• On Saturday, Dec. 5, Grant Band will host its first-ever Mattress Fundraiser in the GHS Old Gym. This event has been very successful in schools all over the country for years. Friends, family and neighbors can get brand name mattresses at up to 50% off retail and we can earn thousands of dollars for the Grant Band program! This is an easy way for students to help meet their fair-share program commitment. SPREAD THE WORD! Event link: bit.ly/beds4grantSale info:Saturday, December 5, 2015, 10 am to 5 pm

• GHS Old Gym

• Simmons Beautyrest, Englander and Malouf Brand Products. Twin from $199, Full from $279, Queen from $329, King/CA King from $499.

• There will be a showroom set up with 20+ displays and a team of experts to assist.

• Layaway, delivery and out-of-town sale arrangements are available.

Each student should:

• Find at least one referral to come in and check out the sale.

• Hand out your referral flyers to people you know. Mr. McFadden has extra flyers or download here.

• Print your name on the flyer coupon to get credit for a sale.

• If possible, be at school on Dec. 5 to help promote the event and have fun!

If you have questions, please contact Mr. McFadden at bmcfadden@pps.net

HELP WANTED FOR 8TH GRADE INFO NIGHT DECEMBER 2

Two volunteers are needed to help staff the band info table at Grant's 8th Grade Information Night on Tuesday, Dec. 2.  Volunteers report at 5:45 pm, the event starts at 6 p.m. Let's get those 8th graders committed to joining band at Grant!

To volunteer, contact Donna Wax at dwax@pacifier.com 

SEARCH IS ON FOR SSOJ AUCTION ITEMS & SPONSORS

Our Sweet Sound of Jazz fundraiser is February 5 and it's set to be the best one ever! The procurement committee is looking for all kinds of items to put in the SSOJ auction and businesses to be event sponsors. Do you have a connection to:

Overnight trips (beach house, mountain cabin, etc)

Tickets to sporting events

Music, theater events

Dinner gift certificates

Spa or gift basket etc.

Handmade jewelry or crafts

Airline or train tickets

Ski or snowboard tickets (a day at Mt. Hood, etc.)

If you can obtain any of these items or know a business who might sponsor, use our donation request letter and form to make asking easy:

Donation request letter/procurement form

or email Amy Geoffroy with your donations or leads at geoffroyamy@gmail.com

SIGN UP NOW TO DONATE SSOJ DESSERTS & APPETIZERS

Your donations of appetizers and desserts make Sweet Sound of Jazz sweet! Let us know what you can bring or if you can help with set up or clean up - sign up now on our SSOJ Food Donations page! 

What works best? Any sweet or savory finger foods that can be easily served and don't need to be heated up or kept warm/cold. We won't have a kitchen or a cleanup area. Examples: vegetable or fruit trays, cheese and cracker trays, cupcakes, cookies and dessert bars.

Questions? Contact Jenny Churchill at jenny@smashdev.com.

WIND ENSEMBLE IS CLINIC BAND FOR JANUARY OSU SYMPOSIUM

The Grant Wind Ensemble will be the clinic band for Oregon State University's Conducting Symposium on Friday, January 8! Four band directors from around the area will work with Dr. Sarah McKoin, the director of bands at Texas Tech University to improve their technique as conductors. This will be a terrific opportunity for us to learn from Dr. McKoin and some exquisite educators at OSU.

After the event the Grant Band will get to unwind at OSU's Memorial Union basement from 10 pm-midnight. They will have cosmic bowling lanes, pool tables, darts, a video game room, and food. We have the entire space checked out exclusively for the band.

We will be staying at the Hilton Garden Inn just down the road for the night. The following morning after a hot breakfast, we will get a campus tour led by current OSU students and then we are hoping to perform at the Stoneybrook Retirement Home before coming back to Portland in the late afternoon on Saturday.

For all of that, it will cost each student only $75.

Because the trip happens right after winter break, Mr. McFadden will collect the $75 trip fee for each student by Monday, December 7.  Please contact Mr. McFadden at bmcfadden@pps.net if you have questions, concerns or need financial scholarship to attend.