The Sound of Freedom. From the podium

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1 The Sound of Freedom Freedom High School Band & Orchestra Parents Organization Newsletter OFFICERS President Jennifer Chomo (cell) Vice President Angie Bove Treasurer Brenda Cahill Recording Secretary Jennifer Klo Corresponding Secretary Gwenn Noel Student Accounts Julie Pineiro COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Banquet Jennifer Klo Cathie Grozier Bingo Angie Bove Melissa Sonnenblick Candles Rhonda Geiselman Celtic Classic Nancy Sturm Chaperones Isabel Hill Coupon Books Deb Balazs Dine to Donate Maria Kammetler Fall Mums Angie Bove Franks Pizza Pegeen Sternberg Gift Cards Cathy Perno WaWa Hoagies Jennifer Klo Hospitality/Preview Night Jenn Baran Pat Taylor Sharon Armao Logo Clothing Karyn Callaghan Beverly Weinstein Lottery Calendars Tom Reiss From the podium Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and are ready to get back into the swing of things. Congratulations to Leah Fastenau and Emily Sylvester who made the PMEA District 10 Band. This festival will be held at Easton High on January 3,4, and 5. There will be one concert on Friday January 5 at 7:30pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door. It being as close as it is I encourage everyone to go to it and hear what a band comprised of the best high school musicians in the 7 surrounding counties sounds like. You will not be disappointed. In addition to district band, we have 13 students who will be participating in Northampton County Band, also at Easton High School. They are Shane Deacon, Leah Fastenau, Jacquelyn Boyd, Alexa Sciarra, Isabelle Jabbour, Emily Sylvester, Emily Shingara, Morgan Cahill, Cailah Baran, Josh Noel, Kevin Raneri, Chris Noel, and Luke George. The concert will be on Saturday March 17 at 7:00pm. The Wind Ensemble will be combining with Liberty band students for a performance at the Sands Event Center on March 20th. It will be the same performance they did in October for the PSBA convention in Hershey. This performance will be for the 3rd annual BAEF dinner/fundraiser. We have two trips currently, the overnight trip to New York and the cruise next year. Both are pending board approval. Please be sure to make your payments on time. Thanks very much to Julie Pineiro, Jen Chomo, and Brenda Cahill for handling so much of the organization of both trips and keeping track of payments. The trips page on the website will be updated with information on both trips after Jan. 3 in addition to the info in this newsletter so check back there for upcoming information. Finally, don't forget about the Bingo fundraiser on January 26 at 6:30pm. Come out, have fun while supporting the band and orchestra! VOL. 50, NO. 6 (continued on last page)

2 Page 2 Student Accounts The Scoop on Student Accounts and Trip Payments: As we embark upon this busy holiday season, FHSBOPO also begins payment programs for two trips (NYC in April 2018 and Bermuda in April 2019), so I thought we should go over a few things. Only students can use their student account balances for trip payments. Tagalongs must make their payments by check. It is fine to combine several passengers payments in one check or to cover several months payments in one check. Checks can be mailed to me at home or your students can put them in Mr. Moran s mailbox. I ll come to school once a week to collect them. My home address is Julie Piñeiro, 730 Pine Top Drive, Bethlehem, PA I will post all checks as I receive them, and I ll make trip deductions from the student accounts as we go. For example, the initial deposit of $100 for Bermuda is due on December 15. On December 22, I will deduct $100 from the accounts of all kids going on the trip and post the updated balances. This way you ll know exactly how much money is left in your student s account for the next payment. I usually make the deductions a week after each payment due date. I don t post account balance information for the tagalongs on Mr. Moran s website, because we don t have a way to protect everyone s privacy like we do by using the kids student ID numbers. I do keep an account line for each person going on the trip, though, so tagalongs are welcome to me with questions about their accounts. The accounting for big trips like Bermuda can get confusing. Families will be fundraising and making payments over an extended period of time. Some families might be paying for the New York City trip as well. Feel free to contact me anytime you have a question I m happy to go over the numbers with you: fhsbopoaccounts@yahoo.com Thanks! In this issue: Upcoming Fundraisers 3-5 Spring 2019 Bermuda Trip 3 Concert Pictures 5 Dine to Donate Info 4, 10 Newsletter distribution If you are receiving this newsletter and are not in the Band or Orchestra, please notify Julie Piñeiro at fhsbopoaccounts@ yahoo.com. She will remove your name from the mailing list. However, if you know a Band or Orchestra member who is not receiving this newsletter, please contact Julie so the student can be added to the mailing list. Articles for our February newsletter need to be submitted by January 23rd. Please contact Cathie Grozier at with questions or submit your article to cgrozier@northampton.edu. January 26, 2018 (February 2nd Snow Date) Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Games start at 6:30 p.m. $20 for 20 games in advance $25 at the door Please consider inviting your friends and family for this fun night! Tickets make a great holiday gift! Vera Bradley Bags & Coach Purses are prizes, plus there will be additional raffles, a 50/50, and plenty of food! All Proceeds benefit the Band and Orchestra General Fund. Order form on Page 9. BINGO UPDATE: The student sections will be participating in a friendly competition to encourage donations to the bingo. A suggested donation of up to $5 per student is requested to help defray costs associated with the bingo. The members of the section with the highest percentage of students participating in the donation will win raffle tickets to use at the bingo. Students should give their donations to their section leaders. Thanks for helping to make this bingo a success!

3 Page 3 Spring 2019 Bermuda trip Registration for the Spring 2019 cruise to Bermuda has ended. Deposits were due December 18, If you have registered for the trip, but have not sent your deposit, please do so as soon as possible. If you have not registered, but are still interested in going on the trip, please contact Jen Chomo as soon as possible. We may be able to add you if you are willing to get caught up with the deposit and this month s payment. All payments are to be mailed to: Julie Piñeiro 730 Pine Top Drive Bethlehem, PA Please include the names of each traveler on the check and your child s student number. The schedule of payments is as follows: Deposit $100-was due December 18, 2017 July-payment holiday $150-due by January 15, 2018 $150-due by August 15, 2018 $150-due by February 15, 2018 $150-due by September 15, 2018 $150-due by March 15, 2018 $100-due by October 15, 2018 $150-due by April 15, 2018 $100-due by November 15, 2018 $150-due by May 15, 2018 Trip Balance-due by December 15, 2018 $150-due by June 15, 2018 Cancellation Fees: 1. $50/person 12/14/18-1/12/19 2. $200/person 1/13/19-1/28/ %/person 1/29/19-3/13/19 4. No refund after 3/14/19 Note: Money that is FUNDRAISED cannot be refunded, but will remain in your child s account. A current and valid US passport will be required for ALL travelers. Also, ALL chaperones and tag-a-longs will be required to have valid clearances as per district policy. NEW THIS YEAR!!! HOAGIE COUPONS!! $4.00 EACH WITH $1.00 GOING INTO YOUR STUDENT ACCOUNT CAN BE USED AT ANY WAWA LOCATION AND NO EXPIRATION DATE Any questions, contact Jennifer Klo at: J4klo@msn.com Order form is on Page 8 of this Newsletter

4 Page 4 Freedom Uniform Pillows There are still several custom Freedom pillows available for sale. All proceeds will benefit the Freedom High School Patriot Band s Sunshine Fund which helps to financially support band and orchestra students. You will find the form with more information and pictures on page 7 of this newsletter. FHSBOPO General Meeting Dates (Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.) Wednesday, January 17, 2018 Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Wednesday, April 25, 2018 (Changed from April 18th) Wednesday, May 16, 2018 (Last meeting of the year) Hospitality for bingo!!! Welcome 2018! BINGO BINGO BINGO!!!! It s that time!! Please check your for the Sign up Genius!! Again, please remember what you signed up for!!! Our events are possible because of you!! Fingers crossed for no snow!!!!!! Thank you for your continued support! Frank s Pizza Fundraiser Frank's Pizza Coupons are an on going fundraiser for the whole year. Purchase an $11.00 value coupon good anytime and can be used towards any item on their menu or one large pizza and Frank's will donate $4.00 towards your student's band account. (A large pizza is $12.00 tax included.) The gift certificates cannot be used with other offers, discounts or coupons and cannot be used towards a party. Frank's Pizza Route 191 location only. Please contact Pegeen Sternberg (pegeensternberg@gmail.com), or text to Upcoming Dine to Donate Enjoy a night free from cooking! Get some quality time with family and friends while raising money for FHSBOPO at Panera Bread. See flyer on page 10 of this newsletter. Wednesday, January 24th Panera Bread, 4442 Southmont Way, Easton 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. 15% back to FHSBOPO

5 Page 5 Grocery gift cards Gift card sales: Total gift card sales for the month of November, 2017: $13,725 ytd $51,500 - student accts $ ytd $2, students participated. We are pleased to offer the following gift cards in the specified denominations: Giant - $25.00, $50.00 & $ Effective immediately, Giant is no longer accepting gift cards for gift card purchases. In addition to groceries, you can still use your Giant gift cards for gasoline. Valley Farms - $50.00 only. Can be used to purchase other store gift cards. NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY GIFT CARD PURCHASE. Weis - $ other denominations must be ordered in advance. Weis gift cards can be used at Kings & Mr. Z's. You can purchase U.S. postage stamps and Dorney Park tickets using your gift cards. Weis on William Penn Highway opened its gas station, you can use your Weis gift card to purchase gas at the pumps. ShopRite - We are pleased to offer Shoprite gift cards in increments of $25, $50 and $100. Five percent of your total gift card order will go directly into your student's account. Call me at to arrange pick up of gift cards. Cards are sold on a first come, first served basis. All checks for gift cards sales are deposited by the end of every month. Cathy Perno, Committee Chairperson (BabblinBoo00@aol.com) Happy holidays!!!

6 Page 6 COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS (continued from page 1) Matey s Pizza Gretchen Sylvester Newsletter Cathie Grozier Nominating Committee Karyn Callaghan OPEN Pierogies Kim Fayaud Pies Melissa Huber Poinsettias & Wreaths Angie Bove Program Ads Isabel Hill Publicity Jen Woolley Gwenn Noel Scholarship Committee Pat Taylor Spring/Mother s Day Flowers Melissa Sonnenblick Uniforms Julie Sabatino Gretchen Sylvester Karen Davison Wholesale Fresh Coffee Jennifer Chomo INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF Director Mike Moran x53409 mmoran@basdschools.org Assistant Director Andrew Lynn x53407 alynn@basdschools.org Band & Orchestra website basdschools.org/freedom-instrumental WaWa Hoagies Ongoing Franks Pizza Ongoing Gift Cards Ongoing Upcoming fundraiser End Dates Reminder: The second Matey's Pizza fundraiser for January 26 has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for the Spring Next Fhsbopo Meeting January17, :30 p.m. First Planning Meeting January, 24th Jennifer Klo at j4klo@msn.com

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