Weekly Band Email - August 6, 2024

Please note: Student pick up should always be at the top of the stairs in the upper parking lot. Do not pick up your students at the bottom of the stairs by the band room, regardless of whether the barricades are out or not. If you have large items to drop off, please work out the details with a member of the board. 

Practice Times

Mondays

Guard - 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Percussion - 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Tuesdays

All Band - 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Thursdays

All Band - 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Shout Out Volunteers and Volunteer of the Week

Thank you volunteers! We had 20 parent volunteers throughout week 2 of band camp. The winner of our week 2 drawing is Heather Dickey! Heather, please contact Brad Gardin to collect your prize: 1 Cheesecake Factory gift card and 2 tickets to a show at the Eagle Theater.

Parking Passes

Get parking passes for the upcoming home games! https://lanierlonghornband.com/store/5335/14069

Spirit Night

Wednesday, August 21, 5 PM to 9 PM - Texas Roadhouse Buford

3710 Buford Drive

Diners MUST MENTION LANIER MARCHING BAND for 10% of sales to go to the band.

Orders can be placed to-go or dine in, just mention Lanier Band. Please invite your family, friends, neighbors, enemies, frienemies, strangers, anyone and everyone is invited! Look for social media info to share, coming soon!

Spirit Store

Get your Longhorn Band gear at our Spirit Store! Pick up a Concessions Shirt to wear when you volunteer at concessions.

Pit Crew Info

Upcoming Build Days:

Saturday, August 10; 8:00 am to 12:00pm; LHS

Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday! We made great progress and even finished the columns!

Volunteers Needed!

We need volunteers for our first game! This is the best way to get to know the kids and other parents. Plus, you get into the game for free! Find opportunities here: https://app.boosterhub.com/volunteer

Junior Band Managers (Band Aids)

Huge shoutout to our Lanier Middle School Junior Band Managers, aka Band Aids)! These awesome kids are getting the full band experience while lending us all a helping hand! They helped with all-hands day, band camp check-in, the shoe drive, dinner with the Mayor, senior photoshoot, and more!. They are excited to get to know the marching band students and program even more as we head into football season! Thanks Melanie Busch for leading this effort!

Fundraising

Penny War Results

1st Place Percussion - $197.05

2nd Place Brass - $41.94

3rd Place Guard - $13.85

 4th Place Winds: $10.49  

Total Collected $263.33.  

Telethon/Fan Pledge

We have raised almost $26,000!!! We are so close to our $30,000 goal!

The fundraiser ends on August 15, so keep sharing, calling, posting, and spreading the love of Lanier Band!

Want a chance to win? We will be giving out prizes throughout the campaign and the student who raises the most overall will win CUSTOM SNEAKERS from SneakerDoodle.co! 

We’ve given you lots of ways to request donations:

1. Print the attached flyer, take it to work, pass it out to friends, put it up at your favorite cafe, whatever works!
2. Share the posts from Facebook and Instagram (make sure you are following us!)
3. Call, text, or email friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, etc. with the link: https://www.fpfans.com/515t55

Kroger Community Rewards

Sign up for Kroger's Community Rewards program! Visit Kroger's websiteto sign up. Search for Lanier Band Booster Association. 4% of your weekly Kroger spend on groceries will be donated to the band automatically!

Shoe Drive

Congrats to the Drumline for winning the Shoe Drive Challenge! 

Charleston Wrap - Wrapping Paper Fundraiser

This fundraiser starts on September 2. Students will be registered using their email address with their Student ID as their password. More info to come!

More fundraisers are on the way! If you have questions about volunteering at the Gas South Arena to raise funds, reach out to Missy Stocks at missystocks@gmail.com.

Sponsorships

Do you know of a business that wants to invest in our kids? Let us know! This is a great opportunity for local collaboration and supporting the arts!

Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LanierHighBand

A new Facebook page was created to better utilize social media for the band! The original page is now titled "Legacy" and will remain published. 

Please direct all email to lanierbandhelp@gmail.com