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FREE MONEY FROM AMAZON!

Have you made your holiday shopping list yet? If you are among the many people who will be doing your holiday shopping on-line with Amazon this year, please read on to learn how you can shop and support the band at the same time!

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the Clear Springs Charger Band every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection, and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your Charger Band. Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible for donations. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages.

To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile. Or better yet, use the link on our website! See more on that below.

You can use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same. On your first visit to AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), you need to select Clear Springs Charger Band Boosters to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping.

Don’t have an Amazon account? Amazon Associates is another very easy way to support the Clear Springs Charger Band. All you have to do whenever you will be purchasing anything from Amazon is access Amazon through our website by clicking the big Amazon box in the right sidebar and then make your purchases. The band can earn up to 10% in referral fees depending on the item category at no cost to you. And don’t worry, Amazon will not disclose any personal information to us. If you are not seeing the Amazon link, make sure that you do not have any ad blocker software running that may be blocking it.

Since June, we have been able to raise over $500 through this program. Our goal is $1,000 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2018. We can blow this goal out of the water if everyone will go to Amazon through the band website. Remember the more we can bring in with fundraisers such as this, the more we can do for our kids and the more we can lower next year’s band fees.

Please share this link and information with your friends and family and encourage them to show their support by accessing Amazon through our website whenever they will be shopping on Amazon. Also, please take a moment and use the share buttons below to share this through Facebook, Twitter, or email.

CHILIS GIVE BACK NIGHT – OCTOBER 23

Let Chili’s do the cooking while you support the Clear Springs High School Band at the same time!

Our Chili’s give back event is next week. With each flyer presented on Monday, October 23rd, Chili’s will donate 15% of the sale. Please print out the attached flyer and take it with you to Chili’s 646 location to support our Charger Band. The fun lasts from 11am-11pm on Monday.

Our give back nights last year were a huge success. Let’s make this one even better with a big turnout! If you work in an office or have friends and family who might enjoy eating out for a cause, please print and distribute as many flyers as you want. Thank you for supporting our Charger band!!!

Chili’s Flyer

Monday, October 23
11am-11pm
2845 Gulf Fwy S
League City, TX 77573-6781
(this is the one by FM 646)

This is a very easy way to raise some funds. Let’s try and make this as successful as possible by not only participating but also by printing out extra flyers and giving them to friends, relatives, and/or co-workers.

Please remember to present the flyer when paying for your meal!!

Raise money for our band while shopping on Amazon

Amazon Associates is a very easy way to support the Clear Springs Charger Band. All you have to do whenever you will be purchasing anything from Amazon, is access Amazon through our website by clicking the big Amazon box in the right sidebar and then make your purchases. The band can earn up to 15% in referral fees depending on the item category at no cost to you, other than your time spent accessing Amazon through our website. And don’t worry, Amazon will not disclose any personal information to us. If you are not seeing the Amazon link, make sure that you do not have any ad blocker software running that may be blocking it.

Since June, we have been able to raise over $600 through this program. Our goal is $1,000 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2016. We can blow this goal out of the water if everyone will go to Amazon through the band website. Remember the more we can bring in with fundraisers such as this, the more we can do for our kids and the more we can lower next year’s band fees.

Rock-a-thon is almost here!

On Saturday, August 13, the Charger Band students will converge on the CSHS cafeteria at 8:30am with rocking chairs for our first big fundraiser of the year! Prizes abound at this event and our top fundraising Charger Band Student will be taking home the grand prize of Whataburger for a year!!

The fundraising goal is for every Charger Band member to hit the $250 mark so we can fund all the wonderful programs we have for our band students.

The Rock-a-thon committee has a few donation needs. If you are able to donate any of these items, please send them to the director’s office in the band hall.

– Card stock (for sponsor thank you notes)
– Invitation envelopes (for sponsor thank you notes)
– Mailing stamps(for sponsor thank you notes)
– Smarties candy
– Raffle prizes for our students
– Pens

Lunch orders for Rock-a-thon will be taken at check in. If your student has special dietary needs, please let the Rock-a-thon committee know as soon as possible so they can arrange for special lunch to be available for your student. Also, concessions will be available at the event, so please send your student with some pocket change for snacks.

All parents are invited to join the fun from 3-3:25 for our wrap up events: Director 20 questions, special surprise and big reveal! The Rock-a-thon committee is asking for donations of cookies for refreshments for wrap up time.

The “After Party” for all who participate in Rock-a-thon is scheduled for Friday, August 19, from 8am-11am at Bay Area Raceway in Dickinson. Cost for entry to the After Party is $10 and covers unlimited free play on video games, non ticket games, unlimited laser tag and unlimited go kart riding! All students who hit the $250 mark for Rock-a-thon donations and pledges will receive half price entry for $5. Our winning section with the highest $ average per student in the section will receive free After Party entry!

Parents can sign up to chaperone for Rock-a-thon and/or the After Party on Charms. All hands are welcome and it’s fun!

Thank you for supporting this fun event and helping the band fund our programs.

Solo & Ensemble/Spaghetti Dinner

Our Solo & Ensemble Recital and Spaghetti Dinner will be Tuesday, February 23rd and/or Thursday, February 25th. All Students are required to perform a solo and/or ensemble; at this time, all students should have a piece(s), should be practicing it/them, and should have completed the google form below to enter. Only one student from each ensemble should have signed up. Students were also supposed to use that form to request a day/time if they have a legitimate conflict with one of the days such as a UIL activity or an accompanist that can only come to one of the days. The exact performance times will be posted at the beginning of the week of February 15th.

Solo & Ensemble Entry Form

Concurrent with the solo & Ensemble Recital will be our 3rd Annual Spaghetti Dinner from 5:30 PM-7:30 PM. Dinner will be served in the CSHS Cafeteria and has been a big hit for the past two years.

Tickets may be purchased from Mr. Witmer and Mr. Brown beginning on Monday, February 15th and are $10 each. (please bring the money in an envelope so that it can be placed in the safe)

You may download a Spaghetti Dinner Flier by clicking here.

Taste Of The Town & Winter Concert

Our Winter Concert and 4th Annual Taste of the Town are coming up and everyone is cordially invited to attend both the Taste of the Town for $15 followed by a free concert.

Thursday, December 3rd
Taste of the Town: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Winter Concert: 8:00pm
Clear Springs High School – Cafeteria and Auditorium

4th Annual Taste of the Town

So what exactly is Taste of the Town you ask? Well to start, it is considered the best fundraiser ever by many, if not all, of the people who attend, and it is our 2nd highest grossing fundraiser after the Rock-A-Thon. At the event there will be approximately 16 different local restaurants that bring samples of their food. With the purchase of a ticket, you will be able to get samples from each of these restaurants which will easily make up a full meal (you will not need to eat a separate dinner this evening.) Check out the following list of the restaurants which have committed to attending.

Brewingz
Chili’s
Genghis Grill
Kona Ice
Chocolate Bar Bazaar
Marco’s Pizza
Le Madeleine
Slices and Ices
Panera Bread
Pei Wei Asian Diner
Tea House Under the Oaks
Chuy’s
Gina’s Italian Kitchen & Pizzeria
Thai Spice – Noodle & Sushi House
CSHS Culinary Department

So where can you get the tickets that will allow you to eat food from all of the above restaurants all in the same meal, and how much are they? The tickets are being sold by the band students and are $15. Five tickets were distributed to the students to sell on Friday, November 20th and any students who need additional tickets can get them from the directors. All money and any unsold tickets need to be returned by Monday, November 30, 2015. E-mail cshsbandtasteoftown@gmail.com if you have any questions.

As with many of the other fundraisers that we do, we can raise the most funds if tickets are sold to not only your own family but also to friends, neighbors and co-workers. They also make great gifts for classroom teachers. So lets all do our best to make this evening a success. Students don’t forget to purchase a ticket for yourself (or have your parents purchase it for you) in order to partake in all that the restaurants have to offer. Students will need to eat before 7:00 PM.

Winter Concert

This concert is looking to be a great concert for the whole family. Selections will include numerous holiday favorites, including Leroy Anderson’s famous Sleigh Ride and A Christmas Festival that will be sure to get you in the holiday mood. Please come out and support the students at this free concert as it is always more enjoyable for the students to perform to a packed house with loud applause.

Important notes for students and parents:

Uniforms will be worn
- Boys – Tuxedo Jacket, tuxedo pants, tuxedo shirt, black satin bow tie, black satin cummerbund, long black socks, black dress shoes or black marching shoes.
- Girls – black band dress, black close toed shoes with an inch or less heel.
Students are not permitted to wear any part of their uniform to Taste of the town.
Students should eat before 7:00 PM.
Call time for Symphonic and Concert Bands is 7:15 PM – Concert band on Stage and Symphonic in the band hall.
Call time for Wind Ensemble is 8:00 PM in the band hall.
Concert Band and Symphonic Band members are to stay and watch the remainder of the concert once they have finished performing.
Concert Band and Symphonic band members are to stay in uniform (yes, that includes bow-ties) until they leave the school.
Our concerts are dignified events where attendees and performers are expected to act as if it were a Houston Symphony performance. Photographs and video may be taken from the back walkway of the auditorium. Electronic devices should be turned off or left at home. Small children should be supervised and seated at all times and taken from the auditorium before they become a distraction to others. Talking should be limited to between bands and whispering should be limited to between musical selections.

Less Than A Week To Go – CCISD Band Raffle

The CCISD High School Marching Band Raffle fundraiser only has less than a week to sell your raffle tickets for a chance to win an IPad Mini, $50 Starbucks Gift Card, or a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Money and/or any unsold raffle tickets are due in the band hall safe by Monday, November 16th.

Please download and print the CSHS Spirit Night flyer by clicking here and bring it to either night at Fuddruckers’s on NASA Road One to support the CCISD Band Booster Clubs.

Clear Creek and Clear Springs will have their “Spirit Night” on Tuesday, November 17, while Clear Brook and Clear Lake will have their “Spirit Night” on Wednesday, November 18 along with the Grand Prize Raffle drawing at 8pm. Please attend the one that best fits your schedule.

Remember you do not have to be present to win, but WE would appreciate everyone that can come out to Fuddruckers’s.

The raffle tickets sell for $5 per ticket or a book of three tickets for $10. For every 2 books of 3 tickets sold (Total of 6 Tickets), the student will earn a chance to have their name entered into the incentive drawing for the iPad Mini and Gift Cards. The incentive drawing will be conducted Wednesday, November 18.

Thank you very much,

Tina Perry

GO CHARGERS!

CCISD High School Marching Band Raffle Fundraiser

The CCISD High School Marching Band Raffle fundraiser is about to begin. As we have done the last several years, the booster clubs for the 4 participating high school marching bands are joining together to conduct the prize raffle sale as a fundraiser with drawings for several nice prizes to be given away on Wednesday, November 18, at the Fuddruckers’s on NASA Rd. 1. We are very fortunate that several area retailers have graciously donated some prizes and covered the associated expenses. The four participating schools will also hand out benefit tickets so we can use them for a “Spirit Night” dinner fundraiser. Clear Creek and Clear Springs will have their “Spirit Night” on Tuesday, November 17, while Clear Brook and Clear Lake will take their “Spirit Night” on Wednesday, November 18 along with the Grand Prize drawing.

Raffle tickets and instructions will be distributed by Friday, October 30th to the students. The raffle tickets sell for $5 per ticket or a book of three tickets for $10. As an additional incentive for our students to participate, the Clear Springs Band Booster Club will be conducting a drawing for an IPad Mini, $50 Starbucks Gift card, and $25 Amazon Giftcard. For every 2 books of 3 tickets sold, the student will earn a chance to have their name entered into the drawing. This drawing will be conducted at our “Spirit Night” on Tuesday, November 17.

Thank you very much,

Tina Perry
GO CHARGERS!

Chili’s Give Back Event

Our second Chili’s give back event is around the corner! Please print off the attached flier and take it with you to Chili’s 646 location to support our Charger Band. If you work in an office or have friends and family who might enjoy eating out for a cause, please print and distribute as many fliers as you want!!! The fun lasts from 11am-11pm on October 22 (the week after UIL). Our first give back night was a huge success. Let’s make this one even better with a bigger turnout!! Thank you for supporting our Charger band. Future Chili’s give back save the date: March 3, 2016. Thank you for supporting our band.

Chili’s Give Back Flier

Thursday, October 22nd
11am-11pm
2845 Gulf Fwy S
League City, TX 77573-6781
(this is the one by 646)

This is a very easy way to raise some funds. Let’s try and make this as successful as possible by not only participating but also by printing out extra fliers and giving them to friends, relatives, and/or co-workers.

Please remember to present the flier when paying for your meal!!

Chili’s Give Back Event

It’s give back time! Our first family event of the year has arrived! Next week, Thursday, September 17, Chili’s (646 location) will be hosting a give back event to benefit our band. When you print the attached flier and present it to your waitperson, our band receives 15% in give back donations from the restaurant! Get fed for a cause! You may take the flier from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., so yes, lunchtime is included in the giveback! Future Chili’s give back save the dates: October 22, 2015 and March 3, 2016. Thank you for supporting our band.

Chili’s Give Back Event Flier

Thursday, September 17th
11am-11pm
2845 Gulf Fwy S
League City, TX 77573-6781
(this is the one by 646)

Please remember to present the flier when paying for your meal!!

Chili’s Give Back Event

A great way to help help raise some additional funds for the band is to have lunch or dinner at Chili’s. Yes, you read that right, simply have lunch or dinner at Chili’s and present the following flier when you pay for your meal and Chili’s will donate 15% of your purchase amount to the band.

Chili’s Give Back Event Flier

Tuesday, April 28th
11am-11pm
2845 Gulf Fwy S
League City, TX 77573-6781
(this is the one by 646)

Please remember to present the flier when paying for your meal!!

Chili’s Give Back Event

Chili’s Give Back Event Flier

Tuesday, March 24th
11am-11pm
2845 Gulf Fwy S
League City, TX 77573-6781
(this is the one by 646)

Please remember to present the flier when paying for your meal!!

Solo & Ensemble | Spaghetti Dinner Part 2

If you have not already read part 1 please click here and read it before continuing.

Students will be performing in the Band Hall, Choir Room, and Orchestra Room beginning at 5:30. The “final” schedule, which is subject to change, has been posted in the band hall and a link to it was included in The Band Buzz email.

Audience members will need to enter between performances. Video recording is allowed provided it is not a distraction the performers. For this reason, flash photography is not allowed.

Important Notes:

The ensemble (triangle) room across from the choir room, and the practice rooms, will be used for warm up.
Students must get their instruments out of the band hall before 5:30 because they will not be able to get into the band hall once the recital begins.
Students should plan on arriving at least 30 minutes prior to their performance time and should be waiting outside the performance room 15 minutes prior to their performance time.
Students will need to listen and complete an ensemble evaluation form of 4 other performances that evening. Evaluation forms will be provided.
The Spaghetti Dinner will be taking place in the cafeteria beginning at 6:00. Students planning on eating at the Spaghetti Dinner may eat either before or after their performance.

Students should wear business casual attire:

Boys Attire
- Polo or button down shirt tucked in (No T-shirt)
- Khaki or dark pants (No jeans)
- Matching belt and dress shoes (No athletic shoes)
Girls Attire
- Business casual appropriate pants or skirt (No jeans)
- Business casual appropriate blouse (No t-shirt)
- Business casual appropriate shoes (No athletic shoes)

Solo & Ensemble | Spaghetti Dinner

Students have been hard a work the last month or so preparing their solo and/or ensemble for performance at our Solo & Ensemble recital on February 26. For your convenience, that evening we will also be having a Spaghetti Dinner to both help raise funds for the band students as well as make it easy to be able to attend the recital without having to cook any dinner yourself that evening.

Thursday, February 26th
6:00-8:00
Clear Springs High School

For the Solo & Ensemble recital we encourage family and friends to come out and listen to their students and we also ask that you listen to a couple of other students while your are here so that all students can have the opportunity to play for an audience. The schedule of performance times will be available at the beginning of next week.

For the Spaghetti Dinner we will be serving a savory plate of pasta with meat sauce, salad, bread, and dessert. Dinner is kindly being cooked by our very own CSHS Culinary Department in order to keep our costs at a minimum and it was a big hit in 2014. The tickets for this event are being sold by the band students and are $10. Four tickets were distributed to the students to sell on Tuesday, February 10th and any students who need additional tickets can get them from the directors. All money and any unsold tickets need to be returned by Friday, February 20th.

As with many of the other fundraisers that we do, we can raise the most funds if tickets are sold to not only your own family but also to friends, neighbors and co-workers. So lets all do our best to make this evening a success. Students don’t forget to purchase a ticket for yourself (or have your parents purchase it for you).

UNSOLD TICKETS MUST BE RETURNED!

E-mail cshsbandbooster@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Continue reading part 2 of this article by clicking here.

Pancake Breakfast

Our next fundraiser coming up is our Pancake Breakfast where you will be able to enjoy a delicious breakfast of pancakes and sausage served to you by members of our band council. Pancakes are “ALL YOU CAN EAT”

Saturday, January 31st
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Chili’s
1150 West Nasa Road 1
Webster, TX 77598

Chili’s has generously donated their restaurant to allow us to host this event, they have also donated a chef to make the pancakes.

The tickets for this event are being sold by the band students and are $10. Two tickets were distributed to the students to sell on Thursday, January 16th and any students who need additional tickets can get them from the directors. All money and any unsold tickets need to be returned by Monday, January 26th.

As with many of the other fundraisers that we do, we can raise the most funds if tickets are sold to not only your own family but also to friends, neighbors and co-workers. So lets all do our best to make this morning a success. Students don’t forget to purchase a ticket for yourself (or have your parents purchase it for you).

UNSOLD TICKETS MUST BE RETURNED! E-mail cshsbandbooster@gmail.com if you have any questions.

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Free Money from Amazon and Kroger

FREE MONEY – FREE MONEY – FREE MONEY – FREE MONEY

See below for easy ways to give back to the band just by shopping. The merchants give the money to the band so no money comes out of your pocket.

These programs continue throughout the year.

The first is Amazon.com Associates Program, basically if you are going to buy anything on Amazon.com you can raise money for the band by accessing Amazon.com by clicking on the Amazon.com box on the right side of this website instead of going directly to amazon.com. When you do this Amazon.com will donate a percentage of your purchase amount to the band.

The next one is Kroger Community Rewards Program. If you enroll your Kroger plus card in the program and use it when you checkout at Kroger. Kroger will donate a percentage of your purchase amount to the band.

In the most recent donation from Kroger, 45 families were able to raise $750 for the band just by shopping at Kroger and having their Kroger plus card connected to the band. If we can double this participation, we can bring in nearly $6000.00 a year!!!

For more information please visit our fundraising page by clicking here or clicking the fundraising link in the left menu.

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Taste of the Town

Coming up in December are our Taste of the Town and Winter Concert.

Thursday, December 4th
Taste of the Town: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Winter Concert: 8:00pm
Clear Springs High School – Cafeteria

So what exactly is Taste of the Town you ask? Well to start, it is considered the best fundraiser ever by many, if not all, of the people who attend, and it is our 2nd highest grossing fundraiser after the Rock-A-Thon. At the event there will be approximately 20 different local restaurants that bring samples of their food. With the purchase of a ticket, you will be able to get samples from each of these restaurants which will easily make up a full meal (you will not need to eat a separate dinner this evening.) Check out the following list of the restaurants which have committed to attending.

Cheesecake Factory
Brewingz
Slices and Ices
Chili’s
San Lorenzo Mexican Restaurant
Panera Bread
Berrylicious
Carl’s Jr.
Kroger
Longhorn Steakhouse
Cakes by Jula
Red River Barbeque & Grill
Which Wich Superior Sandwiches
Genghis Grill
Pei Wei Asian Diner
Olive Garden

So where can you get the tickets that will allow you to eat food from all of the above restaurants all in the same meal, and how much are they? The tickets are being sold by the band students and are $15. Five tickets were distributed to the students to sell on Friday, November 7th and any students who need additional tickets can get them from the directors. All money and any unsold tickets need to be returned by Wednesday, November 19th.

UNSOLD TICKETS MUST BE RETURNED! E-mail cshsbandtasteofthetown@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Instead of having a Silent Auction during Taste of the Town as we have done in the past we will be having a fun raffle! Raffle tickets will sell for $1 each or 6 tickets for $5.00. You will have a chance to win any one of the raffle baskets listed below.

We would truly appreciate a donation item(s) or a monetary donation to purchase some of these items for the baskets. If you would like to donate or have a donation, please contact Alma Block at tblock2814@comcast.net or at 832-444-1375.

Curtain #1: Movie Nights
Items in hand: 48” Flat-screen TV, Pizzas, Popcorn and Candy concessions
DONATIONS STILL NEEDED:
Current Movies on BluRay
Christmas or Holiday Movies on BluRay (Elf, A Christmas Story, It’s a Wonderful Life, etc.)
BluRay Player

Curtain #2: Grillin’ Time
Items in hand: Charbroil Grill, Perry Steaks
DONATIONS STILL NEEDED:
Cookbooks for grilling, Apron(s), Grilling Tools, Large Drink Container, Seasonings

Curtain #3: FAN-atic Frenzy
Items in hand: Rockets Tickets, Astros Tickets, Texans Jersey
DONATIONS STILL NEEDED:
Dynamo tickets (next season of course), Texans tickets (remaining games this season or for next season), UH, Rice, UT, or A&M tickets, jerseys, tailgating items, sports flags, sports chairs, fan tent for tailgate party

Curtain #4: Flyin’ High
Items in hand: Helicopter Tour of Downtown San Antonio for (3)
DONATIONS STILL NEEDED:
Hotel stay in San Antonio, Spurs tickets, River Walk Restaurant Gift Cards, etc.

Curtain #5: Camp Fire Fun
Items in hand: Camping items
BASKET COMPLETE – NO DONATIONS NEEDED

Chili’s Give Back Event

Chili’s Give Back Event Flier

Tuesday, October 28th
11am-11pm
2845 Gulf Fwy S
League City, TX 77573-6781
(this is the one by 646)

Please remember to present the flier when paying for your meal!!

Fuddruckers Benefit Night

A great way to help help raise some additional funds for the band is to have lunch or dinner at the new Fuddruckers. Yes, you read that right, simply have lunch or dinner at Fuddruckers and present the following flier when you check out and Fuddruckers will donate 20% of your purchase amount to the band.

Fuddruckers Benefit Night Flier

Tuesday, September 23rd
11 AM – 9 PM
20001 Gulf Freeway
Webster, TX 77598

Please remember to present the flier when checking out!!

CHARMS Fundraising Entrees Explained

The following letter is from our booster club treasurer:

Dear Band Students and Parents,

There has been some confusion regarding the Rock-a-thon entries that show up on the student financial statements in CHARMS. I am sending out this message to clear things up.

As the Rock-a-thon approached, we started receiving many requests from students/parents who wanted to know how much had been mailed in for them. Instead of answering each request, I entered the mail-in numbers for each student in their CHARMS account. They showed up under the fundraising section and were marked “cash”. This information was only meant to show the current mail-ins and any donations received after that date were not entered. Also, any donations that were brought in on the day of Rock-a-thon were not entered into CHARMS.

As per IRS rules and CCISD policies, we are not allowed to individually allocate fundraising efforts. All donations must be used for the entire band and cannot offset any individual band fees or expenses. The information I entered was only meant to show current donations since some students were trying to meet certain goals.

I have removed the entries from CHARMS for mail-in donations. Any entries that remain were made on the CHARMS website and were placed there automatically when the donation was made. Again, all fundraising money must be used to support the entire band and will not be credited to an individual.

Thank you,

Glen Santos
Treasurer, Clear Springs Band Booster Club