There's a calendar of fundraising activities below, along with information on specific fundraisers, including the Calendar Raffle winners as well as the two general types of fundraisers we hold: student trip and unit fundraisers.

Fundraising Calendar

A & Pies

Here are the information sheet and forms for the Spring 2010 A & Pies fundraiser:

• Introduction
• Order Form
• Summary Form

Calendar Raffle

The winners for March are listed below:

March 1 - Jerome Lemanowicz March 3 - Francisco Pereira March 5 - Amanda Blanda March 8 - Charlie Gregg March 10 - Ray and Michele Murphy

March 12 - Sonja Wiedman March 15 - Gina and Matt Straus March 17 - Mary Massi March 19 - Gail Pollack March 22 - Cheryl Lazdins

March 24 - Gayle Stoop March 26 - Walter Nielsen March 29 - Molly Steimle

The winners for February are listed below:

February 1 - Douglas Doolittle February 3 - Ronald Towne February 5 - Eleanor Baker February 8 - Deb Cook

February 10 - Connie Robbins February 12 - John Ialacci February 15 - Rich and Jane Bartosik February 17 - Pattie Lewis

February 19 - Laura Vinci February 22 - James Stemelzki February 24 - Bill Clayton February 26 - Helen Larkin

The winners for January are listed below:

January 1 - Virginia Esposito January 4 - John Ialaci January 6 - Brian Shortino January 8 - Molly Steimle January 11 - Robert Doolittle

January 13 - Crystal Roach January 15 - Ron Ryder January 18 - Tracy Crary January 20 - Ronald Towne January 22 - Joanne Brihn

January 25 - Steve Harcher January 27 - Ed Bumm January 29 - Barbara & Gary

In addition to the drawing winners, here are the winners for most raffles sold:

• the Palmer family, 71 calendar raffles sold
• the Maylie family, 65 calendar raffles sold
• the Weber family, 40 calendar raffles sold

Gift Card Program

The Gift Card program runs throughout the year, with periodic deliveries. Orders received by each order deadline will be delivered at the following NMUPA meeting, as shown in the table below. If a meeting is rescheduled and you need to pick up the cards up on the original meeting date, contact nmupafundr@hotmail.com to make arrangements.

Here are documents with more information about the 2009-2010 Scrip Gift Card program:

• Introduction
• List of Participating Retailers - updated 10/14/09
• Holiday Gift Guide - new 10/14/09
• Getting Started
• Reload FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) - new 9/17/09
• Presto Pay Information
• Order Form

Cards can be reloaded - here are some examples:

• AMC Theatres Reload, $9.50 (16%) and $25.00 (7%) denominations available
• B. Dalton Booksellers (special offers) Reload, $10.00 (10%), $20.00 (10%), $25.00 (10%) and $100.00 (10%) denominations available
• Barnes & Noble Booksellers (special offers) Reload, $10.00 (10%), $20.00 (10%), $25.00 (10%) and $100.00 (10%) denominations available
• CVS/pharmacy Reload, $25.00 (6%) and $100.00 (6%) denominations available
• Exxon Reload, $50.00 (1.5%) and $250.00 (2%) denominations available
• Gap (special offers) Reload and $25.00 (11%) denominations available
• Lowe's Home Improvement Reload, $25.00 (4%), $100.00 (4%), $500.00 (4%) and $1,000.00 (4%) denominations available
• Mobil Reload, $50.00 (1.5%) and $250.00 (2%) denominations available
• Old Navy (special offers) Reload and $25.00 (11%) denominations available
• Papa John's Reload and $10.00 (8%) denominations available
• Starbucks Reload, $10.00 (7%) and $25.00 (7%) denominations available

And here are some of the special promotions:

• Applebee's $25; 10% 9/5/2009 - 12/31/2009
• Applebee's $50; 10% 9/5/2009 - 12/31/2009
• Fashion Bug $25; 8% 9/26/2009 - 12/31/2009

Gift Card Program, 2009 - 2010
Order Deadline	Delivery at NMUPA Meeting
9/14/09	9/21/09
10/7/09	10/19/09
11/9/09 (Holiday Order)	11/16/09 (Holiday Order)
12/1/09	Pick-up by arrangement
1/4/10	1/11/10
2/1/10	2/8/10
3/1/10	3/8/10
4/1/10	Pick-up by arrangement
5/1/10	5/10/10

You can continue fundraising through Scrips and the other fundraisers after your final trip payment is made. Any credits you earn after your final trip payment can either be used to offset check/cash payments you made for the trip, or they can be banked for a future trip.

Student Trip Fundraising

Each year, the Nottingham Marching Unit Parents Association offers the students many opportunities to earn credits to help defer the cost of a Marching Unit trip, such as the Disney trip (2010) or the New York City trip (2011). The students earn these credits through fundraising efforts. All fundraising is voluntary, but the more you and your student sell, the more credits your student receives.

In accordance with Marching Unit policy, credits in a student's account can only be used to offset that student's trip expenses, not those of other family members. However, if you earn more credits than are needed for this year's trip, you can apply them to next year's trip.

Please note that orders will not be received or accepted after the due date for each event.

Cash payments will not be accepted. Please make a single check or money order for your student's fundraiser payable to NMUPA.

Please do not give orders for fundraisers to any of the directors, as they will not accept them.

Unit Fundraising

In addition to fundraising for student trips, the unit also fundraises through car washes, merchandise sales, the pasta dinner, and other events. Money raised through these activities helps to buy new equipment, pay for the unit banquet, and fund scholarships. These activities are announced on the home page and the calendars page as they are scheduled.

The next Car Washes are scheduled for August 14 in the afternoon after Band Camp, and on September 26.

The Marching Unit Hall of Fame features student names painted on the walls of the music hall at Nottingham. You can have your student's name painted on a brick or block by filling out the Hall of Fame block order form. Small bricks cost $5.00 and cinder blocks cost $20. Proceeds benefit the Marching Unit.

Also, please drop off any used laser toner or ink jet cartridges in the NMUPA box in the NHS Library. Proceeds benefit the Marching Unit, and it helps the environment too!