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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Music Parents,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brenda Cameron (a Harper Band parent) is running
the 2008 <STRONG>Valley Oak Carnival</STRONG> fundraiser - the last one for
Valley Oak before the school is closed this June. In an effort to allow
the Valley Oak parents to enjoy this last event with their children, Brenda has
structured the budget to "pay" for volunteer efforts that will benefit
the DSOMA Save-Our-Music Campaign (SOM) and other local nonprofit orgs.
You and your Jr. High & High School students can help raise funds for the
SOM campaign by volunteering as parent-student work teams:</FONT></DIV>
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<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>Assemble your team and sign up to work the
full <STRONG>three-hour shift (4:45-7:45 pm) on Friday, June 6,
2008</STRONG></FONT>
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<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>Volunteers are needed to run the games and hand
out prizes. No money handling involved - all players will be wearing
wrist bands.</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>All volunteers <U>must work the entire 3-hour
shift</U> in order to earn donation dollars for SOM.</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>Two people are needed to run each Carnival
game. Work crews can be one Parent (to supervise) plus one or two Jr
High School students or two High School students.</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>Each team will earn donations of $25-30 per
person for the 3-hour shift</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>50-60 volunteers will be needed to run all of
the Carnival games.</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><U>If you sign up, you must show up</U> and work
at the Carnival - we need your firm commitment.</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Please sign up by April 23, 2008; email
your response to </STRONG><A
href=""><STRONG>jhamaguchi@sbcglobal.net</STRONG></A> (you will receive
an email reminder)</FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Arial size=2>Families with band, orchestra and chorus
students are invited to participate on behalf of the SOM
campaign.</FONT></LI></UL></LI></UL>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a fun way for music student to take part in
the Save-Our-Music campaign and to support their own music education
programs. If 60 music volunteers sign up to work at the Valley Oak
Carnival, together we can earn $2,000 for the SOM campaign while providing for a
fun-filled farewell event for the Valley Oak families - <EM>not bad for three
hours of fun and games! </EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope to hear from you soon,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joyce Hamaguchi, President</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Harper Band Boosters</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>757-6336</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>