Membership

Our annual membership fee of $7.50 per parent or guardian is used for refreshments for students at games and competitions, for the Band Camp Family Picnic in August and for supplying the newsletter to you during the year. It also entitles you to free admission to all non-playoff home football games. To join NMUPA, please see our membership page.

To help with the Membership Committee, please contact:

Sue Sabik, 588-9761

Student Fundraising

Each year NMUPA offers the students several opportunities to obtain trip credits to help defer the cost of the Marching Unit trip to Disney or New York. The students obtain trip credits through fundraising efforts. All fundraising is voluntary, but the more you and your student sell, the more credits your student will receive. Information about this year's fundraisers is on our fundraising page.

To help with the unit fundraisers, please contact:

Gary Sabik, 588-9761

Parent Fundraising

Our Parent Fundraising Committee has some new and interesting items in store for you. You'll find these folks at each home game selling Northstar merchandise from the table located near the Marching Unit. They are also at all Northstar concerts and various events at Nottingham.

To help with these sales, please contact:

Becky Summers, 587-2457, Celeste Matias, 587-6625 or Wendy Dice, 588-5671.

Scholarship

Every senior student and parent is busy with the year's events and planning for the future. But don't forget about the Marching Unit Scholarships. In order for a student to be eligible for a NMUPA scholarship, their parent or guardian must be a member of NMUPA. This is just a $7.50 annual membership fee (please see our membership page).

The Marching Unit Directors (Band, Color Guard and Drill Team) keep records of each student's participation, attendance, etc. throughout their involvement in the Marching Unit. These records are also used to determine eligibility for a scholarship.

The Scholarship Committee is continuing its calendar fundraiser this year. The Calendar Raffle will be sold twice, with the first set of information packets available for pickup at the picnic. The raffle tickets will be pulled in January, February and March. The Calendar Raffle consists of a three-month calendar with 38 chances to win. The largest prize awarded will be $500 and the smallest prize will be $50. Each Calendar Raffle Ticket costs $10.

The Northstar Café also serves as a scholarship fundraiser and is usually held in April or May to showcase talent of our students, alumni and families.

The number of NMUPA scholarships continues to grow each year, as does the student population. The awards are several hundred dollars each. In order to reach our scholarship goal the Marching Unit needs everyone to support these efforts.

To help with scholarships, please contact:

Alex Monteleone, 890-7174, or Mary Massi

Refreshments

During the football season and throughout the year there are events where we need refreshment donations and volunteer help, including concerts, Back to School Night, and more.

To help with refreshments, please contact:

Gary Sabik, 588-9761

Inkjet and Toner Cartridge Collection

The marching unit collects used inkjet and toner cartridges and receives money from their recycling and reuse while helping the environment.

To help with collection and arrangements for pickup, please contact:

Wendy Dice, 588-5671

Remembrance

Candygrams can be purchased at all home football games and concerts. The Remembrance Committee will deliver your personal message and candy to the Marching Unit students (or staff or crew!).

To help with remembrance, please contact:

Elaine Garrison, 587-8417, or Teresa Laurita, 588-0417

Equipment Star Crew

The Star Crew handles all of the moving and set up of the instruments for our field shows, competitions, exhibitions and parades. There are more details on our Star Crew page. We have a great time and all helpers are welcome.

For more information, please contact:

Charlie Laurita, 588-0417 or Bill Holzbaur, 586-4120

Publicity

To help with publicity, please contact:

Frank Summers, 587-2457

Marching Unit Banquet

Each winter we hold a dinner banquet at which all marching unit students and their families are welcome. The marching unit pays for admission for members of the Band, Color Guard and Drill Team, and family members pay their own way. The banquet for the upcoming season will be held on January 16, 2009.

To help with organizing the banquet, please contact:

Janet Kalinowski, 890-3317

Pasta Dinner

NMUPA serves a pasta dinner prior to the Friday night performance of the spring musical show in March. This is a great get-together for alumni, families and guests, and is a fundraiser for the marching unit.

To help with the pasta dinner, please contact:

Gary Sabik, 588-9761

Car Washes

The marching unit holds car wash fundraisers several times a year. These events are fun and they help keep the town's vehicles looking sharp.

To help with organizing the car washes, please contact:

Alex Monteleone, 890-7174

Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee is responsible for recruiting and presenting a slate of candidates for the elected positions in NMUPA. The committee meets in the winter months and presents the slate in April.

To help with the Nominating Committee, please contact:

Gary Sabik, 588-9761

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

The Constitution and Bylaws Committee is responsible for reviewing and maintaining the organization's governing documents and recommending changes to them as needed.

To help with the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, please contact:

Megan Doolittle, 584-1913

Parliamentarian

Megan Doolittle, 584-1913