Newsletter 12/17

As we gather with our loved ones this holiday season and reflect on the year that has passed, the Hebron Band Booster Club would like to express our sincerest thanks for allowing us to be a part of your and your children's lives. The season has been a memorable one and we will treasure the time we have spent together and the memories we have made. Thank you for being a part of this season, and even more so, an important part of the Hebron Band Family.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and the happiest of New Years!

Your HBBC Board

Hey Band Parents!

The band officers threw a fantastic party for the 250+ kids that attended on Friday afternoon! They had so much fun drinking hot chocolate (homemade by amazing band parents!) and eating snacks and cake and pizza and watching Polar Express.

The band officers' initial plan for the party did not include the pizza, however, once the kids arrived we realized that because it was an early release day, most of the kids had not had lunch and they needed more to eat than just snacks and desserts!

So the parent volunteers that were working the party went ahead and ordered 40 pizzas to feed the 250 band kids that were there! 🍕🍕🍕

We are sharing this info with you because there was no budget for pizza, and the parents that picked up the pizza footed the bill for all of the pizza.

So we were hoping some of y'all might be willing to pitch in towards the cost of the pizza, we would really appreciate it!

Even $5, $10, $20 would help!

Here is Venmo/PayPal/Zelle info if you'd like to pitch in: Nikki Wilson, @purelifelegacy, 469-939-2231. Please just put pizza in the memo line! Thank You!

Congratulations to all of the students who have advanced to Area auditions in January! We will have more information for rehearsals in your back to school newsletter in the new year. You should have upcoming information and practice assignments from your directors in webex. Have a great break! Practice, practice, practice! 🎶

Thank you to everyone who volunteered over the last 5 months! You are a huge part of the bands’ success, thank you for all you do!!

• Region Band Clinics and Concerts are coming up in January, and we will need volunteers to chaperone on January 12 & 13. Please see the signup for all the details.

• We’ve started working on the Band Golf Tournament fundraiser that will be taking place at the end of May. We have a new golf tournament lead and a whole new team running it this year, and it’s going to be fabulous, but there are a lot of details that go into hosting a tournament and we could really use some more help. In particular, we could us more help with the sponsor/donor/silent auction parts of the tournament. This has the potential to raise a lot of money for the band, so please come help us make it a huge success! If you’d be interested in helping, please e-mail Nikki Wilson at volunteers@hebronband.org or Sarah Durrant at fundraising@hebronband.org.

If you have any questions reach out to Nikki Wilson at volunteers@hebronband.org

FUNDRAISING CORNER (SEE ATTACHMENTS)

**** All spring fundraisers will be going towards general operating costs, including clinicians, 2023 Monomyth Show expenses, fees for future contests, etc. Please help all our fundraisers be a success!!!!

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE HEBRON BAND MATTRESS SALE - Hebron High School on Feb. 4th!

The Hebron HS Band Mattress Fundraiser is coming soon. There will be 25+ different styles of beds on display for customers to try. The beds are new, brand name, made to order, available in all sizes, and cost less than retail stores. In addition to beds, there will also be premium pillows, luxury sheets and even adjustable power bases!! Please share this information with family and friends! Check out THIS VIDEO to see how it works!

Here is the link to the Facebook event, where we will post about our products, payment options, and other event information and be sure to click “GOING”! “INVITE” your friends! “SHARE” our posts! FACEBOOK EVENT LINK

A representative met with the students in class on Dec. 14th to discuss the mattress fundraiser. This campaign runs similar to Squadfunds where we request each student to provide 10 emails for friends and family so we can let them know about the sale. Please use the attached form or this link (https://hebron-hs-band-2024.fundsnow.org/signup) to enter email addresses. PLEASE CHECK IN WITH YOUR STUDENT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE CREATED AN ACCOUNT WITH THE MATTRESS FUNDRAISER AND THAT THEY HAVE ENTERED AT LEAST 10 EMAIL ADDRESSES. Currently we only have approximately 1000 emails entered, but our goal is 1820 emails! We have the potential to earn $70,000 with this fundraiser, but we need your help to get the word out!!!

Sarah Durrant

VP of Hebron Band Booster Club Fundraising

fundraising@hebronband.org

2023 MONOMYTH POSTER ON SALE NOW! Click on this link (https://hebron-band.square.site/show-poster) to purchase your 2023 Monomyth Show Poster. You can either purchase the poster in digital form ($10) or printed form (12”x18”) ($15). Printed posters will be delivered some time mid January.

MEMORY BOOK SALE - The 2023-24 Hebron Band memory book is on sale now through April 30, 2024.

Scan the QR code or follow the link to order now!

https://forms.gle/8HahbP8tHjygKqQD9

Not sure if you want to order yet? Books from previous years will be on display at the Hebron Band Winter Concert on December 12th. We will also be available to answer any questions as well as take check payments at that time. Questions now? Please reach out to memorybooks@hebronband.org

Our Mulch Mayhem fundraiser will kick off on February 5 – March 1 with delivery to school March 23. Right now we are looking for people that have or have access to these type of vehicles:

· Any type of pick up truck

· Any length of trailer

· Pull behind trailer

We would need you to be available all day on March 23 for potential delivery of bagged mulch to surrounding areas, and you will have a crew to help load and unload. Please fill out the Google form below if you are able to assist.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsLsjmp4D6kpOS1l1fSKAEqG-iDVBG_JIXfj5TuMpM96gzbg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Thank you!

Nicole Vorhaben

Mulch Lead

mulch@hebronband.org

The LEF (Lewisville ISD Education Foundation) scholarship application is open. HBBC will award 3 Senior scholarships in the spring.

• Deadline is Jan. 5, 2024
• Seniors must be in good financial standing to be considered.
• A student is in good financial standing if he/she has no past due fees in Presto or is on schedule with their own payment plan established with Student Accounts.
• LEF is a one-stop application center for LISD. A Senior can apply for multiple scholarships (PTA, Band, another booster club in which he/she is involved).

In addition, LEF is looking for volunteers to read scholarship applications (you would read apps from the west side of LISD). Information to volunteer is also on their website.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Michelle Passmore

VP of Treasury

Hebron Band Booster Club

treasurer@hebronband.org

Congratulations to our very own @CreekValleyBand, Kim Hawbaker-Cooley. The @theHebronBand celebrates your longstanding excellence and recognition as a 2023 Creek valley Middle School Teacher of the Year recipient! It is well deserved.

The Creek Valley Bands - including the non-varsity and beginning bands - enjoy much success and receive recognition under Kim’s leadership. The Honor Winds consistently receive superior ratings at UIL Concert and Sight-reading contests. In addition, they have received top ratings and Best in Class awards at Peak Festivals, North Texas Festival of Distinction, and have been named a National Winner in the Mark of Excellence Contest. The non-varsity band enjoys success at the UIL Contest and the Beginning Band was recently selected as Outstanding Band of the Day at the NRH2O Music Festival. Individual student honors are the norm as well - Creek Valley regularly places many students in the all-district and all-region bands and solo contestants bring home many blue-ribbon medals.

On the state and national level, the Creek Valley Band has been named a finalist in the TMEA Honor Band competition, and the 2022 performance at The Midwest Clinic was the second performance by this band under Kim’s direction - the Creek Valley Band also performed at The Midwest Clinic in 2016. The Creek Valley Band was named 2023 Exemplary Band by the Texas Bandmasters Association.

Kim finds time to serve as a UIL judge across the state, UIL Region 2 officer and during the summer months she has taught band camps in Lewisville, McKinney, and Keller. Kim is a member of Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, and Texas Music Adjudicators Association. She and her husband Nathan, also a band director in Lewisville ISD, are parents to two four-legged kids, Piper and Marvel, who keep them busy and entertained! lebrates your recognition and excellence as a 2023 Creek valley Middle School Teacher of the Year recipient! Thanks for doing it all for the kids. We honor you. #AIATT

• Dec. 16-Jan. 4 LISD Christmas Holiday
• Dec. 19-23 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic (staff)-Chicago, IL
• Dec. 20 Arbor Creek Middle School Honors Band Midwest Band/Orchestra Clinic Performance-1:30pm
• Jan. 2-3 Area Audition Intensive-Part 2-HHS
• Jan. 4 Classes Resume-HHS
• Jan. 6 Area Round-All-State Auditions-Plano Senior HS

Photos of your students can be found in the members only section of the Hebron band Website. Click on the link below and enter the PW.

Do not share PW outside of our organization!

PW: Monomyth23!