Weekly Cadence

Here is everything you need to know about the Franklin Central Bands program right now.

The easiest way to keep up with schedules is to sync the band calendar to your phone! Add this url https://fcbands.boosterhub.com/ical-stream to your google or outlook calendar.

*If you are experiencing issues with your calendar synching, we recommend to un-sync and re-sync your calendar every once in a while to make sure your calendar is up-to-date.

Uniform fittings concluded on Friday June 21st. Thank you to all the parents and students for their flexibility and patience while we worked through this process! If your student was not able to get fitted in June, please reach out to Heather Long at marchingbandliaison@fcbands.org to arrange a time to get this done. If your student is a senior, please note that we will need for them to come in before Tuesday July 16th as we will be taking senior banner photos that day and they will need to have their uniform ready to go.

As our food team prepares for the upcoming season, we want to ensure we are aware of any allergies or dietary restrictions your students may have. If your student has any restrictions, please email their name and relevant information to Heather Long at marchingbandliaison@fcbands.org.

Senior banner photos will be taken Tuesday, July 16th at noon. These will take place at the high school in the loading area inside of 3W. Students will need to enter at door 8W due to construction. Parents will need to order the 3x4 banner for $45 to be displayed at the stadium. Additional items are also available but are not required. When placing your order, we recommend you do not opt to ship the items directly to you. This not only saves you money but allows all the banners to come directly to the Boosters so we can check them for accuracy ahead of time and have them ready to go on the night parents hang them in the stadium.

If possible, please have your order placed online ahead of time as this ensures that all students names are spelled correctly! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VA5aAZUGZuZnzVE9Y7cNkEMgmrTF2IRQ/view?usp=drive_link

We will also be taking button photos for all students on the same day. Seniors will have their photos taken immediately following their banner photos starting at noon. All other students will be photographed between 3-5pm on the same day. Again, everything will take place in the loading area inside of 3W. If you are interested in ordering a button, please visit https://fcbands.org/store/1919/7409

If a student must be absent for any practice or competition during the upcoming season an absence request email is required to be sent to both directors, Mr. Ellinger and Ms. Nason, as soon as the need for the absence is known. For percussion students, include Mr. Hodgson on your email; For guard students, include Adam.

All students registered for the 2024 Marching Band season should have received an invoice for registration fees and accessories. If you have previously paid this amount (i.e. Registration Night), it has been added to credits. Please apply those credits to this payment. To access credits, please remember to enter your student's email at checkout.

If needed, here is a helpful step-by-step guide for paying the registration and accessories invoice - Paying your 2024 Marching Band Registration Fees & Accessories

All Marching Band students should have also received a second invoice to pay remaining fees. Once you receive your invoice, you will have the option to either sign up for automated payments or pay in full using the link in the invoice or you will submit cash/check.

* You can now apply credits to your first installment on the payment plan.

If needed, here is a helpful step-by-step guide for paying your Marching Band fees - Paying your 2024 Marching Band Fees

If needed, here is a step-by-step guide on how to apply Booster Hub Credits to your balance - Apply Booster Credits to your Band Fees

Questions and concerns should be directed to our FCBB treasurer, George Hewitt, at treasurer@fcbands.org.

*Please note, Chrome is the preferred browser when interacting with BoosterHub and payments.

• If you are not participating in the automated payment option for your fees, you will need to pay by check or cash. If you are paying in full, credit card payments may be applied online.
• You do not need to email the treasurer, George Hewitt, a receipt after making a payment, he is already notified. While this may seem helpful, the additional email volume makes finding true questions and concerns that have been submitted more difficult and time consuming.
• Please note, the band room will be locked going forward on non-practice days. So no one will be able to place anything in the payment box on off days. Payments should be mailed to the P.O. Box if it would be late waiting for a practice.
  

Take note of new Band Fee Payment Buttons

Our IMS vendors are asking for volunteers for the Brickyard. All those signing up will earn 10% of booth sales for that shift plus 100% tips to go towards their student's accounts. Students, at least 16 yrs of age may work but must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

*This does not count toward the required volunteer shifts as part of the financial agreement. Other organizations are signing up as well so no shift is guaranteed. Shifts are first come/first serve so do not delay.

Sign Up Here

We have been given the opportunity to work at the Marion County Fair in order to raise money towards personal accounts. The jobs available to us are selling tickets at the ticket booths and scanning paper tickets/QR codes for entry.

The jobs are simple, but will require a lot of volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up for a shift using the attached sign up document.

THE DETAILS:
What dates are available to work: Friday, June 28 - Sunday, July 7

How much money can be earned toward an account? $33 per shift (you can sign up for as many shifts as you want!!) Each shift that is worked will earn $33 towards your student's account.

**We must have at least 4 adults at every shift. If all the adult slots are full, but you want to volunteer, you can sign up in a student slot! Adults, please add your student's name to the comment section to make sure the correct account gets credit.

Sign up using the link below if you are interested!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EA4AC2EA4F8CF8-50109102-marion

Please mark your calendars: Pep Wear would like to offer us the opportunity to work at DCI Championships Thursday, August 8 - Saturday, August 10, 2024. Once more info has been shared we will share a sign-up. This will benefit your students band account. Workers are paid $15 hour.

If you are not familiar with PepWear, or the opportunities to work for them - PepWear occasionally offers a fundraising opportunities for anyone 16 years or older. Workers will work at the PepWear booths at Lucas Oil Stadium and will earn $15/hr for the designated student's band account. If you have any questions, you can contact Jessica Lee at percussionliaison@fcbands.org

Duties include but are not limited to:

· Set up/ Teardown

· Running cash registers

· Organizing products

· Folding T-Shirts

· Assisting with re-stock

· Talking and selling to parents and students

It's a new year and time to rally to find businesses interested in sponsoring our awesome band program. The partnership of sponsors is critical to maintain the exceptional level of instruction and opportunity that is currently provided to our students.

We have a new benefit for the 24-25 school year, for sponsors who join or renew by July 8!

• Bronze, Gold, Silver and Platinum sponsors will now have their business logo displayed on the back of our show shirts!

For every sponsor you are able to secure, you will receive 10% of the donation to your student’s band account. Franklin Central Band Boosters is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Sponsor donations are tax deductible.

Check out recent updates to our Sponsorship Program

• Updated Sponsor Landing Page on Booster Hub
• New perks and advertising added to each sponsor level.
• Student Packet to assist in reaching out to our community businesses to acquire new sponsors!
• Band Student Sponsor Resources - all the details and support needed to speak to potential sponsors

Questions? sponsor@fcbands.org

We would like to pull together a committee to assist in petitioning, securing and managing our sponsorship program. If you would like additional information, or to express your interest please contact Jennifer McCormick at engagement@fcbands.org.

Please make sure you have a SafeVisitor background check on file with FTCSC. A cleared background check is required for all of our volunteers (this includes required volunteer shifts at our events and helping with props during competitions). Background Checks are good for 2 years.

To complete a background check: https://ftcsc.org/safevisitor/

*Note: Volunteer Background Checks are no longer free of charge. The fee is approximately $16.00 per volunteer.

Find our enrollment code on FCbands.org or contact Jessica Lee at raiseright@fcbands.org

with any questions! This is an easy way to earn extra funds for your student account.

You can find detailed instructions on enrolling in RaiseRight HERE.

A great, EASY way to help the FC Band program is by assigning the band as your Kroger Community Rewards organization! Last quarter we earned $893.02!

It's easy to sign up and start earning for the band. Ask your friends, parents, cousins, aunts, uncles... everyone you know to sign up as well!

Log in to your Kroger account and search for our organization:

Organization Name: Band Boosters Club of Franklin Central H. S. Inc.

Organization Code: 10100

You can find detailed instructions on enrolling in Kroger Community Rewards HERE

Facebook Groups:

Franklin Central Band Families and Friends

Franklin Central Guard Parents

FC Percussion Symphony Families and Friends

Instagram:

FC Guard

FC Percussion Symphony

FC Marching Flashes

Email: Jennifer McCormick, Engagement Coordinator, at engagement@fcbands.org