Yesterday was our band fund raiser day. My band does one fundraiser. The director said that we're lucky. he can from a band where there was a fundraiser every month where they had to sell something. We had to wake up early. My feet hurt after walking around in the marching shoes all day. We had to ring door bells, and if the person was home, give a spiel like this.
Us: "Hello, we're part of the __________ (my school name) marching band. Today is our annual tag day. Would you like to make a tax deductible donation?"
Resident: "Yes" or "No"
Us if they said yes: "Here's a card that serves as your receipt and has a schedule with a fund raiser appreciation performance so you can see what you paid for."
Resident if they said yes: "Good luck."
Us: "Thank you, have a good day."
If they weren't home, we'd leave a card and an envelope for them to mail in a donation.
The weather was a little on the warm side, making it uncomfortable to walk around in those hot uniforms. Our chaperon made us stick it out, wearing the jacket the whole time. She was nice, buying us slushies before lunch.
Apparently, we wrung about 100 doorbells that day. According to my band director, we made about $9,500 from Tag Day. At least it's done.
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