The latest from the Music Boosters
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The latest from the Music Boosters -
Thank you for your support this month! The next Can & Bottle drive is on October 6th! Find out more here
Our annual Fall Mums Fundraiser is here!
A welcome letter from Music Boosters President, Robin Allen
Welcome to new and returning families to the 2024-25 school year! The Music Boosters team is very excited about what promises to be a wonderful music year. Whether our children sing or play instruments (or both!), we all share a common belief that music education and performance enhances the overall educational experience, fosters teamwork, and creates long lasting friendships and relationships.
We are thankful to have an outstanding team of Musical Directors leading us: Malcolm Karlan and Angelica Jara (orchestra), Troy Williams and MJ Alexander (band), and Will Mandelbaum (choir). They are all incredibly energetic, dedicated, and patient teachers – and they know how to bring out the best in our children.
Wilton High School Music Boosters is proud to support music education in our school. Boosters volunteers support a number of musical events and programs throughout the school year. Please consider getting involved in a way that best works for you – we ask families to make a small voluntary donation to help fund our many efforts, and we have many volunteer opportunities throughout the school year and would love to have your help!
Boosters Fundraising highlights from 2023-24 include:
$11,800 in Thanksgiving Pie Sales to help students pay for their Workshop trip to Boston
$6,900 in Program Ad Sales at the spring scholarship concerts
$5,300 at the Bottle & Can Drive for Marching Band support
$1,100 in donations collected at our Music Department concerts
$2,300 in Wish Tree contributions at the Winter Concert
$4,300 through our annual Membership Drive
$6,100 in individual charitable donations (including Corporate Matching programs)
As a result of our fundraising efforts, Music Boosters was able to provide financial support for many initiatives last year, including:
Lighting for the Marching Band Practice Field
Adjudicator for Jazz Band Symposium
Chorus Workshops with visiting artists
Decorations and Costumes for Orchestra Spooktacular
Student Financial Aid for Music Trip to Boston
Senior Scholarships and Awards
Purchase of $2,300 in Wish Tree items including strings, reeds… and a new piccolo!
This year, we plan to hold our very successful Thanksgiving Pie fundraiser again, and proceeds will allow students to offset costs of the Spring Adjudication trip. We will also be continuing the Marching Band Bottle & Can Drive, and please be on the lookout for our second annual Mum Fundraiser this month!
If you haven’t already, please bookmark this page! Our new FAPA website contains information about schedules, concert attire, and ways that we provide support to the students and the Music Directors.
Note that the website offers a simple way to join us by clicking a link and signing up via GiveButter.
Please also visit our Facebook page, Wilton Music Matters. The purpose of the page is to share information about WHS music within the wider Wilton community. We post upcoming concert information, photos and concert footage, and spread the word within Wilton about the incredible accomplishments of our young musicians. Please join today!
I hope you will join the Music Boosters in support of our outstanding music program and talented young musicians. Please let me know if I can answer any questions you may have about Music Boosters.
Sincerely,
Robin Allen
President, WHS Music Boosters
Welcome to the home of the Wilton High School Music Boosters!
The Wilton High School Music Boosters is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting quality music education in our school. Our goal is to have 100% of our families join the Music Boosters. Boosters dues (or contributions in any amount) are fully tax deductible and go directly to supporting our very talented students and the outstanding music program at Wilton High School.
Please join the Music Boosters or make a donation today in support of our outstanding music program and talented young musicians.
We suggest a donation of $30 per family, but our primary goal is to have 100% of our families join the Music Boosters so any amount is appreciated! Your dues (or contributions in any amount) are fully tax deductible. Please fill out the form to join and either click the Givebutter link or mail your check today, made payable to WHS Music Boosters, to Don Allers, 10 Lover’s Lane, Wilton, CT 06897
Join Music Boosters Here!
After you’ve filled out the form you can pay using this link!
Thank you!
Financial Aid
The Music Boosters exists to support the music department in multiple ways, and we’re also here to support our music students and families. We never want any student to be in a position where they are missing out on something for financial reasons. To this end we facilitate the annual Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser (see below). Students who sell pies get up to 50% off the amount they sell back - and this money goes towards payment for the annual music trip. Additionally, if a family is struggling to pay for an event having already taken advantage of fundraising opportunities, they can reach out to us in confidence to discuss full or partial scholarships. Information is only shared with our president and treasurer, no other board members. If you need this support, please do reach out. We all have times in our lives when we need the help of others and again, we want all our students to be able to fully participate in everything the music program offers.
Mums Fall Fundraiser
Welcome to our second annual Fall Mums sale!
Money raised through this fundraiser will benefit all music programs at Wilton High School - so it’s a great way to add a little color to your exterior decor while supporting a GREAT cause!
Please submit your order by end of day on Friday September 20th.
Mums can be collected from the Zellner Gallery at the Clune on Friday 27 September between 4-6pm.
Thank you for supporting Music Boosters!
You can click the link below to pay for your mums electronically or send a check made out to WHS Music Boosters to 10 Lovers Lane, Wilton, CT, 06897
Prefer a paper form? Download the pdf, fill out and either turn your form and your check into one of the music directors or return to Kim at the front booth!
Pie Sales
WATCH THIS SPACE for pie sale information!
Each year Music Boosters facilitates the sale of a LOT of pies throughout Wilton. Take advantage of our sale in November to have your student raise money to help cover the cost of this year’s music trip. Also, the pies are soooooooooo good!
WILTON MUSIC SWAG!
The merch store is currently closed. Check back again soon!
Music Boosters has worked with Custom Ts and More to bring you great Wilton Music Swag for the the coming year. Check out our choir tops for singers, blankets and stadium seats for marching band families, hats, joggers and more!!
CAN & BOTTLE DRIVE
While most of our fundraising activities go to the Music Department as a whole, our can and bottle drive proceeds just support our band (they have lots of competition expenses our other ensembles don’t have!).
WHS band members collect redeemable bottles and cans in the Board of Ed parking lot on the dates posted.
We can accept the following: beer, soda, water, sports drinks, energy drinks, hard seltzer, hard cider, tea and coffee, kombucha, plant water (e.g coconut water) and carbonated spirit-based beverage containers.
2024 - 2025 Dates
8 September
6 October
8 December
5 January
2 February
2 March
6 April
4 May
1 June
Thank you for supporting the Wilton High School Band!
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Meet your 2024 - 2025 Music Boosters!
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Robin Allen
President
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Don Allers
Treasurer
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Ananda Ward
VP, Band
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Nicole Northway
VP, Band
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Sarah Beach
VP, Chorus
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Brenda Aversano
VP, Orchestra