Boosters

The Music Boosters wish to welcome all band and choir parents to our organization! You are welcome to come to any or all of our meetings. To take an active role, you aren't required to be at every meeting - just come when you can and help when you can! We look forward to seeing you!

The purpose of the Music Boosters is to assist the Music Department of the Prairie Central School District and to that end work closely with the Music directors by raising money for needed equipment and helping organize, chaperone, and work at events.

Patty Maier, Co-President mpmaier@maxwire.net Teri Wenger, Co-President tlw@route24.net Beth Russell, Vice President bethsbeautybar@mchsi.com Deanna Pratt, Secretary prattfamily89@frontier.com

Music booster club meetings are normally held on the third Tuesday of each month at PCHS in the band room. All band and choir parents or other interested supporters of the Prairie Central Music program are encouraged to attend these meetings. Music Boosters are very active on behalf of the music department at all grade levels, and are always looking for more willing volunteers and workers. Please come to a meeting, or contact one of the above if you wish to become involved - we would LOVE to have you join us! Our biggest fundraising events are a meal fundraiser in mid-February; and the annual Pops Concert and Porkburger dinner held sometime around mid-May. If you are able and willing to help out at these events, please be sure to contact one of the board members listed above. We appreciate all the help we can get! Music boosters also organize the yearly fall mum sale and the yearly gourmet nut sale (in which the band members accumulate their own dollar balance toward the once-every-4-years trip to perform at Disney in Florida!)

Officer Duties Election of officers held in May of each year.

• President Presides over meetings, delegates responsibility.
• Vice President Assumes duties of the president when the president is not available, may assume presidency the following year.
• Secretary Takes and distributes the minutes and handles correspondence when necessary.

Fundraisers

• All You Can Eat Soup Supper Profits go to Booster Account
• Porkburger Dinner Profits go to Booster Account
• Contests Concessions Profits go to equipment
• Nut Sales Profits go to individual student accounts
• Jazz Show Profits go to Booster Account
• Mum Sale Profits go to Booster Account
• Candle or Cheese and Sausage Sale Profits go to individual student accounts

Committees

• Ways and Means Coordinate all fundraisers, selects person to be in charge of each fundraiser. Teri Wenger.
• Uniforms Help fit and sew uniforms when needed. Beth Russell.
• Manpower Arrange manpower and chaperones for marching band events. Beth Russell.
• Trailer / Travel Manager Keep directors, boosters and the district transportation director aware of any trailer upkeep, repairs, travel; discuss loading and unloading procedures with Assistant Marching Band Director. Joel Smith.
• Marching Band Equipment Work with director to build needed carts, percussion, or miscellanous equipment. Kevin Russell, Mark Ifft.
• Snacks Organize snacks and drinks for marching band competitions. Alisa Ricketts.
• Music Libraries Sarah Steffen, Alisa Ricketts.
• Publicity Work with the music directors and assist them in publicizing activities of the Music Boosters. Any Booster officer.
• Scholarship Meet to determine senior Music Booster Scholarship awards. Determined at time of need.
• Musical Assist director(s) in preparing for the spring musical in May. Any Booster officer.
• Charms and Website Teri Wenger.
• Teaching Tower Lesa Kline, Teri Wenger and Kevin Russell.

Other Duties:

• Charms Assist directors in learning and using the Charms Music website.
• Website Keep the Prairie Central Music Department webpage current.
• Video/Recording Assist in recording and providing footage of concerts to the directors.
• Photo Provide photos of events either by attending the event or recruiting someone else.

Budget Our annual budget is about $20,000, and covers things such as:

• Elementary Field Trips
• Marching Band drills and clinicians
• Solo and Ensemble Accompanists
• Senior Scholarships
• Summer Camp Scholarships
• Senior Corsages
• ... and more ...

Schedule < Back to Top of Page Date Time Event Where Held / Other Notes Saturday, September 10, 2011 8:30am - 11am  Music Boosters FALL MUM SALE parking lot at corner of 4th and Maple, Fairbury Tuesday, September 20, 2011 6:30 PM  Music Boosters Meeting Wiener Roast for all band and choir parents. Come join us for the fun and food and figure out what this is all about! at Sam and Teri Wenger's (some online maps are wrong, email for directions: tlw@route24.net). Bring your lawn chairs and a side dish or dessert to share! See you there! Thursday, October 20, 2011 7:00 PM  Music Boosters Meeting Band Room Tuesday, November 15, 2011 6:30 PM  Music Boosters Meeting / Sort Nut Orders PCHS Band Room Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:00 PM  Music Boosters Meeting PCHS Band Room Tuesday, January 17, 2012 7:00 PM  Music Boosters Meeting PCHS Library Thursday, February 23, 2012 7:00 PM  Music Boosters Meeting PCHS Band Room March 2012   No Music Boosters Meeting Email Meeting Tuesday, April 10, 2012 7:00 PM  Music Boosters Meeting PCHS Band Room Tuesday, May 8, 2012 7:00 PM  Music Boosters Meeting PCHS Band Room Any band or choir parent is welcome to join us at any meeting! We do many things that we could use help with (like stuffing envelopes, making phone calls, recruiting volunteers for events...). You don't need to know anything about music to be a music booster!

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