BA Bands eNews

September 20, 2020

-Directors Notes-

• - Do you have a fever?
  
• - Do you have a sore throat?
  
• - Do you have a cough?
  
• - Do you have a loss of smell or taste?
  
• - Do you have shortness of breath?
  
• - Have you had close contact to a positive COVID patient?
  
• - Record temperature - must be below 100.4

-BA Bands Parent Association-



PRESIDENTS
Our Car Raffle deadline is approaching quickly! https://go.rallyup.com/2020babandraffle. Because our largest fundraisers (DCI, BAI) were cancelled this year, and concession stand revenues are down 70%, it is imperative that each member maximize this opportunity. Let us know if you need some ideas on ways to sell your required allotment of 10 tickets.

Huge thanks to all those who helped get the season off to a good start. Whether you helped get things ready for a performance, or worked concessions at games, your support is critical for our kids’ success. Here were just some of the past couple of week’s activities: organized and distributed uniform components, fed and watered the students, checked temperatures at arrival, labeled the stadium seats, and stocked the concession stands. Special thanks to the ops guys for making the first game run smooth and the uniform moms for all the work they have been putting in.

Special thanks to those who worked concessions for out two varsity games.

VICE - PRESIDENTS

BABANDVP@gmail.com

Only 2 parents have contacted me about helping with senior night. We can all agree that this is not the season any senior had dreamed about. This senior night needs to be the best one yet, because these kids deserve it! Sophomore and Junior parents this is your chance to help pay it forward for your soon to be seniors. If you can serve on this committee to help with decorating, food, or slide show please email me. We will begin having our planning meetings soon!

Washers, don't forget to pick up uniforms after the game Friday and return by next Tuesday.  Please help us maintain social distancing by not standing in the uniform room before/after games. It takes a bit for pride members to be dismissed, put things away, and change after the game. If you are picking up uniforms to wash, plan to wait 20+ minutes after the game before entering the band hall area. Per school policy, anyone entering the building must wear a mask.

SPONSORSHIPS
babandsponsors@gmail.com

We are looking for sponsors for the 20-21 season if you know of a business or person who might like to sponsor The Pride please let us know. We have many different levels and ways to be a pride sponsor.Let us know if you would like more information!

Tuesday night from 5-8pm at The Garage in BA we have a Dine Out Fundraiser night!!! We will recieve 10% for each ticket that mentions BA Bands or The Pride. Be sure to share the event that is on the BA Bands page to your own Facebook page to help spread the word!!!

If you haven’t checked out your Car Raffle Certificates we will have an opportunity for you to check yours out this week on Thursday. We will post on fb and Cuttime the time and location.

If you need help selling your tickets please let us know we have a signup in the FIles section of our fb page with opportunities for you to come sell YOUR tickets.

Another way to sell is to copy the link, post it to your FB page and tag a few people. Random people that you don’t know but that know your Aunt Jan(Whom you tagged) are likely to buy a ticket. We have had several people try this and it has been successful.

We have a date for the Car Show Oct 31st!! We are looking for sponsors and vendors. If you know of someone or a business that may be interested please email me at the above email address.

We will be having a sponsorship team meeting hopefully in the next week. If you are not on the sponsorship team and would like to please let me know.

Thank you!!!




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

The Spring Clean -
Thanks to everyone who participated. After our final drop we delivered close to 15,000 lbs. of clothing, bedding, towels and shoes. We were so fortunate to do this fundraiser this year because we were able to maintain it throughout the problems with the shutdown and social distancing protocols. Special thanks to the Ops team who helped load and move and load again and to Erika Maxey and Christi Sturgeon for all their help coordinating drop offs, pick ups and deliveries.


Car Show
The 3rd annual Concert of Cars car show will be held on Saturday October 31st, 2020. If you know of anyone willing to sponsor, donate services or products to be given or auctioned, please contact us at babandsspecialevents@gmail.com


OPERATIONS

If you have any questions regarding our operations team, please email us at:

BABandoperations@gmail.com




CONCESSIONS

THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered for Saturday’s game!! We really appreciate all your Help!

• Monday Night September 14, 2020 8th grade, Freshman, J.V. game concessions 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Report time 4:30 or as soon as you can get there.
• Thursday Night September 17, 2020 8th grade, J.V. game concessions 6:00-8:30 pm. Report time 5:00 or as soon as you can get there.

Volunteer Food Handlers card CLICK HERE

For any concessions questions email BABANDconcessions@gmail.com



MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

FUNDRAISING
BABandFundraising@gmail.com

NEW FUNDRAISER: Our next fundraiser is Boren Cheesecakes just in time for the holiday season. The cheesecakes will come in several varieties and are $22 each ($23 if purchased online). Profit is a minimum of 30% but we make more if we sell more so the more people that get involved, the more profitable this fundraiser is. Forms are available online on the Facebook page as well as in the band office. Remember, this is a local only fundraiser so if orders are placed online, they will be delivered to BAHS for pickup. Delivery is approximately 4 weeks after orders are submitted. Last day to order is September 29th.

If you'd like to serve on the fundraising team, we can use you!  Please email the address above to let me know of your interest!  We also need someone who is interest in leading out for stadium cleanup.  please email babandfundraising@gmail.com if this interests you!



* 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 babandwork@gmail.com

*ABLE Commission License:  If you plan to work events, all vendors require the ABLE License which costs $30 for a 2 year permit and can be optained using this link:  ABLE Commission License - CLICK HERE



PRIDE STORE
BABandStore@gmail.com
Pride Store Online

HAVE YOU SEEN LAST 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
Sept 25 - BA vs Westmoore Game
Sept 26 - Saturday Rehersal
Oct 9 - BA vs Edmond Memorial (Homecoming)
Oct 10 - Saturday Rehearsal and Dress Rehearsal Performance
Oct 24 - Saturday Rehearsal and BOA Virtual Performance
Oct 30 - BA vs Norman (Sr. Night) Game

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