MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT BAND BOOSTER MEETING
The next band booster meeting will be held August 17th, 2010
at 6:00 PM in the Fannin County High School Band Room
inside the Performing Arts Center.  This is a mandatory meeting for
band parents and band booster members.  Volunteer opportunities for the
upcoming football season and details and committee opportunities for
The Blue Ridge Mountain Marching Festival will be discussed.

FANNIN COUNTY BAND BOOSTER CLUB RECEIVES DONATION
For the second straight year, The Fannin County Band Booster Club received a
$6,000 donation from the Levi Strauss Foundation thanks to 5 retirees from the
Blue Ridge Levi Strauss Plant.  We appreciate their help in receiving this generous donation.



Pictured from left to right:  Larry Wright, Virginia Mathis,
Fannin County Band Booster Club President Gary Stanley, Brenda Cochran, and
Jackie Cochran.   Not pictured:  Carol Baliles

MISS REBEL AND BBQ FUNDRAISERS A GREAT SUCCESS!
The Annual Miss Rebel Pageant held on April 17th, 2010 was a great success.
This year over 25 ladies competed for the titles of Miss Rebel and Junior
Miss Rebel.  This annual fundraiser for the band raised over $1,200!

Also on April 23rd, the Band Booster Club sponsored our first ever BBQ
chicken fundraiser in Downtown Blue Ridge.   This event raised over
$900 for the Fannin County Band Booster Club as over 300 plates were sold!

THE 3ND ANNUAL FANNIN COUNTY BAND BOOSTER CAR SHOW
will be held September 18th, 2010 on the campus of Fannin County High School.
Our past car shows have been a great success thanks to everyone that supports the band.  
Your generosity is very appreciated.  Check back for more details soon!  
More details will be discussed at the next band booster meeting in August.
Here are pictures from last year's car show.   Click here for more pictures.

   

   

   

CHARMS is a new software package purchased by the Fannin County
Band Booster Club to make communication easier.  After some initial work,
this site will provide a level of parent and student communication that is
organized, up-to-date, and easy to use.   New bulletins are available the minute
parents login.  Every parent or student in our band will eventually be able to
access the calendar, print handouts, check on finances, pay for fees and trips
online, maintain practice logs, record auditions and tests, maintain your own
name, address, phone, email address, etc.   Parents can also see whether that
permission slip, health form, or a handout acknowledgement actually made it back
to the office.   Here is how to get started:

1)  Log onto www.charmsoffice.com.
2)  In the Parent/Student Login type: FCBand
3)  In the Password, it's your student ID.  See Mr. Barnstead if you do not know
what that number is.  You will reset this number once you get in.
4)  On the far right, click password.   Make it something you can remember.
5)  Then Click Student Info, and please correct and update.