Ad Sales 2009

PHASE 1: June 9, 2009 - August 17, 2009 
(First $300 must be turned in by August 17, 2009)

PHASE 2: August 18, 2009 - October 1, 2009

Welcome to Ad Sales 2009. Here are the details & materials you need in order to successfully sell advertisements in our next Jamboree program book.  It is extremely important that you begin your ad sales early, since submission deadlines are firm. This year’s Jamboree will be held October 31, 2009 (yes, Halloween).

There is a mandatory financial obligation of $300 per student to participate in marching band and guard.  This obligation, which must be met by the beginning of marching band camp on August 17th,  can be covered entirely or in part with ad sales. No student will be admitted to band camp without meeting this obligation.  

Band Aids has required a mandatory participation fee for some time. The budget required to run the 2009/2010 program is almost $51,000. Although the band/guard receives some funds from the Danbury Board of Education, students & families who enjoy the benefits of the program share a responsibility to support it financially; therefore, a $300 per student financial obligation is in effect for 2009/2010. Ad sales are your biggest opportunity to raise money on behalf of your child’s participation in the band/guard.

There are several ways to cover your $300 financial obligation:

·    Sell $300.00 worth of ads for the program book. This will satisfy your financial obligation.

  • Sell ads for the program book. If they do not total $300, then write a check for the remaining balance due.
  • Write a check to Danbury Band Aids, Inc. for the total amount ($300).

Ad sales in excess of $300 will be split: 75% goes into your student’s band account (toward the cost of the Band Spring Trip) and 25% goes to Band Aids. Selling ads is an excellent way to collect a large amount of credit toward the trip.

Ads will be accepted/collected from June 9, 2009 – October 1, 2009. However, the first $300 in ad sales must be turned in by August 17, 2009. Students who have not sold ads totaling, or paid, the $300 fee by August 17th must make specific arrangements in advance with the Band Director, Paul Riley (school phone: 797-4839, email: rileypa@danbury.k12.ct.us), or Band Aids President, Kim Maier (kimbears@sbcglobal.net).

IMPORTANT!      Band Aids does not wish to exclude any student from these worthwhile programs! Students/families facing financial difficulties must speak with the Band Director, Paul Riley (school phone: 797-4839, email: rileypa@danbury.k12.ct.us) or Band Aids President, Kim Maier (kimbears@sbcglobal.net), BEFORE the August 17th deadline. If needed, we will arrange for some form of assistance (give you leads for ads, try to locate a sponsor, etc.). Any student joining the fall programs after August 17th will have two weeks from date of joining to cover the $300 or face sitting out.

Also be advised - Families with more than one student in marching band, guard or percussion will be requested to support the programs with $300 for the first child and $150 for any other sibling. All other conditions apply.  

Other fundraisers will be held throughout the year specifically for accumulating funds for the Spring Trip. The profit split for all fundraisers in 2009/2010 will be 75% for the student and 25% for Band Aids.

Please read the instructions carefully and follow them as you take orders. It will ease the task of those who process the ads, and save many additional hours of labor.  Remember…. The first ad submission deadline is August 17th ($300 minimum total sales)!!!!  You will have until October 1 to sell additional ads to earn credit for the Band Spring Trip.  Please turn in ads as you sell them throughout the summer!  Don’t wait until the deadline.

Thank you!

Jamboree Ad Sales Committee

Susan Cohen and Crystal Rumph

Questions or problems? Contact Susan Cohen at 798-6342 or via email at susan@dhsmarchingband.com.