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Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to the 2020-21 Marching Band Season. Your student has joined over 150 other students in what will

be a historic year for the Carolina Forest High School Marching Band.

The largest band in Carolina Forest High School history has been invited to perform in the 2020 Philadelphia

Thanksgiving Day Parade where we will perform on national TV for millions of viewers! The band will then travel

to New York City for two days of taking in the sights and sounds. We will also travel to two Bands of America

competitions, compete at several local events, and finish up competing at the state 5A competition in Columbia.

This year all new members, guard and percussionists are required to attend a four-day rookie camp on June 8-

11. All members will attend band camp on July 20-24, July 27-31 and August 3-7th. Everyone must attend all

camp days and all fall practices after school.

This year’s band fee is $950.00 per student. This covers all trips including hotel rooms. We will be fundraising

starting in February and will have several fundraisers available for your student to pay much of their band fees.

We are also offering everyone the opportunity to get outside sponsorships from family, friends and businesses.

Half of every sponsorship goes directly to your students account up to the full amount of their band fees. This

is a great opportunity for each student to completely have band fees paid in full.

We will have a limited number of partial scholarships available for students. Students who are awarded

scholarships are expected to participate in as many fundraisers as possible in addition to contributing volunteer

hours (family and friends are encouraged to contribute as well).

As mentioned above, it is truly an exciting time for our organization. We are growing quickly in numbers and

quality. I encourage parents and guardians to get involved in the boosters. We need manpower help at all our

events including our home football games and the visitor side concession stand.

Please visit our website for additional information at www.cfhsbands.com

Should you have any additional questions, feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Mark Roddy Director of Bands and Ensembles mroddy@horrycountyschools.net 843-236-7997

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Welcome to the Carolina Forest High School Marching Panthers 2020-2021 Season!

**Please note that this is one of the few actual paper handouts you will receive…future notifications will mostly be done via My Music Office email notifications. It’s important that you log into MMO and make sure your profile/contact information is accurate! Once logged in you will find your student’s account statement and the calendar with the most up to date information on upcoming events. You can also visit our website at www.cfhsbands.com There will be links to past shows, MMO, Dragonfly, the calendar, band store and much more. Check it out today!! =>CRITICAL NOTICE!!! NO CHILD MAY BEGIN MARCHING BAND SEASON UNLESS YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THE REQUIRED MEDICAL INFORMATION IN DragonFly. Please see the attached for complete information.

CONTACT INFO:

o Band Director: Mark Roddy => President: Kim Jordan ● markleeroddy@gmail.com => Vice President: Allyson Hirsch ● 843-236-7997 ext. 63801 => Secretary: Rita Dippolito

=> Treasurer-Bank Donna Currie o Band Booster Board => Treasurer-MMO Lori McInerney

● Cfhsband14@gmail.com => Hospitality Natalie Nealey ● 843-631-7459 => Fundraising Edison Chichester

=> Equipment Oscar Herrera => Color Guard Michelle Drahos => MS Liason Melissa Urso

COMMUNICATION: o MyMusicOffice: Please access your students account at www.mymusicoffice.com and use the

user id and password sent from the CFHS Band Boosters. If you have not received an email with this information, email us at cfhsband14@gmail.com and request MMO id.

o Facebook: Carolina Forest Bands and Ensembles o Twitter: @cfhsBands o Instagram: Cfhsbands

PAYMENTS: The 2020 – 2021 payment schedule is as follows: Amount Due Date Due

$25.00 Upon receipt of students intent form.

$100.00 04/25/2020

$200.00 06/08/2020

$200.00 07/15/2020

$200.00 08/15/2020

$100.00 09/15/2020

$125.00 10/15/2020

$950.00 Total Dues for Philadelphia Trip, 2 BOA Trips and other competitions including

Payment can be a combination of fundraising, sponsorships and cash.

NOTE: All band fee must be paid

in full by 11/10/2020 to be

eligible to attend the Philadelphia

Thanksgiving Day Parade trip.

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Fundraising events and sponsorship information attached. If you need to make a payment, there are several ways to do so:

1. Place a check in the envelopes provided on top of the payment box in the band room. 2. Mail a check to:

Carolina Forest Band Boosters P.O. Box 10050 Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

3. Pay with a credit card at www.cfhsbands.com Go to the Parent/Student page and click on Band Dues in the online payment area.

4. You can also pay directly from your student MyMusicOffice account at www.mymusicoffice.com Click on $Financial Information. From there you can see your account balance and click on the far right GREEN $ Sign.

5. Give cash to a Band Booster member ONLY and make sure they give you a receipt!! (Leaving cash in the box in the band room is highly discouraged…do so at your own risk.)

NOTE: Per school policy, failure to pay balances in full can result in the student’s inability to:

● Receive and/or be featured in the yearbook ● Receive a school parking pass ● Participate in the prom ● Participate in the senior picnic ● Walk for graduation

A limited number of scholarships partial scholarships are available. To be eligible, you and your parents/guardians MUST:

1. Demonstrate need. 2. Actively participate in every fundraising activity. 3. Actively volunteer with the band boosters (concessions, uniforms, chaperones, etc) at least one

time during the school year. 4. Prior years account balance is in good standing.

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Please sign and return the following to complete your student’s registration.

Students Name_________________________________ Grade___________ I, the undersigned parent or guardian of the above-named student, have read and understand the above policies and financial information. I also grant full permission for my child to be an active member of the Carolina Forest High School Marching Band. In addition, my child has full permission to attend all band functions. Furthermore, I understand that I must meet all financial obligations.

___________________________________________ ___________________ Parent/Guardian Signature Date

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UPCOMING FUNDRAISING EVENTS

FEBRUARY: ● Restaurant Discount Cards

MARCH

● Tidal Waves Car Wash Tickets ● Butter Braids Pastry ● Flower Bulbs

More Fundraising opportunities to follow.

Join us for our Monthly Dining Out Night while supporting the Band!! We have various local restaurants that donate back for our band a percentage of the sales from that day. Watch our website and emails for upcoming events.

SPONSORSHIPS Attached is an information letter and sponsorship form. Please feel free to ask family, friends, and businesses to sponsor your student. Half of the amount of sponsorship received goes directly to your student up to the full amount of the 2020-21 band fees. You can ask as many as you want. We do ask that prior to visiting a business you email us the business name at www.cfhsband14@gmail.com We do not want to have multiple students going to the same business. We will verify that they have not previously been asked and respond back to you within 24 hours. Please remember to put your students name on the bottom right of the sponsorship form. The form and payments can be dropped off in the band room box or mailed to the band boosters.

SCHOLARSHIPS Attached is information of partial scholarships available to students. Please read all terms and conditions of the scholarships.

UNIFORM AND MISC ITEMS Students are required to wear black shorts and white shirts during band camps and all practices. Marching band students will be required to own or rent a pair of marching dinkles. All band members except percussion will be required to purchase a pair of cotton gloves. Color guard will be required to purchase a slip-on jazz shoe and a pair of fingerless guard gloves. All of these items can be found on our website at www.cfhsbands.com

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Dear Perspective Sponsor, The Carolina Forest High School Marching Band is accepting sponsors for the 2020-21 season. We would like to invite you to help us as we embark on our biggest season ever. The largest band in Carolina Forest High School history has been invited to perform in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, travel to two Bands of America competitions, compete at several local events, host a competition, compete at the state competition in Columbia and play at home football games. Your sponsorship will be prominently displayed as we travel thousands of miles this year! Under the direction and vision of our band director, Mark Roddy, the students work tirelessly to achieve their musical goals. As you can imagine, these goals come with financial requirements that are as challenging as the music and drill they learn each season! We would like to ask for your help. Each student is responsible for about $1,000 in band fees for the 2020-21 season. We offer several scholarships to students that are unable to meet the financial requirement. Your sponsorship of a full or partial scholarship would be greatly appreciated. As you can see on the attached sponsorship form, your donation is tax deductible and comes with recognition as a sponsor on many platforms. Please consider being a part of our biggest season ever – your sponsorship will help nearly 200 musicians in your community as they challenge themselves at local and national and events. Please visit our website at www.cfhsbands.com to learn more about our impressive accomplishments and see our upcoming events that you will be a part of as our sponsor. Sincerely, Carolina Forest High School Marching Panthers

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Carolina Forest High School Marching Band Scholarship Application 2020-2021

The Carolina Forest High School Band Boosters are pleased to be able to offer a limited number of partial scholarships to students who demonstrate both a financial need as well as a passion for the program. Students who are awarded scholarships are expected to participate in as many fundraisers as possible in addition to contributing volunteer hours (family and friends are encouraged to contribute as well). Failure to show a good-faith effort to fundraise and volunteer to pay off yearly balance can result in revocation of part or all of any scholarship awarded and/or marching privileges.

Volunteer opportunities are abundant ● Chaperone (trips, events, etc) ● Concession stand helpers ● Uniform Committee helpers ● Restaurant night helpers ● Car Wash helpers ● Hospitality (feed students at events) ● Equipment (Construct, transport, set-up, tear-down) ● Others as they arise

(Circle all volunteer and fundraising events in which you are willing and able to participate.)

EMAIL COMPLETED FORM TO: mroddy@horrycountyschools.net or CFHSband14@gmail.com Your student can also drop it in the band room box or give it to their MS band director.

______________________________ ___________ CFHS BWMS OBMS TOMS Student Name Grade School (Circle One) Briefly explain why you are requesting a scholarship (do NOT include specific income/expense info). __________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Briefly explain why marching band is important to you.

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“By requesting a scholarship in the amount of $_________, I, __________________________________________promise that I will put forth every possible effort to assist the Carolina Forest High School Band program and its Boosters by volunteering and fundraising on every available opportunity. I understand that I takes monumental effort from everyone involved, including family and friends, to make a great band program and I promise to do my part.” _______________________________ ___________ ________________________________ ____________ Student Signature Date Parent Signature Date

Fundraising events include:

o Attraction Book sales

o Butter Braid sales

o Yankee Candle sales

o Car Wash ticket sales

o Dining coupon card sales

o Others as they arise

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HELP SUPPORT OUR BANDS It is now easy to help support the bands just by signing up on Amazon

Smiles and Kroger Rewards. Shop like normal and they donate a percentage to our band. See below.

AMAZON SMILE

PROGRAM

Amazon donates 0.5% of the

price of your eligible

AmazonSmile purchases to

the CFHS Bands. Go to

https://smile.amazon.com/

and sign up today.

KROGER COMMUNITY

REWARDS PROGRAM

Shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus

Card to support the CFHS Band.

Go to www.kroger.com. Once you are

there, go to the bottom and look for

Kroger Community Rewards,

go to See More details and enroll

today! Sign In to your Kroger account.

Enter LF386 or Carolina Forest Band

Booster Club