There's a calendar of fundraising activities below, along with information on specific fundraisers, as well as the two general types of fundraisers we hold: student trip and unit fundraisers.
| Nottingham Marching Unit Parents Association Fundraisers, 2010 - 2011 | ||||
| Student Trip + Unit Fundraiser | Start Date | Due Date | Delivery Date | |
| Gift Card Program - details | ongoing | NMUPA meetings or by arrangement | ||
| Corbi's Favorites: Pizza, Cookie Dough and more | 9/07/10 | 10/08/10 at 604 Assunpink Blvd | 10/26/10 NHS Cafeteria, 5 - 7 pm | |
| A & M Pies | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Jazz Festival Ad Book | TBD | |||
| Calendar Raffle - details | 12/15/10 | drawings on 1/03/11, 2/03/11 and 3/03/11 | ||
| Unit Fundraiser | Date | |||
| Car Wash | 8/13/09 after Band Camp | |||
| Septemberfest | 9/12/09, all day, at Veterans Park | |||
| Flap Jack Fundraiser at Applebee's - details | 9/18/10 | |||
| Trenton Devils Hockey Game | TBD | |||
| Super 50/50 Raffle sold at events between now and through 9:30 pm at Jazz Fest - details | 1/28/11, 10 pm | |||
| Merchandise sales | at home games and concerts | |||
| Hall of Fame blocks and bricks | ongoing (use the form) | |||
| Toner and inkjet cartridge drop-off | ongoing (NMUPA box in NHS Library) | |||
| Others to be announced | ||||
Keep ordering through the summer to start saving for the 2011 New York and 2012 Disney trips. Summer orders will be placed on the first of each month and pickup arrangements will be made. Please contact Tracy for shipping information for summer shipments: NMUPAfundR@hotmail.com.
The Gift Card program runs throughout the year. During the school year there are periodic deliveries. Orders received by each order deadline will be delivered at the following NMUPA meeting. 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 Scrip Gift Card program:
| Gift Card Program, Fall 2010 | |||
| Order Deadline | Delivery at NMUPA Meeting | ||
| 9/01/10 | 9/20/10 | ||
| 9/28/10 | 10/04/10 | ||
| 11/01/10 (Holiday Order) | 11/08/10 (Holiday Order) | ||
| 12/07/10 | Pick-up by arrangement | ||
Super 50/50 raffle tickets will be sold at various NMUPA events, and until 9:30 pm at the Jazz Festival on January 28, 2011. Prizes will be as follows: 1st Prize, 25%; 2nd Prize, 15%; 3rd Prize, 10%. Drawing will be held on January 28, 2011 at 10 pm at Nottingham High School, 1055 Klockner Road, Hamilton NJ 08619. All proceeds benefit the Nottingham Marching Unit. No substitution of the offered prize may be made.
In the Calendar Raffle, Marching Unit parents sell "calendar" stubs or buy them and give them as gifts. The names on the stubs are then placed in the drawing. For over 30 selected dates spread across January, February and March, a name is drawn as the winner for that date. Then the name is placed back in the pool so it has a chance to win again. Prize amounts vary by date.
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 New York City trip (2011) or the Disney trip (2012). 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.
You can continue fundraising 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.
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.
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 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!