<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp1a1b554yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hi all</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Meeting tonight, 7:30 pm, band room. Agenda: Director's report, Treasurer's report, Jazz band trips Reno and San Francisco, Victoria, Coconut Grove.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">January meeting minutes attached.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Reminder to Jazz band parents: For the Reno and San Francisco trips to happen there needs to be jazz band parent leader(s) planning these trips, including additional fundraising to add in the San Francisco outing. Come to the meeting tonight or contact us. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ongoing/Updates:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Victoria Trip: send your forms and copies of passports, and any questions, to the trip leaders:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Melinda Grow: boom5of9@gmaillcom</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Vera Sandronsky: <span>veracity@dcn.org</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>Unfortunately there has been much less participation in fundraising so far this year, and as a result we are about $5000 behind our goals. This will significantly impact the remainder of the year, and into next year. So here's how you can help:</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Coconut Grove: This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. <span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Tickets are now available for A Night at Coconut Grove, an fun filled evening of jazz music, dinner, and silent auction, Saturday March 7 at Emerson Junior High. The Davis Senior High School and junior high jazz ensembles will be performing during the evening. Tickets range from $15 for performers/student volunteers, $25 for students to $50 for adults, and can be purchased through the DHS Band Boosters website: groups.dcn.org/dhsbandboosters or at Brown Bag <span><a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4458906" class="ydp7b25511aenhancr_card_1463296422" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coconut Grove</a>. Attached is a flier you can use to post to your social media. Spread the word and buy your tickets now!</span><div><br></div></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Direct Donation: Remember the district provides very little funding per student, so consider Band as another activity your student is in, with associated costs involved. We ask every family to please donate $350 per year, or as much as possible for your family. Donations are tax deductible. If you are able but haven't yet donated, please do so. Any amount is helpful. Checks made out to DHS Band Boosters and mailed to <span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51); font-family: Lucida Grande, Verdana, Lucida, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.04px; background-color: rgb(240, 248, 255);">DHS Band Boosters, P.O. Box 73522, Davis, CA 95617</span></span>, or credit card on our band boosters website <span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> groups.dcn.org/dhsbandboosters</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Anyone can contact many of the local restaurants and plan a fundraiser. Just contact them and let me know.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Nugget Scrip: use it every time you shop there.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">smile.amazon.com: use it every time you shop there.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Have an idea of a new fundraiser? Let me know how you'd like to implement it.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks and see you tonight!</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Cynthia</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>