The Kaiser High School Catamount Pride Marching Band and Color Guard Booster Club is a non-profit organization, comprised of dedicated volunteer parents and family members of enrolled students. These parents are in charge of all kinds of regular major support from managing the finances, events, helping members during tireless Competitions, and fundraising. Our Band and Color Guard consists of approximately 175+ very hardworking students, and is ranked in the top five of parade bands in Southern California. In the Academic arena, our students hold the highest GPA’s of any organization on campus. Our School is proud to be selected as premier band in the 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade. (High Honor) . In order for our students to continue their great success, we are asking for your assistance. Although the students and parents are involved in many fundraising activities through-out the year, there exists a need for us to turn to our business owners and community members such as you for financial support or product donations. Our projected total Expenses for 2018-2019 will exceed last year’s $85,700.00. That included Transportation fees of $55,000.00 to all of the Tournaments/Competitions and Parades we enter for last year. The rest of the expenses were comprised from musical supplies, Instrument Repairs, Sheet Music & Accessories, Instrumental Supplement, Entry Fees, Drill /music writer’s fees, Band and Guard Camp Instruction, Clinicians, Color Guard/Drum line show Entry Fees, color Guard Parade/ Winter Guard Choreography, Competition fees, Purchase and Maintenance of Uniforms, Props, Cases of Water for Students to drink during Competitions, and Food to furnish our concession stand during the Home Football Games at Kaiser High School which we use as a fundraiser during football season. This year we have added the LA County Fair, and The Tournament of Rose’s Parade to our already long list of competitions/ Parades. We are committed to supporting our students, and we take great pride in the accomplishments of our students. The Henry J. Kaiser High School Catamount Pride Marching Band and Color Guard Booster Organization Volunteers and Students appreciate your support. All donations are Tax deductible and a receipt for tax purposes can be provided upon request. Community neighbors/businesses who support our program will receive recognition by their name or Business name in our concert programs, as well as talking to parents throughout the year about your generosity. If your Company is unable to support us with monetary donations, Some Items we could put to some great use are: Monetary Donations in $1,000.00-$100,000.00 increments. Cases of Water (we go through a few thousand cases a year), 12 Packs of Soda (any variety), Candy Bars, Individual bags of Chips, Tortilla Chips, Cans of Nacho Cheese, Granola or Cereal Bars, any and all snack items, Trays/Napkins/Paper products, Brooms, Mops, Vacuum, Carpet Cleaner, Cleaning Sprays, Hand Sanitizer, Rubbing Alcohol, Cleaning Sponges, First Aid Kit Refill, Popcorn/ Cotton Candy Machine and Supplies for events, First Aid kit Fully Stocked (we go through a lot of supplies), Hair Spray, Bobby Pins (we use thousands of these a year), Reeds/ ligatures/mouthpieces for Instruments. (Instructor uses Specific brand and size for best quality sound) Food Vouchers or Certificates or Gift Cards for students and or prizes for Raffles or use for Concession Stand. We are also in need of a Moving truck large enough to transport our instruments and supplies to each and every field show and parade and event we attend. Gift certificates for 180 students plus 20 parent chaperones and instructors. Your donations will be used to keep our very large group of kids Hydrated, fed, Supplied with what they need during our very long competition days, and used for our concession sales during football season. These items are extremely vital to our success for this 2018-2019 School year. This Group teaches Emphasis on Band Instrumental Performance, all Rudimentary concepts of music, Hard Work, Dedication,values,Teamwork, Responsibility, Accountability/ Strong work ethic. We also teach Respect, Confidence/Pride, Humility, Good Sportsmanship, tradition, and most of all Enjoyment. It is very important to enjoy what you are doing, to nurture your talents and keep them engaged in such an enriched program for countless hours doing something that is beautiful Art and educational rather than to have these children bored and needing something in their lives and have them look to the streets to try to fulfill their needs.