Serving as a powerful voice to share the difference that music and other arts make on the total development of our young people and on society

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Serving as a powerful voice to share the difference that music and other arts make on the total development of our young people and on society

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June 06, 2013 posted by Scott McCormick
Do You Have a Parent Like This in Your Program?

Guest post written by Sue Reid, Forest Park H.S. Band Parent

I am the proud parent of two band students, a member of Forest Park High School's Bruin Band Booster Executive Committee, and an active volunteer with the music programs at my neighborhood schools in Prince William County, Virginia. As such, I am very familiar with the support our local music retailers have provided to our teachers and their programs here. Recently, in the ever-continuing struggle to find more fundraising opportunities, I visited the website of one of our biggest area music retailers and, to my delight, discovered their sponsorship of a music parent support group. And I had to share the news!

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June 03, 2013 posted by Kathleen Heuer
Thanks So Mulch: Vandegrift Has This Fundraiser in the Bag

In the springtime, birds begin to sing, flowers begin to bloom, and self-respecting suburban gardeners everywhere begin to spread mulch.

The band boosters at Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas, led by band dads Kirk Gravely and Kip DeGilio, saw an opportunity.

Why not sell and deliver bags of mulch to local homeowners?

Originally inspired by a Boy Scout fundraiser, they needed to scale up. WAY up, as it turned out. Where the Boy Scout sale had resulted in one and a half tractor-trailers filled with bags of mulch, they now had 18 tractor-trailers filling parking lots all over town!

We caught up with them to find out just how they pulled it off for the second year in a row.

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May 30, 2013 posted by Kathleen Heuer
9 Tips for Runaway Success from Broken Arrow's 5K

In April 2013, The Pride of Broken Arrow (OK) hosted their first 5K fundraiser. They had great success, especially considering it was their first 5K event! Here are a few tips you can take away from their experience.

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Serving as a powerful voice to share the difference that music and other arts make on the total development of our young people and on society

Serving as a powerful voice to share the difference that music and other arts make on the total development of our young people and on society

Serving as a powerful voice to share the difference that music and other arts make on the total development of our young people and on society

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