Scarlet Demon Regiment News / Handbook

NEWS & NOTES
July 1st. 2006

Our fundraiser/parent meeting at Peter Piper Pizza on Thursday June 29 was a huge success. We do not know yet the total amount of funds raised, but indications look to each of the two nights will exceed the previous one in May, which came to $173.00. After Saturday's car wash, we will see if we need to have another car wash activity later this month. Currently Boosters has $1834, with about 5 students still shy of paying their $50 deposit. That's only 1/3 of the total payment per student, the boosters and band club funds/donations/fundraisers cannot pay 100%. We all need to pay our fair share! Please submit your $50 deposit ASAP. The fundraised and donated funds will only be applied to those students who have paid the deposit, even if you worked at the events.

As for the parent meeting, much was accomplished. We have nominated officers for the 2006-07 school year and we will finalize the appointments at a mandatory general parent meeting in August. Those parents nominated are Jean Lewis, Gary Bullock, Theresa Bullock, Beverly Weber, and Dale Gutwein. We will have two parent meetings to discuss our band camp needs and fundraising projects, on Thursday July 20 (just 2 weeks before Band Camp) and the mandatory General Parent Meeting on Thursday August 17, which the band will also perform at. Both meetings will be held at Peter Piper Pizza on Bell Road, and it will also be a fundraiser from 4:00-8:00 pm where the band program receives 10% of all food and beverage sales. Door prizes will be offered at the meetings. Our "Pit Parent" leads will be Jim Lewis and Lloyd Pruett, who will oversee the transportation and moving needs of the large band equipment for band camp, football games, and our Saturday competition activities.

Items that were discussed were the following:

* Band Decals to sell to businesses and car owners to display on windows.
* Planning to move forward on Car & Cycle Show for February 2007, probably the 17th or 24th
   from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm. Car dealers, motorcycle shops and car/motorcycle clubs will be
   notified for support, trophies, and advertisement of the event. Booth space will be sold as a
   "donation" of $20 to crafters and businesses wishing to sell items. The band boosters will
   control the concessions, holding a pancake breakfast starting at around 8:00 am and serve
   until lunchtime at around 11:00 am with burgers, hot dogs, tamales, and other concession
   items until close. Awards will be announced at 5:00 pm.
* World's Finest Chocolate candy sale for the parents in the fall.
* Away Football games that the band will probably play at will be Arcadia, Desert Edge, and
   Glendale. The band will be wearing uniforms for all the home and away football games.
   Willow Canyon will be here at DHS on October 6 and we will have a mass band event on the
   field during pre-game with all 3 band programs (including students from Valley Vista).
* Each band student to receive a band duffle bag and show t-shirt that goes to band camp, and
   for parents that show for the mandatory August 17 parent meeting.