Fundraiser Descriptions


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

JEWEL-OSCO SHOP & SHARE FUNDRAISER
(2009-10 Tentative Schedule - Dates TBA)

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!

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


Meijer Guest Card Purchases

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 at


    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.

 
 

Fall Opportunities

     Music Bowl Ad Sales and Sponsorships - receive 10% of sales!

 

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


     

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 

 

November Opportunity

 

  

Gourmet's Delight Cheesecakes --
Receive approx. $2.50 per cheesecake!

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
 


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