Weekly Update: Dec 12th, 2022

by Dec 13, 2022News

Message from Rob

Happy December, parents!

I hope you all got to see all our students perform last week as each day included a number of incredible performances. Many thanks for Mr. Nishimori for all his efforts last week.

Also to get to in this email, so here are some highlights!

  • Photos from December Concerts
  • Winter Season Parent Meeting
  • SoCal Trip – Registration ends on 12/18
  • 2023 Crab Feed – Need your help!
  • 2022 Holiday Family Adoption – Please help give back to families in need
  • Amazon Smile, and FairShare Band Donations

Photos and Videos from December Concerts

String Orchestra, Concert and Symphonic Band Photos

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAicsp

Jazz Groups Photos

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAiq5R

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAikTs

Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Photos

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAixtd

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAixWh

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAiygo

Jazz Bands Videos

Winter Season (Guard and Percussion) Parent Meeting

Winter Guard and Winter Percussion parents only

Thursday, December 15, 2022. 7pm in the MPR

Southern California Trip – REGISTER NOW, Only one week left!!!

Our band trip this spring is to Southern California, from April 20-23. It will include a marching performance in Disneyland with 2 day park hopper, and two shows, the musical Hairspray and the LA Philharmonic.  

Click the link below to learn more about the trip, register, and pay the deposit.

Disney Trip Link 

  1. Deposits are due by December 18, 2022.  Final payments are due by February 20, 2023.
  2. We need chaperones!  Any parent interested, please contact Peggy, our head chaperone at email kylewu2006@gmail.com with any questions.

This package pricing is available only to students and chaperones participating in the trip.

2023 Crab Feed & Auction – Parent leads needed

Our annual Crab Feed is Friday, Jan. 27th and this year it’s IN-PERSON at the Veteran’s Hall. It’s a great evening of jazz music, delicious fresh-caught crab and vegetarian pasta plus an opportunity to bid on some great auction items. We need parent leads for the following. Please contact Lara if you are able to take a lead position – vicepresident@foothillmusic.org

  • Event Lead 
  • Silent Auction Lead
  • Decorations & Set-up Lead
  • Food Lead

2022 Holiday Family Adoption

With the holiday season here, the Music Program is looking to adopt up to 8 families in need within our community.

Our goal is to provide the following for each family:

1. Up to a $100 gift card to Safeway or Lucky.

2. Up to a $50 gift card to Walmart or Target.

3. Up to a $50 gift card to Chevron, Valero, Shell, or another gas station.

I have created a Sign-Up Genius so you can sign up and let me know what cards you would like to donate. You DO NOT have to specify how much the gift card will be in the Sign-Up Genius. You also do not have to sign up for any specific amount; any dollar amount is appreciated.

Here is the Sign Up Genius link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080848AFAC2BA4F85-holiday

Please drop off the Gift Card(s) at my house before 9am on 12/16. My address is 7245 Valley Trails Dr. I will have a box where you can drop off the card(s). Please write the amount on the card when you drop it off.

Amazon Smile

Do you shop on Amazon?  Great!  You can support our music program just by doing what you already do!

First, under the “Account and Lists” menu, “Your Account” heading, go to  “AmazonSmile”.  Once on that AmazonSmile page, set your charity to “Foothill Band Boosters Club”.  After that, all you have to remember to do is anytime that you shop on Amazon, navigate to “Smile.Amazon.com”, and Foothill Band Boosters will receive a donation from Amazon from your purchase.

FairShare Reminder

Thank you to all parents for their support of the Foothill Music Program through their volunteering and donations! Foothill Music program is highly dependent on parent donations to support most of the activities conducted by it. Donations support the technical staff salaries, music, instruments purchase and repair, travel to competitions, uniforms and all music supplies required to run a successful program. Please remember to review the monthly Fair Share statement email and donate their Fair Share to the program. Fair Share can be paid through credit card on FutureFund at Foothill Future Fund (foothill.futurefund.com/store) or through charmsoffice.com. Fair Share payments by check may be mailed to Foothill Band Boosters Club, PO Box 866, Pleasanton CA 94566.

If there are questions, please email at treasurer.student@foothillmusic.org