BA Bands eNews

June 17, 2018

-Directors Notes-


Pride Summer Conditioning - Every Tuesday and Thursday!!
We are very excited to partner with the athletic department this summer to offer our students access to the many resources at BA. Cody Ellett, the Director of Strength and Conditioning at BA is developing a summer workout specifically for the Pride! The workouts will assist our students with cardiovascular fitness, upper body strength, as well as core strength and balance. The Pride workouts will be in the Indoor facility each Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30-6:00pm.  All hornline and battery are expected to attend. These conditioning sessions are FREE of charge.


Upcoming 2018 Pride Rehearsal Dates
Horn Line

• - July 10-12 Mini Camp #3 12:00-6:00
• - July 17 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 members get in for free)
• - July 23 MANDATORY PRIDE CAMP BEGINS - 1:00pm

• - July 9 Rehearsal 12:00-4:00
• - July 10 Movement Training 3:00-6:00
  
• - July 16 Rehearsal 9:00-12:00
• - July 17 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 member get in for free)
• - July 23 MANDATORY PRIDE CAMP BEGINS - 9:00am
  

• - July 17 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 member get in for free)
• - July 23 MANDATORY PRIDE CAMP BEGINS - 9:00am
  

• - June 22 Rehearsal 5:30-9:30
• - June 23 Rehearsal 9:00-1:00
• - June 29 Rehearsal 5:30-9:30
• - June 30 Rehearsal 9:00-1:00
  
• - July 17 DCI Tour of Champions 7:00 (2018 member get in for free)
• - July 23 MANDATORY PRIDE CAMP BEGINS - 9:00am
  

• Dress Rehearsals - Sept 29 & Oct 13
  
• Broken Arrow Invitational - Oct 6
• OBA Marching Championship - Oct 20
• OSSAA Regional Marching Contest - Oct 24
• BOA St. Louis Super Regional - Oct 26-28
• Send Off Dress Rehearsal - Nov 5
• BOA Grand National Championship in Indianapolis - Nov 7-11
• Sounds of the Stadium Concert in the BAPAC - Nov 13

Drums of Summer - DCI Tour of Champions Show in Broken Arrow
The 2018 DCI Show hosted in Broken Arrow will be on Tuesday, July 17 at BA's Memorial Stadium. This year’s event features many of DCI’s top groups in the WORLD: Blue Devils, Blue Knights, Bluecoats, Boston Crusaders The Cavaliers, Phantom Regiment and Santa Clara Vanguard. WOW!! What an amazing line up. Tickets are on sale now at DCI.org. There are also many opportunities to volunteer. Contact VP of Special Events at BASpecialEvents@gmail.com for more info…. Tickets are selling fast and most of the chairback seats have already sold, get your tickets today! (All 2018 Pride members receive G.A. through the pass gate with your student ID)

-BA Bands Parent Association-


FUNCTIONS
New!  Sign-up for volunteers for the 2018-19 school year for Feeding Frenzy, Uniforms (washing and sewing), Hospitality, Popsicles, and Medical help is now underway.  Sign-up through THIS LINK to get notifications.

SPECIAL EVENTS


2018 DCI Tour of Champions - Broken Arrow will host the 2018 DCI Tour of Champions on Tuesday, July 17th at the Broken Arrow Memorial Stadium. We have several jobs available and would love to have you join us! To volunteer for this event, click on the following link , CLICK HERE

WE NEED EVERYONE TO HELP OUT WITH THIS EVENT!

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



OPERATIONS
Appreciate the great turnout at the volunteer fair, and all the parents that signed up! We have a couple projects in the works: cleaning out the Pride Force 1 trailer, assembling new music stands, and some maintenance on supplies under the stadium.

Those that supplied phone numbers will be added to our GroupMe text group with dates and times of future projects in the coming weeks. Looking forward to our first get together of the summer season!

Questions? Email baprideoperations@gmail.com



CONCESSIONS

Upcoming volunteer opportunities

We need 10-15 people for concessions for the car show on June 23rd. CLICK HERE

To sign up for concessions for DCI in July 17th CLICK HERE When filling out the form add Concessions in the area of “Have you worked Drums of Summer”

For any questions Email Baconcessions@gmail.com

To get your food handler card for this season CLICK HERE.



MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Carrie Crane -- development.bapride@gmail.com

Looking to add a few more people to the Marketing and Development team.  If you're interested, please email Carrie Crane @ development.bapride@gmail.com or call me 918-902-3710

PRIDE CAR SHOW
The Pride of Broken Arrow is proud to announce Concert of Cars. June 23, 2018. Please share on social media as much as you can. This event is open to the public. No admissions!

For the Registration form CLICK HERE

Sponsorship Form CLICK HERE


VOLUNTEER FOR THE CAR SHOW AT THE HIGH SCHOOL! A GREAT CHANCE TO GET SOME VOLUNTEER HOURS IN! PRIDE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS CAN GET NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY HOURS FOR 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR)

At the car show, we have many opportunities for parents, family members, and Pride members to help. It will be fun!!! We have Kid's Zone, Concession assistance, runners for judging, signs, and more! (These summer volunteer hours for students can be used for the 2018-19 NHS hours. Students can have up to 10 NHS hours from summer activities).

Parents, family, students.....Sign up HERE!  This is a fundraiser for the entire group and we will need you. 

WE NEED ITEMS FOR DOOR PRIZES

If you have any items you would like to donate for door prizes or know a company that would like to donate something that would be great. For example, Oil changes, gift cards (any kind), art, memorabilia of all kinds. This also includes items we will use for a Silent Auction.

Thank you to those who have donated or went out to get donated items. We still need a few items for the silent auction. If you have anything you would like to donate, please call me directly and I will come pick up !! Carrie Crane 918-902-3710

HOSPITALITY ROOM VOLUNTEERS

Sign Up HERE

WE NEED DONATED/BORROWED ITEMS FOR CAR SHOW!

We need several items borrowed or donated in order to make the Car Show on June 23 a success! If you can provide/loan to us any of the items we need, please CLICK HERE to sign up.

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.



FUNDRAISING
Sheri Sharp - BABandFundraising@gmail.com

If you would like to receive fundraising emails, please email us at BABandFundraising@gmail.com and let us know you’d like to be added.


NEW! DINE OUT FUNDRAISER AT PAPA MURPHY’S THURSDAY, JUNE 28 - ALL DAY!
Stop by Papa Murphy’s on Kenosha on Thursday, June 28 between 11AM and 9PM and we receive a portion of sales!
Plan to pick up pizza, bread and more for family dinner or weekend fun! Kids...stop by and pick up a pizza after conditioning training! And help raise funds for the Pride of Broken Arrow! And spread the word to your family and friends! Thanks to Papa Murphy’s for supporting the Pride of Broken Arrow!


NEW!! PRIDE CAR WASH FUNDRAISER IS BACK! TWO LOCATIONS - SATURDAY, JULY 14 10AM - 3PM
Mark you calendars! We will be holding a Pride of BA Car Wash Fundraiser on Saturday, July 14! We will wash cars at Wendy’s (County Line/Kenosha) and Ace Hardware (101st/Aspen). This is a group fundraiser that benefits the entire band.

ALL Pride Members will be required to volunteer for one shift at one of the locations for the car wash. These times/locations will be assigned by section/group.. Mr. Davis will send more information out about that later.
We also will need parent volunteers and many supplies like soap, sponges, towels, hoses and more. We will have a Sign Up Genius out very soon for these needs. Please stay tuned to Facebook, E-News, and email. Please write us at babandfundraising@gmail.com to get on our email list for fundraising updates!


1907 SOAP FUNDRAISER - NEW! This fundraiser has begun and ends on Thursday, June 28 at the end of conditioning practice (all order forms and money need to be turned in by the end of conditioning practice to Debbie Gowriluk that day, no later please). Because the soaps will be specially made for us, these orders will take several weeks to be returned to us due to the amount of time it takes for the soap to cure. Order forms are available in the band office reception area at the high school and in the Broken Arrow Band Members and Supporters Facebook Group files section. There are several soaps to choose from; one of the popular ones is the charcoal soap that teenagers love to use on their skin these days for cleansing. This is the same soap that is sold in the 1907 store in downtown BA for this same price, but the owners is giving her a large percentage for fundraising for your student account.


SONIC CARDS FUNDRAISER - NEW! This fundraiser has begun and ends when we sell out of cards! We have a limited supply of cards available for purchase ; you will need to contact Debbie by calling or texting her if you have her number already or emailing her at BABandFundraising@gmail.com to get that info to arrange a time to purchase them. The cards must be pre-paid, and the cost is $5 per card. There is no limit to the number of cards you can purchase; take as many as you want (remember: no refunds). Cards will sell for $5, so they are 100% profit to your student account. Available on a first come basis, and when they are gone, they are gone.


DISCOUNT CARDS - Discount cards are still available for checking out!  To pick up discount cards outside of scheduled fundraiser pickup dates/times, please contact Debbie Gowriluk at BABandFundraising@gmail.com. This is the ONLY fundraiser we offer that you do not pay for upfront. You can check out up to 5 cards the first time. Once those cards are sold, you can check out more cards at the same time you turn in the money for the sold cards to Debbie. IMPORTANT INFO: If you checked out cards and need more, you need to turn the money in to Debbie to get more cards; if you turn the money in to Mrs. Good, there WILL be a delay in getting more cards because she will need to let me know that the money has been received and recorded before I can check out additional cards to you.


CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER - Note: Chocolate is ONLY sold during scheduled fundraiser pickup dates/times and band parent meetings.  Cash/checks for payment only please. Important to remember - if you turn in money from selling chocolate, please mark it as a band payment so that it gets posted to Charms that way; you will have already paid the profit upfront. CLICK HERE for the chocolate fundraiser guidelines.

::::::: PLEASE READ ::::::: - You MUST include your contact information (email address and phone number) on ALL fundraiser order forms before turning them in (even if the form doesn't ask for that info). Also, if you are not receiving our fundraising emails already and you participate in fundraising at all, you need to be added to that email list because that is the best way to receive current news about fundraisers; please ask to be added to that email list if you are not already on it.


LEGENDS CAR WASH FUNDRAISER - CODE 1219 IS GOOD YEAR ROUND!
Need a car wash? Each time the code 1219 is entered, the BA Bands program gets 20% of the sale at Legends Car Wash at Kenosha and Aspen (2300 W. Kenosha). This link has a bar code and the code number. CLICK HERE for the link. Download the graphic to your phone so you can show the barcode or give them the code each time you have your car washed at Legends! Thanks to Legends Car Wash for their support of the Pride!


PRIDE WORK - Earn Money For Your Band Trip Account - There are so many ways to earn money for your band trip account! Start earning money now for the 2018 marching season.

Many of these opportunities go quickly. The work sign-ups are sent via email to those on the Pride Work email list. Please ask to get on the Pride Work email list by writing to bapridework@gmail.com.


* Food Handlers Permit - If you plan to handle food at any of these events, you will need a Volunteer Food Handler’s Permit. You can acquire the permit online and it only takes a few minutes to complete. You can take the course and print your permit online at this link: Volunteer Online Food Handler’s Permit For more information, please email bapridework@gmail.com



PRIDE STORE
Sheri Sharp - BABandFundraising@gmail.com or BAPrideStore@gmail.com

For the latest information and updates on the Pride Store, join our e-mail list by writing to us at babandfundraising@gmail.com

PRIDE STORE WILL BE OPEN THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 23 AT THE CONCERT OF CARS CAR SHOW!! GET CAR SHOW T-SHIRTS, POSTERS AND MORE!
We will have the Pride Store open all day at the car show on Saturday. We will have Car Show T-shirts for $20 and Concert of Cars posters for $5 each. We will also have key chains, Pride license plates and frames! (The car show shirts are white and great for Pride practices, too!) Please stop by!


THANKS FOR STOPPING BY THE PRIDE STORE THIS WEEK!
Thanks to everyone who came by Pride Store and Fundraising on Friday. AND BIG THANKS to all who volunteered! It was a great day. We will have the Pride Store open again in July, including at DCI on July 17. Other dates for July will be posted on enews, on FB, and by email.


NEW! PRE-ORDER EMAIL CONFIRMATIONS!
This year we are providing a confirmation email for EACH order form completed and paid. If you turned in a pre-order form and payment, you will receive an email confirming the order. Please save the email and/or print the attached PDF confirmation so that you may have record of what you ordered. Thanks!

Please be aware you will/should receive multiple emails if you turned in multiple pre-order forms. For example, if you a ordered backpack and decal (2 separate forms), you will receive an email for each one.Please remember we have volunteers who enter these orders and generate the auto emails. There may be some time lapse (hours, or a few days, normally) between emails received for separate orders. Also, if the email address is not legible on the form, we may not be able to get the confirmation to you.


PRE-ORDERS and FORMS: We offer a variety of shirts, luggage tags, dog tags, decals, show buttons, ornaments, street signs and more.
We will have these forms anytime we open the Pride Store. You may also print these forms from the band website. CLICK HERE for all order forms.

PRIDE STORE VOLUNTEERS - Want to help us?
If you would like to volunteer in the Pride Store, we have fun and will welcome you to join our crazy crew!  Let us know by emailing at babandfundraising@gmail.com or bapridestore@gmail.com

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SEASON'S PRIDE PHOTOS OF BAND CAMP, COMPETITIONS, REHEARSAL AND MORE? - These pictures can be purchased online only.  Ordering online is easy and you can see ALL of the photos you wish to see.   CLICK HERE to see the photos and purchase. All profits go to our band booster account!



Upcoming Dates and Events
June 13-15 - Pride Horn Line Mini Camp - 12:00-6:00
July 10-12 - Pride Horn Line Mini Camp - 12:00-6:00
July 17 - DCI Tour of Champions in Broken Arrow
July 23 - Mandatory Pride Camp begins
Aug 14 - Band Parent Meeting 7:00pm BAHS Band Hall

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