Music Foundation News
Concert Attire Fitting Volunteers Needed for Sept. 24-28! During the week of Sept. 24-28, volunteers will be fitting all Marriotts Ridge music ensemble students for concert attire. Kim Brandt and Sharon Stewart will be there to give direction. They really need your help, especially early in the week. Please use the link below to sign-up to help! Music Attire Consignment Do you have MRHS concert attire that you have outgrown or are not going to use anymore? You can donate it back to the Music Dept or sell it to incoming music students. We are compiling a list of MRHS music gowns, palazzo pants sets, and men's concert attire to sell to new music students. Please contact Sharon Stewart (SLStew88@gmail.com) to get your used attire on the list for re-sale! Spring Trip Survey for Parents! Respond by Sunday 9/23! We highly encourage music parents to participate in this Spring Trip survey (link below) to help us gather information so that we can make informed decisions about these trips. The survey is anonymous so please be as honest as you can. The more information we can gather, the better we are able to serve our music families and meet your needs. This survey will be available through Sunday 9/23 at the following link.  Rita's Night September 28 at the NEW Rita's on Marriottsville Road! Rita’s of Marriottsville will be sponsoring a restaurant night for the MRHS Music Foundation on Friday September 28th. Please let them know you are there to support Marriotts Ridge Music Foundation! 20% of the proceeds from customers who purchase items from 3pm to 9pm will go to MRHS Music Foundation. Thank you for supporting Music at the Ridge! More Music Foundation Restaurant Nights! Thursday, October 11 – Ellicott Mills Brew Pub November (date TBD) – The Mint Room of Ellicott City Mark your calendars, more details to come! IT TAKES A VILLAGE! Our Music Foundation provides a great deal of support to the amazing Directors who teach our talented students and provides opportunities for the students to earn money that is applied to their account for the spring trip. In order to fill in the monetary gaps, the Music Foundation holds a number of fundraisers, but they can't happen without the help of our music community. Thus, the following positions are OPEN and we'd love to fill them! Concert Attire Volunteers Family Patron Chairperson(s) Flea Market - Chairperson(s) Kringles Danish - Chairperson(s) Concert Attire Volunteers - Needed to help chairpersons with fittings Sept. 24-28 during school hours. Volunteers will inform students about attire choices and prices, help students find attire in the correct size using sample garments, and assist students in filling out order forms. Most help will be needed earlier in the week. If you are interested in any of these, please contact the Music Foundation. Congratulations to our 2018 MUSIC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS! We are pleased to announce the following recipients of this year's Music Foundation scholarships: Ryan Lee - Band Hannah Miller - Chorus Angelica Kim - Orchestra We wish these students and all of our graduating seniors the very best as they begin their next journey.  ONLINE PAYMENTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND OUR ONLINE STORE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS! Instructions on how you can pay for your student's outstanding financial obligations can be found here. We currently have MRHS Music Spirit Wear available for sale as well as magnets, and ornaments. Concert tickets will also be made available via our Charms Online Store. You will find information on how to access our online store here. Please note that all payments on Charms are done using PayPay which will assess a 3% fee/donation to cover the expenses incurred by the Music Foundation for PayPal. You may still pay for your student's financial obligations or items ordered through the store by check. Online store orders will not be delivered to the student until the check is received in the black box outside the Fine Arts office. More information can found at our website. | 2018-2019 Calendar Do you Shop on Amazon??? Click on the link below the picture to logon thru Smile Amazon and .5% of your purchases will be credited to the Music Foundation through Amazon's Smile Program!! Click on link below to download the handbook and print student forms: Music Foundation Board 2018-2019 President: Josephine Clark Vice President: Stacy Ichniowski Treasurer: Sharon Stewart Secretary: Kristine Jacobs Member At Large: Kim Murphy Member At Large: Pascale Fagerstrom Member At Large: Lisa Logan-Roussell Student Accounts Mgr: Joy Altenburg Many thanks to the board members and the many committee members and volunteers for your service to the music students of MRHS! Question about your Student Account Balance? Contact Joy Altenburg Support MRHS Boosters! MRHS Boosters supports music and all activities at Marriotts Ridge. Please help the Boosters by becoming a member and supporting their fundraisers! |