Fundraising

There are two different types of fundraising related to the Marching Band. There are two mandatory all band fundraisers that all marchers and color guard participants must take part in and go to the general support of the band and then individual fundraising that students can do that will go to their student account (to be used to pay for their personal fee or other music related needs).

Required Fundraisers

As noted above, there are required fundraisers to keep the cost of marching band affordable for everyone.

1. Band On Your Lawn (BOYL): In this fundraiser, each member of the band is asked to sell tickets for a raffle where the winner gets a private performance of the marching band at their home or a designated local venue (City Hall, retirement community, etc.). Each marcher is required to sell $100 worth of BOYL tickets and to perform in this entertaining fundraiser on Saturday September 7th. If you sell more than $100 worth of tickets, any additional sales will be credited to your Student Account. Marchers selling less than $100 in tickets will have the balance added to their marching band participation fee for the season. BOYL tickets are $5 each.

2. Tag Days: Tag Days is a fundraiser where the marching band (in conjunction with the FHS concert band, symphony band and orchestra as well as the North Farmington music program as well) requests money from the community by taking shifts in front of Farmington business and places of interest (such as the library, Farmer’s Market, etc.) with donation cans and QR codes.

Every member of the Marching Band is required to sign up for one Tag Days shift in the fall (more information to come on date and signup).

Individual Fundraising and Student Accounts

Student Accounts: Each FHS Music student (whether they take part in marching band, concert/symphony band, or orchestra) has a student account where the Music Patrons hold money that they earn above and beyond required fundraises that can be utilize to pay for program fees as well as other musical needs (reeds, new bows, repairs to instruments, etc.) NOTE: Student accounts are not actual bank accounts. Money is held in the Music Patrons Bank account. Families may use the funds they earn toward music expenses, but cannot withdraw the money. See a board member for details on how to use student accounts!

Money is deposited into Student Accounts via individual fundraising efforts that happen throughout the year. Here are the four fundraisers the marching band currently support:

• RaiseRight – Buy gift cards for things you normally buy each month (gas, groceries, dining out) through our RaiseRight program. You get to spend the entire amount of your gift card, and a rebate percentage goes back to your Student Account.

• Busch’s Rewards – Use the Busch’s Rewards program for grocery shopping and Busch’s donates a percentage of your purchase to the Music Patrons, who then assigns it to your Student Account.

• Spring Flower Sale – Proceeds from all flower items that your student sells to neighbors, friends, and family goes into your own Student Account.