There will be a vote taken at the next Membership Meeting (Dec 7th) to change the current by-laws. Please review the added change below and be prepared to vote at the meeting. Members will be able to ask questions before the vote is taken.

Electronic Deposit/Transfer Account

This account will be utilized for the sole purpose of receiving or sending funds electronically for the HF2IMB. This account will only be utilized by companies with which the HF2IMB does business that require electronic transfer of money for deposit or payment. Funds received will be transferred to the regular savings account within thirty (30) days of posting to the account. Payments will be funded a minimum of five (5) business days prior to the scheduled withdrawal . A minimum of ten dollars ($10) will be maintained in the account at all times.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/community/parade/36649812

Battle of the Bands is back!

Vote for your favorite marching band performance in America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!

The winner gets a special trophy from Local 4 and The Parade Company to display in their school.

Voting goes until Sunday, Nov. 29, at noon – so you can keep coming back to vote often, and share this page with all of the friends and family of band members.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

Meijer’s Sign Up Information

Please use the website below for information and rules

http://www.meijer.com/rewards

Simply register online for the Meijer community rewards program. A share of the community rewards funds will go to Henry Ford Instrumental Music Boosters.

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Thanksgiving Day Parade Band Practice for Monday, Nov.23rd from 6-8 has been “CANCELLED”.

The Color Gaurd is still having their practice as scheduled.

Just a reminder that Cheesecakes and Poinsettia/Wreath pick up is on Monday – Nov. 23rd from 5:30-7.

Thanksgiving Day Timeline

TIMELINE

THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26

 DECORATE YOUR INSTRUMENTS!

Prizes will be awarded for outstanding decorations by section!

BE CREATIVE!!

 6:30           Arrive at Ford in FULL UNIFORM (+ gloves, scarves, hats, etc) Bagels and juice will be provided for breakfast, courtesy of the HFII IMB!

7:00            Leave for Detroit

8:00            Arrive in Detroit and report to assigned area

Await further instruction. You know the routine; hurry up and wait. Remember to bring a blanket or 2 to use during the “holding time”, to then be donated to charity!

8:50            Parade Begins

10:15         Step off – that puts us roughly in the last 1/3 of the parade

11:30         TV Zone Appearance! (TV Zone is between Grand River & Gratiot

 11:45-ish  End of Parade route, pack up and return home

 1:00           Arrive back at Ford (approximately)

 If parents are at the parade and plan on picking up students at Ford, please leave right after we pass you.  DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE PARADE ENDS TO START HOME. 

 Parade Route: Starts at Woodward/Kirby, right in front of the DIA, heads down Woodward to Congress. TV zone is at Woodward/Grand River

If you are taking your child home directly from the parade, please send in a note to be given to the bus chaperone. Our dispersal area is right near the Spirit of Detroit statue, Woodward & Larned. Please meet with your student and one of the chaperons so that we can ensure they are with you and will get home safely.

The best way to dress for the parade is in layers, specifically a wicking layer and an insulating layer. WATCH THE WEATHER FORECAST TO DETERMINE HOW MANY LAYERS YOU MIGHT NEED!!

Wicking Layer: This is the layer worn next to your skin, usually consisting of long underwear.

• Look for thermal underwear made of a synthetic- usually polyester- fiber that has a “wicking” power. This means the fibers will wick (move) moisture away from your skin and pass it through the fabric so that it will evaporate. This keeps you warm, dry & comfortable. Silk is also a good, natural fabric that has wicking abilities.
• Even though it’s cold, you will sweat- especially if you’re marching the 3 miles down the parade route.

Insulating Layer: This layer includes sweaters, sweatshirts, etc. The purpose of this layer is to keep heat in and cold out, which is accomplished by trapping air between the fibers.

• Fleece, a synthetic material which maintains an insulating ability even when wet and spreads the moisture out so it dries quickly.
• Wool, which naturally wicks moisture away

Protection layer– your uniform is designed to help block the wind, and allows for perspiration to evaporate.

Cotton is a no-no! Cotton is great for towels, because cotton soaks up and retains moisture. That’s precisely why cotton is all wrong for parade day. It absorbs moisture (snow, rain, sweat) and retains it. When the wind blows, you will get very, very cold. Cotton = BAD!

Headwear: Up to 60% of your body’s heat can escape from an uncovered head. The uniform hats/berets will offer some protection, but a thin winter hat/earmuffs will also be beneficial.

PARKING: here’s the link to clickondetroit-  http://www.clickondetroit.com/community/parade/street-closures-parking-info/23122828

There will be a band practice Monday Nov 23rd from 6-8 for the Thanksgiving parade. Please plan on meeting in the band room and ready to go at 6pm.

This notice is for the band only since color gaurd already have a scheduled practice that night.

Update: Please bring in FULL UNIFORM on Monday to have ready for the parade Thursday.

We are still in need of children’s book and cookie donations for the Polar Pizza Party on December 11th. As of right now, we only have about half the books we need. Book Donations can either be brought to the Band Boosters December meeting or dropped off in the band room marked Polar Pizza Party. Cookie donations should be dropped off by 4:00 pm on December 11th or can dropped off at the concerts on the 9th or 10th. Please be sure they are marked for the Polar Pizza Party as cookies will also being dropped off for the concert afterglows those same nights. Thank-You!!! Any questions please email christyluceus@hotmail.com

• hf2imb
• Nov 2, 2015

Hello, everyone!
I just wanted to send out this e-mail to give some information on what will be needed for the Thanksgiving day parade.

First, we will have two mandatory practices before the parade. One on Wednesday, November 18th and another on Monday, November 23rd. Both of these practices will be from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Meet in the band room (come in door 6). Wednesday is supposed to be slightly warmer; therefore, rehearsal may be held outside if possible so that the students can practice spinning while bundled up since they aren’t used to spinning with layers on. If there are any schedule conflicts I will need a parent/guardian to notify me via e-mail.

Second, gloves are being ordered for each color guard member. These gloves are being ordered specifically for color guard and will have sure-grip on them. The gloves will be larges so that the students can layer up underneath if needed, but the ordered gloves MUST be worn on the outermost layer. Those will cost $2.50 and that money will need to be turned in to Mr. Schoenherr by Thanksgiving at the latest.
Third, each student will need to purchase a generic Santa hat. These can be purchased from most stores. If the student already owns a plain Santa hat, they are more than welcome to use that instead of purchasing a new one. The link below is an example of what the student will need: http://www.kmart.com/disney-deluxe-santa-hat/p-009W037151411004P
Lastly, the color guard will be wearing red sweaters for the parade. Each student will need to go to a store, such as K-Mart, and purchase their own. It will need to be a plain RED sweater that looks like the sweater in the following link: http://www.kmart.com/hanes-ultimate-cotton-reg-crewneck-adult-sweatshirt/p-046VA58078112P?sid=KDx01192011x000001&gclid=CNyEwt2mjskCFVU2aQodAb0BgQ
***Please be sure to buy a larger size than usual when purchasing the sweater. It will be cold and the students will need to layer up quite a bit underneath that sweater to stay warm during the parade.***
The students will be required to wear the black shoes that they wore with their uniform, the red sweatshirt in the link above, the red Santa hat, and the black uniform pants that they used for the Fall season. They will want to layer up underneath the pants as well (long john’s, leggings, etc.)
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Caitlyn Kliest