Yes, there are. We have attempted to emphasize fundraisers which do not involve the type of door-to-door sales upon which so may school fundraisers seem to rely. For example, the Kroger’s Gift Card program simply requires that you pay for your usual food purchases with your re-bootable gift card, rather than a check, cash or credit card. You can use check, cash or credit card to re-boot your card. Other examples of how you can support the Beechwood Band Boosters fundraising efforts include:

o Remke’s Market – You pick up a card from Remke’s and designate on your card that your sales percentage will go towards the Beechwood Band. And everytime you shop at Remke’s and use your card the band profits.

o Scripp’s Gift Certificates – This gift-certificate program covers a variety of stores, restaurants and other businesses. Each participating vendor contributes a percentage of your purchase to the Beechwood band program. (The actual percentage of the contribution varies from vendor to vendor.)Order forms for Scripp’s Gift Certificates are sent home with all Elementary School students. They’re also available from both the Elementary and High School offices. This fundraising activity is currently organized by Mary Todd (426-7580).

o Yard Sale- In addition to the previous examples, we organize a number of annual activities which help raise funds for the various Beechwood music programs. The success of each of these fundraising efforts relies on varying degrees of member participation. Sometimes we just need “warm bodies”, for other events, a more active involvement is required. These additional fundraisers include:

Cincinnati Cavalcade of Customs (usually held in late January)

Yard Sale (held one Saturday of May)

Light-Up Ft. Mitchell (December)

McDonald’s “Burger Bash” (held the first Wednesday of every month 5-8 p.m.)