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These fundraising opportunities are available for
students, parents and friends of the band program to help support the
cost of this great program. Check the Calendar-at-a-Glance for key dates
for each event. All of these programs rely heavily on student and parent
volunteer efforts. Please review the MBB Volunteers page for
descriptions of opportunities for helping out with these worthy
programs.
Note: Those fundraisers that are marked with a dollar sign
result in dollars
being assigned to Student Accounts.
Year Round Opportunities

SHOP & SHARE
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JEWEL-OSCO SHOP & SHARE FUNDRAISER
(2009-10 Tentative Schedule - Dates TBA)
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Shop & Share is back again this year. Let's make it an
even bigger and better success! Remember, all you need is a slip signed
and turned in with your grocery shopping at any Jewel on one or more of
the following dates (Mondays through Wednesdays):
Back to School:
Late September
Early Thanksgiving Shopping: Mid-November
Holiday Shopping:
Mid-December
As future dates are arranged,
they will be communicated to all Band Families
via email and the FANFARE Newsletter. For more information, contact our
Jewel-Osco Shop & Share Chairperson at

When you use a Shop & Share slip at JEWEL, the Mustang
Band Boosters get a 7% rebate! Plan to do your weekly shopping. Think
ahead of items you will need for back to school, upcoming holiday
celebrations, and meal planning! (Sale items also qualify for the Shop
and Share rebate.)
Just download and print the updated
Shop & Share slips (.pdf file). Copy and distribute to your
relatives, friends and neighbors. (Just don't distribute in the vicinity
of Jewel/Osco.) Thanks for your support! The Mustang Band Boosters will
receive 7% of your sales on those dates and there's no limit on our
potential profits!
Market Day - receive 10% of sales!
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Market Day offers parents and neighbors a wide selection
of restaurant quality food products, value priced. To receive credit of
10% of Market Day sales in your student's account, all you have to do is
include your band student's name with your order. You may order Market
Day online at www.marketday.com. Check the "Calendar" link at the top of
this page for order deadlines as well as pick-up dates and times. Online
orders are usually due near the middle of each month (on a specific
date) by noon on the Wednesday preceding the Saturday sale date.
Note: Profits for the months of September, November,
December, February and April are shared with Special Needs. Profits
during June, July and August are 100% for the BAND!
Our Market Day Chairs may be reached at

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Meijer Guest Card Purchases
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Here is another opportunity to help Mustang Bands just
by shopping for groceries and other household items! Go to Meijer.com (www.meijer.com/rewards/)
and apply for or set up your current "Meijer Guest Card" to the DGS
Mustang Bands group no=995415. On the Meijer web site, click on the
"Sign up online" link on the right hand side of the page under the
heading "Meijer Customers." It's that easy! Our rewards are based on
your individual monthly purchase total, made with cash, debit card or
Meijer credit card, ranging from 0.5 - 1%. Finally, a fundraiser that
doesn't stretch your budget … or your time! Please take a minute to
check it out and make your grocery and household items shopping count!
Contact our Meijer Purchases Chairperson at
Dining Fundraisers
Every year the Mustang Band Boosters partners with
neighborhood restaurants for Dining Fundraisers. On the scheduled dates,
the restaurants return a portion of the afternoon and/or evening's sales
to the Mustang Band Boosters. The donations vary by restaurant, but
typically range between 15%-25% of sales when accompanied by a promotion
coupon. Coupons will be available for sharing with your friends, family
and associates and are typically distributed during the Band Practices,
via email and posted on our website.
Recent Fundraisers have included Max & Erma's,
Fuddrucker's, Steak 'n Shake and Buona Beef. Keep watching for
announcement of our next Dining Fundraiser. Have questions, or want to
suggest another restaurant? Contact our Dining Fundraiser Chairpersons
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Louis' Tailors and Menswear
Buying a Downers Grove South letter jacket for your student? Louis'
Tailors & Menswear, located at 748 Ogden Avenue in Downers Grove,
will donate $10 to Mustang Band Boosters for every letter jacket
that is purchased when Downers Grove South Mustang Bands is
mentioned. The profits from this fundraiser go into the Mustang Band
Boosters general fund.
Music
Bowl Ad Sales and Sponsorships - receive 10% of sales!
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Advertisements and corporate sponsorships are the
major mean s of income for funding our Marching Mustang Music Bowl.
Our Marching Mustangs are encouraged to sell program guide ads
ranging from $40-$250 and/or sponsorships ranging from $500-$5000.
Your student will receive student account credit of 10% of any ad
sales or sponsorships that they bring in. Please check out our
website at
www.MustangBandBoosters.com to download the Music Bowl ad
solicitation form. For more information, please contact the Program
Ad Chairpersons at
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Candy Bars - receive $25/box!
Got a sweet tooth? Know someone who does? Have we got a
fundraiser for you! Our Candy Bar fundraiser is coming up in
September. These delicious candy bars include such favorites as
Snickers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kats, Twizzlers and
more! They come packaged in a convenient case of 50. Each box of
these assorted candy bars sells for $50 with 100% of the $25
profit going to student accounts! WOW! Our Chair person may be
contacted at

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Gourmet's Delight Cheesecakes --
Receive approx. $2.50 per cheesecake!
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This fundraiser starts in mid-November
with product delivery in December - just in time for the holiday
season!
With 16 varieties to choose from, these
Gourmet's Delight Cheesecakes are made from the highest quality,
fresh and natural ingredients with no preservatives. The $5
profit per cake is split 50/50 between the student's individual
account and the Mustang Band Boosters general fund. For
additional information about the Cheesecake fundraiser, contact
our Chair person at

February
Opportunity
Butter
Braids - Receive $2 per Butter Braid!
Need something to eat with your morning coffee or juice? Try
tasty Butter Braids! These yummy frozen pastry dough loaves
are available in 6 different tasty fillings. Just defrost
overnight and bake for a wonderful accompaniment to your
breakfast or brunch. Watch for the Butter Braid sale to
begin in February. The $4 profit from the sale of each
Butter Braid is split 50/50 between your student's account
and the Mustang Band Boosters general fund. For additional
information about the Butter Braid sale,
go to our Butter Braids Sale
Page or contact our
Chairperson by email at

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April
Opportunity
Plant
Sale - Receive 15% of Sales!
With spring comes the annual Mustang Bands Spring Plant
Sale. It is one of our largest fundraisers of the year.
These flowers come from the Peterman Greenhouses in Portage,
Michigan. We have used this supplier for many years and have
been very satisfied with the beautiful and hardy plants that
they provide to us. You'll be surprised at the great
flowering varieties to choose from! Bedding plants and
baskets of all kinds! The profit is split 50/50 between your
student's account and the Mustang Band Boosters general
fund. For more info, go to our Plant
Sale page, or contact our Chairperson by email at

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