FC CHOIRS 2020-2021 NEW PARENT MEETING

Welcome to the FC Choir family and to our online New Parent Meeting!  We are excited to get things started for next year.  Please go through this entire page to get all the important information you need, and be sure to complete all black buttons labeled *required action item* by Monday, May 11th.

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SECTION 1
​COST, RULES, & AGREEMENT

Please read through the Cost Explanation document for a full explanation of the cost associated with your particular choir this year.  

• Fill out and submit the Rule & Expectations form below, one per student.
• Fill out and submit commitment agreements for each choir you are in.
• Take special note of the agreement concerning financial responsibility and required payment deadlines to participate.

COST EXPLANATION
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Rules & Expectations
​*REQUIRED ACTION ITEM*

COMMITMENT AGREEMENTS - fill out and submit for each choir you are in

Accents
​​*REQUIRED ACTION ITEM*

Chamber Choir
​​*REQUIRED ACTION ITEM*

Encores
​​*REQUIRED ACTION ITEM*

FC Singers
​​*REQUIRED ACTION ITEM*

flight
​​*REQUIRED ACTION ITEM*

High Voltage
​​*REQUIRED ACTION ITEM*

statesmen
​​*REQUIRED ACTION ITEM*

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SECTION 2
CALENDAR, REMIND, & SAFE VISITOR

Please follow along in this video which explains where to find dates and other important information for the year.

• Click on the link to see how to sync your devices (computer and phone) with our calendar.  (Not needed if already synced from last year.)
• Sign up for vitally important Remind texts.  (Do this if you haven't already.  These are new codes for the 2020-2021 year.)
• Get registered with Safe Visitor, Franklin Township Schools' background check system.  (Do this if you haven't done so in the last 2 years.)

IMPORTANT DATES
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CALENDAR SYNC
*Required ACTION ITEM*

REMIND sign-up
​*required ACTION ITEM*

Safe Visitor
​*required ACTION ITEM*

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SECTION 3
ACCOUNTS & PAYMENTS

Every student has an account which tracks amount due, payments, and funds raised.   

• Watch for your first email concerning accounts coming within a week.
• 1st email has an invoice with a payment link.  Save this.
• Payment options:
  • Bank Draft (preffered)
  • Credit Card (use payment link from invioce in 1st email)
  • Check given in person to directors or Jennifer Andry
• Contact Jennifer Andry, Accounts Chairperson with any accounts questions at askfcsingers@gmail.com

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 SECTION 4
INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISING

Individual fundraisers put money directly into your student account.  Ads & Patrons are great individual fundraisers.  Some students pay off their entire account using these.  

• Ads and Patrons are listed in our concert programs
• 75% of the Ad price goes to your account (25% reserved fro printing)
• Reserved Ad List shows ads being held for the student who sold them last year.  Do not attempt to sell an Ad to these businesses.
• Ads due Aug 3rd, 2020.  Must have ad form, ad image, and payment.
• Patron donations are 100% profit to your account.

AD & PATRON INFO

AD FORM

RESERVED ADS LIST

PATRON FORM

MONTHLY INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISERS

Monthly individual fundraisers will be going on all year.  Proceeds from these go directly to your student account and will show up on your monthly statements as a credit.  Usually 50%-60% of money turned in pays for the product, 40%-50% is profit to your account, but each fundraiser is slightly different.

• Always optional, but highly encouraged to help you pay off your account.
• Turn in forms and money to choir directors by the due date
• Turn in one check made out to FC Choirs, Inc.
• Butterbraids
  • $ & Orders due May 18th, Deliveries June 8th
  • CLICK HERE for more Butterbraids product information
  • Contact Sarah Cherry Cherry101301@att.net 317-341-2400
• Laundry Detergent
  • $ & Orders due June 1st (at parent meeting), deliveries TBA
  • CLICK HERE for more laundry detergent product information
  • Contact Ryan Bland heinsdales@gmail.com 317-847-6217

BUTTERBRAIDS order form

LAUNDRY DETERGENT order form

SCRIP - YEAR-ROUND INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISER

Scrip is an individual fundraiser that allows you to earn money for your choir account through your every day spending.  Through Scrips, you order physical, reloadable, or eGift cards to places where you already spend money buying food, gas, clothing, etc.  A percentage of each gift card purchased goes directly to your account.  Follow instructions on the how to guide below to get started.

• Create an account on MyScripWallet.com or ShopWithScrip.com using our organization’s enrollment code: 395353943328L
• Email Peggy Porter, Scrip Chairperson at porter.fcchoir@gmail.com with any Scrip questions.

scrip - How To Guide

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SECTION 5
​GENERAL FUNDRAISERS

​AMAZON SMILE
&
​KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS

General Fundraisers benefit the entire organization rather than individual students.  Amazon Smile and Kroger Community Rewards are two programs we use as general fundraisers.  In both of these programs you shop like you normally do, and as long as you scan your Kroger card or shop through smile.amazon.com, a percentage of your money spent will go back to our organization automatically.  It's super easy and costs you nothing!  All you need to do is link your Kroger card to our organization, link your amazon smile account to our organization, and always be sure to shop at smile.amazon.com
CLICK HERE for Amazon Smile sign-up instructions, then click the button below to sign-up.
CLICK HERE for Kroger Community Rewards sign-up instructions, then click the button below to sign-up.

AMAZON SMILE

KROGER Community REWARDS

HOOSIER SHOW CHOIR CLASSIC

The Hoosier Show Choir Classic (HSCC) is a showchoir contest that we host at FCHS.  This is one of our organization's largest general fundraisers, and we will need lots of help.  Please mark your calendar for Feb 26-27, 2021, and be ready to sign-up later this year to help out!

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SECTION 6
PARENT HOSPITALITY

Feeling overwhelmed? Parents, do you feel like you don't know a soul in this program and wish you did?  We have a mom ready to help you feel ready!

• Parent Hospitality will help connect you with committee chairs to best share your talents.
• It's not just fun for the kids, the parents get some fun social activities as well!
• Email Melanie Zigler at melsey876@yahoo.com to get more information.  Don't be shy, we want to get to know the parents as well as the students!

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THANK YOU!

Thank you for going through all of this information!  We know it is a lot of info to take in all at once.  Please refer back to this page in the future when you have questions, and fee free to email any chairpeople or directors with any questions.  
Please be sure to have all *required action items* (black buttons) completed by Monday, May 11th:

• Rules and Expectations
• Commitment Agreement
• Calendar Sync
• Remind Sign-Up
• Safe Vistor

WHAT'S NEXT?

We are offering a Zoom Q&A session on Monday, May 4th at 6:30pm.  Check your email for this invitation.  Come and get things clarified if needed, or just say hi to the directors face to face if you wish.
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In the meantime:

• Get excited for next year!
  
• Be sure to check your calendar for upcoming events and parent meetings.
• Stay posted for when we will be able to meet in person.
• Please begin fundraising and making payments on your account.
• Be aware of payment deadlines for your student.