HHS Band Parents Thank the Community
The Herndon High School Marching Band and the Herndon High School
Band Parents Association wish to thank the community for their
support for our annual Tag Day on September 8, 2007. It is through
your generous donations that we are able to run our program.
There are over 150 members in our marching band
and visual ensemble. These students start practice their
routines throughout that month of August, putting in over 160 hours
of work getting the show ready for the season. This fall, they
will participate in competitions at Giants Stadium, West Chester
University , Towson University and the Naval Academy. Additionally
they will march in the Herndon Homecoming Parade and perform at
the home football games. The Annual Tag Day concert will take place
on November 20, 2007 in the high school auditorium.
Thanks to community support, we are able to participate
in these exciting events. We hope you will join us at a football
game or one of our concerts during the year.
Linda Geiger
Tag Day Chairman
Tag Day is
the biggest fundraising event for the Pride of Herndon Band. Donations
collected on Tag Day are split 50-50 between the student accounts
and the band. These
proceeds can be used for future expenses such as concert fees
and Spring Trip. To bring in those donations, all HHS band and
guard students, dressed in their band or guard uniforms, walk
door-to-door in their neighborhoods asking for contributions.
(If the guard uniforms aren't in by then, the guard wears their
show shirts.) The students travel in groups of two or three and
hand out flyers with information about the band and tags with
the concert schedule for the band (hence the name - Tag Day,)
while asking for contributions. If no one is home, the students
will leave a mail-in envelope. Students can also send contribution
requests to relatives and friends.
Our entire Herndon High community is divided into 12 areas. Students are
given a specific route to complete within their area. Students meet at their
area's host house in the morning, carrying their uniforms with them. They are
given breakfast (provided by area parents,) put together their paperwork, go
over instructions, divide into groups and are assigned their routes. The students
then change into their uniforms, and they begin their routes. Parent volunteers
in each area are available to drive students to and from their routes. They report
back to the Area host house at lunch, and go back out after lunch if their route
is not completed. There may also be an option to set up at a local grocery store
location to continue gathering contributions later in the afternoon. Each student
will hear from their area chair before the big event to go over final details
and to answer questions. See list following for the area chair contact information.
When :
Saturday, September 8th from around 8am to 3pm.
Meals: Breakfast
and Lunch are provided.
Where: Meet at
your area host's house (see list following this article.)
Things to bring:
. Water
bottle, if weather is warm.
. Pen
. Comfortable walking shoes (you do
not have to wear your marching shoes.)
. Your uniform in the garment bag.
(You will pick them up at school after rehearsal on Wednesday, the 5th.)
. Enthusiasm
and smiles for the people you will meet!
Questions?
Check out the FAQ Flyer
here or Contact either your area chair,
or Area Coordinator - Linda Geiger at AreaChair@HerndonBand.org
Click
here for the area chair list and host house list. See the September Newsletter or the
HHS Directory for address and phone numbers.
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