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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=rhoover526@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:rhoover526@sbcglobal.net">Rick &
Kathy Hoover</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=jhamaguchi@sbcglobal.net
href="mailto:jhamaguchi@sbcglobal.net">Joyce Hamaguchi</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 07, 2007 9:11 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Natsoulas Jazz Festival Debate</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Joyce please put the following letters out to all 3 band listserves.
Thanks, Rick Hoover</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>DHS Band
Boosters,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Last spring a
representative of a local businessman approached one of our Jazz Band parents
regarding a jazz festival that the businessman wanted to sponsor in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Davis</st1:City></st1:place>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mr. Natsoulas, owner of the Natsoulas
Gallery, was looking for a beneficiary for his Davis Jazz Artists Festival and
thought of the DHS Jazz Band as a worthy recipient.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At the May 2007 Band Booster meeting,
Mr. Fred Lange announced that the event would take place in the Fall as a
benefit for the Jazz Band and that the work for the event would be organized by
the Jazz Band parents.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>According to
Band Booster common practice, no vote was taken as no objection was raised by
any parent in attendance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Vendors
and other festival sponsors were sought and informed that the proceeds would go
into the Band Boosters’ account for the benefit the DHS Jazz Band.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Recently someone
raised an objection , saying this event benefiting only one band is contrary to
Band Booster policy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Historically,
however, there have been at least three previous times when a single DHS band
has been designated as the recipient of a fund raiser: The first occasion was
the very first Coconut Grove where money funded the Jazz Band going to
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:City></st1:place>. The
other two occasions occurred when the Symphonic Band had a special need for
travel money in 1990 and 1994.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>Although
organizing specific fundraisers for each band should not be the normal mode of
operating in Band Boosters, We feel that we should always consider the option
when presented with an opportunity such as the Davis Jazz Artists Festival.. In
this case, the festival organizer, Mr. Natsoulas, specifically wanted to have
his event benefit the DHS Jazz Band, and we believe we need to honor that
directive at this time.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If next
year we have the opportunity again, we can discuss with Mr. Natsoulas the
possibility of the money supporting all three bands.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3>If you would like
to discuss this Fundraiser in an open forum, please attend the October
10<SUP>th</SUP> Band Booster Meeting where it will be on the agenda.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In the meantime we hope we can help
provide a great experience for our students.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 3.0in"><FONT
size=3>Mike Choy<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Steve Williams</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 3.0in"><FONT
size=3>DHS Band Booster President<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Past President </FONT></DIV>
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size=3><A
href="mailto:cjchoy@sbcglobal.net">cjchoy@sbcglobal.net</A>
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</FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT><A
href="mailto:stevewms@sbcglobal.net">stevewms@sbcglobal.net</A></FONT></DIV>
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size=3>Band Boosters:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>I am the person who has voiced an objection to the Natsoulas Jazz
Festival supporting only the Jazz Band.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The reason I object is that it was a Band Booster supported fundraiser
and as an organization the Band Boosters are obligated to support the entire
band program without bias. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>There have been several recent notices issued about the Davis Jazz and
Artist’s Festival, with the DHS Jazz Band being the sole beneficiary of
fundraising efforts.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The truth is
that the distribution of funds collected at the festival has never been voted on
by the Band Booster members.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>My wife and I both attended the Band Booster meeting last May, where
apparently this festival was first announced.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Minimal official business was conducted
at that meeting since it was mostly a social event for greeting the Jr. High
parents.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If the issue was
announced, it certainly was not discussed in any level of detail – only in the
context of possible upcoming fundraising opportunities.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If there had been a discussion of a
“Jazz Band Only” fundraiser that would have certainly grabbed our
attention.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Unfortunately, no
official minutes of the meeting were submitted or approved, so we are all left
with our own recollections - which are no longer fresh.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If the minutes had been submitted and
published in the newsletter prior to the next official meeting it would have
provided an opportunity to have the discussion before the event took
place.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>The Jazz Band Parents did in fact do all of the coordinating for the
festival over the summer, however they did so without ever obtaining the
approval of the Band Boosters.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The
issue of whether it should be an exclusive Jazz Band fundraiser never got
decided in the early planning stages, as it should have.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As it turned out the Jazz Band parents
continued working under the assumption that this was only for the benefit of the
Jazz Band and as a result, the issue must be dealt with after the fact.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>If the Natsoulas fundraiser had required no support other than the Jazz
Band parents, this issue would never have been raised.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, from my perspective there is no
doubt that this festival is truly a Band Booster supported event.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Here are some of the reasons why:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Jazz Band parents have used the Band Booster Non-Profit Status for
soliciting donations for this festival.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The non-profit aspect was critical for anyone receiving benefit from Mr.
Natsoulas.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Jazz Band parents have used the Band Booster Raffle Permit (submitted to
and approved by the CA Dept. of Justice) for fundraising at this festival.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Fees for this permit are paid from Band
Booster accounts.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Non-profit status
is a requisite for obtaining these permits.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Jazz Band parents requested using the Band Booster Liability insurance
policy in support of this festival.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Premiums paid for by the Band
Boosters.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Jazz Band parents solicited donations from downtown merchants and
businesses in direct competition with upcoming Band Booster fundraisers.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This will certainly make future Band
Booster fundraising more challenging. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>With all of the support that the Band Booster organization provided to
the “Jazz Band Fundraiser,” at least the Band Booster members as a whole, should
have been allowed a vote on the issue.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>If the Band Boosters have had only three fundraisers over the entire
history of the Band Boosters, which have supported one band exclusively (the
earliest being nearly two decades ago), it is obvious that this is not our
normal way of doing business.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Such
a large deviation from our normal business process deserves at least a
discussion and vote by the members.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>I would suspect that even those three instances of the distant past were
openly discussed.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>As a condition of our Non-Profit Status, all fundraising revenue must be
deposited into the Band Booster accounts.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>How those funds are distributed to support the band students should be
determined by the Band Booster membership and not by an outside
entity.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>The intent of the Band Booster organization is to provide a great
experience for ALL of our band students.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Please attend the next Band Booster meeting if you would like to
participate in this discussion.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>Rick Hoover <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>DHS Band Booster Treasurer</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3><A
href="mailto:rhoover526@sbcglobal.net">rhoover526@sbcglobal.net</A></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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