Fundraising is an important part of any band program. At North Garland we are no different. Fundraising for the year 2005-2005 includes several projects. Most of our fundraising is annual and you can exprect that what we are doing this year, we will do again next year. Please note that some of the activities put money in student accounts to defray the cost of trips, registration, etc... Start and end dates, as well as contact info are provided when possible. We need everyone's help in fundraising, so plan to participate!

Business Partners (click on name)
The Raider Band is lucky enough to have some local business owners who generously give back to us a donation every time a cusomer identifies themselves as from the Raider Band. Check out the list and then make sure you tell them the Raider Band sent you!

Garland Special Events Center Concessions
This opportunity is a fun way to raise cash on a periodic basis. The concession stand requires about 12 people to run smoothly and so we have lots of room for you. Most of the time shifts are between 4 and 6 hours. The band makes 10% of gross sales for each event we work. Sign up on the volunteer page.

Remember that our Tom Thumbs Reward Card Number is 5572
This is the easiest of all fundraisers and more parents could help us out if they will just remember to stop by the office next time you're in Tom Thumb. Currently we make a little over $350 per year on reward card, but if everyone added our number it could literally mean thousands of dollars. That a lot of cookies we wouldn't have to sell!

Cookie Dough
(Summer Band)
This fundraiser helps provide seed money that gets us through the first part of the year. These very popular products are easy to sell, but must be delivered within 24 hours of receipt, as they are perishable. Students are asked to sell at least 7 items. Anything over 10 items next year will go into student account.

Passbooks
(Month of September)
Booster club sells passbooks for $20 and they get $10 per book for the booster club budget. Passbooks contain thousands of dollars in valuable coupons. If every family buys a book, we make over $1400.00. (back)

Band Festival Tickets
(October 1 - 14)
The band performs at the band festival and the band agency fund makes $3.00 for every ticket bought from a band student. If every family that went bought their tickets from a band student, we would clear well over $500.00. (back)

Fruit Baskets/cookies-in-a-jar
(November)
Students sell these handmade items in November and we assemble and deliver them the second Saturday in December. All ingedients are fresh, with the fruit coming straight from the Dallas Farmer's Market. Baskets weigh about 13 pounds and sell for $20 and Cookie Jars make about 3 dozen cookies and sell for $10. Students receive 50% of the sale price for their student account. Many students pay for their entire trip with this fundraiser. (back)

Garage Sale
(March 25, 2006)
Every band member brings between 5 and 10 treasures from their house the week leading up to the sale. If you have a large item, like a couch or table, let us know and we can arrange to pick it up for you.

Golf Tournament
(April 29, 2006, 1pm shotgun start)
Our first annual Golf Tournament will be held at the Woodbridge Golf Club and will benefit the booster club and their efforts to provide us with items that we cannot afford in our current budget. Past Tournaments helped us buy a new drum major podium and new marching baritones, with hopefully enough left over to buy a sousaphone or two. Entry fee is $75 and include a great gift package and entertainment by the NGHS Pandemonium Steel Band
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Toner Cartridge and Cell Phone Recycling (new)
This ongoing fundraiser is VERY SIMPLE. Bring in your used cellphones, working or not, with or with out battery. Bring in your used toner cartridges, inkjet or laser, and we will turn them in to a recycler for a fee. We will be collecting throughout the year, so save them up over the summer too!