e-News for the Week of January-31st |

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Schedule & News

For the week of January 31^st

MON	Wind Symphony Rehearsal	3:45 – 5:30	LHS
	Chamber Groups:
	Saxophone	5:30 – 6:30	LHS
	Flute	6:30 – 7:30	LHS
TUE	Wind Symphony Rehearsal	3:45 – 5:30	LHS
	Chamber Groups:
	French Horn	5:30 – 6:30	LHS
WED	Students selected for All-State depart for Louisville
THU	Wind Symphony Departs for Louisville
	Download Itinerary Here
	Wind Symphony Performs at KMEA	5:15 – 5:45	Louisville
	Guard Spring Training	6:00 – 7:45	Clays Mill Elem.
FRI	No Rehearsal
SAT	All-State Performances		Louisville

Wind Symphony Performance at KMEA

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Itinerary for Wind Symphony KMEA Conference Concert in Louisville

11:30am	Eat first lunch
12:00pm	Report to the band room
12:30	Depart for Louisville Convention Center
1:45	Arrive at Convention Center
2:00	Unload instruments & uniforms
2:50	Warm-up on Stage
3:30	Snack and change into uniform
4:45	Report to stage/pictures
5:15	Performance Begins
5:45	Change out of uniform; Load truck
6:45	Dinner at TGIF
8:00	Load bus
8:15	Depart for Lexington
10:00pm	Return to Lafayette

· Remember black socks & shoes

· $15 pre-pay for TGIF dinner

Wish List – Items to Donate
Here are some items needed for the band room: Pencils, Tissues, Paper Towels, and Clorox Wipes. Donations are appreciated – Thank you!

Jazz Band Dance and Silent Auction

The Lafayette Jazz Band Dance and Silent Auction, “Vive la France!”, is on February 19, 2016 at Wellington Elementary. This is a fun event for students and families to dress-up and dance to the music of the two Jazz Bands. Silent Auction items are always needed and appreciated. Contact Carole Howell for more information. Families will be contacted soon to provide finger foods and snacks.

Update – Help is needed with the following committees:
Food Committee to contact families for food donations
Silent Auction Committee to contact businesses for donations

FUNDRAISER AND FINANCIAL DASHBOARD

KROGER

FAMILY PAYMENTS

BINGO

REGISTER YOUR KROGER CARD AND A PORTION OF YOUR PURCHASES WILL BE DONATED TO THE LBA.

We received a check for $1,181.52 for the Kroger Rewards Program last quarter. Thank you for your support and remember to use your Kroger card.

It is important that our families be responsible and complete their LBA payments for this year.

We want to maintain our championship program and provide the best experience for our students but we need your help.

If you have any difficulties in completing your LBA payments for 2015-16 please contact Mr. Smith asap for assistance. Payments for 2016-17 will begin very soon. You can email Mr. Smith at chuck.smith@fayette.kyschools.us

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT BINGO ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.

Bingo is a year-round fundraiser and we need your help. Each family is asked to volunteer 12 times per year to maintain this fundraiser.

Please find a Tuesday or Thursday evening this month and come to the Bingo Hall in the Keithshire Shopping Center on the corner of Clays Mill Rd Keithshire (behind Burger King)

The Kroger Community Rewards number for Lafayette Band is #10043

Family Payments can be mailed to

LBA

PO Box 910450

Lexington, KY 40591

We can process credit card payments or work with your bank to establish a recurring draft.

Please come and sell pulltabs for a few hours. You can choose from 2 shifts:

6:00pm – 8:00pm

8:00pm – 10:00pm

Lafayette Band Pride of the Bluegrass 5K

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The Lafayette Band 5K Run/Walk is on April 30, 2016. Registration is now open! Go to www.runsignup.com to register. Please share this event with your family and friends and use social media to get the word out! Please direct any questions to Carole Howell, 859-420-7845.

A Lafayette Band 5K sponsorship letter is available for businesses interested in sponsoring the race. Questions and inquiries can be directed to Carole Howell, Ben Boggs, Brenda Boggs, Kay Warner, or Mike Booth.

Band Calendar

New and improved online Band Calendar has arrived!

Have you ever wondered if you have the most current Lafayette Band Calendar? If you have a smartphone or tablet, there is a simple solution. Simply subscribe to our calendar and you will always have the most up-to-date information. Here are some simple instructions to make sure you always have the most current calendar of events.

If you subscribed to our previous calendar, go into the email settings on your smartphone or tablet and delete any subscribed “Lafayette Band Calendar”. These calendars will no longer be used and can safely be removed.
To add the new calendar to your smart phone, simply view this email on your smartphone or tablet and click the link below and it will automatically add our online calendar as a subscribed calendar.

Click this link from your smartphone or tablet to subscribe

Want more features? Take a look at the new calendar on the website. It has some additional features that are available to you.

If you want to receive an email notification when a new event has been added or an event has changed, you can subscribe to receive email notices. These can be immediate or in a daily summary.
You can also receive a summarized daily agenda email for the next 1-3 upcoming days as an email. This option is called the daily agenda.
If you want, you can also print the calendar.
There are also different viewing options, which include daily, weekly, monthly and an agenda view.

To view these options, go to the website and click the online calendar menu option. On the top right hand side of the calendar, you can click the icon with three lines to see these options. See the picture below.

Visit the website at www.lafayetteband.org/calendar to view the calendar and review the options listed above.

Links to General Information
Click Here for Contacts	Follow us on: Facebook and Twitter (@lafayetteband)
LBA Meeting Schedule	Instructions to Set up a Twitter Account
Download the Lafayette Band Handbook.	REMIND: 859-519-8446. @lafayetteb, @lhswinds, @62d72, @lhsconcer
Update FCPS Background Check	Kroger Card Registration Instructions