Our sale has ended, and Ms. Kluga hopes to have the final results for you by the end of this week. Many, many thanks to the parent volunteers who donated their valuable time last week to help tally our citrus orders. The students and Ms. Kluga so appreciate your help (and patience!) meticulously sifting and sorting through the piles of paperwork. This is our largest fundraiser, and we could not run it successfully without you – THANK YOU!! We have the BEST parent support!!
Uncategorized
1610 posts
Please consider attending the monthly First Nighters meeting, and lend your support to this important organization. The First Nighters support the performing arts programs throughout our district, and they would love your help. Their meeting is this Thursday 11/7 at 7:30 in the Faculty Lunch Room at YHS.
See you then.
Support our Huskers as they compete for the Section title! A sign-up sheet is available in the band room. We must know if you will be on the Pep Band roster by Wednesday 11/6. We will ride the bus to and from the game.
What: Pep Band performance at our YHS away varsity football game
When: Friday, November 8th. Be at the band room by 5:45 (Bus at 6:00)
Where: Mahopac HS is the host. Our opponent is Rye HS.
Wear: As per section play-off rules, band members MUST wear their YHS Band polo shirt. If you think you will be chilly, please wear a long-sleeved turtleneck/t-shirt under the polo. If you still think you’ll be cold, bring a coat/sweatshirt/hat/gloves.
During the month of November, YHS Wind Ensemble, Orchestra and Choir students will be collecting new and gently used shoes to help raise funds for their participation in Festival Disney. Through a company called Funds2orgs, we will earn $.40 per pound of shoes, which are then used to support micro-enterprise vendors (small businesses in developing nations).
If you have pairs of new or gently worn shoes, please send them in with your student. We have a collection box in the band room. Thank you!
These are the LAST DAYS of this, our largest fundraiser. Please help us help our students!
1. **ALL CITRUS FORMS AND PAYMENTS ARE DUE IN CLASS THURSDAY 10/31**
2. Info sheet on exactly how to order, and how to organize your order to turn in, is attached.
3. IF YOU SOLD TO A YCSD EMPLOYEE ON OUR CAMPUS (YHS, MESMS, ADMIN), we ask that you please fill out an online form that will help us sort these orders. The link can be found on your student’s Dashboard, or here: citrusform.yhsbands.com
4. DONATE BOXES TO OUR LOCAL FOOD PANTRY
If you are interested in purchasing a box to donate, please make your purchase and e-mail Ms. Kluga the information. YHS Band parent Karen Menduni will be helping organize and deliver these donated boxes. Info is in the attached packet.
5. CITRUS COUNTING HELP NEEDED THIS WEEK
We are looking for parent volunteers to help us tally our orders during the school day on Wednesday 10/30, Thursday 10/31 and Friday 11/1 from 7:15-9:00am and from 12:30 – 2:15pm. If you are interested/able to be a part of these monumental counting sessions, please e-mail Ms. Kluga.
6. PLEASE SAVE THESE CITRUS DATES!
* Your order forms and payments are due in class on Thursday 10/31.
* Our TONS of citrus will be delivered Monday 12/16. Your student is responsible for picking up their entire order between 2:30 and 7:00pm at YHS.
Students can access their on-line sales by visiting www.ifundraise.com/member and entering their six-digit personal ID#, which was distributed in class.
The links below will take you directly to our ensemble sale sites. To receive credit, customers can then select your student’s name from a drop-down menu during checkout.
Concert Band www.floridaindianrivergroves.com/ecommerce/837673
Wind Ensemble www.floridaindianrivergroves.com/ecommerce/498649
Our 16th annual costume contest will take place in class on Thursday, October 31st. Winners in each class will receive half of Ms. Kluga’s substantial citrus order. (Extra points if your costume is home-made, or in any way musical.) Looking forward to celebrating this fun day with you!
Your student’s citrus earnings will be applied toward their upcoming trip payment.
CB parents and students: A payment form and permission slip will be distributed in class. Participation in our Six Flags Festival trip is approximately $190 per student.
WE parents and students: Our next Disney payment ($600) will be due December 1st.
Support our Huskers in their third play-off game! A sign-up sheet is available in the band room. We will ride the bus to and from the game.
What: Pep Band performance at our YHS away varsity football game
When: Friday, November 1st. Be at the band room by 4:30 (Bus at 5:00)
Wear: Your YHS Band polo shirt. If you think you will be chilly, please wear a long-sleeved turtleneck/t-shirt under the polo. If you still think you’ll be cold, bring a coat/sweatshirt/hat/gloves.
Many thanks to everyone who helped make this weekend a success! After sorting through and organizing mountains of “stuff” Friday afternoon and evening (the donations were truly overwhelming, thank you so much!!), we kicked off our sale at 9am Saturday and enjoyed a steady stream of customers throughout the day. In all we made over $4,200 in profit, which is a new record (and the special band, choir, and orchestra memories, of course, were priceless…)!! None of this would have been possible without your help and support; many thanks to all who donated items, refreshments, or your valuable time to help make this endeavor a success!
Also, many special thanks to band parents Adriana Beaudreault, MariaElaina Cirone, Laura Lee Milhaven, Karen Menduni, Diane Racioppo and Lisa Statler for their tireless organizational, logistical, and advertising expertise!!
SPECIAL THANKS to band parent Karen Menduni and orchestra parent Melissa Montaruli for their amazing work organizing all of the parent volunteers and working out so many of our logistical and planning details behind the scenes. In addition, SPECIAL THANKS to Adriana Beaudreault for securing bountiful food donations from YPP and Bagel Emporium for our volunteers!
This, our largest fundraiser, is more than half over. Your participation is important! Even if your family is able to cover the entire cost of your student’s festival trip, that cost does not include participation fees for chaperones. We are required to fundraise to cover this expense.
Order forms are now available for download on Dashboard and www.yhsbands.com under “documents.”
Students who sold to faculty/staff on the YHS/MESMS/Admin campus: PLEASE REMEMBER to enter these faculty/staff orders on our on-line form https://my.yhsbands.com/forms/citrus
Students can access their on-line sales by visiting www.ifundraise.com/member and entering their six-digit personal ID#, which was distributed in class.
If you are interested in purchasing a box to donate, please make your purchase and e-mail Ms. Kluga the information. YHS Band parent Karen Menduni will be helping organize and deliver these donated boxes.