Fundraising

Corporation for the Advancement of Fine Arts Education, Inc (CAFÉ) is a non-profit organization founded by parents looking for a way to raise additional money to help fund part of their children’s band program. CAFE is a membership organization made up of six Williamson County High Schools that raises money by providing staff to work concessions at Ascend Amphitheater and Bridgestone Arena. Earnings can range from $50 to $150+ per event.

This is FREE MONEY if you a willing to do a little planning. With scripts fundraising, families can easily earn while they shop. Simply use scripts gift cards for everyday purchases and earn a rebate on each one at no additional cost. Examples: 2.5% rebate for Walmart and Target, 4% for Home Depot, 5% for iTunes, 6% for CVS, 14% for Gap and Old Navy. How much money do you spend every year at these (and hundreds of other) places? One current band family earned $675 in scrip rebates last season! Another family earned $550 just through buying gas at Home Depot and groceries at Whole Foods!

After enrolling in Kroger Community Rewards, all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card to earn cash back credit that will benefit the band. Users must re-enroll each year and may do so at www.kroger.com. We are Ravenwood Band Boosters #PN223. Once enrolled in the program, you will need to visit the Kroger site where you check your quarterly balance, take a screen shot or print your report and send to the treasurer to obtain the credit on your account. For questions about the Kroger Rewards program, contact fundraising coordinator.

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Starting the day after Christmas, RHS Band members along with adult drivers collect living Christmas Trees to be recycled by the City of Brentwood. Members of the community request this tree pick up service for a donation to the band program. The program collects trees on designated weekend between Christmas and the first weekend of January. Each participating band family will be given a designated route based on community requests. All money raised goes to the Ravenwood High School Band Boosters to support music education at Ravenwood. A portion of the donations collected will go towards a reduction in Band Fees for participating band members.

RHS Band Students and Parents volunteer at the Williamson County Fair working/assisting with rides, ticket booths and hand stamps. This is a wonderful opportunity to earn funds to reduce your band fees. Each shift will earn $9/hour for the first three shifts and $10/hour for any additional shifts that may be applied towards reducing your band fees. Adults 18+ may work the rides (they will show you what to do) or the ticket booth collecting money. Students 14+ may work the hand stamp booth and some may be asked to work in the concessions.

Did you know you can support Ravenwood High School Band when you shop at Amazon.com! Before you start shopping at Amazon.com click on the Amazon Logo button in the menu sidebar or save this link to your favorites: https://amazon.com . This funding agreement with Amazon is active year-round, and it is so easy! The link takes you into your normal Amazon shopping experience and costs you NOTHING extra. It’s an easy, great way to support all of our musical programs. By doing your online shopping via the link above. The RHS Band earns money toward the program on everything you buy and that includes gift cards and digital downloads!