Email #3 11-16-14

The list is long but you wont't be able to say you aren't informed!!    Fan Buses are full!!! Departure is at approx 6am from PHN You can bring: Lawn chair cooler and the parking location is close enough that you will be able to use the bus “facilities”. Please check in at the school to obtain your bus ticket and go to this link to verify that you are listed as a rider. We have such a good response we have had to turn away a few riders and we don’t want anyone to be surprised on Thanksgiving morning because they don’t have a ride to the city.  So please verify you are on the list. https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?v=2007082 If you are having trouble with the fan bus link you will have to enter the school code:  phnband, then go to the calendar event, next select the yellow (volunteer) hand. ___________________________________________________________________________________ All students must ride the school buses to the Parade.  The Parade company sends the school buses an entirely different direction for parking from the spectators.  Students are allowed to ride home with family in their personal vehicle.  They will need to sign out with the bus chaperone.  Someone asked if their student could ride the fan bus home and that answer is no, we cannot guarantee that the bus will be near the parade end point If you are having trouble with the fan bus link you will have to enter the school code:  phnband, then go to the calendar event, next select the yellow (volunteer) hand. Keeping warm while they wait? Students that want to keep warm while waiting for step off can bring with them for DONATION (to a Detroit charity) a blanket hat  gloves/mittens Please understand that any items they are using/wearing to keep warm will be given to the charity and cannot be returned to the bus.  "If it comes off the bus it gets donated".  They can leave their own items on the bus for the return trip but those items must stay on the bus.  Parents will not be available to hold items for the students. Poinsettia orders are due this week, forms available at this link: Poinsettia order form (corrected several times) Parade practice this Thursday  & Next Tuesday the  25th https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/volunteerR.asp?s=prthurnb&v=2013873.  We are in need of approx. 6 parents to assist with the practice as the band is marching from the school to Fairway drive and back.  We do have Sheriff escort but still need a few more cars to block traffic at the side streets the band passes by.  Time is 2:45-4:30pm Go to charms to sign-up ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Anyone making payments via PayPal (Booster site) or Credit card (In person).  The band is charged a convenience fee.  Since we are a non-profit organization we cannot afford to absorb the cost of this charge.  Please be aware that the 5% fee will be added to your student account.  For example a payment of $50 will have a charge of $2.50.  The only time the fee will not be charged is if your are making a donation.