This is a current list of Standing Committees within the Band Boosters. We will need help in all of these areas. You are what makes our band program successful!!

Band Banquet: Organize and plan banquet for students, parents, school officials and local dignitaries as appropriate. Certificates and awards are given to students, senior favors for the graduating seniors. Sit down dinner and program is planned in coordination with the Band Director. Volunteers needed for planning, decorating, set-up etc.

Chaperones: Each trip out-of-town event requires chaperones (3 per bus on average). There is a chaperone bag availabe for each bus. Each week it is stocked with necessities such as extra gloves, Band-Aids, flashlight, safety pins, etc. Each bag is checked and replenished before each out-of-town event. [See Guidelines]

Chuck Wagon: Volunteers are needed to plan and serve meals/snacks/drinks to the band students before long distance away football games, band contests etc. Volunteers needed to help with setting up, serving and clean up.

Concessions: All band parents will be required to support the concession stands which will include all home games, Heart of Dixie, if applicable, and play off games as this is one of our major sources of income. It will be the responsibility of the parent to find a replacement if they are unable to work. This could be a relative, neighbor, or friend. The telephone committee will call the band parents to set up exact times and dates of services needed.

Discount Cards: Volunteers needed to help organize the Discount Card fundraiser. This committee will be responsible for getting local businesses to participate on the card for discounts in their businesses. The cards will be distributed to the students for them to sell, monies will be receipted, unsold cards will be turned into the committee, and monies will be turned over to the treasurer. This allows for full accountability.

First-Aid: Volunteers needed who have been first-aid and CPR certified to help with the band whether it be a home game, away game, festivals, or any other travel plans.

Fruit Sale: Volunteers are needed to prepare fruit and meat sale packages to be distributed to the students, help with the collection of monies turned in from the students order forms, help tally fruit and meat orders to place the bands big overall order, unload fruit and meat from the delivery trucks, and help fill each students orders for completion of delivery to their customers. (Students will pickup their fruit and meat for each of their customers in the band room on the day of the delivery date.)

Fundraising: Chairperson needed to coordinate the fundraising activities. Coordinate with the band booster officers to establish fund raising goals, and monitor the success of each fund raising event, solicit and research new fundraising ideas and possibilities.

Game Night Drinks: Men are needed to help ice down the canned drinks and bottled water for our band students. The bottled water will be handed out after the pre-game show. The canned drinks will be given to students after half-time. The visiting band will receive their complimentary half-time drinks at the south stand. The President will notify the visiting band of the complimentary drinks and where to get them. Volunteers needed to help serve these drinks for both home and away games. Volunteers will also be responsible for placing the coolers of water in the stands.

Gatorade/Water: Volunteers are needed to mix and serve Gatorade to the band students during summer practice. This committee is also responsible for preparing the coolers of ice water that will be placed on several bleacher seats for the students to refill their water bottles. This committee will be responsible for these coolers at home or away games, or any other traveling activities, and will only be used according to weather-related needs. Volunteers will be responsible for placing coolers at the roll-up door to be loaded onto the equipment truck prior to the event.

Heart of Dixie: Many volunteers are needed to help in this event. This event consists of bands coming from all over the south to participate in our festival. We want to present a warm, friendly atmosphere to judges, directors, students, chaperones, bus drivers, etc. so they will come back every year.

Ice Cream Social: Volunteers are needed to organize the donations of ice cream, soft drinks, cookies, servers, and clean up etc. to this event. The band performs their show music for the band parents one night, at the beginning of the new school year.

Instrument Truck: Volunteers needed to assist in the transport of the instruments to the football games and band contests on Saturdays. The students assist with the loading and unloading. Volunteers also move the equipment onto the football field for the half-time shows and then return to the rental truck immediately afterwards. Pick-up truck needed to pull rented trailer.

Membership: Volunteers needed to coordinate the enrollment of band parents into the band booster club, collecting fees, and compiling resulting list of members. The President and Telephone Committee will be given a copy of this roster. Responsible for sending out e-mails or cards to remind parents of Band Boosters Meeting, and any other communication with the booster membership, as requested by the Booster President or the Band Director.

Photographer: Volunteers needed to take pictures of students during the 2004-2005 season. These pictures make it possible for the PHS band to maintain a wonderful history book. They will be used in many different occasions such as senior memorabilia, pictures for the newspapers, etc..

Rock-A-Thon: Volunteers and chaperones are needed for this fundraising event. Volunteers needed to organize event, and chaperones needed at the event. Band students rock (in the band room) for twelve hours (i.e. 6pm 6am) in a lock-in to raise money.

Souvenirs/Band T-Shirts: Volunteers are needed to sell Band T-shirts, sweatshirts, golf shirts and other souvenirs at home football games. Volunteers are also needed to sell these at the Ice Cream Social in August and any other appropriate events.

Seat Cushions/Rain Coats/Plumes: Volunteers are needed at each football game and band contest to hand out seat cushions as the band students proceed to the stands, rain coats for inclement weather, and the plumes before the half-time show. Each of these items need to be collected from the students, and stored as well. Volunteers are needed, if the raincoats are used, to take the raincoats home and dry them and then return to the high school.

Stadium Signs: Volunteers are needed to contact the advertisers, to renew leases. Volunteers are needed to perform any repair work and washing of the signs before the first football game.

Sunshine Committee: Volunteers needed to set up a hospitality room for guests upon band directors request, send out cards or flowers to band booster members or band students, whether it is for hospitalization, severe sickness, or death in the family.