e-News for the Week of November-27th

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Schedule & News

MON

Fruit and Wreath Orders Due

Wind Symphony Rehearsal

3:45pm – 5:30pm

LHS

Chamber Group – Saxophone

5:30pm – 6:30pm

LHS

LBA Board Meeting

5:30pm – 7:00pm

Library

TUE

Fruit and Wreath Orders Due

Concert Band Rehearsal

3:45pm – 5:00pm

LHS

Chamber Group – Flute

5:30pm – 6:30pm

LHS

Chamber Group – Horn

5:30pm – 6:30pm

LHS

Chamber Group – Double Reed

5:30pm – 6:30pm

LHS

Winter Guard Rehearsal

5:30pm – 8:00pm

Clays Mill Elem.

Spin Club

6:00pm – 7:30pm

Clays Mill Elem.

WED

Wind Symphony Rehearsal

3:45pm – 5:30pm

LHS

Chamber Group – Clarinet

5:30pm – 6:30pm

LHS

Chamber Group – Tuba/Euphonium

5:30pm – 6:30pm

LHS

THU

Winter Guard Rehearsal

5:30pm – 8:00pm

Clays Mill Elem.

FRI

Band Party

7:00pm – 10:00pm

Bingo Hall

SAT

All-State Jazz Band Auditions

Pep Band to attend the Lafayette Football State Championship (more information available soon)

WKU

Band Camp 2017

Freshmen, Guard and Percussion camp:
July 24-28, 2017

Full Band Camp:
July 31-August 4, 2017 & August 7-11, 2017

Tax-Deductible Family Donations

Link to Donate

Dear Lafayette Band Family,

The gift giving season has arrived and the Lafayette Band Association would like you to consider a tax deductible, end-of-year donation to the Lafayette High School “Pride of the Bluegrass” Band Program. 

Since 1990, the “Pride of the Bluegrass” has won the Kentucky Music Educators Association State Championship an incredible 18 times and earned the title of Grand Champion in more than 60 state, regional, and national competitions.  Lafayette has performed and competed on a national level in events such as the prestigious MidWest Clinic, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Tournament of Roses Parade, and Bands of American Competitions.  The ability to perform and remain competitive at this level requires human resources and funds to pay for travel, uniforms, food, instruments, scholarships, props, consultants, and more. 

Unfortunately, fundraising efforts and band payments have been unable to meet the financial needs of the program.  As a member of the Lafayette Band Association, you can attend monthly meetings to review the budget and learn about program activities and related income and expenses.  Please consider making a donation to LBA to ensure our students continue to have the opportunity to perform at school events, community concerts, and parades, compete in state, regional, and national band competitions, and experience life-changing events.

Donations can be made here.  Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  We sincerely appreciate your consideration and support. 

Happy Holidays,
Charles Smith
Director of Bands

The Lafayette Band Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and is tax- exempt under this section of the Internal Revenue Code. The Federal Tax ID is #61-1163112.

Band Party on Friday, December 2

We are having an end-of-season celebration for the band on December 2 from 7:00pm – 10:00pm at the Bingo Hall.  We will have a DJ and dancing!

Please join us for music, food and fun!  Watch the e-News for details.

Fruit and Wreath Fundraiser

The last date to return Fruit and Wreath orders is Tuesday, November 29 and there is a collection box in the band room.  In addition, Carole Howell will be at school on Monday and Tuesday to collect orders.

Orders can be placed in the following ways:

·         With a band member

·         By telephone (859-559-0333)

·         Online at www.shop.lafayetteband.org  If shopping online, add the student name in the comment box during check-out and the student will receive credit for the sale.

·         A tax deductible “In lieu of” payment of $50 can be made to ensure LBA maintains budgetary responsibilities and commitments.

Roby’s Garden will be delivering our fruit orders on Friday, December 9th after school. Volunteers are needed to unload the truck and sort the boxes and some light lifting will be involved. Please let Crystal Taylor or Carole Howell know if you are available for 1-2 hours that Friday afternoon. Orders are to be picked up on Saturday morning starting at 8:00am.  Please let Carole or Crystal know in advance if you are not able to pick up your order on time.

Pick-up and deliveries will be on December 10.

Contact Crystal Taylor or Carole Howell (859-420-7845) with questions.

F  U  N  D  R  A  I  S  E  R    D  A  S  H  B  O  A  R  D

* Kroger Cards – Starbucks, Cheesecake Factory, Applebee’s, Shell gas, BP gas, Toys R Us, Target, eBay, Old Navy , Kohl’s , Movie theatres, Visa Cards… and many, many more!

Additional Notes for Fundraising

Thank you to everyone who attended our fundraiser night at Fazoli’s!  The manager and staff were very complimentary of our students and very excited to see such a large turnout. You did a great job representing the “Pride of the Bluegrass” while making some money for the band.  Look for more restaurant nights coming soon!

Please continue to use your Kroger card and buy gift cards to use for gifts and your holiday shopping!  There are over 400 gift cards available.  The community rewards help the Lafayette band and there is the bonus of 4x fuel points for gift card purchases so it’s a win-win deal!  Let Carole Howell or Brenda Boggs know if you have questions about registering your Kroger card.  Click here or see the “Links to General Information” at the bottom of the e-News for instructions to register your Kroger card.

SmartMusic

Link to Offer

This a great opportunity for students to purchase a SmartMusic subscription at home for half the price.

SmartMusic Subscriptions are $20 (50% savings). 

Use promo code THANKS on the MakeMusic store between November 25 and November 28, 2016 to save 50%.*

*Discount valid only on purchases on the MakeMusic store made between November 25th through the 28th.

Holiday Parade Itinerary – Tuesday, December 6^th

Download Itinerary

Click here to download the parade itinerary.

Uniform: Bring white shorts, camp shirt, white shoes, white long socks, and gloves. We will sell gloves for $6 each.

Snack: A snack will be provided to the students.

All epi Pens and inhalers have been returned to the students so the Chaperones will not have access to them at the Parade.

Family Payment Agreements

PLEASE NOTE: Family payments form the basis of the annual budget and our instructors and staff rely on us for their earned pay.  However, we are unable to provide payment because many families have not completed the agreement. 

Family payments for 2016-2017 are $1,100 and were due in August – or an additional late payment of $150 for the “deferred payment schedule” was added per the payment agreement. All payments should have been completed by November 15, 2016.

For those who have not paid, or are behind in their payments, please be responsible – others are relying on you.  If you have questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Smith at chuck.smith@fayette.kyschools.us or 859-396-3311 for a confidential payment arrangement.

Please Support these LBA Sponsors

Charms Database

The Lafayette Band uses Charms, a web-based organizational software system to track student contact information, financial statements, email communication, and more. 

To log into Charms, go to www.charmsoffice.com.  Click “Enter” on the top menu and click “Parents/Students/Members” on the dropdown list.  Login using the school code “lhsband” and enter your student ID/password.  If you need your student ID, please contact Liz Booth at lafayettebandaccounts@gmail.com. The student ID is assigned by Charms and is a combination of letters and numbers. 

If your student has an outstanding balance, you will receive a monthly financial statement.  The monthly payments will be billed individually in the Fixed Payment ledger.  Amounts received that are less than the billed fixed payment amount will be temporarily stored in the Miscellaneous ledger.  When the amount in the Miscellaneous ledger is sufficient to pay a monthly payments, we can transfer the amount to the appropriate fixed payment. 

Band payments may be paid by cash, check, credit card or money order.  Checks and money orders should be made payable to “LBA” (please note the student’s name) and mail to:

Lafayette Band Association
PO Box 910396
Lexington, KY 40591-0396

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