BA Bands eNews

 August 29, 2021



-Directors Notes-



Yet Another Great Week
Thank you and Congratulations all Pride members for your incredible effort and talents! The Pride members are working extremely hard and if you came out to Saturday night’s open rehearsal, I’m sure you were amazed by our Pride members and their passion for performance, their commitment to discipline and their incredible work ethic! We’d also like to thank our family and friends in attendance at the open rehearsal for your role in making our open rehearsal such a success! This will be an exciting week as we begin our performance events at the Broken Arrow vs Union game at Union High School.


Next BA Band Booster Club Meeting September 14
Our next Booster Club meeting will be on Tuesday, September 14 at BAHS at 7:00pm.


Upcoming Performances - (Note: All Performances are required)
 - Fri - Sept 3 - Union Football Game - Pregame on field Performance and in stands for the game
 - Sat - Sept 4 - Rooster Day Parade - 9:15 Report Time - 10:00 Parade - Finished by 11:00
 - Fri - Sept 10 - Owasso Football Game - Pregame on field Performance and in stands for the game


Pride and Concert Band Instrument User Fees AND Band Class Fees due September 17
All Pride members that play a school owned instrument must submit their $35 Instrument User Fee no later than this Friday.


Rooster Day Parade on Saturday
All Pride members will perform in the BA Rooster Day Parade this Saturday morning. Report time is 9:15am and all members will provide their own transportation and be responsible to get their equipment to the parade site. We will meet, warm up and prep for the parade in the Summit Academy parking lot - which is 1 block EAST of Main Street on College. Members must report by 9:15, the Parade begins at 10:00 and the parade conclude near the BA Swimming Pool on the South end of Main Street near the BA Community Center. Students will be dismissed from the end of the parade and can walk back to the beginning of the parade to their vehicles or arrange their pick up / meeting point with their families.



Charms
For those new to the Pride, Charms is a student management software used by the bands to manage student accounts, uniforms, inventory, communication, etc., in all areas of the band program. All Pride members for 2021 have been pre-registered in Charms. To log in, visit www.CharmsOffice.com, use the parent log in tab and the school code “brokenarrowband”. The initial log in password is your student’s ID number. If you have forgotten your password, please email Lisa Good at lsgood@baschools.org to have it reset. Please also update the profile information for you and your students. Students should have their own email address. See THIS informative sheet for new Charms users. 


Specific 2021 Pride Information - Charms
As a reminder to all current 2021 Pride members and parents, all specific communications regarding Pride will be communicated via Charms. Make sure your account is set up and your parent info is added to you child’s account. All info from the recent booster club meeting is being sent to you via Charms.




-BA Bands Parent Association-



PRESIDENTS

The season has started!  There is a lot happening behind the scenes, and even more will be coming soon.  Make sure you find your place to plug in and be an active part of this wonderful organization.  You'll be glad you did!

As we start ramping up for the new season, there will be a lot of important information to communicate. Make sure you have your Charms account set up. Please check with Mrs. Good if you have any issues. Just a reminder, Charms is our primary means of communication. Please rely on this source rather than various social media groups for the most accurate information.

Please check spam filters for emails sent via charms, especially if you have a XXXX@cox.net.




VICE - PRESIDENTS

BABANDVP@gmail.com
 

Shout out to tuba, flute, mellophone, and drum major parents for helping secure a meal for this season. These sections will get a free pass to the front of the line for that meal. If you have an idea for a meal sponsor let me know this week. This week’s feed the pride sponsor is Chick-fil-a. Please thank them by giving them business and telling the GM Amanda thank you for feeding the pride! This is your last chance to communicate any food allergies to me. I need to know by Monday in order to make special meal arrangements.

Extra thank you to all of our volunteers helping with uniforms. It took a small army to get uniforms fitted, altered, ironed, washed, and all items sorted and ready for pick-up this past Saturday. We appreciate you making us the best dressed band around. If you signed up to wash uniforms please make sure those have been picked up, washed, and returned to school by Tuesday.



SPONSORSHIPS & GROUP FUNDRAISING
 
babandsponsors@gmail.com


SPONSORSHIPS: We are looking for corporate sponsors for the 2021 season. If you know of a business or person who might like to sponsor BA Bands and the Pride, please let us know at the email above. We have many different levels and ways to be a Pride sponsor. We have forms we will send to you or to the company to begin the process!

SUGGESTIONS: If you have ideas or suggestions please send an email to the address above. We are always looking for new and fun ways to support BA Bands and The Pride. Thank you to those who have already sent us leads; we will continue to follow up on those.

SHARING: Continue to share events on your Facebook and other social media accounts. The Family & Friends FB page is a closed, private page so it does not let you share outside the group. You must save the flyer or image to your device then repost to your own page. The BA Bands FB page is an open page so you should be able to reshare from it.

ONGOING FUNDRAISING:
  • Sign Gypsies benefits both individual and group accounts. See details on Facebook or contact the email above for details. Be sure you tell them thank you for the awesome signs they put up for the Pride Awards Banquet this year.
  • Do you order from Amazon? Did you know you can go through what is called Amazon Smile and pick the Broken Arrow Band Booster Club, Inc. as the non-profit who receives a small percent of every eligible purchase you make. Every little bit counts. If you need help with it, email us at the address above.
CURRENT FUNDRAISING:
  • Latest Car Raffle Info: We will NOT have any check out/check in of paper certificates this week because we will be at the Pride Rooster Days booth tent from Thursday to Sunday. Jim Norton will have a car there for us that is representative of the one being given away. Stop by if you can; we will be right outside the Community Center entrance doors!
  • We are actually half way through our Car Raffle sales window this next week. Don’t forget this is mandatory. We will be sending a signup for those wanting to offer their certificates at the 4 home football games after we wrap up the Rooster Days booth.
  • NEW! NEW! NEW! It may feel like a ways off, but the number of available seats are limited so don’t wait to sign up! Board and Brush of Tulsa is offering a chance to GIVE BACK to the Broken Arrow Bands with a fundraiser where 20% of all proceeds come back to the BA Bands. The workshop will be on Sunday, November 28, 2021 2-5pm. They specialize in helping you create beautiful projects on wood in a variety of themes from which you get to choose. Spend a couple hours with friends and family who also love our bands the weekend after Thanksgiving to make great keepsakes. A shareable flyer will be posted on FB and sent via Charms, but you may register and invite others to register by going here: CLICK HERE. Access code is BA.
RESTAURANT DINE OUTS:
  • THIS WEEK! Share our FB flyer for our August dine out on Tuesday, August 31 5-8pm at Smitty’s Garage. They have really loved having Pride families visit them so we are doing one more with them this season. 10% of all sales in that time window will benefit the BA Bands and Pride of Broken Arrow. Dine in or carry out.
UPCOMING FUNDRAISING:
  • Window clings/signs for area business or any supporter are still on the agenda for this fall. Stay tuned for that opportunity.

Row with us! We can do this TOGETHER!



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




OPERATIONS

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

BABandoperations@gmail.com




CONCESSIONS

Volunteers needed for Monday night Freshman Preview!  We need your help!  Report 5:00-5:30


Volunteer Food Handlers card CLICK HERE

For any concessions questions email BABANDconcessions@gmail.com



MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
babandmarcom@gmail.com



Sponsorship Opportunities!
As we kick off the 2021-22 season, if you know of businesses that would potentially sponsor BA Bands, please contact me at babandmarcom@gmail.com and we will take it from there. Big, small, in kind or anything in between. Give us the name and we will work to make it happen.

As always, be sure and keep up with everything that's going on all of our social media channels and please share what you see on your social media pages to promote BA Bands:
Facebook | Facebook Members and Family Group | Twitter | Instagram

If you have any Marketing, Company Sponsorship, Communications or Photo/Video related questions, you can always email John Baker babandmarcom@gmail.com.





FUNDRAISING
BABandFundraising@gmail.com

We are currently working to clean up our distribution list for the work events. If you would like to be included on the new distribution list even if you have already been on the past list, we need you to complete the form at the following link: BABANDWORK Email Opt In

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


2021 Season show shirts, buttons, luggage tags, street signs, and more are available for purchase in the Online Store. These reservable items are pre-order purchases only, and deadlines do apply! Go to the Pride Store online link above and then to the “2021 Pre-orders” category. Do not miss your chance to order these popular items and be able to cheer on the Pride as they hit the field this season.

2021 Indoor Percussion After the Bleak Midwinter show patches are now available in the Online Store.


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 3 -  BA at Union - Game
Sept 4 - Rooster Day Parade - 9:15 report time
Sept 10 - BA at Owasso - Game
Sept 14 - Band Booster Meeting
Oct 1 - BA vs Jenks - Home
Oct 2 - Broken Arrow Invitational - All Day
Oct 5 - HS Band Concert / Prism Concert
Oct 12 - Homecoming Parade
Oct 14 - BA vs Yukon - Game
Oct 19 - Band Booster Meeting
Oct 22 - BA vs Santa Fe - Game
Oct 23 - BOA St Louis Super Regional
Oct 27 - OSSAA Contest
Oct 30 - OBA Marching Championship
Nov 2 - Band Booster Meeting
Nov 5 - BA vs Enid - Game
Nov 6 - All District / All State Auditions - Round 1
Nov 8 - Expo Rehearsal - Tentative
Nov 9 - Send Off Performance - Tentative
Nov 11-14 - BOA Grand Nationals - Indianapolis
Nov 16 - Sounds of the Stadium Concert
Nov 19 - Playoff Game 2 - Required for all Pride Members
Dec 3 - Playoff Game 3 - Required for all Pride Members
Dec 4 - All State Auditions - Final Round
Dec 4 - BA Christmas Parade


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