2015 Bartlett High School Band Gift-checkbook

Post date: Aug 6, 2015 1:51:52 AM

As most of you know, the band has historically made a semi-annual trip to perform in Disney World and the plan is for a trip next Spring Break (Spring 2016). Certain costs are picked up by general band funds and the remainder of the cost (around $1,000 per student, give or take a little) falls to the students themselves. Between the semi-annual trips, we offer the students a number of fundraising opportunities whereby they can earn money that is credited directly to their account, often enabling them to fully fund the trip.

With that as a backdrop, today we are introducing an exciting new fundraising opportunity for the students – 2015 Bartlett High School Band Gift-checkbook. This collection of valuable Gift-checks from great local restaurants and merchants (effectively easy to use gift certificates with few, if any restrictions) is worth over $440 and sells for just $30. $15 (the entire net profit) from each Gift-Checkbook sold will go directly to each student’s travel account. In addition, students will have the opportunity to win one of several incentive prizes.

One Gift-Checkbook was sent home with each band member (if they weren’t present at Camp this afternoon, have them check in with Mr. Hollaway in the coming days to get their packet). We included a sell sheet (with information about the Gift-Checkbooks and a sales log), as well a sheet detailing the incentives. While participation is ultimately voluntary, we are encouraging the students to participate and each try to sell 2 or more books – first for direct benefit to their travel accounts, and second to generally get word out about these which will ultimately lift up the entire process.

We have launched this initiative early to give the students an opportunity to get out ahead of some of the other organizations that will soon be in the fall fundraising process (especially if they’re able to out in the next few days and/or this weekend). The book provided is expected to serve as a sample to potential purchasers, with orders taken on the sell sheet provided (and paid for at time of order). The students can bring their sell sheets into Mr. Hollaway to collect the books requested for distribution. We are targeting a completion date of Friday, August 21. Note that the book provided to the students is an actual product and the students must return a sale sheet and the associated funds or the original book provided (if none are sold).

Attached to this announcement are a copy of the sell and incentive sheets provided to the students as well as text that can be copied into e-mails to friends and families.