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Market Day delivery date has been changed to December 12th. It’s not too late to place an order if you haven’t done so. Contact Kristy Bailey at marketday@lancerband.net if you have questions

Lakewood Boosters are holding the second annual Lakewood Alumni Cookout before the Lakewood Homecoming football game from 6pm-7pm on Friday October, 7th . It will be located between the stadium and the current middle school. Come enjoy a free meal and catch up with old friends! Go Lancers!

The Donut Booth was once again a success and the chair would like to say a big thank you to everyone - students, parents, grandparents, friends, family who came out and volunteered their time at the donut booth. We made approximately 66,600 donuts which is about 5,550 dozen. Thank you Barb Blade, Kim Gowdy, and Teresa Bailey for your help with whatever was needed. A special thank you to Bob Bailey for being there to help take care of the fryers, to fix things, and for helping to set-up and tear down. To John Slater thanks for letting us store our stuff with you, for being in charge of delivery and pick-up of the supplies, for helping to set-up and tear-down the booth, and for the use of your crew. Another big thank you to the following for helping to power wash, paint, set-up, tear-down, and make booth repairs: Steve Liston; Steve and Aurora Smith; Dave Dernberger; Vivian Dernberger; Melissa Harkness; Abby Longshore; Amy and Samantha Lieb (Also, thanks for making our new door); Kayla and Madison Liston; Kim, Kayla and Barry Gowdy (Also, thank you for the donation of our new sink); Teresa Bailey; Penny, Christian, and Sam Slater; Jacob Beard; Mr. Caldwell, Miss Houck and Nick Domenick; and to Mike and Cheryl Lohrman, thank you for making all the icing for us. Last but not least, thank you to the calling committee, Gwen King and Mary Miller, for making many, many phone calls to help fill positions.

**There will be no booster meeting in June. Next meeting is July 25^th at 7:30pm in the band room. All are welcome!**

Congratulation to the newly elected band booster officers and committee chairs for 2011-2012 school year:

If you would like to be more involved with the band and are able to fill one of these positions, please contact Barb Blade at president@lancerband.net. Thank you!

Dodge Test Drive Fundraiser this Saturday, April 30^th , at the Lakewood Middle School from 9:00am-12:30pm. Sponsored by Lakewood Band and the After Prom Committee. Please see a band member for a coupon or click this link; and they will receive credit in their band account.

***KROGER CARDS*** Please make sure to re-register your Kroger cards. This is something that we HAVE to do every April. If you do not, your student will not receive credit in their accounts. If you don’t have a Kroger card, sign-up to get one. THIS IS FREE MONEY that goes directly into your student’s band account.

Please make sure to send an email to Kathy Parrish, treasurer@lancerband.net with the name on the card(s), the card number(s), and the name of the student receiving the credit. You need to do this when you sign up and when you re-register.

We need help with the Market Day delivery on February 7^th from parents and students. If you can help, please be at the Intermediate School at 4:00. We appreciate your help!

The Band Booster meeting scheduled for November 23^rd has been changed to November 30^th @ 7:30 in the band room.

The Band Boosters would like to thank the students, parents, grandparents, friends, family, church family, school, and community for all their hard work at the donut booth and for their support. We also want to thank the directors - Miss Houck, Mr. Will, and Mr. Caldwell for their hard work and leadership.

Laura Beard and Kathy Parrish would like to say a HUGE thank you to the following individuals who really stepped in and helped with various duties when and where needed. Special recognition goes to: Bob Bailey, Barb Blade, Denise Liston, John Slater, Dave Dernberger Jr., Mike & Cheryl Lohrman, Steve Smith, Sandy McClain, Connie Wildermuth, and Jeff Debevoise. We couldn’t have done it without you!!

The Band Boosters are in need of individuals who are willing to clean/power wash and paint the booth before the Sweet Corn Festival. We are also in need of individuals to help get things set-up and ready. If you have a power washer and you consider yourself quite handy or if you know how to do dishes, please contact, Laura Beard at president@lancerband.net. We really need your help!! The donut booth is crucial to our band program this year. Thank you!

Just a reminder that if you haven't enrolled or re-enrolled your Kroger Card, please remember to do this now. ALL Kroger Cards had to be re-enrolled effective April 1st.

We received notice from Kroger that current paricipants in the Kroger Community Rewards Program need to re-enroll in April in order to continue earning funds for their students accounts. This is different from years past so please make sure you do this beginning April 1st. This will be done every April thereafter. Please see the information below:

All current participants must re-enroll for the program in order to earn funds for your group during 2010.

Even if you have members who sign up for Kroger Community Rewards in February or March 2010 which will earn your organization funds as part of the 2009 program - they must sign up again beginning April 1, 2010 to continue earning rewards during the coming year.

It's easy for your members to enroll or re-enroll in Kroger Community Rewards. They can visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com, click on "Ohio" to sign up for a Kroger.com account or click on "Already enrolled? Sign In" if they already have an account. All participants must have a valid online account at Kroger.com to participate.

While we encourage your members to sign up for Kroger Community Rewards in April, they can actually sign up any time thereafter. Early enrollment, however, will help your group grow its rewards immediately.

If you have any questions concerning this information, please contact Laura Beard president@lancerband.net.

We wanted to make you aware of the band fundraiser that is currently going on. Monday, Tupperware packets were distributed to the students. All orders and money need to be turned in by February 5^th. Delivery date is February 23^rd. The group will earn 40% of product sales before tax.

Any student selling $150-$250 will receive a coupon for a free personal size pizza. Anyone selling over $250 will receive their choice of the Thirstquake Tumblers found on the last page of the catalog.

If you didn’t see the packet, there are still packets available in the band room. Please see Miss Houck or Mr. Will.

I am sure by now you have all heard about the Lakewood Levy. It is so important that we work together to get this levy passed in May. Because of the failure of the levy in November, the school has to cut $1 million and these are permanent cuts. That means, they will not come back, even if the levy passes in May. This is a very sad situation for our school. The scarier part of all of this, if the levy doesn’t pass, another $4.4 million will be cut. THIS IS A FACT. Those kinds of cuts will devastate our school, our kids, our community, including your property values. Our kids are rallying and have already made progress to draw attention to the levy. I am so very proud of them and their passion to get this levy passed. It goes without saying, we have a great group of kids and thank you for your part in this. As proud parents, let’s rally with our kids and show our support for what they our working so hard to accomplish and help them. A Great way you can show your support: Please come to the Community Meeting on February 4^th at 6:30pm. Please spread the word.

Now that we’ve had a little bit of time to adjust to the new Kroger Plus Card, I just wanted to give you some information concerning how the credits work.

We hope to get 5% of our spending, but that may not always be the case. The percentage is based on what all the organizations collectively spend. Please see below:

Answer: Kroger will pay up to $1,250,000 on a quarterly basis to participating organizations based on their percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending of all participating Kroger Community Rewards organizations.

• Kroger limits its quarterly contributions to a maximum contribution of $1,250,000 to be distributed among all participating eligible organizations.

• Kroger limits a participating organization’s earned rewards to a maximum of $50,000 quarterly.

• Kroger limits a participating household’s earned rewards to a maximum of $300 quarterly.

• The minimum quarterly reward payout is $25 per organization. In the event that an organization earns less than $25 in a quarter, Kroger will hold the amount until the next quarter that the reward exceeds $25 or until the end of the program term, whichever comes first.

• Your quarterly rewards check will be mailed or personally delivered to your organization by a Kroger representative within one month of the close of each quarterly cycle.

Alcohol, tobacco, government-assisted pharmacy expenses, postage stamps, Kroger gift cards and Green Dot Prepaid Cards, gift certificates, bottle deposits, lottery and promotional tickets, fuel, fuel center purchases, office services and sales tax. Eligible pharmacy purchases include out-of-pocket co-pays for non-government-assisted pharmacy programs.

If you have any questions, please contact Laura Beard, President, at president@lancerband.net or Julie Jones, Ways and Means Chair, at Krogercards@lancerband.net.

Kroger Plus Cards - Don’t forget, when you get your Kroger Plus Card numbers, please send the number, customer name, and student name to krogercards@lancerband.net or president@lancerband.net. If we get our Kroger statements and we are unable to match the numbers with a student, those credits will go into the uniform account. Thank you!

We would like to thank Kim Gowdy and her many volunteers who helped with providing cookies to our visiting bands this marching season. They were a big hit with the kids.

This is your opportunity to get involved with the Lakewood Band Boosters. The band boosters are looking for a volunteer to fill a recently vacated position of Calling Committee Chair.

The responsibility of this chair is to contact the calling committee reps, with details of an upcoming event in order to obtain volunteers to work. The chair may also need to help the reps make phone calls to other parents and alumni.

We only have one event left for this school year. This would be a great time to get involved and find out if this is a position that you would like to continue with for the next school year.

If you’re interested, or you would like more information concerning this position, please contact Laura Beard, President at president@lancerband.net.

If you would like to know how you can become more involved with the band, our next booster meeting is November 24^th at 7:30pm in the high school band room.

The Lakewood Band would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone that helped work in the donut booth at the Sweet Corn Festival. This is the biggest fundraiser for the band and we appreciate all the hard work that went into organizing, running, and working the booth. We had many students, parents, grandparents, alumni, school administration, school board members, and community members that donated of their time. We wouldn’t have been able to do it without you! This fundraiser allows the high school band and middle school band to purchase many, many items that allows us to function the way we do.

Please come out and support the Lancer Band donut booth at the Sweetcorn Festival. Sept 2nd-Sept 5th.

Please join us in the High School Auditorium and get all your Lancer Band questions answered!

Sweet Corn Raffle tickets available. Half of what the student sells goes into their band accounts. Students can pick them up after practice in the hallway.

The executive board will meet Tuesday, August 4th from 7p.m. - 8p.m. in the Cafe

The donut booth at the Sweet Corn Festival is September 2^nd-5^th so mark your calendars. We’ll be needing volunteers to help.

The Lakewood Band Boosters elected their officers for the 2009-2010 school year.

Thank you to our outgoing officers – Connie Wildermuth, Sharon Hutchens, Laura Cooperider, & Becky Mack for their leadership & dedication. WE WILL MISS YOU!!!!

The band & the band boosters would like to thank parents, friends, family, the Hebron & Buckeye Lake Communities, and the Lakewood Administration for their support this past school year.

The Lakewood Band Boosters would like to thank everyone who volunteered their time and donated items for the Fine Arts Festival. The kids were awesome!! Because of you, we are able to make all of this happen. Thank you for your support!!

Our next booster meeting is May 26th @ 7:30pm in the high school band room. We welcome all to attend!!

**May 17^th is the Fine Arts Festival at 2pm in the High School Auditorium. We will need help with this event. If you can help in any way, please let us know.

Pick-up times are 4:30-6:30. All flowers need to be picked up at this time (even large orders. Please arrange multiple vehicles if necessary).

Flowers will only be given to SELLERS! No individual buyer will be allowed to pick up their own order. The SELLER is responsible for delivering flowers to everyone they sold to.

We need help unloading the delivery truck at 2:45. If you’re able to be there, please let Miss Houck know (lhouck@lancerband.net). We also need help with cleaning up afterwards. Thank you!!

Attention parents and students, below is an outline of some very important dates. Any questions, please feel free to contact Laura Beard at president@lancerband.net or call 928-6305.

**April 13^th -April 29^th Timbuk Flower Sale – This fundraiser is, by far, the BEST WAY TO HELP PAY FOR BAND CAMP! Money earned will be credited to the students account to help pay for band camp fees, uniform fees, and other miscellaneous items. Click here to go to the Timbuk Flower Sale Page

**Market Day delivery is April 20^th at the Lakewood Intermediate Cafeteria. We’re always looking for volunteers to help sort the items. If you’re able to help, please be there around 3:45pm.

**April 28^th Booster meeting at 7:30pm in the High School Band Room – everyone is welcome!! We have several officer positions that will become vacant soon. Please contact Laura Beard if you think you might be interested in becoming an officer.

***We no longer have Kroger gift cards for purchase. April 18th is the last day to use your current Kroger gift card(s) in order to have credit go to your student's account. After April 18th, they become a regular gift card. The NEW Kroger program is coming. As soon as we have all the details and it's available, we will pass the information along to you. Thank you for your patience while we go through this transition!

The Lakewood Band would like to thank everyone who supported their Pampered Chef Fundraiser. The fundraiser was a huge success and the money earned will go towards purchasing new uniforms. Most of the uniforms are over 20 years old and are in need of being replaced. We hope to be able to purchase new uniforms within the next couple of years. If you would to support us in this endeavor, please contact Connie Wildermuth, treasurer @ treasurer@lancerband.net or Laura Beard, president @ president@lancerband.net

This is your opportunity to get involved with the Lakewood Band Boosters. The band boosters are looking for a volunteer to fill a recently vacated position of Calling Committee Chair.

The responsibility of this chair is to contact the calling committee reps, for each grade, with details of an upcoming event in order to obtain volunteers to work. The chair may also need to help the reps make phone calls to other parents and alumni.

We only have one event left for this school year. This would be a great time to get involved and find out if this is a position that you would like to continue with for the next school year.

If you’re interested, or you would like more information concerning this position, please contact Laura Beard, President at president@lancerband.net.

*** Due to the inclement weather and more weather due in this afternoon and this evening, I thought it would be a good idea to just go ahead and cancel the band booster meeting for tonight and reschedule for next Monday, February 2nd at 7pm. Please mark you calendars.

Laura Beard, Booster President

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and I pray that you all have a fantastic 2009! I wanted to give everyone some information on upcoming events so you can mark your calendars.

Our next Market Day delivery will be January 19th. We are always looking for help from students and parents to help unload the truck and sort the items. If you are able to help, please arrive at the Intermediate School by 3:45PM. Please see the Market Day page or school calendar for upcoming delivery dates. If you would like information on Market Day, please see the link under fundraisers or email our Market Day representative, Kim McKinney, marketday@lancerband.net.

The next Band Booster meeting is January 27th at 7:30pm in the band room. We try very hard to keep the meetings to an hour. Please join us for our first meeting of 2009.

Have you been to a boys basketball game recently? The Pep band plays at all home games and they are awesome! The next home game is January 9th. Come support the Pep band and the basketball team. The JV plays at 6PM, Varsity plays at 7:30PM. If you would like a schedule of dates, go to www.lakewoodlocal.k12.oh.us/ click on the high school tab and you'll find information on upcoming events. You'll also find information on the girls JV/Varsity basketball games. Go Lakewood!!

The next Boosters meeting will be November 25th at 7:30 p.m. in the high school band room.

The next Band Booster meeting is scheduled for October 28th in the band room at 7:30pm. We invite everyone to attend!

8-31-2008: The Lakewood Lancer Band, Directors, and Boosters would like to thank everyone for their support of the donut booth this year. We appreciate all who came to set-up, work, tear-down, and buy donuts during the Sweet Corn Festival.

This is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the band, and we couldn’t have done it without your support.

Our next booster meeting is September 23, 2008 at 7:30PM in the High School Band Room. Please come and be a part of this wonderful organization.

Laura Beard, President
Lakewood Band Boosters

Donut Booth Training: If you have never worked in the donut booth, or want a refresher course on how to make Lancer Band donuts, come to the booth at the festival grounds on Monday, August 25th at 6:30 p.m. for a training class. We will go over how to mix dough, how to fry, how to ice the donuts, and how to apply the powder sugar and cinnamon.

7-24-2008: The Sweet Corn Festival is fast approaching and the Band Boosters need your help. Starting Monday, July 28th, we will have Sweet Corn Festival raffle tickets for sale. We are asking each student to sell at least 3 packets. 50% of what they sell will go into the Uniform Account to help purchase new uniforms/overlays. Did you know that our uniforms are over 20 years old? The Uniform Committee has done a FANTASTIC job maintaining our uniforms by patching, sewing, cleaning and pressing. But, even with all of that, they are wearing out and it's getting harder and harder to fix them. Please help support YOUR band so they can continue to look their very best.

5-30-2008 **ATTENTION** Class reps are needed for 6th grade up to 12th grade. Please contact Laura Beard president@lancerband.net if you're interested.

CONGRATULATIONS to the new slate of band booster officers for the 2008-2009 school year!! Thank you to our past officers, committee chairs, and committee workers for their dedication and hard work this past year. We appreciate all you've done to make this past year a success. We appreciate and thank you for your leadership!