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Job of the Week
"Let them eat cake"
Cake Runner
 The Grubmaster needs someone to order, pickup and deliver the cakes for championship weekend. AFM foots the bill! This is a great job for a couple with a spacious vehicle. Pickup at a Costco in Fresno and make it easy! Want to help? Contact Leanna!
Getting involved with AFM is one of the most rewarding volunteer gigs in town. "How can you help?" Take a look at How Can I Help? on our website.
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AFM Board Meeting!
The AFM Board meets again this Thursday, November 4, at 7:00 pm, in the Choir Room. Board meetings are open to all members. View the agenda here.
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Competition Snacks
The following sections are responsible for bringing grapes and
cookies:
Grapes: Mellophones
Cookies: Flutes 
On Saturday, November 6th, the above designated sections are responsible for bringing snacks that will be eaten after that performance. The snacks consist of bringing either 24 cookies (package of store bought cookies) or 2 pounds of washed grapes, stems removed and put in a plastic zipped bag please. You are to bring your cookies or grapes to the band room on Saturday by 4:00pm and place them outside Mr. Grantham's office door, Cookies in the bags and grapes in the cooler.
Parents, please help your student(s) to remember their assigned snack on Saturday.
Questions? Contact Jody
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Announcing the New AFM Treasurer
It's official - Dave Harford is the new AFM Treasurer and Executive Board Member. Dave has been a member of AFM for 7 years, and currently has a junior in the band. Effective October 21, 2010, Dave filled the position vacated by Mark Giovanetti, who continues to support AFM as a member of the Financial Committee. Thank you to both Mark and Dave for an effective and smooth transition.
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Shop and Drop
Want to help out but have limited time on your hands?
SHOP & DROP!
Items needed for this week's football game are listed on the Amador Band Website. If you can help by shopping for one or more of these items please contact Jody Harcourt.
To find out what we need each week visit the website!
Thanks!!
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Friends and Family
Amador Friends of Music and the Foothill Band Boosters invite music lovers to enjoy a free field show performance by the Amador Valley HS Marching Dons and the Foothill High School Marching Band at the Foothill High School Stadium at 7:00 pm on November 17, 2010.
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MERCED INFORMATION
 Plenty of information is available on the website for Saturday's competition at Merced College. Please check there for the itinerary and updates on construction and travel considerations in Merced which may lengthen your trip to see the show. Students are asked to plan on staying at school for the short 45 minute break between practice and loading the buses. The locker rooms will be open for use. The short time is because Amador plays host to the SAT on
Saturday morning and as a result the band is not allowed to play until after 1pm. Had practice been earlier (allowing for a longer break) the band would not have played a single note prior to the show! Thanks for your understanding with the schedule. FRIDAY'S GAME! Section leaders are asked to report at 5:15. Full band report time is 6pm. Students will be dismissed after half-time. The band is welcoming the 8th graders from HPMS and PMS this Friday! A LOOK AHEAD Performance time for the James Logan competition is 9:11pm. The itinerary will be available early next week.
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Moos Elementary Band-Aid
 On Sunday, November 7th, from 1-4 pm in the front Amador Valley parking lot,AVHS Band is hosting an instrument/musical necessities drive called "Band Aid". These instruments and music accessories will be donated to Amador's sister band, Moos Elementary band, in Chicago. Moos Elementary has very few instruments, excluding many kids from joining band. Parents are not able to rent instruments for their children, like we do here in Pleasanton. We will be accepting working instruments of all types, ranging from African drums to violins. They also need sheet music, cases and stands. Contributions are tax deductible.
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WBA and Senior Banquet
As you folks know, our overnight trip, WBA November 20th - 21st, we are providing meals for the students and staff. I am still looking for a few families who can help in transporting cases of water and snacks to the events. I am especially in need of volunteers to help set up tables, canopies (as well as donate them for the weekend), to help serve and clean up. It is pretty easy to do. As of today, I only have 1 server. So please contact me as soon as possible to let me know if you can help. No senior parents please for serving, you will be busy enjoying the festivities. You can also come see me at the snack table on Tuesdays. I greatly appreciate it!
I am also in search of 7 more coolers to borrow to keep our water bottles and other beverages cold for meal time. I will also need help transporting these items.
I also still need a cake runner. OR Does anyone have family in Fresno who can deliver the cakes? Cakes to be ordered from local Costco. Reimbursed by AFM.
Ice Runner; possible few trips to local grocery store to pick up ice. Reimbursed by AFM.
I am looking for a parent who is driving to WBA and staying late Sunday or until Monday. If that is you, I am in need of someone to return the chafing dishes and utensils we are borrowing for the WBA/Senior dinner to the local caterer in that area.
Lastly, interested in becoming a grub master? Curious? We are looking for someone who wants to shadow myself and Allison to learn the ropes.
Thank you Bjork, Marjanovic and Klein Families for already signing up to help. Deeply appreciated.
This can't be done without the amazing parent volunteers of the Amador Marching Band! Please contact Leanna Olberg to help with ANY of the above.
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Medical Forms Reminder
 Parents, please remember that we need to have the following forms in our medical binder prior to any of our competitions should your student need to take any medication (including over-the-counter medication such as Tylenol, Ibuprofen or Pepto-bismol) OR if your student carries any life sustaining medications. Please go to the Amador Music web page and click on PUSDMedication Consent Form (required for a student to carry medications of any kind while on a trip) OR Contract to Carry Life Sustaining Medications (for students who carry an inhaler, EpiPen, Insulin or Glucagon). Please give these forms directly to Mr. Grantham.
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Show your Amador Pride!
It's a big month for the Marching Dons! Don't let it pass without showing your Amador Pride with a wonderful, all-weather and very durable yard - and FAN - sign! These signs have been seen in stands at Competitions, and they really do stand out. Write a message to your favorite Don on the flip side and you have your own shout-out for the upcoming 3 weekends of competition! So get one now, while you still can. Display it with pride on competition and football performance days - but don't forget to take it along when you leave for the competitions! Signs are $8 and can be purchased on Tuesday, November 9 at rehearsal, or anytime by contacting Ellen McGraw.
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Next AFM All-Members meeting Jan 13th
Many thanks to the parents who attended the first AFM All-Members Meeting of 2010-11. In addition to a little AFM business, the audience of AFM members enjoyed presentations by both Mr. Grantham and new principal Mr. Hansen, as well as live music by a brass quintet. Thank you to NOTHING BUNDT CAKES for the donation of dessert for the meeting attendees. Did you miss it? Plan on being at the next AFM All-Members Meeting. Save the date now: January 13, 2011 at 7:00 pm.
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Magic of Music News!
Congratulations to Marti Gastineau. At the October 21st AFM General Membership Meeting, Marti won the free raffle for two tickets to the 2011 Magic of Music, a $130 value. We look forward to seeing Marti and the whole AFM community at Sunol Valley Golf Club on April 30, 2011. We'll have a fabulous evening "American Bandstand" style!
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Tuesday Snacks - Thank you!!
Thank you  to everyone for the yummy donations. The students look foward to their hard earned treats. Please keep them coming! Cookies, brownies, muffins, fruit...they eat it all! A special thank you to Gary Briggs family. 250 cupcakes WOW. Come by the treat table and say hello!
November 9th will be our last Tuesday Treat Night. Again, thank you to everyone for helping make this season a success.
Lets go out with a bang! Any questions, email Allison Cox .
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Wine Drive a success!!
We'd like to thank everyone who took part in the wine drive this past Saturday. We're more than half way to our goal of 150 bottles for the Magic of Music Wine Pull on April 30, 2011. So, if you weren't able to join us this time, we are still happy to take your donations. Please contact Sher Butler or Sally Baker to make arrangements for us to collect your wine. Do not bring wine to school at any time. Please print a donation form from the website, and each family will be recognized for their contribution. Your help with the success of the Magic of Music 2011 is greatly appreciated!
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