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CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
Request from the Fletcher High Band Boosters
Timmy Johnson, Recreation Director {#
December 15, 2014
AGENDA ITEM# 8C
JANUARY 12, 2015
At the December 10 Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory
Committee meeting, Fletcher High School Band Boosters
requested funding to send the Wind Ensemble to the 2015
National Invitational Band & Orchestra Festival at Carnegie Hall in
New York City in April. The cost of the trip will be in excess of
$65,000. There are nine members of the group that reside in
Atlantic Beach.
Through a motion, the Committee recommends making a $2,000
donation to the Fletcher High School Band Boosters to support
sending nine members of the Wind Ensemble to the 2015
National Invitational Band & Orchestra Festival at Carnegie Hall in
New York City in April.
A couple years ago the Committee made a donation to support
Fletcher Band uniform purchase.
The Committee has a $4,000 discretionary budget.
Request from Fletcher High School Band Boosters
Authorize the City Manager to make a one-time donation in the
amount of $2,000 to the Fletcher High School Band Boosters to
support sending nine members of the Wind Ensemble to the 2015
National Invitational Band & Orchestra Festival at Carnegie Hall in
New York City in April.
REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: ·~~. !.A:~ ;;7~
tc/ier :Higli Sclioot:BanalJooJ't ers
700 Seagate .Jiventte
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October 2~ 2014
Am~NOA IT EM # 8C
.JA NUARY 12,2015
We are w riting on be half of th e Duncan U. Fletch er Hig h S ch ool Band Boos ters
Associatio n, In c., a not for profit g roup establis hed under Section 501 c (3): operating
exclusive ly as a band booster association for t he pwposes o.f providing s upport to th e
Duncan U Flet ch e r High Schoo l Band. We currently serve approxim ately J 03 Band
s tudents involved in vario us musical ensembles throug hout th e school year.
R ecen tly, o ur mos t advanced group of musicians, th e Fletcher Hig h Sch ool Wind
Ensembl e, received an invitation to partic ipate in th e 2015 National In vitational Band &
Orch estra Festiva l at Carnegie Half in N ew York City in Apr il o,(2015. Thi.<.,· exceptional
educ ational opportunity l!vas ext ende d.fo llowing application a11d r e vie w by commillee of
a r ecorded p e1:{ormance o,( o u r Wind Ensemble.
Th e National Invitational Band & Orc h estra F esti val at Carnegie Ha ll g ives the most
e lite c hoirs. bands and orch estras th e opportunity to pe1:(orm on th e Ro nald 0. P er elman
Stage in the Isaac Stern Auditorium, and learn under th e direction of the internationally
a cclaimed adjudicators and conduc to rs.
We huve f o rty vety dedica ted high school n1usicicms in o ur Wind Ensemble. The
.financial commitm.ent to get this talented g r o up o.f young musicians to Carnegie I fall
April 1-4. 20 I 5. will b e in e.xcess of $65,000.
We know, with out th e s upport o,( our community a nd community organiz atio ns, th e
.financial burde n will fa ll back o n individua l s tuden ts and th eirfamilies. In an effort to
e nsure that n o one is l efl b ehind as our bus heads for New York City, we have pledged
tllatfinancial o bs tacles will n o t b e a concern for th ese talem ed c hildre n.
We so h ope we can count on your support of our Wind Ensemble as th ey proudly
represent the Bea ch es Communities and th e City of Jacks onville. Your tax-deductible
donations may h e mude directly to :
The Fle tch er !Jig h S c hool Band B oosters, 70 0 Seagate Ave., Nept u ne Beach , F'L 32266
Or Online at www.fletcherband.com by selecting th e Donate huttrm.
Beth Peterson, Preside nt
F let ch er H igh School Band Boos ters
ti'II '\V.fletc h e rband.cvm
J o nathan M aerkl, Band Director
Duncan U. Fletch er Hig h School
maerkl j@dtll'a /schools. org
904-247-5905 X/046
Thank you for your donation!!
'/ioot 2Jana :tloosters
700 Seagate YlYenue
we tune JJeacli f/Oridi:z 32266
Timmy John son, Direcwr
Recrea tion and Special Events
City of Atlantic Beach, Fl
Dea r Timmy.
1JecemGer ~ 2 014
AGENUA ITEM# 8C
JANUAI{V 12,2015
Please allow this fell er to act as an 11pdate to th e lell er fo nllorded you by May or Woods aski11g[or
your help in getting "o 11r " kids lo Ca rn egie !/all. 1 have atta ched a copy for your.files.
Our Fletcher Wind Ensemble have bee n invited to pe1:(orm CJt Carn egie flail in April of 201 5. This is
the .first tim e in th e hist01 y of Fletcher's band program thai th ey ha1·e had em opportunity to p e1:{orm
at s uch a prestigious venu e. You can imagin e th e excitement of these band s tudents as th ey begin
disc ussing th e details of this trip .
The 40 memb er Fletcher Wind Ensemble will be making th e trip along with the band director and
req uired chaperon es. Th e total cos t of th e trip exceeds $65,000.
Unfortunately, no .funds are available from Dul'lll County Schools to cover the se expenses. Of the
forty Wind Ensemble members, approximately 20% of th em are onfi'ee and red11ced lunch programs,
and represent the At/anti<.:, Neptun e. and Ja cksonville Beach es 01'eas. Our parent s upport
organ ization. 'fil e Fletcher High School Band Boosters (a 50 I @{3)) is actively app ly ing for grants,
sponsoringfimdrais ing opportunities and seeking donations .from our co mmunity .
This opportunity was presented to us at a lim e wh en we were in th e middle of footba ll and marching
co mp etition seas on , and when all parent volunteers were heavily involved in tl1at capacity; hosting
co mpe titions. working concessions and all oth er duti es required during.foothall and co mpetition
season .
AGENDA ITEM# SC
JANUARY 12, 2015
To date, the children have raised over $4,556 by participating in car washes and musical
performances at local venues, and the Band Boosters have received donations totaling $4,450.00.
Were we to be successful in securing the grants for which we've currently applied, we would still have
a $50,000 deficient that will become the financial responsibility of our band families.
Therefore, we reach out to you for help in getting "our" kids to New York, to proudly represent our
Beaches communities.
Sincerely,
Debbie Campbell
NY Fundraising Committee
Fletcher High School Band Boosters
904-403-1500
FLETCHER HIGH SCHOOL WIND ENSEMBLE
AGENDA ITEM # SC
JANUARY 12, 2015
Front Row, L to R: Mya Hixon, Devin Johnson, Zane Rapelye, Angelica Edington, Bryce Chan, Kaylie
Brubaker, Travis Carter, James Hutfles, Nicholas Marchigiano, Lee Wolf, Samantha Mills, Katie Tillis,
Molly Coburn, Zoe Kiramarios.
Second Row, L to R: Andrew Copeland, Alex Mcintyre, John Campbell, Tristan Emahiser, Riley Jacobs,
Anthony Almand, DJ Foster, Joseph Peterson, Parker Quinlan, Jared Peterson, Nicole Downey, Chad
Erickson, Phillip Riik.
Back Row, L to R: Mr. Jonathan Maerkl, Mark Dowling, Tyler Hixon, Benny LaGoy, Blaise Bowman, Anna
Gyland, Kai Cornwell, Peter Perez-Corona, Max Foster, Josh Mullis, Lance Rapelye, Juliet Nigoghosian.
Duncan U. Fletcher High School
Wind Ensemble
2014 -2015