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This week: Oct 5 Winds & Percussion Rehearsal 2:50 – 5:45 Oct 5 Individual photos 7:00 – 8:30 pm WLC band room - optional Oct 6 Guard Rehearsal 2:50 – 5:45 Oct 7 – 9 Full ensemble Rehearsal 2:50 – 5:45 Oct 7 Parent / Booster meeting 7 pm WLC cafeteria Oct 8 Panera Fundraiser – 4 – 8 pm 14 Mile & Haggerty / flyer attached Oct 9 AWAY football vs. WLW 7 pm / all invited to be part of pep band! Oct 10 Troy Athens Invitational – Troy Athens HS – schedule attached

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BAND PHOTO SITE

Don’t forget to check out our band photo site at:

http://wlcbands.smugmug.com

Password: wlcrocks

You can download full resolution photos or purchase directly from the site.

Thank you to Joy & Jim Frost for managing this site. If you have any photos to share, please contact them at

jmfrost@oaklandcc.edu

SENIOR PARENTS:

PLEASE select 5 pics of your child for a Senior Book that we put together each year. They can be your pics or from our site. Folks generally choose band pics. Photos from previous years are also posted on this site. Please send pics to Scottie Magro by Sat, Oct 10, at scottiemagro@gmail.com. Contact Scottie with questions.

AWAY$FOOTBALL$VS.$WL$WESTERN$HS$

We!will!not!be!performing!at!halftime!during!the!away!football!game!on!Friday!vs.!Walled!Lake!Western,!but!members!are!invited!to!be!part!of!the!pep!band!and!play!in!the!stands!during!the!game!!

Report$time:$7:00$pm$at$WLW$for$anyone$interested

PARENT$MEETING$Wed,$Oct$7,$7$pm$WLC$cafeteria$

• Turn!in!band!mom!shirt!orders.!

• Make!sure!your!band!bill!is!current!so!your!child!can!continue!to!participate.!

• Purchase!SCRIP!gift!cards!–!holidays!are!coming!!

• Purchase!car!decals!–!show!your!Viking!spirit!!

• Hear!about!upcoming!events!–!sign!up!to!help!!

NEED HELP WITH FOOD PREP THIS WEEK!

If you are able to help with food prep this week, please go to: www.charmsoffice.com to sign up. You can pick up food to prepare at the Oct 7 parent meeting and drop off prepped food on Sat, Oct 10, by 3:00 in the orchestra room @ WLC.

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MARK YOUR

CALENDARS:

Oct 12 Winds & Percussion Rehearsal 2:50 – 5:45 Oct 13 Guard Rehearsal 2:50 – 5:45 Oct 13 BINGO Oct 14 - 16 Full ensemble Rehearsal 2:50 – 5:45 Oct 16 Home Football Game 7 pm Oct 17 Bands Across the Valley Invitational @ Lakeland HS Oct 17 BINGO Oct 19 Winds & Percussion Rehearsal 2:50 – 5:45 Oct 20 Guard Rehearsal 2:50 – 5:45 Oct 20 BINGO Oct 21 - 23 Full ensemble Rehearsal 2:50 – 5:45 Oct 21 Marching band performs @ Walnut Creek MS 7:00 pm Oct 23 Home Football Game 7 pm vs. Haslett HS / Homecoming! Oct 24 Homecoming Dance – no rehearsal! Oct 24 BINGO

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BAND$BUZZ$EXTRAS:$

• Macy’s!Memo!–!up!to!date!Macy’s!info!and!Fun!Fact!!

• Troy!Athens!schedule!for!Sat!• SCRIP!ordering!info!• Panera!Fundraiser!flyer!• Band!Mom!shirt!order!form!• Individual!photo!order!form!• Dave’s!Marketplace!

BOTTLE AND CAN DRIVE Time to clean out your garages & get ready for fall!

Contact Curt Whitworth at bottledrive@wlcbands.com and we will PICK UP YOUR BOTTLES & CANS @ YOUR HOUSE!

Help the Marching Band meet it’s fundraising goals!

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PANERA FUNDRAISER

We will be holding a Fundraiser @ Panera Bread on:

Thurs, Oct 8, 4 – 8 pm, at the location

on Haggerty & 14 Mile Rd.

Help the marching band AND enjoy some great food!! FLYER ATTACHED!

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Curt Whitworth, Fundraising chair: whitworth@forestcreativegroup.com

Curt Whitworth, Bottle Drive chair: bottledrive@wlcbands.com

Michelle Starks, Macy’s chair: logistics@wlcbands.com

Danya Stump, Friends & Family chair: wlcmbmacys@gmail.com

www.wlcbands.com$]$band website http://www.wlcbands.com/macys]thanksgiving]parade]2015.html$]$Macy’s info

http://www.wlcbands.com/daves]market]place.html$$]$Dave’s Marketplace / local businesses supporting the band

If you would like to participate in the bottle drive, but prefer to return your own bottles, please place the money in the band safe and label the envelope “bottle drive.” Please contact Curt Whitworth @ bottledrive@wlcbands.com with any questions or for bins & bags!

PAYMENT INFO - GREAT NEWS! Through the extraordinary efforts of VP of Fundraising Curt Whitworth, Fundraising co-chair Sandy Kott, and all of the hard-working parent volunteers who have pitched in over the last 18 months, we are happy to announce that each member's band bill will be reduced by $185! Each chaperone's Macy's bill will be reduced by $123. If you have already paid your band bill in full, the $185 will be applied to next year's band bill unless you choose otherwise. Your choices are 1. Don't do anything and $185 will be applied to your child's 2016 band

bill. 2. Contact Bill Henning or Sara Batkin at president@wlcbands.com and

request a refund. 3. Contact Bill Henning or Sara Batkin at president@wlcbands.com and

tell them to donate it to the band! :-)

ALL BAND BILLS MUST BE CURRENT BY OCT 7 in order for members to participate.

If your band bill is not current, please make separate payments for members and chaperones – checks made out to WLCMB. Put in band safe, bring to Parent / booster mtg Wed, Oct 7, 7 pm at WLC or mail to: P.O. Box 795, Walled Lake, MI 48390 OR: Pay online at: http://www.wlcbands.com/pay-your-bill-online.html

MACY’S PARADE FUN FACT:

2015 BALLOON SERIES: Hello Kitty will be gracing the parade route this year. She is as high as a 3-story building, as wide as 8 taxi cabs, as long as 8 bicycles, and will need 90 handlers to keep her tethered to the ground!

Nov 22 – 28, 2015

Trip of a Lifetime!!

ONE$ROOM$IN$NYC$FOR$MACY’S$PARADE!T!Room currently reserved as a double. Cost is $1750. Can be changed to triple or quad. Registration form attached. Contact Danya Stump at danyastump@att.net w/ ?’s.

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Doors open @ 2:45 pm Tickets @ the gate to Athens stadium

Admission: $8.00 for adults / $6.00 for students & senior citizens

TROY ATHENS INVITATIONAL Sat, Oct 10, 2015

4333 John R Rd, Troy, MI

Viking&Marching&Band&Schedule:&&8:30&Mr.&Rogers&&&Drum&Majors&arrive&8:45&Students&&&&Staff&arrive.&Staff&Meeting&9:00&Team&Meeting&9:20&Transition&9:25&Sectionals:&Brass&Music&/&WW&Visual&10:40&Break&&/&Switch&10:45&Sectionals:&WWs&Music&/&Brass&Visual&12:00&Lunch&(on&your&own)&1:00&Ensemble&3:30&Clean&/&Prep&for&Show&/&Dinner&(provided)&5:00&Depart&for&Troy&Athens&5:50&Arrive&at&Troy&Athens&/&bathrooms&/&Unload&Trucks&6:50&Warm&Up&8:00&When&I&Look&Up&8:15&To&Trucks&9:30&Awards&10:00&On&Bus&10:45&WLC&/&Unload&/&Video&/&Dismissal&

PERFORMANCE&SCHEDULE&Flight&IV&National!Anthem! 3:45!Columbia!Central! 4:00!Durand! 4:15!SCS!Southlake! 4:30!Flight&III&Marysville! 4:45!Southgate!Anderson! 5:00!Lamphere! 5:15!Flight&II&South!Lyon! 5:30!Livonia!Franklin! 5:45!L’Anse!Creuse! 6:00!Farmington! 6:15!Flight!II!–!IV!Awards! 6:45!Flight&I&Clarkston! 7:30!Grand!Blanc! 7:45!Walled&Lake&Central& 8:00&L’Anse!Creuse!North! 8:15!Plymouth!Canton! 8:30!Lakeland! 8:45!Troy!Athens!–!exhibition! 9:00!Flight&I&Awards&& 9:30&!

Meal helpers, please report ½ hour ahead of the scheduled meal time & plan on staying to help clean up. We couldn’t do it without you! Thanks so much!

Do&your&best,&forget&the&rest…GO&BAND!!!&

SCRIP GIFT CARDS -- THE EASIEST FUNDRAISER!

If you are planning to shop at these retailers anyway, why not help fund WLCMB at the same time!

KEEP SCRIP IN MIND FOR: * SCHOOL ACTIVITIES/HOMECOMING (i.e., Macy's, Kohl's, Target, Dick's Sporting Goods, Gap, Old Navy, Staples, Restaurant Cards-Dinner before Dance) * HALLOWEEN PARTIES (i.e., Gordon's Food Service, Target, Meijer, Walmart) * PICK-UP MEALS FOR AFTER SCHOOL (i.e., Arbys, Wendys, Subway, Chipotle, Qdoba, TacoBell) * END OF SEASON HOME PROJECTS (i.e., Meijer, The Home Depot, Lowe's, etc.) * EVERDAY GROCERIES: (i.e., Meijers, Target, Whole Foods) Also, beat the rush and place your order for scrip cards for the holiday gifts! See our separate email with order forms & instructions sent this week! Contact Peggy Slate with questions at scrip@wlcbands.com. See complete lists of available retailers on ShopwithScrip.com. BELOW IS OUR CURRENT INVENTORY OF CARDS/QUANTITIES FOR PURCHASE (Oct. 7 Meeting): AMC Theaters/Loew's Cineplex $10 (2) Old Navy/Gap/BananaRepublic $25 (2) Amazon.com Certificates $25 (10) Olga's Kitchen $20 (1) Applebee's $25 (5) Olive Garden/Red Lobster/Longhorn Buffalo Wild Wings $10 (7) Steakhouse/Bahama Breeze $25 (10) Bath & Body Works $10 (4) Panera $10 (20) Bed, Bath & Beyond $25 (3) Pottery Barn $25 (3) Barnes & Noble $10 (10) Qdoba $25 (2) Great Harvest Bread Co. $10 (2) Mobil/Exxon $50 (1) California Pizza Kitchen $25 (7) Red Robin $25 (6) Cheesecake Factory $25 (12) Regal Entertainment/United Artist $25 (2) Chipotle $10 (1) Tim Hortons $10 (18) Chili's/Macaroni Grill/On the Border/Maggiano's $25 (2) $50 (1) Taco Bell $10 (3) Einstein Bagels $10 (12) Speedway $25 (16) Dick's Sporting Goods $25 (6) Starbucks $10 (15) Home Depot $25 (2) Subway $10 (10) I-Tunes $15 (5) TGIFridays $25 (4) CVS Drugstore $25 (1) Target $25 (12) Kohl's $25 (10) Staples $25 (3) Lowe's $25 (1) Whole Foods Market $25 (5) Macy's $25 (2) Gordon Foods Service Marketplace $25 (4) Meijer $25 (31) Pet Smart $25 (2) Arby's $10 (6) Shell Oil Gas Stations $25 (2) Marathon Gas Station $25 (2) Wendy's $10 (2)

October 2015 Update

scrip gift cards for the holidays

plan your order now & beat the rush!

Beginning at the October Parent Meeting, I will be taking prepaid orders for scrip gift cards for the upcoming holidays this year.

Ordering Your Scrip Gift Cards Early Will:

Save you from last minute holiday shopping craziness with the crowds & cold weather!

Spread out holiday gift expenses over more months (won't get socked with big bills in December & January)

Help fund your child's program with gift card purchases you would make anyway!

Holiday Shopping With Scrip Cards Is Easy! Just Follow These Few Steps:

Look over the list of over 300 retailers on ShopwithScrip.com

Fill out the simple order form attached and attach your check made out to WLCMB

Turn in your order form & check to Peggy Slate at the monthly parent meeting OR contact me at scrip@wlcbands.com to arrange a time/date to drop off your order with me.

Your order will be delivered to you at the November, December parent meetings or the Collage Concert on 12/11 & 12/12/15 at WLC. Or contact me to arrange a time/date to pick up your order.

All Orders/Payments Must Be In My Hands By December 2nd Parent Meeting So You Can Receive Your Orders Before the Holidays!

WLCMB HOLIDAY SCRIP GIFT CARDS

ORDER FORM & PAYMENT

Name:________________________________________ Date:_____________________

Telephone #:__________________ Email:_____________________________________

(Contact information needed to ensure efficient delivery of gift cards)

Retailer Name (See List on ShopwithScrip.com) Card Value # of Cards Total Value

Grand Total of Order: Payment Attached: Check______ Cash______

Delivery Requested by: (Check One/Fill Out)

*November Parent Meeting (11/4)____ *December Parent Meeting (12/2)____

*Collage Concert: Friday, Dec. 11 ____ or Saturday, Dec. 12 ____

*Other, Specify Date: _________________ (Must arrange to pick up from Peggy Slate -- scrip@wlcbands.com)

************************************************************************************************************Orders Without Payment Enclosed Will Not Be Processed

Coordinator Notes: Order Received Date: Card Pick-up Notes:

©2015 Panera Bread. All rights reserved.

Thursday, October 8, 20154:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

at the Panera Bread bakery-cafe at39450 W 14 Mile Road, Commerce Township, MI 48390

Bring this flyer when you dine with us on October 8th, and we’ll donate a portion of

the proceeds from your purchase to Walled Lake Central Marching Band. It’s a handcrafted, delicious meal, all for a great

cause!

Learn more about Fundraising Nights at Panera Bread at:

www.PaneraBread.com/fundraiser

Help support

Walled Lake Central Marching Band

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There are 2 choices of shirts: Ladies V-Neck OR Unisex Crew Neck. They both come in the following sizes: S. M. L. XL. 2XL. 3XL. The cost for the S M L is $22 The cost for the XL 2XL and 3XL is $25

CASH payments only, as this is being done as a favor to us, as a fundraiser to the band.

DETAILS: • The shirt will be dark blue • The treble clef will be silver

rhinestones • The MARCHING BAND will be in

silver glitter • The MOM will be gold glitter

surrounded by gold rhinestones !

Name: __________________________________________________________ Contact Phone #: ____________________________________ Circle one: Ladies V-neck Unisex Crew Neck Circle one: S M L @ $22 XL 2XL 3XL @ $25 TOTAL CASH IN ENVELOPE: _________________

Place in Band Safe or turn in at PARENT MEETING WED, OCT 7 – FINAL DUE DATE - NO EXCEPTIONS!

ALL#ORDERS#ARE#DUE#WED,#OCT#7#–#NO#EXCEPTIONS!#Place!in!band!safe!or!turn!in!at!parent!

meeting!on!Wed,!Oct!7!!!

Please!put!money!(cash#only)!in!an!envelope!marked!BAND#MOM#SHIRTS!

CASH#ONLY!#

David M. Deutsch Master of Photography 13203 Mariah Lane Commerce Township, MI 48390 Phone: 248-560-3100 www.davidmdeutsch.com david@davidmdeutsch.com | facebook: David M Deutsch Photography

BAND PHOTO’S October 5th, 2015

David M. Deutsch, Master of Photography looks forward to photo-night at Walled Lake Central High School. Photography will take place from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. The following packages are available. Please print this form and bring it with you that night.

Package One – 2 5x7, 4 wallets $20 ___________

Package Two - 1 8x10, 2 5x7’s, 8 wallets $25 ___________

Package Three - 1 8x10, 4 5x7’s, 16 wallets $40 __________

Build your own Package – Select any combination of (Portrait Gift Selections) PGS =1 8x10 or 2 5x7’s or 8 wallets $12ea. (Minimum of 2 PGS’s required) ______________________________ (write in package) Additional Portraits Added to a Package above– 1 8x10 or 5x7 or 8 wallets $10ea.

GROUP PHOTO’S (Minimum 3 or more people) $10ea student

Each student in the group pays $10 and will receive 1 5x7

Additional items available at a reduced price for band families:

Buttons ~ $9 or 2 for $15 Key Chains ~ 2 for $20 Magnets ~ $9 or 3 for $20 Mouse Pad ~ $36 Statuette 8x10 $65, 5x7 $42 Porcelain oval ornament $50 Wallet Tin - Holds business cards or wallets $25

Please Print: Name_______________________________________

Address___________________________________City_______________Zip_________

Phone______________________ Email______________________________________

Make checks payable to David M Deutsch Photography

Lil Nell’s Pet Salon 10% of the sales will be donated to the band. Just let them know, “I’m with the band.” Also extends to friends, family and neighbors… so spread the word. Take your pet to see Nell.

248-926-8841 www.lilnellspetsalon.com

Gold Canyon Candles Great for summer parties, hostess gifts, or gift-giving. 40% of each candle purchase will be

donated to the WLC Marching Band.

Candle purchases will support the Marching Band’s trip to New York!!

Sandi Tyler Fragrance Consultant, Gold Canyon Candle Company www.sandityler.mygc.com 248.219.2137

SEEDS Studio Photography Family portraits, new babies, moms & dads and Seniors… Everyone needs great pictures! If you are looking for a great photographer, reach out to Scottie Magro, Band Mom.

$100 per full sitting will be donated to the band. http://www.scottiemagro.com/

SPECIAL SENIOR PICTURE PROMOTION FOR THE 2015 BAND SEASON MACY’S FUND – see below!

Origami Owl Design your own custom jewelry for yourself or a friend!

20% of all sales will be donated to the band. Missy Mergner, Band Mom, Independent Consultant https://missymergner.origamiowl.com/shop mbmergner@att.net 248-722-0358

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Fresh-roasted Almonds, Pecans, and Cashews Band Mom Sandy Kott personally roasts these delicious treats & generously donates 100% of her profits to the marching band. Look for her at local events or place an order for a special event or gift-giving.

s-kott@sbcglobal.net (248) 425-2116

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! !Check out this exciting collection of local businesses / individuals who are proud to

say, “I’m With the Band!” Please consider patronizing these businesses the next time you are in the “market” for something they offer!

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Heavner Wilderness Canoe and Kayak Outdoor fun close to Home! - $5 per rental will be donated to the band.

Show this coupon (below) when you visit them this spring or summer.

248-685-2379 www.heavnercanoe.com

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Stadium Blankets Customize your own Stadium Blanket for those cold show dates AND support the Band!! $10 for each blanket purchased is donated to the Macys Parade fundraising efforts. Base price is $32 plus other design options.

Contact Teri Marsden at: teriyakidesigns@aol.com for more details.

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ONGOING FUNDRAISERS supporting the WLCMB scholarship fund and the marching band:

• SCRIP – Peggy Slate scrip@wlcbands.com • Shopping Cards - Christine Lussier scrip@wlcbands.com

• Kroger & Meijer Go to: www.wlcbands.com/scrip for details

• Bottle / Can Drive – Dawn Vernon bottledrive@wlcbands.com

• AmazonSmile: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3460627 Do all your Amazon shopping here & a % goes to band

• Restaurants - We hope to hold one restaurant fundraiser per month…keep your eyes and ears open for the next announcement! – Danya Stump danyastump@att.net

• Market Day – www.marketday.com org # 19334 • Car Decals – Rhoda Henning rhenning1008@gmail.com

Visit us at: www.wlcbands.com

IPM Nail Salon !Show your school colors or say you’re “with the band” and they will provide us with a donation for our Macy’s trip. It’s a beautiful thing. Donations of $2 per manicure and $3 for each pedicure!

!3050 Union Lake Road, #9-B Commerce Twp, MI 48382 (248) 779-7640!

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RESTAURANT FUNDRAISERS Many generous restaurant owners in the area have supported the band with a fundraiser. Thank you to:

• Crispelli’s on Orchard Lake Rd just south of 15 Mile Rd. • El Nibble Nook on Haggerty @ Pontiac Trail • Panera Bread @ Haggerty & 14 Mile Rd. • California Pizza Kitchen @ 12 Oaks Mall • Dickey’s Barbecue Pit on Carroll Lk Rd @ Commerce Rd. • The Blue Grill on N. Main Street in Milford • Happy’s Pizza @ Welch Rd and Pontiac Trail • Leo’s @ Haggerty and Pontiac Trail

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…would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their support in 2015!

• Kroger • Target • Eagle Industries • Signs By Tomorrow Royal Oak • Forest Creative Group • Tony & Karen Surace • LaFontaine Subaru • Marge Wright of Embroidery Artists • Tammy Liss of Silpada Designs • Panera Bread • Walled Lake Rotary • On the Dunes • Sandy Kott and Old World Almonds • Lil’ Nell’s • Seeds Studio • Heavner Wilderness Canoe and Kayak • IPM Nail Salon • Missy Mergner of Origami Owl • Teriyaki Designs • Bottle Drive contributors • Donors to our Indiegogo campaign