FUNDRAISING
Cori Aschkenas - BABandFundraising@gmail.com

NAME RING FUNDRAISER - This fundraiser is due back Tuesday. No late orders, so that we can get the orders turned in quickly and delivered back before winter break (please remember to include your contact information when you turn your orders in so that we can reach you for pickup when the rings arrive). You may turn the orders in to the payment locker outside the orchestra room, to Mrs. Good in the band office, or to Debbie at the fundraising table the night of the band parent meeting. Remember, for every 10 rings sold, the Pride member will receive 1 bonus ring; there is a place on the order forms for that.

CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - We have chocolate bars and chocolate covered almonds available for purchase at the meeting. It will be available on a first come, first serve basis beginning at 6:15pm. At this time, we do not have plans to order any more chocolate this year.

IMPERIAL COFFEE FUNDRAISER - This fundraiser has come in and been passed out. We have two orders that have not been picked up because we have not been able to reach the families that ordered. If you have not received your coffee fundraiser yet, please come to the meeting Tuesday evening; it will be available for pickup at 6:15 at the fundraising table.



PRIDE STORE
Sheri Sharp - BAPrideStore@gmail.com

Pride Store at Parent Meeting this Tuesday! - We will have the Pride Store open before and after the Parent Meeting on November 15. We will open at 6PM, be closed for the meeting at 7PM, and open again when the meeting is over.

This will be the last chance to place any remaining pre-orders for these Pride Store Items:
Street Signs
Ornaments - not guaranteed before Christmas
Car Decals
Luggage and Dog Tags
Portraits (for the button picture shots with a red background)
Rose Parade Buttons

Note: Portraits of Fierce shots and Guard Shots in uniform may be purchased through Dotphoto.

Rose Parade Gear - Lots of Rose Parade Gear will be available for purchase on Tuesday:*New Shipment of Hoodies and T-Shirts (Hoodies/T-shirts will be sold on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. We likely will not be ordering any more. Please get to the store early to get your items!)
*Decals
*Pins
*Car Flags
*Lanyards
*Patches
*Buttons

New Items in Store - We have *new items* you may interested in purchasing on Tuesday! Some for Rose Parade, others make great gifts:
* Rose Parade Car Flags
* Pride of Broken Arrow ear buds
* Rose Parade Photo Buttons - Order forms will be available at this Tuesday’s meeting. These are just like show buttons with your band member’s photo but with the Rose Parade Logo.
*Due to high demand, a new shipment of GoBA shirts are in. We will have them Tuesday for purchase!

Pre-Orders to Pick Up - We have several pre-orders that need to be picked up. Many of these were available for pick up weeks ago, so please plan to pick up your existing orders at the Pride Store on Tuesday. These might include tags, show shirts, GoBA shirts, some decals, and zip up hoodies.

Please email Sheri Sharp at bapridestore@gmail.com if you have any questions!


ROSE PARADE FUNDRAISING
We need full participation in the car raffle! Every member needs to issue at least 10 raffle tickets. If you have not yet checked out tickets PLEASE READ BELOW for full details on why and how and when to do so.

*You do NOT need to pay for these up front.

*Students or parents can check out their tickets.

*ALL MONEY AND TICKETS WILL BE DUE BY NOV. 25TH

ANYONE HAVING TROUPLE FINDING PEOPLE TO DONATE FOR A RAFFLE TICKET SHOULD SIGN UP BY CLICKING HERE.  We have times set aside at area Wal-Marts for you to work.  Complete details are on he signup genius.

WHY ISSUE CAR RAFFLE TICKETS? Because $5 of every donation goes to your individual account. The remaining proceeds will go to the group fundraising and will also be equally applied to each of your accounts. THE TOP 3 STUDENTS who issue the most ticket will get an additional $500, $250, & $150 applied to their accounts if we reach our minimum goal.

WHO NEEDS TO ISSUE TICKETS? Mr. Davis has told all of the members that they are expected to issue at least 10 tickets.

HOW DO YOU DO THIS? Students & parents can check out tickets (NO MONEY UP FRONT) at the designated times and locations shown below. Social media has been an easy way to gain interest in your tickets.  It is best to share the Official BA Bands posts on social media to make sure we are in compliance. You CANNOT use words like “selling” & “buying” or any version of those words. We suggest just you Share the post and simply state in your post “We have tickets! Let me know if you are interested”. If anyone asks “how much are they” simply reply “$20 voluntary contribution."  Full instructions are included in your raffle packet when you check them out.

WHEN CAN YOU GET TICKETS & TURN IN MONEY? Here are a list of times and dates you can check out tickets and turn in money:

PLEASE TURN IN MONEY AND RAFFLE TICKET STUBS WITH COMPLETED PAPERWORK AS SOON AS YOU HAVE ISSUED ALL 10 TICKETS.  Feel free to check out more tickets each time you run out!  Turn in tickets to Marci and Carrie at the above mentioned dates and times.  or email BaBandCarRaffle@gmail.com

DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE RAFFLE TO Carrie Crane at BaBandCarRaffle@gmail.com or Marci Hinnen at BaRoseParade@gmail.com.

CLICK HERE to read the Official Rules & Regulations.


RUN WITH THE PRIDE
Thank you to all who attended as runners and volunteers!  The event was a great success!


SPECIAL EVENTS

Thanks everyone for your help this year!  Keep your eyes out for potential volunteer opportunities after the first of the year!

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at baspecialevents@gmail.com.


OPERATIONS
Thanks to all current and alumni OPS members for all their help and assistance this season.  We could not have survived Octoberpalooza without your assistance!

Email baprideoperations@gmail.com anytime.

CONCESSIONS
THANK YOU everyone for making the concessions a great and successful season! Thank you to all the volunteers this season we couldn't have done it without you!

Stay tuned to e-news for updates for playoffs. We may have playoff games at BA Stadium and we will need volunteers if we do. We will send out a request if we are selected as a host site!

CLICK HERE to get your free food handlers card.


MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Ky and Michiele Vargas - development.bapride@gmail.com

Middle school band concerts are coming up soon.  We are looking for volunteers to help man a table at each middle school concert.  If you are willing to help out at a middle school, let us know!

If you have a contact at a company that might be interested in sponsoring the Pride, let us know!


COMMUNICATIONS
CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL FOR BA BANDS E-MAILS! Please check your Spam or Junk mail folder for emails from any BA Bands email addresses. These include but are not limited to: BAConcessions@gmail.com; bapridework@hotmail.com; BABandFundRaising@gmail.com;; BASpecialEvents@gmail.com; and BAStadiumCleanup@gmail.com.

If you see any of these emails in your Junk or Spam folder, add the email address for those emails to your contact list. That should ensure you receive future emails correctly. If you wish to be removed from any of these mailing lists, send a message to the appropriate address and ask to be removed.

If you continue to have problems, email James Royal at babandcommunications@gmail.com for help.



Upcoming Dates and Events
Nov 15 - Pride Rehearsal
               Band Parent Meeting - 7:00PM
Nov 28 - Pride & Tradition Rehearsal
Nov 29 - HS Chamber Ensemble Concert
Nov 30 - Pride & Tradition Rehearsal
Dec 1 - Freshmen Fine Arts Concert - 7:00pm - BAPAC
Dec 2 - Pride & Tradition Rehearsal / Football Playoff Game - TBD
Dec 3 - All State Auditions / BA Christmas Parade
Dec 6 - Pride Rehearsal
Dec 7 - Pride Rehearsal
Dec 8 - Freshmen Academy Band Concert - 7:00pm - BAPAC
Dec 9 - HS Band Concert - 7:00pm - BAPAC
Dec 10 - Midwest Clinic Preview Concert - 7:00pm - BAPAC
Dec 20 - Pride Rehearsal
Dec 21 - Pride Rehearsal / Load Semi Trailer for California
Dec 29 - Leave for California!

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