Band Parent Central
July/August 1997 Newsletter
What's new in this issue:
President's
Corner - Jan Gillberg
It is my pleasure to warmly welcome all Freshmen and new MRD members
and their families on behalf of the Band Parents Association. We
are delighted to see our music family grow!
I also want to extend our best wishes to all our departing Seniors.
They were Freshmen when Mr. Kenny began at HCRHS, so they are the first
class to have worked with him for four years. You will be gone, but
not forgotten! Check out where they are
are headed off to here.
The Band Parent Association
has been an integral part of the band's performances. We support
the band through fundraising, chaperoning, providing food, moving equipment,
and just about anything else that Mr. Kenny asks for! Patrick Littel
has been the BPA President for the last year. I would like to thank
him for his vision and organizational skills. His vision created
an evening called "Music and Mayhem" (heavy on the music and mayhem).
It was a hit both financially and artistically. He also got us started
on creating a band cookbook, and not to mention his culinary skills for
many events. Patrick, you handed over a well-oiled machine.
Thank you again.
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1997-1998
BPA Board Officers
PRESIDENT:
JAN GILLBERG 908 - 782 - 2653
VICE-PRESIDENT:
SANDY QUAIROLI 609 - 466 - 9152
RECORDING SECRETARY:
DEE BYRNE 908 - 534 - 6114
CORRESPONDING
SECRETARY: BETTY REILLY
908 - 782 - 5361
TREASURER, OPERATING
FUND: SHIRLEY CZAJKA
908 - 782 - 5324
TREASURER, STUDENT
ACCOUNTS: DIANE DUQUETTE
908 - 534 - 9182
PAST PRESIDENT:
J. PATRICK LITTEL 908 - 788 - 5566
Band Information
Hotline: 908 - 284 - 7200: Dial 1, then dial BAND (2263), press Pound
(#).
The Band Information
Hotline will keep you up to date on all the latest trips, concerts, and
competitions concerning the Marching Red Devils.
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Fall
Clothing On Sale Now!
For
the second year in a row, the BPA will be offering the finest in progressive
fashions for the members of the MRD and the BPA. Gorgeous designer
clothing at Flemington Outlet prices! Janet Malzone has graciously
accepted chairing all clothing offerings this year. You can see detailed
information here. An order form should
be in the copy of the newsletter you received in the mail. It can
be mailed to: The BPA, PO Box 123, Flemington, NJ 08822.
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Fundraising
Information
Fundraising
is an integral part of the Marching Red Devils and the BPA. We are
a non-profit organization that helps fund projects and materials not covered
by normal, budgetary monies. All student members of the MRD will
be asked to help with fundraising. This year our efforts were shown
in underwriting the cost of the trip to the Outback Bowl in Florida during
Christmas Break 1996-1997, and for five, three- hundred dollar scholarships
to graduating seniors, as well as hosting the College of New Jersey's
Wind Ensemble trip and program with the HCRHS Wind Ensemble.
The competition funds from last year allowed us to pay for a drum-line
instructor for the 1997-1998 season. For the first time, the BPA
is also underwriting the cost of the Band Leadership Training for the student
leaders. Trips are not covered by the budget, and with fundraising,
and with fundraising available to all students, the cost of trips comes
down considerably.
Vice-president Sandy Quairoli will explain more fully the fundraising process
at the August BPA meeting. Our tentative schedule is as follows:
September: Pizza
Kits
October: Candles
November: Music
& Mayhem / Fruit Sales
January: Ticket
Sales for the BPA Dance in February
February: Candy
Sales
March/April: Pizza
Kits
May: Annual MRD
Car Wash / Teen Arts Food Stand
We also have an ongoing fundraiser that is available. Do you buy
food at a supermarket? Everyone has to, so we have a PAINLESS way
to fund raise. For every $100 in Shop Rite Certificates you purchase
from the BPA, $5 is deposited in your band member's fundraising account.
These certificates are used just like cash. The bottom line - it
costs you nothing, and gets you $5 in return. Janet Williams is chairing
this committee. An order form was mailed out in the newsletter, as
well as deadlines for placing orders. If you have any questions,
she can be reached at 908 - 788 - 2898.
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2nd
Annual CMBC Competition @ HCRHS
Following
the success of last year's competition, the tradition will be continued
again this year on October 18th, starting at 6:30 PM. Last year saw
the return of a competition at Central after many years of absence, and
we saw six bands turn out to compete. This year, the number has doubled
to twelve! As the hosts of this event, we are responsible for every
aspect of running the evening -- parking, guiding, feeding, security, and
physical support. Last year we had just about every band parent involved,
whether a member of the BPA or not. We hope to have that same commitment
again this year.
What do you and your child get out of this? Your student has the
pleasure of knowing that their parents stand behind their efforts to succeed
in this special part of their lives. You get the added bonus of helping
your student prepare for the final CMBC Competition on Saturday, November
8th.
Diane Duquette is chairing this event again for us, and you can reach her
at 908 - 534 - 9182, or call Jan Gillberg at 908 - 782 - 2653. You
do not have to have any particular skills, except the wish to help.
Please call as soon as you receive the newsletter in the mail so we can
assign you to a committee. If every band has an average of seventy
with a support of staff and some proud parents in tow, we will need to
guide and feed about 1500 people!!! We should be able to make a healthy
profit this year to help fund the other projects lined up during the year.
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The
MRD Cookbook
Last
year, we tried to publish a cookbook of band family recipes for fun.
We ran into some problems, but are getting closer to publication.
Since we now have new members, we would like to give everyone a chance
to become part of this historic work of art. If you are new, we'd
love to have as many wonderful family recipes as you can spare. Or,
if you never got around to sending some in last year, here's your chance!
The more recipes we have, the better the cookbook will be. Even if
you contributed last year, send in some more. Please do this quickly
as possible, preferably by the end of September. Remember: an army
and the Marching Red Devils don't function on an empty stomach. Any
questions, please call Betty Reilly @ 908 - 782 - 5361.
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A
word from J. Patrick Littel
I
want to thank Jan Gillberg for asking me to continue writing the newsletter
for the BPA. Along with many of you, it has always been my family's
link to the band and music department. The newsletter is funded by
your yearly dues, and with the amount of materials that we send out to
you, the membership price really becomes a bargain. It has saved
us many a time when we would otherwise be unaware of the opportunities
we have to watch our students perform. It also creates a common link
for us all, and I can truly say that I have made several wonderful friends
through the BPA. Nisha and I spent two days at the Rowan University
Parent's Orientation while our son Bryan got a glimpse of college life
with the rest of the freshmen class, and we had the pleasure of being with
Doreen and Larry Jamieson, another BPA family, as their daughter Sarah
is also attending Rowan. It made for a very nice time for us all.
We all found out, however, that Freshman weekend is the weekend of our
Competition. We all have jobs at the competition, and Bryan seemed
relieved that we would be staying home (someday, he'll miss us)....
In any event, please seriously consider joining the BPA. It is money
well spent, and I guarantee that you will have a great time getting to
know everyone. Enjoy the rest of the summer; it seems that once September
gets here we are all at a fast run, and the rest of the year we seem to
be trying to catch up. See you at the August meeting!
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