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Item 3A - Fletcher Band Boosters RequestAGENDA ITEM: SUBMITTED BY: DATE: BACKGROUND: BUDGET: ATTACHMENTS: RECOMMENDATION: CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH CITY COMMISSION MEETING Request from the Fletcher High Band Boosters Timmy Johnson, Recreation Director {/j9 December 15, 2014 AGENDA ITEM # 3A JANUARY 26, 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: ·-~-z;.-,. V~ ;;7u.-.__, .T!etclier ..Jij;Jfi Scfiooi":!Jtmt!Jio(J.r/e!:r 700 .f erwate ..J1 Jielttte .JV?ptulle :fleacli_;t:"L" 32266- Janllttry I.J, .<~0.15 Dear Mayor Woods and City Comm ission, AGENDA I TEM # 3A JANUA RY 26,20 15 Tha nk you.for your r e view of the C ultural A 1·ts a nd RecreclfiOiwl Advismy CommiftetJ 's Recomm endnfion, andfur allowing us th e opport unity to presw l our needs request for additimwljimds 011 beha(ll~[the Fletcher lligh School Band Boosters lo.,t e vening, at y our Commission meeting We additionally appreciate the lime and e nerg ies of City Monager Ne l.wm Von Liere. Director 'l'immy Jo hns011, anclthe Cultural Arts and l?eaerttimwl Advisrny Committee on hearing and (/ddressing m1r needs. We a re incredibly proud ofot/1 ' Beacl1e.'i hand students in receiving a11 il11'1tatio11 to pe1:form at Cam egie 1 /all. /1 is a o11ce in a /{{c lime opportunity.for our children to showcase their talents. a n d in doinp, so, woudly repr ese nting our CO III/111111ity , the C ities nfA tlalllic . Neptun e, and .Jacksonville B eaches. We appredate the positive comments and support/hat we rc:c:c:ived las t11ight. allll H•e.feel, ets C onun issioner Hill so e loquently ~·tated, that/his Cam egie //all opportu11 ity Jt!ill l ranscend lhmughout otll' coumwui ty . It shows o ur students, that with hard 111nrk. and yes. som etimes with the help .from their community, that their musical aspiratiom can be realized; that they may reach .for the stars a nd a cttwlly h ecome one. The City ofAtlanlic Beach supports the arts; it is evident in your COIIIIIIW1ity. and youthere.fh r e, s hould be so proud l?/your !I t/antic Beach .\t udent.'> mul y our part in their sm:c:esses . Jvtwu~ lwl/(led tt.l' d o n(ll/ons last e veniug wh en 1ve were leavin)!,. totaling $../55. 00, .for whic h we are incredibly wat~ful. The s tudents present./idt quite pro ud and honored hy th is display ofappreci(ltion and s upport. We lookjonvard to s eeing you a ll on the 2f>'". and agllin . thank you s o 11111(:/J on be ha(lr?f these vet y. Pel)' wle nted s1ude11ts. S incerely. ,j_t.t~,~ .. $~ Dehorah Bowman, Co-Chair NY Pundraising Committee Fletcher High School Band Boosters De~ft. Co&.alJY b~/ N l' 1-'undrais ing C ommittee Flelcher I fi gh School Band Boosters tclier .7/igli Sclioof7Jana2loosters 700 Seagate .:Jlvenue e 7Jeacfi f/oridi:l 32250 Octooer 2~ 20.14 AGENDA I TEM 113A JANUARY 26,2015 We are writing on b ehalf of the Duncan U. Fletcher 1/igh School Band Boosters Associatio n, i n c., a not for profit group established under Section 501 c (3); operating exclu sively as a band booster association/or the purposes of providing support to the Duncan U. Fletcher lligh S chool Band. We curr entLy serve approximate~y I 03 Band s tudents involved in various musical ensembles throug h o ut the schoo l year. R ecently, our most advanced g roup of musicians, th e Fletcher Hig h School Wind Ensemble, received an in vitation to partic ipate in the 2015 Nalional!nvitalional Band & Orc hestra P'es tival at Carnegie Hall in N ew York City in April of 20 I 5. This ex ceptional educatio nal opportunity was e.xte ndedfollowing application and r evi ew by committee of a recorded p e1:{ormance of our Wind Ensemble. Th e Natio nal invita tional Band & Orch estra F estival at Carnegie HaiL gives the most elite c hoirs, bands and o rc hestras the opportunity to per.form o n th e Ronald 0. P er e lman Stage in th e Isaac Stern Auditorium, and learn under the direction of the internationally acclaimed adjudicators and co nductors. We have .fo rty very dedicated hig h school musicians in our Wind Ensemble. Th e financial commitme nt t o get this ta lent ed group of young mus icians to Carnegie JJa /1 Apri/1-4, 2015, will be in excess of$65,000. We know, without th e s upport of o ur co mmunity and community organizations, rh e .financial burden wil/.fa/1 back on individual students and the ir families. In an efforf to e ns ure that no one is lefl behind as our bus headsfor New Yo rk Ci~y. we have pledged thai financial obstacles will not b e a c oncern for these talented childre n. We so h ope w e can count. on your support of o ur Wind Ensemble as they proudly repr esent the B each es Co mmunities a nd the City of J acksonville. Your tax-dedu ctibl e donations may be made directly to: Th e Fletcher Hig h School Band B oosters, 700 Seagate Ave., Neptune B ea ch, FL 32266 Or On.line at www.Oetc h e rban d.com by selecting the Donate button. Beth Peterson, Presid e nt Fletcher Hig h School Band B oosters www. (le tc h e rba mi. com Jonathan M aerkl, Band Dire ctor Duncan U. Fletcher I ligh School m aet·ldj@du\•a/sclzools.o rg 904-247-5905 X/046 Thank you for your donation!! fioot1Jana2Joosters 700 Seagate Yl.venue .1V9ftune 2Jeac~ flOrida 32266 :Oecemoer ~ 2014 Timmy Jo hnson, Director Recreation and Special Events City of Atlantic Beach, Fl Dear Timmy. AGENDA ITEM #3A JA NUA RY 26,20 15 Please allow this Ieifer lo act as an update to th e le tter fo n vcmled you by Mayor Woods askingfor your he lp in gelling "our" kids to Ca rnegie !Jail. f have attached a copy for yourflles. Our Fletch er Wind Ensemble have been invited to pe1jorm at Ca rnegie flail in April o.f2015. This is th e first tim e in th e his l01 y of Fletc h er's band program I hal/hey ha ve had an opportunity to p e 1:form at s uc h a presligious venue. You can imagine lh e e.:·.:citeme nt oflh ese band s lude nls as th ey b egin discussing the de lails of this I rip . The 40 m ember Fletche r Wind Ensemble will be making th e trip along with the band direclor and required chaperones. The lola/ cost of/h e trip exceeds $65,000. Unfortunately, no funds are available from Duval County Sc hools lo cover th ese expenses. Of th e forty Wind Ensemble m embers. approximate ly 20% of th em are on.fi·ee a/1(1 reduced lunch programs, mul represent/he Atlantic. Neplune. and Jacksonville Beaches aret1s . Our parent support organizalion. The Fletche r High School Band B oosters (a 501 ©(3)) is acti11ely apply ing for grants. sponsoringfimdraising opportunities and seeking donations.fi·om our c ommunity. This opportunity wa s presented to us at a time when 111e were in th e middle ojjootba/1 and marc hing competition season. and when all pare nt voluntee1:s· were hem•ily involved in that capacity; h osting compe titions. working con cessions and all other duties required during.foolba/1 and competition season. AGENDA ITEM # 3A JANUARY 26, 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# 3A JANUARY 26, 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 toR: 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