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Every Tuesday - Bring your friends!
YES! The Tuesday Night Food Trucks will continue through November (weather permitting). No reason to cook on Tuesday nights....come on over, grab a bite and then watch the band students perform.
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Arizona Update
 Thank you to everyone who attended the Arizona Meeting on 10/15. We received a great deal of positive feedback and everyone seems excited about the trip. If you were not able to attend, please see the preliminary schedule on the website. In the next week we will distribute additional details.
As with any activity encompassing 280 kids, we will be needing a number of volunteers. Please look out for requests to be Hotel RAs, Bus RAs, and Road Warriors in the coming weeks.
Questions or any ideas can be directed to Ellen Pensky or Brian Cavanaugh.
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SHOP & DROP!
an easy way to volunteer
Are you looking for a way to help out the band? RAs often need items that can be picked up during your trip to the store. Here are some items we need: 2 Large Sturdy Reusable Plastic Bowls for Grapes, Dixie Cups (Costco size package 5 oz. 450 count). If you would like to volunteer for an easy one-time task please contact Jody Harcourt
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Bowl A Thon
This year's annual Bowl A Thon will be held on October 26th at 9 PM at Granada Bowl. Tickets will be sold for 10 dollars. Majority of the profits will go to scholarships for music lessons for deserving middle school students!
We need PARENT CHAPERONES! If you are free that night and you would like to volunteer, please contact Sara Borchers for more details. If you have any questions, please contact the Band Council.
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A 1000 Thanks!
Thanks to all the generous people who helped make the Thanks 1000 event a success. Thanks for all the dessert and ice donations. Also, thanks to all who gave their time and energy before and during the event. Thanks to the Cayton family for putting together the framed arial photo of the band, to Mary Mookerjee for the knitted band bear and to Usha Shukla for the portrait of Mr. Grantham. Please say thanks to Noland's Cake Shop, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Starbucks (on Santa Rita) and Peet's for their donations of coffee and dessert. A special thanks to Brian Cavanaugh, Mark Aubel and Marilyn Palowitch for thinking big and helping to create a very special memory for Jon Grantham and all of his fans.
Sally Baker
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eScrip Reminder
Just a reminder that the November 1st renewal deadline is fast approaching so make sure you RENEW your commitment to the eScrip program or your contributions will stop!!
Renew your Safeway card and add your new Gene's card, debit accounts and credit cards to your eScrip account. For this year, 100% of your contributions will go to your student's account.
Enroll your Raley's Something Extra card and designate Amador Friends of Music as your support group. For this program, you must send me a copy of your quarterly donation statement so that credit can be applied to your student's account. If you have any questions, feel free to email Doris Lem.
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What a Weekend!!
I could fill a large space with all of the gratitude I am feeling for the Amador band family after Saturday. The whole afternoon and evening will be an experience I can say with certainty I will never forget. Thank you for being a part of such a remarkable group and for supporting my work here, but more importantly, for supporting your kids. Mr. Parker (my surprise guest and mentor) was very impressed by every part of our program and was especially complimentary about how gracious each person was that he met.
Special thank-you's go to Sally Baker, Marilyn Palowitch, and Brian Cavanaugh for the organization and vision necessary to make the day a reality.
And the cherry on the cake of the day? The Marching Dons turning in a stellar performance at DVC on Saturday. Congratulations to the students on earning 1st place honors and bringing home the High Music Caption Award.
A look ahead...
10/19 Homecoming game (report time is 5:45 and the band is staying for the whole game)
10/20 No band events. Enjoy the day off!
10/27 Foothill Band Review - A full itinerary will be posted on the web page by Monday.
DATE CHANGE FOR 2nd SEMESTER CMEA FESTIVAL
Due to a conflict with the choir/orchestra tour in April, our CMEA festival date and location have been changed. All four concert bands will now be attending band festival on Friday May, 10 at Ygnacio Valley High School in Concord. More details to follow, but please make sure this change is on your calendar as this is a graded event for the band students in the second semester. Jon Grantham Director of Bands |
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Responsible Adult Volunteers Needed in October and November
 There are lots of opportunities to help out as an RA in October and November. The Marching Dons will be performing at two varsity football games - October 19th against Granada High for the Homecoming Game. October 27th we will be performing in the Foothill Band Competition right here in Pleasanton. November will be even more exciting! The Band and Color Guard will be performing at the football game against Foothill HS on November 2nd. We will be competing in three WBA competitions on November 3rd, November 10th and WBA Championships on November 17/18th. Our Friends and Family performance where both Foothill HS and AVHS perform for hometown fans will be held at Foothill HS will be on November 15th.
For football games RAs will be assisting the Marching Band and Color Guard during warm-up, uniform prep, during the football game and half time show as well post game. We'll be setting up 200+ chairs on the field, filling large water jugs, handing out gauntlets, putting plumes in shakos, watering the band, putting hair up into shakos, shining shoes giving the band and guard a snack after their performance, replacing all chairs and supplies to the band and cart room.
For competitions we'll be doing all this as well as traveling with the band on buses to and from the competition. To travel with the band you MUST be cleared as a volunteer through Pleasanton Unified School District.
PLEASE NOTE: WANT TO HELP OUT BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO RIDE THE BUS OR ALL THE BUS SPOTS ARE TAKEN. WE ALWAYS NEED EXTRA HANDS AT THE EVENT...DRIVE IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN VEHICLE AND MEET US THERE TO HELP. EMAIL JODY HARCOURT IF THIS IS YOUR PREFERENCE.
You need absolutely no experience, we train on the job! Click HERE to RA Homecoming FBG vs. Granada 10/19/12 Click HERE to RA Foothill Band Competition 10/27/12"
Click HERE to RA FBG vs. Foothill HS 11/2/12"
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Foothill Band Competition at Foothill Hill High School
Competition Snack Schedule for Saturday, October 27th
The following sections are responsible for bringing grapes and cookies:
 
Cookies: Clarinet Grapes:Bass Clarinet AND Tenor Sax
On Saturday, October 27th, 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 ziplock bag please. You are to bring your cookies or grapes to the band room on Saturday, October 27th and place them in the appropriate, marked box or cooler outside of Mr. Grantham's office.
PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE BAND MEMBERS WITH PEANUT ALLERGIES. PLEASE READ LABLES BEFORE BUYING COOKIES.
Parents, please help your student(s) remember their assigned snack on Saturday, October 27th
Questions should be directed to LeeAnn Phillips
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Responsible Adult PUSD Clearance
RA (aka Responsible Adult) is the term used for Parent Volunteers who coordinate logistics, supplies and provide chaperoning duties for the Amador music ensembles, and primarily the Marching Band and Color Guard. If you are planning to volunteer as a RA this season and have not yet handed in a PUSD clearance form please download one HERE. Fill it out give it to your student to hand into AVHS Main Office Mrs Acebedo ,(the counseling secretary. YOU MUST BE PUSD CLEARED TO TRAVEL ON BUSES WITH THE BAND.
If you are thinking that you would like to supervise students at hotels for over night trips you must receive fingerprint clearance with the PUSD at a cost of $75.00. Once you receive this level of clearance you will never have to fill out a PUSD volunteer form again, good for many years to come! If you want to receive this level of clearance please contact Jody Harcourt and I will set it up for you.
Questions?? Contact Jody Harcourt
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WE STILL NEED YOU!!!
HOTEL RA's NEEDED FOR WBA CHAMPIONSHIPS & FIESTA BOWL BAND COMPETITION
NEEDED: 30 Hotel RAs (for each hotel night) with PUSD fingerprinting clearance to be overnight chaperones. This level of clearance is only needed for those chaperones who will be supervising students in the hotel overnight, handling lights out and wake up visits to students' hotel rooms.
TRIP #1 WBA CHAMPIONSHIPS
WHEN: November 17th-18th
WHERE: Fresno CA.
Thank you to the 8 Hotel RA's who have committed to Fresno. However, an additional 22 sign-ups needed SOON, we need to submit room lists to Fresno by the end of this month!
TRIP #2 FIESTA BOWL BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS - DECEMBER 26TH-JANUARY 1ST-THREE DIFFERENT HOTELS SO LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES!
WHEN & WHERE : DECEMBER 26TH - LOS ANGELES CA AREA
DECEMBER 27TH-30TH- TEMPE ARIZONA
DECEMBER 31ST- ANAHEIM CA
Thank you to the 1 Hotel RA who has signed up. 29 Hotel RA's still needed for Arizona - please sign-up this week to help.
Please contact me immediately if you are able to perform this important duty. You will need to pay for your own hotel and travel expenses (rooms are being held). If you are not a PUSD employee, but wish to be a Hotel RA, you will need to pay the cost of being fingerprinted with the District at a cost of $75.00. Once you receive this level of clearance, you will never have to fill out a PUSD volunteer form again, good for many years to come!
Please contact Kristen Nesci-Schenoneto sign up to be a Hotel RA.
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Responsible Adults Needed for Fiesta Bowl
 Want to spend an exciting fun filled week with our wonderful band students as a Bus/Event RA?
WHAT: Fiesta Bowl National Band Championships WHEN: December 26th, 2012 - January 1st, 2013
WHERE: From Pleasanton CA Tempe AZ and back (with a few fun stops along the way)
HOW: Go to amadormusic.org home page to find links to sign up sheets. Volunteer for 1,2,3,4,5,6, or all 7 days!
WHY: Because You're a Amador Valley Marching Dons Groupie!
Questions?? Contact Jody Harcourt
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Keep 'em comin'!
As you can see all of the students are lovin' those yummies that you bring on Tuesday nights. Thank you parents! Keep them coming. Please do not send snacks that contain any form of peanuts.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me Allison Cox.
Thanks Again!
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