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Issue 373:  Thermal cup pickup, new Fisher shows, Charms emails
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Congratulations to our students and directors on a fabulous first night of Collage! Your hard work has paid off and you put on a great show! Good luck on tonight's performance!

We still need ushers for tonight! Collage SignUps are out - ushering is one way to see the show if you didn't get the tickets you wanted. To sign up to be one of our ushers, click HERE.


WLNMB would like to thank Flowers of the Lakes for their years of support for our programs. Each year, they supply our corsages for seniors. This year, they supplied flowers for the Collage Concert flower sale, and even donated some bouquets. Please consider them next time you have need for fresh flowers. You can find them at: https://www.flowersofthelakes.com/ or 248-698-8400. They are located on M-59, across from the Kroger/JCPenney complex, just east of Elizabeth Lake Rd. Great service, great prices, beautiful flowers - who could ask for more?

 Did you know there are sponsorship forms for families and businesses alike? I have been remiss in publishing them this year. I'll just blame senioritis...  Family sponsorships begin at $40. Business sponsorships begin at $75 and go up from there. We've had waning interest in the sponsorship program in recent years, but we always welcome sponsors!

Do you wonder what kind of 'stuff' we do for the programs as Music Boosters? In addition to countless hours spent feeding kids, chaperoning kids, manning concessions, fitting uniforms and more, we do this:



The funds we raised bought these shiny new instruments this year. While I kinda want to focus on the shiny new instruments, what I really want you to see is the smiles on all of those faces! Look how happy these kids are to have new, working instruments that won't need daily repairs.

Last year, we helped orchestra get 5 new cellos. The year before that, we helped with the purchase of the piano that now sits in the choir room.  The work we do has tangible results. It's important!

If you're new to the program, welcome! Don't be afraid to jump in. There are many jobs that need to be done, both big and small. If you're a returning parent, please help our new families learn the ropes! Share your experiences, talk about the friends you've made and the laughs you've had.

Our meeting schedule for the rest of the year:
Jan. 15
Feb. 12
Mar. 18*
Apr. 15
May 13
June 10
* - indicates the meeting at which elections of new officers needs to occur

Thermal Cups - Pick Up!

 
Marching Knights orders are ready to go for pickup next week! Wednesday 12/18 6-8:30 pm in the WLN Commons. Do not forget to pick up your order, as we do not have space to store them.
 

Upcoming Fundraisers:

Discounted seats for shows at the Fisher have returned!
Jesus Christ, SuperStar and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mandy Patinkin in Concert and the New Colossus
This is a recurring fundraiser to benefit the choir program. Lightly discounted tickets for you, some money returned to the program for our choir kids!

If you've got any ideas for fundraisers, please let us know! We do have a rule of  "If you bring it, you run it." so be prepared!
 
Scrip
What is Scrip? FAQ! Our Scrip program is an ongoing fundraiser. It runs all year, with order pickups on Thursday evenings in the Commons at WLN, 5:30p-6:30  (Please confirm with Missy that she'll be at the school on pickup day! Her schedule has gotten crazy because of work.) Scrip is the ONLY way to accumulate fundraising funds specifically for your student! It's a great way to pay for camp,trips, lessons, or instrument repairs. Start accumulating your Scrip dollars now for those future big purchases!  Please check out the Scrip page on our website for important enrollment information! We also have a new email address for Scrip questions/comments: wlnmusicboostersscrip@gmail.com  Note: we can only accept cash or checks at the Scrip table. 
Scrip orders placed online by Sunday nights will be available for pick up on Thursday evenings. If orders are placed and you want to arrange for pickup, please email wlnmusicboostersscrip@gmail.com to make arrangements for pick up with Missy Kirshner. 

Scrip has made it possible to pay for your online Scrip orders using a credit card! There is an additional 2.46% fee, so it may not be worth it on some purchases, but it may be great for others. Your mileage may vary!
 

 

Disney Trip
 
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for an announcement regarding a trip meeting as well as a rehearsal schedule for it.

We need all of your forms in ASAP! You can scan & email them to Mrs. Hulliberger, if needed!

Final Disney payments due Monday, 12/16/19. Payments can be made via Cash, Check, Money Order or PayPal in Charms (a 3.2% fee applies). Checks and Money Orders should be made payable to 'WLNMB' or 'WLN Music Boosters' (Please do NOT make checks payable to WLN Marching Band or WLCSD). SCRIP funds logged in Charms through November, 2019 can be used to make a full or partial payment for any outstanding Disney 2020 Trip and/or Marching Band fees. Outstanding balances (eg marching band fees)  could result in someone being dropped from the trip. Please complete the updated Student Incentive Disbursement Form (found on wlnmb.org) to request the use of SCRIP funds. Please check student and chaperone balances in Charms before making final payments. Contact Wendy Fowler at wlnmbtreasurer@gmail.com if you have questions on the balances in Charms. Refer to the 'Update Final Payment Instructions' document, which can be found in the Disney forms file in Charms, for additional information on making the final Disney 2020 payment.

Marching Band

 
Help Needed: Our uniform chair, Jessica Mukavetz, does such a great job fitting our Marching Knights. The job she does is a BIG one. Jessica could likely use some help in the form of a co-chair. If you'd like to learn the ropes, let her know. jmukavetz@yahoo.com

We are also looking for someone to take over an important band camp related role for next summer. We need someone to coordinate the post-camp sub lunches (collect money, order & distribute subs). Please let Mo Seifert know if you're interested in this role. Mo can be reached at mokickituproms@yahoo.com.
 

Charms News


Another note from Charms:

Hello— We’re writing today to inform you about a new step for your students to log into Charms. This new step is part of our effort to create the most secure authentication process for Charms users.

Please make sure all students using Charms have an email address associated with their accounts by February 1.

This notification is to let you know that some of your students do not have email addresses associated with their Charms accounts. Beginning in February, all students must have an email address that they or a parent can access. In order to log into Charms, students will need to click a link sent in an email to their email address.

Please have email accounts in place for students by February 1. 

Charms Password Resets:

Students and adults can reset, or change their password themselves on the public portal.

Reset a password from the public portal

If the student or adult does not remember their password, they can follow these instructions to reset their password.

  1. Log in to Charm's public portal.
    1. On the Charms home page, click Login.png.
    2. Select the Parents/Students/Members tab.
    3. Enter your school code and click enter.
  2. For Student Area Password, type 12345678, and click blueenter.png.
  3. Fill in the name, address, and cell phone information and then click Find my Password. 
TIP: The information entered here needs to match the information we have in Charms.

A reset link is emailed or texted to address or phone provided.


Additionally, we would love it if ALL students in the music programs (band, choir AND orchestra!) had Charms accounts. This allows our uniform chair (volunteer!) to electronically assign your student's uniform. It will also allow us to include you in Charms emails from Boosters, helping to keep you 'in the know' about Booster & program news.
To login to Charms for the first time, follow these steps:
  1. Type https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/selfregister.asp?s=WLNMusic into your browser of choice.
  2. Click the NEW Students Click Here link.
  3. This will open a form, which you can fill out with your student's information.
  4. When you're finished, click on the Register button!
  5. That's it. Thank you for helping us in our endeavors! 
 
*** Please make sure you indicate the current school year your student(s) is in ( Example: incoming Freshman will indicate 8th grade, NOT 9th grade. thank you)
 

Band

Congratulations on fabulous Collage performances!

  Choir

Congratulations on fabulous Collage performances!

Orchestra

Congratulations on fabulous Collage performances!


 
Amazon Smile
 
Please remember that we now have an Amazon Smile account! If you go to https://smile.amazon.com/ch/30-0131113 , you can support WLNMB with your Amazon purchases! It's an easy way to help our programs!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dec.16
Final Disney Trip Payment Due

See our calendar for more details

Next Booster Meeting

Our next meeting will be Weds. Jan. 15, 2020,  at 7pm in the WLN Choir Room. We welcome all parents to join us! 

 
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