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    • Ensembles
    • Band Staff
    • Band Parents Association
    • Contact
  • News
    • Blog
  • GV Families
    • Weekly Fanfare
    • Cut Time
  • Calendar
    • High School Calendar
    • Middle School Calendar
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  • Fundraising
    • Great Giveaway
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
  • For Sale
    • Merchandise
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FUNDRAISING

Upcoming Fundraising Events

Fundraisers with asterisk (*) are required fundraisers for students.
Fundraiser Buy Out options
Chocolate Bars
This is a required fundraising event. 
Runs all February 
1st box is required to sell. (If money is not collected from 1st box or student doesn’t pick up a box, their Cut Time account will be charged $60). After payment is collected from that box each additional is prepay only.
$10 to student 1st box and $30 each additional box sold into student Cut time account. The remainder will go to BPA. 

Meal nights
Optional fundraising event. 
These are single events to be attended at a restaurant. Be on the lookout for place, dates, and times throughout the year on social media or fanfare. BPA receives a percentage of proceeds.

Mulch
Optional Fundraiser 
Runs the month of March
Parents volunteer to promote by sharing on social, placing yard signs in their yards, and/or driving on delivery day.
Be on the lookout for dates, times, and signups. All funds go to the BPA which ultimately help fund all students and the GVME program.

Tupperware
Optional Fundraiser 
Online only
Runs in April
Our contact person sets up individual party’s to be shared with family and friends online.
Student receives 25% of sale price.
All items ship to individuals. 

Fireworks 
Required Fundraiser 
Runs June 27th-4th of July
Funds go to BPA
Students and parents volunteer for shifts
Overnight volunteers needed and are credited $50 to their students Cut Time account.
Be on the lookout on social media, BPA site, and fanfare for signups for more info.



Annual Fundraising Events

Fundraisers with asterisk (*) are required fundraisers for students.
Fundraiser Buy Out options

July
Fireworks* 
  • Requirement is to work 1 student and 1 parent shift.
  • This is a group fundraiser that benefits the whole band.
  • There will be opportunities to earn student credit for overnight volunteers only.
  • To sign up, go to www.cuttime.net, login and click on Volunteer link at the top of the page

​Trash bags
  • This is an optional fundraiser that will earn students credit to use towards band fees.

​Aug
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Car Wash*
  • Requirement is for students to work their assigned shift
  • More details TBA

​Sept
Great Give-a-way*
  • Requirement is for students to sell 5 raffle tickets (which benefits the band as a whole)
  • Additional tickets sold will give students credit to use towards band fees.
  • Great Give-a-way Buy out

Oct
Price Chopper Grocery Grab tickets
  • This is an optional fundraiser that will earn students credit to use towards band fees.

Feb
Chocolate Bars*
  • The requirement is to sell 1 box to support the band as a whole
  • Additional boxes sold will give credit to students to use towards band fees.
  • Chocolate Bars Buy-out

March
Mulch Fundraiser
  • Optional fundraiser which supports the band as a whole
  • Advertised to the community – please help by spreading the info!

​April
Tupperware
  • Optional fundraiser which supports the band as a whole

Fundraisers with asterisk (*) are required fundraisers for students.
 
If you have questions or would like to join the fundraising team, contact Stacy Reeder at revenue@gvbpa.net
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