PRESIDENTS
ATTENTION FIRST YEAR PARENTS: There will be a Rookie Parent Q & A session on Saturday, August 20th, at 7:30 pm in the band room. It will be a casual, low-key atmosphere and a great opportunity to learn what to expect throughout the season. Come join us!


FUNCTIONS

FUNDRAISING
Cori Aschkenas - BABandFundraising@gmail.com

PASTA FUNDRAISER
This new fundraiser will start the night of the August 9 band parent meeting. It will feature fun shaped pasta that can be sold locally through catalog sales as well as online to friends and family. Stay tuned for more information to come!

NEW RUSTIC CUFF FUNDRAISER
Begins on August 9th with three new cuffs. If you didn't conduct this fundraiser earlier this year, this fundraiser is mandatory for you. Each student is responsible for selling 10 cuffs. Every cuff sold after the first 10 is money for YOUR CHILD'S TRIP ACCOUNT. For those of you that DID conduct this fundraiser earlier, you do not have to participate. However, EVERYTHING you sell this time goes towards your child's trip account. (I strongly suggest going back to the same people!)

CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER
Those who placed pre-orders at the June band parent meeting and still have not picked up your order need to contact Debbie at BABandWFC@gmail.com. At this time, there are no extras available. We are planning to place another order for chocolate covered almonds and chocolate bars after the August 9 band parent meeting..

FUNDRAISING NEWS UPDATES
We send out updates often regarding fundraisers specifically. If you would like to be added to this email list, please let us know by emailing BABandFundraising@gmail.com and asking to be added to the list.


PRIDE STORE
Cori Aschkenas - BAPrideStore@gmail.com

The Pride Store will be open before the band parent meeting, August 9th, from 6:15pm-6:55pm. We will be clearing the room at 6:55pm so that everyone will have a chance to get seated in the band room before the meeting starts. We will reopen after the meeting.

Duffle bags will be ready for pick up at the August Band Parent Meeting. If you did not pre-order one, we will have some for sale, first come first serve, at the meeting.

We have extended the order form due dates. Rose Parade dog tags and Rose Parade luggage tags, GOBA shirts, Show shirts,and Show button order forms are all due no later than the September band parent meeting. You can turn those in at the Band Office, put your form and payment in the Payment locker located next to the Orchestra room, or mail your forms and payment to:

BAHS/ Band
Lisa Good
1901 E Albany St
Broken Arrow, OK 74012

If mailing your form and payment please be sure to send it in plenty of time to get to Mrs. Good before the due date. We can not fill orders received after the due date.

Street Signs, Car decals, Show dog tags, and Show luggage tag order forms will be due no later than the October band parent meeting.

ORDER FORMS FOR 2016 - CLICK HERE! Order forms for 2016 will be available online on the Pride Web-site under Resources and and the Pride Store tab. We will not be accepting any orders requested through email or Facebook. We must have your form and payment turned in before the deadline.

PHOTOGRAPHS
We have Pride Photographers that take thousands of pictures each year. If you want to "friend" Vicki Webb on Facebook, she normally announces when the pictures have been uploaded to our Photography web-site. To get to the web-site you go to http://pridepictures.dotphoto.com (note there is no www in the web address). We will begin having pictures for sale at the Band Parent Meetings beginning in August for .99 each. (Profit goes to the band.) If you find that your child hasn't gotten their picture taken, contact Vicki Webb via Facebook with a picture of your child and their section, and she will see what she can do. (Sometimes it is very difficult to get pictures due to where they are located on the field.)


ROSE PARADE FUNDRAISING

MOONLIGHT & ROSES, FUNDRAISING GALA
We will be hosting a banquet and silent auction in honor of the Rose Parade President and his wife when they come to Broken Arrow. They will be presenting an award to the Pride of Broken Arrow on Sept. 9th at the football game. On Sept. 10th we will host an event in their honor.  This fundraiser is intended as a community event. We will be selling tables of 8 to companies and individuals. At this time there will not be any individual ticket sales. Stay tuned for details.

WE NEED TO SELL 30 TABLES. BUSINESSES LOVE TO SUPPORT CHARITY EVENTS LIKE THIS ONE. PLEASE HELP THE KIDS SELL OUT THESE TABLES. The parents that have been leading the charge for fundraisers this year are amazing, BUT they are few in number and our resources are running thin...we need YOUR help! Please don’t assume someone else will take care of it; it only takes a moment to step outside of your comfort zone to ask a local business if they would be interested in attending a Fundraising Gala. Thank you in advance for your help!

Moonlight & Roses will be held in the Rose District at Central on Main St.
Saturday, Sept. 10th
Doors open at 6:30, Dinner served at 7:00
Dinner, Music, Comedy, & Silent Auction
Cupcake Reception to follow at the NEW Farmer’s Market Fountain
$750 Table Sponsorship for 8 Guests
Cocktail Attire


ATTENTION CRAFTY PARENTS
We need 30 centerpieces for tables at the event. These will be for sale on the tables. If you are willing to purchase or make and donate a centerpiece please email Lisa Lewis at lisaann0616@live.com. We would like them to be Broken Arrow themed if possible. In the colors of black, gold, white, or yellow. They can be floral or any fun idea found on Pinterest. White or yellow roses incorporated is great too! They do not need to be “typical” centerpieces. If you aren’t crafty but are willing to donate money for other crafty people to make them please contact Marci at baroseparade@gmail.com. PLEASE CONTACT LISA ASAP IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DONATE SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE ONE FOR EVERY TABLE AT THE EVENT.


Postcards
Every band family is required to send at least 20 postcards. Click HERE (front) and HERE (back) to view a sample. The card will include a photo of your student. IF YOU ARE A ROOKIE PARENT please email a standard headshot of your student to babandspostcards@gmail.com. These are due by July 31st.

Please CLICK HERE to go to the form to fill out. You will need to enter all 20 names at one time. It will not allow you to submit them otherwise. If you have questions or concerns you can email babandspostcards@gmail.com or baroseparade@gmail.com.  These are due by July 31st.

If you have more than one student in the Pride, you are only required to submit 20 names and addresses per family. If you would like a group photo of your children on the postcard please send it to babandpostcards@gmail.com by July 31st.

RUN WITH THE PRIDE
Our 3rd Annual Run with the Pride will be Saturday, November 12th. It will be a 20K Relay, 5K, & 1 mile Fun Run. Every member will be required to sign up 5 runners for the event, so start talking to friends and family. Pride Students are required to run the event, but they do not have to pay the registration fee. Even Mr. Davis will be running, and he is NOT a runner. :) This has always been a fun event for the kids and the community. We are really looking forward to it.

Movie Nights
Unfortunately due to a scheduling conflict with the field our last Movie night is CANCELLED. If you happen to see a movie poster up at a local business would you please take a moment to remove it.

ANDY’S COUPONS ARE SOLD OUT!
Thank you everyone who participated in the group fundraiser to sell Andy’s coupons. We no longer have any coupons to sell. IF YOU CHECKED OUT ANY CARDS THE MONEY IS DUE NOW!  WE WILL BE WORKING IN THE NEXT WEEK TO APPLY CHARGES TO STUDENT ACCOUNTS FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT TURN IN THEIR MONEY.

ATTENTION ROOKIE PARENTS:
If this is your student’s first year participating we need you to email us a photo for their postcards. Please send a current headshot of your child to babandspostcards@gmail.com. THESE ARE DUE NO LATER THAN JULY 31st.


SPECIAL EVENTS
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU goes out to all of our amazing volunteers who helped make Drums of Summer such a success!! It was a hot, steamy day, but we got a lot of positive feedback about how well our show was run!

Sign-ups will be starting soon for BAI, OSSAA, and OBA! The links will be posted here as soon as they are ready!

To be put on the email list for Special Events this year, please email us a baspecialevents@gmail.com.  If you have any questions feel free to email us at the same address.


OPERATIONS

Email baprideoperations@gmail.com anytime.

CONCESSIONS
To renew your food handlers or if you are new to Pride CLICK HERE and take a few minutes to answer a few questions and you will be ready for the next Pride year!!!! If you are interested in finding out more about concessions or volunteering email baconcessions@gmail.com


MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Ky and Michiele Vargas - development.bapride@gmail.com

If you have a contact at a company that might be interested in sponsoring the Pride, let us know!


COMMUNICATIONS
CHECK YOUR JUNK MAIL FOR BA BANDS E-MAILS! Please check your Spam or Junk mail folder for emails from any BA Bands email addresses. These include but are not limited to: BAConcessions@gmail.com; bapridework@hotmail.com; BABandFundRaising@gmail.com;; BASpecialEvents@gmail.com; and BAStadiumCleanup@gmail.com.

If you see any of these emails in your Junk or Spam folder, add the email address for those emails to your contact list. That should ensure you receive future emails correctly. If you wish to be removed from any of these mailing lists, send a message to the appropriate address and ask to be removed.

If you continue to have problems, email James Royal at babandcommunications@gmail.com for help.



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