Band Backers President’s Message Sept 19, 2023
Good evening, band families!
Maloney Competition
Congratulations to the BKMB for a great performance at Maloney last Saturday.
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped to get the kids on the field for their first competition.
Sheehan Competition
The Sheehan Competition is cash only. Also, the competition will be held at Lyman Hall High School, not Sheehan High School. See USBands page for the Sheehan Competition: https://usbands.org/events/details.php?ID=762
Please Note
As a reminder, all performances are copyrighted and should not be posted on social media.
Disney First Payment Due Date
I will be at the school on the 20th for Disney collections in place of Katie. You can also make payments online.
Meetings
The next Band Backers meeting will be this Wednesday, September 20th at 6 pm and will be all about Music of the Knight. Please make every effort to attend this very important meeting! The next Disney Trip payment is due on October 20th and will be collected at the meeting. Regular season fees can also be paid at this meeting.
October 4th at 6 pm is the next Executive Board meeting, followed by the General Band Backers meeting at 7:30 pm
MOTK Bear Grams
Deadline for MOTK Bear Grams is September 23rd and orders will be distributed to members after Music of the Knight. Bear Grams can be paid with cash or check payable to Southington Band Backers. Bear Grams for Seniors are free (an order form is still required for Seniors, but a check is not. Please make sure you get your seniors their Bear Grams!) Please see the Bear Gram attachment if you’d like to order one.
BKMB Family Fundraiser
Save the Date for a very special fundraiser on October 19th from 5-8 pm at Chik-fil-A. More info to come soon.
Pies and Butter Braid Fundraisers
Both fundraisers kicked off on 8/25/23. You can register online to sell both fundraisers. Orders from the Pie fundraiser will be delivered on 11/18/23, in time for Thanksgiving. Orders from the Butter Braid fundraiser will be delivered 12/16/23. Contact karinterebessy@cox.net if you have questions. Please make sure that you are pushing the shipped items for remote people. This is why we are online now. Don’t let those distant relatives feel left out.
Statements
Student statements were sent last week. If you have not received the email, please first check your spam folder. The emails come from QuickBooks, not directly from the Band Backers. If you did not receive the statement, please let us know.
Calendar
Click on this link to import the Band Backers Calendar into yours: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/f191731e4bef40eb933c121febade966@southingtonbkmb.com/03819196a9cc4ccb940da04307895d3d8400011951863536731/calendar.ics
SouthingtonBKMB.com
Please check out the sign-up sheets on the website for MOTK Volunteers, Regular Season Volunteers, and Concession Signups.
2023 Show Shirts!
Click on this link for the BKMB 2023 Show Shirt! It is only available through this link and only for a limited time!
Trunk or Treat
Please see the attached flyer for our 2nd annual Trunk or Treat for the BKMB.
Thank you for your continued support of the Southington High School Blue Knights Marching Band. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow night at 6 pm.
Jim Marks
Southington Band Backers President