August 28, 2011

Hello, Hoover Band Boosters!

            I am writing this letter the day after an immensely successful event took place at Hoover High School.   The Hoover High School Band and the Band Boosters were an integral and important part of the success of that event, and I’m feeling a great deal of pride right now at what was accomplished.  I am extremely thankful that my child has the opportunity to be part of such an exceptional music education program, and that this program enjoys the support of such a hardworking Booster organization.

            As a parent of a Hoover Band student, you ARE a Hoover Band Booster.  The organization charges no membership dues.  Other than the school-required class fee of $180, it costs nothing for parents simply to be members of the organization.  We meet monthly to disseminate information about the band, and to plan and execute our stated purpose.  That purpose is to arouse interest in and support for the Hoover Band, and to raise funds so that we may financially aid in its endeavors, including purchase of some instruments, uniforms, props, music, and an array of other materials needed by the band and auxiliaries.

            The Hoover Band program is highly successful and well-recognized, but Director of Bands Ryan Fitchpatrick and all the band staff are setting even higher goals for the band as a whole, and all its ensembles and auxiliaries.  The Hoover Band is going great places and rising to new heights in the coming years.  As band parents who support those goals, we have much to do.  A band program such as ours is expensive, and in order to defray the cost to individual families, and keep required fees low, fundraising is a part of our band lives.  The Boosters offer an array of choices so that you may do all you can to help financially.  You may choose to donate your time.  I believe that every parent can find a place to contribute to the organization’s stated purpose. Whatever your gifts, talents, interests, and no matter what your time and financial constraints, there is a place for you to help.

            On October 15, 2011, the Hoover Band Boosters will host the 30^th Annual Hoover Invitational Marching Festival.  This event raises, in one day, a large portion of our annual budget.  This event’s success depends on the volunteer participation of every Band Booster.  I strongly urge you to contact our 1^st Vice-President, Chris Moore, or our 2^nd Vice-President, Cindy Blake, and ask how you can help.

            Great things are in store for the band for the entire year.  Football season is on, the band will be competing in two out-of-state marching contests, and our own Invitational is right around the corner.  The jazz bands will pack the house on Fine Arts Night.  All the students will show their excellence in the concert setting with a Holiday Concert in December.  Those things are only the beginning.

            I am excited about the great things to come for the Hoover Band.  I am anxious to get to know each and every one of you as members of our “band family.”  Thank you for all you have done, and will continue to do for the band.  Whether they admit it or not, your children are thrilled when you are involved in their activity.

            Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any service to you.  GO HOOVER BAND!

Sincerely,

Liz Wallace, President

Hoover Band Boosters