.772.0354. chrisb4@zoominternet.net Corresponding Secretary... Karen Brickley... 724-316-1981... kbrick@zoominternet.net Committee Chairpersons Band Banquet... Kim Grasso... 724.772.7857... kim@kimtom.net Band Camp... Bettie Sager... 724.742.2684... bettiesager@yahoo.com Band Pictures... Terri Seltzer... 724.453.1929... mrsterriseltzer@yahoo.com Chaperones... Joni Parise... 412.600.7792... parise.joni@gmail.com Database... Linda O Connor... 724 234.2373... goconnor@zoominternet.net Decorations... Jane Meltzer... 412-401-3555... jane.meltzer@yahoo.com... Marie Paserba... 724.814.1169... mpaserbaintern1@zoomet.net Equipment Manager... Jeff Maloney... 724.772.4852 helpmerhonda@rhondamaloney.com First Aid... Jamie Smith... 724.776.9545... happywer5@zoominternet.net Foundation... Vic Peffer....724.452.5791 Half-time Treats... Diane Campbell... 724.452.0834... mrsc64@yahoo.com Handyman... Jeff Maloney... 724.772.4852 helpmerhonda@rhondamaloney.com Newsletter... Mary Barnes... 724.538.8905... 1320barnes@gmail.com Photography... Rhonda Maloney... 724.772.4852.helpmerhonda@rhondamaloney.com Publicity... Sara Snyder... 724.538.4893... tomsnydr@zoominternet.net Recruitment... Sara Snyder... 724.538.4893... tomsnydr@zoominternet.net School Board... Sara Snyder... 724.538.4893... tomsnydr@zoominternet.net Uniform... Cheryl Ferraro... 724.432.3155... clferraro@gmail.com... Linda O'Connor... 724.234.2373... goconnor@zoominternet.net Trip Band Trip Chairman... Linda O Connor... 724.234.2373... goconnor@zoominternet.net Band Trip Accounts... Lori Griffith... 724.538.3697... lagriffith@zoominternet.net Trip Shirts... Linda O Connor... 724 234.2373... goconnor@zoominternet.net Fundraising Ways & Means...Chairman... Peter Grewer... 74.432.2012... pgrewar@agoc.com Fundraiser s which benefit trip accounts Andrea s Pasries (fall sale)... Erin Scott... 724.719.8959... je3bandb@zoominternet.net Enjoy Books.... Neal Jackson... 724.452.1733... jen.neal@verizon.net Mattress Sales... Karen Johanknecht... 724.452.5665... karens@johanknecht.com General Fundraising Big Band Dance... Jon Singer... 724.538.3878... jsinger.svband@techriver.net Concession Stands... Kevin & Bettie Sager... 724.742.2684... bettiesager@yahoo.com Dining for Dollars... Kevin & Joyce Delaney... 724.772.7997... kjbcd@zoominternet.net Driving for Dollars... Neal Jackson... 724.452.1733... jen.neal@verizon.net Homecoming Booth... Kevin & Bettie Sager... 724.742.2684... bettiesager@yahoo.com Lottery 50/50... We need an individual to chair this Pasta Dinner & Chinese Auct... Roberta Love... 412.352.6381... lovefamily@zoominternet.net Pie Festival... Michelle Popp... 724.779.7677... poppma1@gmail.com Football 50/50... Jim Kosinski... 724.789.7805... jkosinski@zoominternet.net Sheetz Books... Jim Kosinski... 724.789.7805... jkosinski@zoominternet.net Band Leaders Band Director... Varden Armstrong... 724.452.6042 ext.2060...armstrongve@svsd.net Band Director... Robert Babick... 724.452.6043 ext 3080..babickrm@svsd.net Band Director... Sam Eisenreich... 724.452.6041 ext.1062...@svsd.net Band Director... Sara Snyder... 742.538.4893 tomsnydr@zoominternet.net Silk & National Line Sponsor Andi Wisniewski.... Majorette & Pom Pon Sponsors Missy Armstrong & Katie Huttinger S.V. Band Website... http://svband.net S.V. Alumni Website... www.svbandalumni.net S.B. Band Foundation page https://www.facebook.com/pages/seneca-valley-band-foundation/175430352605891

Tentative Calendar of Events for 2014-2015 Use a pencil to mark your calendar with the following dates, as they are tentative and subject to change. Date Event Time September 9... Band Booster Mtg... 7:00 p.m. 15... Newsletter articles due 17... Butler Band Festival... 7:00 p.m. @ Butler HS October 4... Grove City College Homecoming Parade... 8:00 am report-2:00 p.m. 14... Band Booster Mtg... 7:00 p.m. 15... Newsletter articles due 18... Pasta Dinner and Raffle... 4:00-7:00 p.m. 23... Homecoming Parade... TBD @ SV campus (evening) Football Schedule 2014 Season Date Time Opponent August 29 st 7:30 PM vs. North Allegheny Sept 5 th 7:00 PM @. Fox Chapel September 12th 7:30 PM vs. Norwin September 19th 7:30 PM @ North Hills September 26 th 7:30 PM @ Butler October 3rd 7:30 PM vs. Pine Richland October 10th 7:30 PM vs. Central Catholic (Senior Night) October 17th 7:30 PM @ Penn Hills October 24th 7:30 PM vs. Shaler (Homecoming)