Dear Band/Guard Members
and Parents:
Yes, it’s that time of the
year...2007-2008 calendar sales. In
order to keep our band fees from skyrocketing to the point that they would be
impossible for many parents to afford, and to allow our band students (and future
band students) to experience the joy and recognition of competing in the
national arena, we really do need everyone’s
help and support in all
the fundraising efforts, and not
just those that benefit us individually via credits to our accounts. We have four major fundraising efforts: Dragons’ games, UD games, Flower sales, and
the Calendar sales. There are many
smaller ones, but they are all vitally important: Invitational, car washes,
Euchre Night, Scrip, souvenirs, etc.
With that being said, I’m hoping that we can have a positive outlook on
all of our fundraising endeavors.
On with the calendars...there’s something new
this year to hopefully get you motivated about selling calendars. Here are the three options for calendar
sales:
1)
Take orders now. Pre-sale orders mean more profit for the band
because many people add birth dates and anniversaries to their order. New
this year: For any additional
calendars sold over 10, 50% of those sales will be credited directly to
your account. This excludes birth
dates and anniversaries sold. What does
this mean? If you sell 15 calendars, you
have 5 over your mandatory 10.
Therefore, you’ll receive a $17.50 credit to your account!! How sweet is that? OR,
2)
Wait to sell
your 10 calendars out of hand. If you do not turn in a pre-sale order, you will
receive 10 calendars and an invoice for $70.
This is not the best option.
We won’t make money on birthday/anniversary ads and it will be harder to
sell your calendars. OR,
3)
If you prefer to receive less than 10 calendars or
none at all, please let me know. You will receive only that amount, but you are still responsible to
pay the $70.00. Fewer calendars will
need to be printed, meaning less printing costs, and
less extra calendars floating around.
Selling things is always work. There is no way out of that, but if you plan
ahead, we, as an organization, and you will benefit greatly.
EASY STEPS FOR SELLING CALENDARS:
1)
Borrow your
calendar from home (extra 2006-2007 calendars will be available in the band
room) and use it as a sample when you take your order forms to your neighbor’s
house.
2)
Encourage
customers to list birthday and anniversary dates at $1 per listing. This money is pure profit for the band!
3)
Calendars cost
$7 each and we’re hoping to receive our calendars from the printer the week
before band camp. Please deliver the calendars ASAP.
It is STRONGLY suggested that
orders be pre-paid. You may accept
checks or cash, but checks should be
made out to your parent. For easier
bookkeeping, I would really appreciate it if you would just send one check to
me for all of your orders. Checks should
be made payable to Bellbrook Music Boosters.
Your payment is not due until
4)
If you know
any graduating seniors, get a head start and ask for their old order forms.
5)
Send your completed order form by June 4th in
the enclosed self addressed envelope.
CALENDARS
c/o Leonora Clark
3772 Grand Oak Trail
DO NOT TURN ORDER FORMS IN AT
THE SCHOOL! YOU MAY NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN!
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP AND HARD WORK!!!!!
If you have any questions,
please don’t hesitate to email me, Leonora Clark, at kkjclark@aol.com.