[Dhsbb-jazz] DHS Bands Spring Trip Information and Sign Ups
JazzyHorns at aol.com
JazzyHorns at aol.com
Tue Oct 15 08:50:41 PDT 2013
Hi All,
Please watch for the GREEN letters coming home this week about the Spring
Trip. We need EVERYONE (whether going or not on the trip) to visit
dhsbandboosters2.com to fill out the trip form. (you will need to cut and paste
the link into your browser...I couldn't make it actually link up...sorry)
THANK YOU!!
♫ DHS BANDS ♫
2014 VICTORIA, CANADA SPRING TOUR
Fri 5/16/14 – Tues 5/20/14
Dear Band Parents:
October, 2013
The DHS Band Boosters sponsor a band trip each year for all students in
the band program. The trip is optional yet all students are strongly
encouraged to attend this educational and memorable music experience. Pending
school district approval, this year the bands will travel first to Seattle,
then on to Victoria, British Columbia. The bands have been invited to perform
at the Victoria Day celebration and will play at venues around the city of
Victoria. The itinerary will also include visits to local attractions and
planned group activities. The students will have some free time, with
chaperones always providing appropriate supervision. While there are no
assigned study hall periods during the trip, there will be opportunities to study
during travel and at the hotel for students who choose to do so.
Important information will always be posted on the band booster website for
reference throughout the year.
General Itinerary:
Friday May 16
Depart in carpools for Sacramento Airport EARLY (as in before sunrise)
Fly to Seattle
Visit Experience Music Project Museum – EMP
Music clinic TBD
(Likely at University of Washington or University of Puget Sound)
Stay the night at Embassy Suites Hotel, Seattle
Saturday May 17 – Monday May 19
Depart for ferry boat to Victoria B.C.
All bands perform at scheduled events throughout the city
Participate in the Victoria Day Celebration events on Monday
Free time to explore Victoria
Scheduled group activities and occasional meals, with some meals on own
Full hot breakfast provided daily at Harbour Towers hotel
Visit to Butchart Gardens with possible performance
Tuesday May 20
Walk to nearby ferry landing
Board ferry to Seattle
Fly from Seattle to Sacramento
Carpools to return home in the evening
Passports or other documents Everyone traveling with the band will need
either a passport, a notarized birth certificate, or lawful permanent
resident card /naturalization card to travel outside the country. Traveling
with a passport is easiest yet will cost about $70, if your student needs to
obtain one. For full details on travel documents required, please go to our
Band Booster website at _www.dhsbandboosters.com_
(http://www.dhsbandboosters.com and) and
click on the Spring Trip link.
Financial Information The total cost for the bands to take this trip will
be determined over the next few months as venues and activities are
confirmed. The anticipated cost per student is $800. We will do everything we can
to keep the cost as reasonable as possible. The trip expenses will be
covered by donations and by fundraising events throughout the year. Band
Boosters exists in part to ensure that all students who want to attend the
band trips are able. Together we can make this great trip happen!
We will be collecting pledges for donations toward this trip in 3
installments between now and February. In order to determine if we have enough
parent support for a trip of this magnitude we must know your pledge
intentions as soon as possible. We will soon be making large payments to secure our
reservations, and we will only proceed forward with the trip planning if
we can determine that we have enough funds through pledge donations and our
anticipated fundraising efforts to make this work!
Chaperones Yes, we need them. But we will only have room for a limited
number of folks. If you are interested in chaperoning the trip, please
indicate this on the registration form, and consider coming to our trip
planning meetings. First preference for travel will be to those who help put the
trip together – as some of those folks will need to be there. Then we will
fill in remaining slots with other interested parents by lottery if
needed. If you are not selected for a chaperone spot, please consider scheduling
your own “parallel” trip and meeting up with the group at one of our
locations. It’s fun to be a band groupie and amazing to see the students
perform in these special locations.
Fundraising Opportunities
We have already completed 3 car washes, a pizza night and raffle and food
sales at the Davis Jazz and Beat Festival. We are off to a great start!
Future fundraising opportunities include the holiday Rent a Band,
Play-a-thon in January and Coconut Grove in March. Students are not required but
are encouraged to participate in these fundraising events as it will really
help to decrease our overall costs. Students will see a direct benefit from
all fundraising efforts – if we raise more than we anticipate in our early
budget projections, then we will divide that surplus among the student
participants either with more included meals on the trip or an adjustment
after the trip.
Reservations In order to plan accordingly, we need to know who will be
attending this trip. Initial reservations are being made with the airline,
bus and hotels so it is essential to determine how many students will be
participating and begin collecting pledged donations.
Please complete the official trip online reservation form by visiting the
link below by October 25th. EVERYONE MUST REGISTER as either going or
not going on the trip.
_www.dhsbandboosters2.com_ (http://www.dhsbandboosters2.com)
Reservation Deposit We are collecting initial deposit donations now.
In order to budget accordingly we ask that you plan to make any pledge
donations in regular installments by the dates listed below. This will help to
ensure that we have enough funds in the trip account to pay for
reservations when they become due. We cannot wait until just before or after the trip
to collect donations. If we do not have enough funds in our account when
it is time to pay invoices, we will cancel our trip.
First pledge installment should be received by:
November 15, 2013
Second pledge installment should be received by:
January 15, 2014
Final pledge installment due should be received by:
February 15, 2014
Please make checks payable to: DHS Band Boosters
You may send all pledge installments to the band booster mail box at:
DHS Band Boosters
Victoria Trip
P.O. Box 73522
Davis, CA 95617
We sincerely hope that all band students will sign up for the Victoria
Spring Trip. There is nothing that helps to unify a group like touring and
sharing music together. If you have any questions regarding the trip please
feel free to contact us.
Katie Horn and Otto Raabe
DHS Band Trip Coordinators
758-2528
707-392-9867
_jazzyhorns at aol.com_ (mailto:jazzyhorns at aol.com)
_OttoRaabe at aol.com_
(mailto:OttoRaabe at aol.com)
PLEASE COMPLETE THE ONLINE RESERVATION BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25th!
_www.dhsbandboosters2.com_ (http://www.dhsbandboosters2.com/)
Check the band booster website often for updated Spring Trip information
throughout the school year. _www.dhsbandboosters.com_
(http://www.dhsbandboosters.com)
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