Things are moving quickly!  I'm getting ahead of myself, but all needs to be posted before we leave for Germany.

Here is the information for July 1 - 4 in condensed form:

Friday, July 1
The band will meet at KML for a day of rehearsal.  Rehearsal begins at 10:00 AM.  Bring a Bag Lunch!

Saturday, July 2
This day will begin with rehearsal at KML, and then culminate with the band's trip to Sun Prairie for the Madison Scout's home show Drums on Parade! The LVW block will have 130 excited drum corps fans!

Sunday, July 3
The band will march in two parades today - the Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade and the Menomonee Falls Independence Day Parade! This is also PICTURE DAY at KML! Parents are invited to come take pictures of their students. Pictures will start at 9am and must be done by 9:45. We will take a full group photo, section photos, school photos, and senior photos. All pictures taken by our staff will be shared with parents.

Monday, July 4
Happy Birthday, America!  LVW will be celebrating our Nation's Birthday with two parades - the Wauwatosa July 4th Parade and the Hales Corners July 4th Parade.  In between the two parades, LVW will be having a picnic hosted by Wisconsin Lutheran College at their athletic complex.  More on that later in this post!

What to bring with you:
LVW members should pack clothing for four days of rehearsal and performance.  Please remember your personal uniform items, which include the black shoes/socks, gloves, and black compression t-shirts.  By this time, all band members should have received two compression shirts.  With four parades in two days, you will want to have them both!

Check back on the Post from May 17 for a detailed packing list - just to make sure you don't forget anything.

Pack a bag lunch for the first meal on Friday, July 1.  All other meals for the weekend will be provided by LVW.

Times and Transportation for Friday, July 1
LVW will run a bus from FVL to KML on Friday.  It will stop at the FDL Kwik Trip (Hickory Street Exit).  Students from our other schools should check with your schools' transportation coordinator, or simply meet at KML at 9:30 AM.

Friday, July 1 – One Bus departing from FVL
7:30 AM               Arrive at FVL (East Entrance) Load bus
8:00 AM               Depart for Kettle Moraine LHS
8:45 AM               Pick Up students at Kwik Trip #242, 980 Hickory Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935
9:30 AM               Arrive Kettle Moraine LHS - Unload
10:00 AM             LVW Rehearsal Day Begins - Times for the rest of the day TBA

Rehearsal will begin at KML at 10:00 AM.  We will use a "normal LVW rehearsal schedule" for both Friday and Saturday.  Wake up times, meals, rehearsal sectionals, lights out, and so on will be announced to the band each day.

Much like the prior weekend, LVW will view a live streamed church service at KML.  There is also a chance that a KML area pastor will provide LVW with a service - the date and time will be determined by the LVW Staff and Directors.
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Saturday, July 2
7:30 AM               LVW Rehearsal Day Begins - Times for the rest of the day TBA

DCI Show Schedule
Buses pick up at Kettle Moraine LHS, travel to Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium, 155 Kroncke Dr, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, USA.  This will be for a Drum Corps International show Drums on Parade.
4:15 PM               Buses Arrive Kettle Moraine LHS, load buses
4:30 PM               Depart for Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium
6:00 PM               Arrive Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium, eat supper, attend show - the band will be allowed to watch corps warm up!
10:15 PM            After scores are announced - Load buses and depart for Kettle Moraine LHS
11:45 PM            Arrive KMLHS
12:00 AM            Devotion, lights out
 
Sunday, July 3
7:00 AM               Wake Up/Shower/Stretch
8:00 AM               Breakfast/Devotion
8:30 AM               Change into halves, load truck              
9:00 AM               Pictures in the auditorium or outside PAC - PARENTS ARE INVITED!
9:45 AM               Buses Arrive KMLHS, load buses
10:00 AM             Depart KMLHS for Parade Line Up near Pennoyer Park, 3601 7th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140
11:30 AM              Arrive Kenosha Parade Line Up.  
1:00 PM               Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade begins
3:00 PM               Time Approximate – Parade ends near 60th Street and 8th Avenue
3:30 PM               Depart for Menomonee Falls - Bethlehem Lutheran Church, N84W15252 Menomonee Ave, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
5:00 PM                Arrive Bethlehem Lutheran Church, unload, eat supper
7:00 PM              Menomonee Falls Parade begins.  Parade ends at Menomonee Falls HS, N80W14350 Titan Dr, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
9:30 PM               Fireworks begin – we will watch from the parade dispersal area at the High School Parking Lot.
10:30 PM             Board Buses for return to KMLHS
11:00 PM             Arrive KML – unload
11:15 PM             Devotion, lights out
 
Monday, July 4
6:00 AM               Wake Up, Shower, Eat, change into Halves
7:00 AM               Buses arrive at KMLHS, Load
7:15 AM              Depart for Wauwatosa Parade line up.  Line up area, if the same as the last time we marched: Main Area will be the Wauwatosa Civic Center parking lot at Wauwatosa Ave (76th Street) and North Ave. The parade proceeds West on North Avenue between 80th Street and 104th Street. Distance of the Parade is 1.7 miles.
9:00 AM               Wauwatosa Parade begins.
11:00 AM            Parade ends – time approximate.  Parade pickup will be at the end of the parade at 104th & North Avenue (Mayfair Shopping Center.)
11:30 AM            Load buses and depart for Wisconsin Lutheran College
12:00 PM             Arrive Wisconsin Lutheran College – Krauss-Miller-Lutz Outdoor Athletic Complex for relax time, lunch (1401 N Swan Blvd, Wauwatosa, WI 53226)
2:30 PM               Load and Depart for Hales Corners Parade
3:00 PM               Arrive Hales Corners Parade Line up near Cliffords Supper Club on  W Forest Home Avenue (10418 W Forest Home Ave, Hales Corners, WI 53130)
4:30 PM               Parade ends near Hales Corners Village Hall, 5635 S New Berlin Rd, Hales Corners, WI 53130
5:00 PM               Load Buses  and return to KMLHS
6:00 PM               Arrive KMLHS, eat, load gear, clean facilities
7:00 PM               Two Buses Depart KMLHS for Appleton
7:45 PM               Arrive Fond du Lac Kwik Trip
8:30 PM               Arrive Fox Valley Lutheran HS

Special Invitation to the Family Picnic on Monday - July 4
In between the two parades on July 4, LVW will be having a family picnic at the WLC's Kraus-Miller-Lutz Athletic Complex located at 1401 N Swan Blvd, Wauwatosa, WI 53226.  The band will have a few hours to relax a bit and enjoy some down time.

The Fatty Patty from Milwaukee will be catering the meal at the athletic complex. We are inviting LVW family members and friends to join us! LVW will pay for the meals for the LVW members and staff for the day. Additional family members, friends, and volunteers who would like to join us will be paying on their own. The cost is $10 per person for the meal.

So that the caterer knows for how many people to plan, we are asking that you RSVP using the Google form (link below). Please complete the form by June 26 so that plans can be made accurately. You will then receive a form to select your main meal.

Click here to RSVP for Monday, July 4 Family Picnic

Parade Information - follow links for more information

Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade “America the Beautiful” is the theme for the 2022 Kenosha Civic Veterans Parade, set for Sunday, July 3 at 1 p.m. Continuing its community generosity, Snap-on, Inc. is again the lead sponsor for the parade. The parade is organized by the City of Kenosha.
ROUTE: The parade route begins on Seventh Avenue at Washington Road, then heads south on Sixth Avenue through downtown to Library Park. The best areas for viewing the parade are along Seventh Avenue and Sixth Avenue before the parade reaches Library Park and prepares for disbanding. Library Park is not a good viewing spot, as the parade will begin to disband at 6th Avenue and 59th Street. View Map

Menomonee Falls Independence Day Parade
The Optimist Club runs the Independence Day Parade which is always held on the evening of July 3 at 7:00 pm. The parade route starts on Appleton Avenue at Elm Lane and proceeds southeast to Woosencraft Drive, finishing on Titan Drive. A Google Map of the route is at the end of this post.

Wauwatosa July 4th Parade
Join us for the parade on North Avenue. The celebration is one of the largest parades in the state. The parade proceeds west on North Avenue between 80th and 104th Street.
The parade starts at 9:00 am on Monday, July 4, 2022.
Fireworks will be held on July 4 at 9:15 pm. The fireworks will be launched from a different site (near 63rd and River Parkway) compared to previous years. We invite the public to watch from Hart Park.

Hales Corners July 4th Parade
The parade starts at Scharles Avenue and Forest Home Avenue and ends at 116th and Godsell Avenue.  Follow the link for much more information, as well as a map of the parade route.
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Transportation Home Following the July 4th Parades
LVW will be busing the band to Kettle Moraine LHS on Monday following the two parades.  The band will be changing out of uniform, eating a meal, and cleaning the KML facilities.  Two buses will then return to FVL.  For all other schools, check with your transportation coordinator for arrival times following the parade.

If you will be picking up your LVW member following the July 4th parades, the pick up point will be Kettle Moraine LHS, 3399 Division Rd, Jackson, WI 53037.

Checkout Procedures
If you are going home with parents and are not returning on the bus or with your school’s transportation, the following procedures MUST be followed:
1.  Your parents must pick you up where we are changing out of uniform. For this weekend, that will be on Monday, at Kettle Moraine LHS. If you are picking up your child at KML, you must be there when the band is ready to leave. If you are not there when the band is ready to leave, your child will come with the band.
2.   Your parents must check you out with the attendance chaperone from your bus. This must be done with you and your parent present.
3.  If your parents are not there when the band is ready to leave, you will come with us. We leave no one behind – EVER!
4.  You may not ride home with anyone else other than your parents UNLESS you have a written permission signed by your parents, and UNLESS that written permission is put into our hands. DON’T FORGET THE NOTE AT HOME, because there are NO EXCEPTIONS!

You may have noticed that Posts and Schedules are being released a bit earlier than in past years.  There is a reason for that!  From June 16 - June 28, I (James Neujahr) will be on a tour to Germany with my wife Julie,  Wes Schmandt's German class, and other family members.  Two of our LVW members (from Mr. Schmandt's German class) will also be on the trip.  Julie and I are so much looking forward to this wonderful opportunity!  We will finally be able to go on this trip, which was originally planned for 2020, then moved to 2021, and now it will finally happen

During the time that I am gone, general LVW questions and concerns can be sent to Tony Kubek, our Head Volunteer Coordinator, at ackubek@gmail.com.  LVW members from the various schools should try contacting their local band director first.  For FVL, you can contact Elisabeth Wagner at ewagner@fvlhs.org.  MLHS questions should be directed to Charis Scharf at cscharf@mlhslancers.org.  LPS, KML, and WLHS students can first try Angela Hohenstein at angela.hohenstein@kmlhs.org.  LHS students can contact Jonathan Witte at wittjona@luther.k12.wi.us.  WLA students should contact Abby Kurth at ​akurth@wlavikings.org.

What to bring with you:
LVW members should pack clothing for three days of rehearsal and performance.  Please remember your personal uniform items, which include the black shoes/socks, gloves, and black compression t-shirts.  

Check back on the Post from May 17 for a detailed packing list - just to make sure you don't forget anything.

Pack a bag lunch for the first meal on Friday, June 24.  All other meals for the weekend will be provided by LVW.

Times and Transportation for Friday, June 24
LVW will run a bus from FVL to KML on Friday.  It will stop at the FDL Kwik Trip (Hickory Street Exit).  Students from our other schools should check with your schools' transportation coordinator, or simply meet at KML at 9:30 AM.

7:30 AM               Arrive at FVL (East Entrance) Load bus
8:00 AM               Depart Kettle Moraine LHS
8:45 AM               Pick Up students at Kwik Trip #242, 980 Hickory Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935
9:30 AM               Arrive Kettle Moraine LHS - Unload
10:00 AM            Bus departs for return trip to Appleton.  Don't leave anything on the bus! 

Rehearsal will begin at KML at 10:00 AM.  We will use a "normal LVW rehearsal schedule" for both Friday and Saturday.  Wake up times, meals, rehearsal sectionals, lights out, and so on will be announced to the band.

We will view a live streamed church service on Saturday night at KML.  There is also a chance that a KML area pastor will provide LVW with a service that night.

Times and Transportation for Sunday, June 26
7:00 AM               Wake up, shower, eat
7:45 AM               Pack and Load truck.  Clean up and organize personal gear. Change into uniform.
9:00 AM               Buses Arrive at KML.  Load Buses
9:15 AM               Depart Kettle Moraine LHS for Eagle, WI
10:30 AM             Arrive Eagle, WI (Parade Line Up area TBD,  area is North of Main St and Highway 67
12:00 PM             Parade Begins (Eagle Parade Route)
12:45 PM             Parade Ends: Main St and Markham Rd.  This is near Eagle Village Park
1:00 PM               Depart for Hartland, WI (Hartland Staging Area and Parade Route).
1:30 PM              Arrive Hartland.  LVW is #78 of 84 units in the parade (Hartland Parade Line Up).  The Hartland Parade Committee knows we are arriving after the completion of the Eagle Parade.  So we will be arriving in Hartland at about the time the parade begins.  LVW is near the end of the parade line up, so we will have adequate time to prepare.
1:30 PM               Parade Begins
3:30 PM               Parade Ends – Load buses and return to Kettle Moraine LHS.
4:45 PM               Arrive Kettle Moraine LHS.  Change out of uniform, eat, clean up facility
6:00 PM               Depart for Appleton and other schools.  The two buses will both return to FVL.
6:45 PM               Drop off at Fond du Lac Kwik Trip – Hickory Street Exit
7:30 PM               Arrive at FVL - unload

​Link for more information for the Kettle Moraine Days website

Link for more information for the Hartland Hometown Celebration website
 
Transportation Home Following the Hartland Parade on June 26
LVW will be busing the band to Kettle Moraine LHS on Sunday following the Hartland parade.  The band will be changing out of uniform, eating a meal, and cleaning the KML facilities.  Two buses will then return to FVL.  For all other schools, check with your transportation coordinator for arrival times following the parade.

If you will be picking up your LVW member following the Hartland parade, the pick up point will be Kettle Moraine LHS, 3399 Division Rd, Jackson, WI 53037.

Checkout Procedures
If you are going home with parents and are not returning on the bus or with your school’s transportation, the following procedures MUST be followed:
1.  Your parents must pick you up where we are changing out of uniform. For this weekend, that will be on Sunday, at Kettle Moraine LHS. If you are picking up your child at KML, you must be there when the band is ready to leave. If you are not there when the band is ready to leave, your child will come with the band.
2.   Your parents must check you out with the attendance chaperone from your bus. This must be done with you and your parent present.
3.  If your parents are not there when the band is ready to leave, you will come with us. We leave no one behind – EVER!
4.  You may not ride home with anyone else other than your parents UNLESS you have a written permission signed by your parents, and UNLESS that written permission is put into our hands. DON’T FORGET THE NOTE AT HOME, because there are NO EXCEPTIONS!

​​I want to first congratulate everyone for a job well done during this first week of camp!  Thanks to Holly Kubek and our army of volunteer support staff for making sure the kids were fed, to Tony Kubek, Elisabeth Wagner, Kim Page, Abby Kurth, and the rest of our uniform crew for helping them look awesome, to those with the band on the parade routes, and to Chuck Adrian, Tim Klemp, Tony Kubek, Kyle Needham, and Steven Koch who prepared the truck, and made sure that we have everything in place for our first two performances. Also thanks to those volunteers for their work with preparing bins and supplies for the beginning of our season! Without our support staff, our members would not be able to accomplish the things they do.  

Thanks also to our director staff for their attention to detail and providing our kids with excellent instruction!  In just a few short days, they steadily brought the band from a collection of inexperienced students from many schools to the entertaining group we know as Lutheran Vanguard of Wisconsin!  The transformation is truly remarkable, and will continue throughout the season in a forward direction.

Last, but certainly not least, thanks go to the members of LVW!  The members have taken on this responsibility of carrying on the LVW traditions with an enthusiasm and a desire to be the absolute best that we can be.  And that will be AWESOME by the end of the summer!  We always knew that LVW was a "Crowd Favorite" on the parade route, and this year we hope to be even more so. 

CAMP #2 INFORMATION
Rehearsal will begin on Saturday, June 18 at 10:00 AM, and will take place at Fox Valley Lutheran HS.  Times for Saturday and Sunday are listed below.  The short weekend will conclude following the Chilton Father's Day Parade on Sunday afternoon.

Transportation to FVL on Saturday, June 18
Students from WLHS, KML, LPS, and WLA will be riding a bus which will begin at KML.  The pickup points will be the same as the first camp week. 

7:50 AM - Arrive KML to load
8:00 AM - Depart KML
8:40 AM - Arrive Kwik Trip in Fond du Lac, Hickory Street Exit
9:30 AM - Arrive FVL
NOTE - there will not be a bus for the return trip following the parade in Chilton.

Students should pack a bag lunch for Saturday.  All other meals will be provided by LVW.  The members will again stay overnight at FVL.  Students should remember to pack everything needed for two days of camp.  The packing list for this past week will be a good reference for this week as well, with the main differences being we have only two days together, and one parade instead of two.

Worship Service
LVW will be viewing a streamed worship service on Saturday night.  No special dress is needed for this service.  We would much prefer to attend a service in-person on Sunday morning, but with the early departure for Chilton we will not be able to.  

Don't forget to bring the following as well:

• Sunscreen
• Hat and Sunglasses
• Large water jug

SPECIAL ACTIVITY INFO
On Saturday night, the band will be treated to an outdoor movie experience!  We will be setting up one of those giant inflatable movie screens.  Move title TBD!  We will have plenty of popcorn!  So the kids should bring along a blanket if they wish to watch in comfort.  A light jacket or sweatshirt and jeans/sweatpants to wear if it is a chilly night would also be a good idea.  

Students should also make sure to take care of themselves before returning to camp.  They were instructed to drink plenty of water so they can be fully hydrated.  We had relatively nice weather this first week, and next week looks like it will be warmer.  So weather (other than the rain!) cooperated pretty well during our first camp.  Be prepared for warmer weather! Students should also remember especially to bring sunscreen (at least SPF 30), sunglasses, and hats as we will be spending the majority of our time outside.

LVW's next parade is Sunday, JUNE 19
The Chilton Father's Day Parade is Sunday!  Parade start time is 11:00 AM, and will begin near the county fairgrounds at the corner of Madison Street (Hwy 57) and Chestnut Street.  If the route is the same as in previous years, it will proceed north on Madison, west on Main, north on State, east on School, south on Madison, and east on Main where it will end near Adams Street.  There are a lot of corners in the middle of the parade, since it goes around a block in the downtown area.  This has been a great parade for us in the past. Lots of parents, groupies, and family members are on hand to cheer us on! In addition, it gained a reputation as a “CANDY” parade, so if you have little ones going along (or big “Kids” at heart), bring along bags and buckets! There is no reviewing stand in this parade, and no judging, so if you want to gather with other LVW family, I would suggest somewhere along the beginning of the route on Madison Street, since it is nice and wide, and very straight. Once there, find the groupies!  Here is a map of the Chilton Parade Route (This is from previous years - sorry for the "low tech" look to the scanned map - I'm hoping it is still the same route!).

The Father's Day Parade is the culmination of a four-day festival in Chilton.  If you would like to experience a great family event, check out the website for the Chilton Summer Festival. .

TRANSPORTATION HOME FOLLOWING THE CHILTON PARADE
LVW will be busing the band to Chilton on Sunday for the parade.  The buses will be returning to FVL following the parade by approximately 2:00 - 2:30.  For all other schools, check with your transportation coordinator for arrival times following the parade. All of our non-FVL students are either riding with parents or will ride home with others from their area.  There is NO KML BUS following the Chilton parade.  If you will be picking up your LVW member following the Chilton parade, the pick up point will be St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, 717 Memorial Drive, Chilton, WI 53014.

Checkout Procedures
If you are going to be picked up following the parade, and are not returning on the bus or with your school’s transportation, the following procedures MUST be followed:
1.  Your parents must pick you up where we are changing out of uniform. For this weekend, that will be on Sunday, at St. Martin Lutheran Church, Chilton. If you are picking up your child at St. Martin, you must be there when the band is ready to leave. If you are not there when the band is ready to leave, your child will come with the band.
2.   Your parents must check you out with the attendance chaperone from your bus. This must be done with you and your parent present.
3.  If your parents are not there when the band is ready to leave, you will come with us. We leave no one behind – EVER!
4.  You may not ride home with anyone else other than your parents UNLESS you have a written permission signed by your parents, and UNLESS that written permission is put into our hands. DON’T FORGET THE NOTE AT HOME, because there are NO EXCEPTIONS!

UPDATE - the 40 tickets are all reserved.  The link will stay open in case some need to cancel their reservation for tickets.

Lutheran Vanguard of Wisconsin has reserved 110 group tickets for the Drums On Parade DCI show to be held on Saturday, July 2, 2022, 7:00 pm CST at   Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium at Ashley Field! The band will attend the show as a group, as they will be together for that weekend's parades in Eagle and Hartland. We want to make more tickets available for others to attend.

This show will include a Soundsport group and the Green Beret Marching band in exhibition, followed by the Colt Cadets, River City Rhythm, Colts, Phantom Regiment, Blue Stars, Cavaliers, and the Madison Scouts.

Since the band members and staff will be using 90 of the tickets, there will be 20 available (was increased to 40) for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis.  We will use a Sign Up form, so that everyone will see when all of the tickets are reserved.

The tickets are $25 each if you wish to sit with the LVW group.  We will be asking the LVW members to pay $15 toward the ticket purchase.  LVW will cover the remaining balance for member tickets.

Please note - LVW members and Staff should NOT use this sign up form!  Their tickets will be reserved for them.

Follow the link at the bottom of this post to the Sign Up form.  Or follow the link to the Drums on Parade Sign Up.

To sit with the LVW group, you must fill out the form.  Please don't send emails, texts, or phone calls.  Once the twenty available tickets are gone, you may still purchase tickets on your own, but you may not be able to get tickets in our group's section.  For your information, we have tickets in Section G, lower section.
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The tickets for current LVW members and all others (including Banner/Detail members if they attend) will be $15. 

We will collect money ($15 LVW ticket fee) from the LVW members during the next two weeks. They can bring the money next week to rehearsal if they so choose. If you would like to pay for additional family tickets ($25 each) ahead of time, you may also send that with your LVW member.

LVW will have the tickets for the show in our possession. When we get closer to the event date, you will be updated with information about where and when you can pick up your tickets. Most likely they will be distributed at a designated location at the stadium. You may pay for the tickets on the day of the event when you pick up your tickets if you have not paid ahead of time.

If paying by check, please make payable to "Lutheran Vanguard of Wisconsin" and indicate "DCI Show" on the memo line. Checks can be mailed to James Neujahr, 5300 N Meade Street, Appleton, WI 54913.

If you have questions contact James Neujahr at jneujahr@fvlhs.org.

For more details about the show you can visit the DCI Website at https://www.dci.org/events/2022-drums-on-parade. 

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LVW veterans - welcome back!
LVW first timers - welcome to the family we are so glad you are here!

My name is Holly Kubek and this will be my 6th year heading up the kitchen crew!  My first son started LVW in Summer of 2009 and Kurt will be our last season in 2022. 
LVW is on the grow and I have no doubt will continue on after our family "ages out" this summer.  It has been pure joy (and some hard work) to be involved with the band all these years.  Think about your kids' future with the band and how you can get involved this year and in the future.  My husband Tony Kubek has been the head chaperone for many of those years and he too will be "aged out" after this season.  

Next summer LVW will need new moms and dads to head up the kitchen and be the head chaperone/volunteer coordinator - if anyone wants to be a little deeper involved this year to "learn the ropes" let us know and we can bring you along behind the scenes a bit.  

A few notes about the meals, we do our best to accommodate a large group of students and adults. We are all just moms and dads who are cooking for the band. We are not formally trained in food service.  But we'll do our best to safely prepare & serve good food, balanced nutrition, and have a little fun too.  We cannot do this without broad participation at both school locations - FVL and Kettle.  Thanks to all those who have signed up to help in the kitchen thus far! We are off to a great start at filling those slots! No experience is necessary - we'll teach you as we go - we encourage you to raise your hand and come along!  

Here is the link:SIGN UP HERE

We'll be planning for about 100-125 servings when considering band members, staff and volunteers! That's alot of hungry mouths to feed - so we did increase the number of slots per meal and the length of the shifts.  When you volunteer in the kitchen, your shift will be done in time to ensure you can participate/view the parades - we won't leave anyone behind.


A few NEW things this year with the kitchen/food:


1. Designated dishwasher spot - this shift starts a little later than the meal prep slots, we'll train how to use the commercial dishwasher and wash sinks, you would help guide the student helpers on "kitchen clean up duty".  With the larger group we'll need a little more focus in this area to keep up with the timely cleaning and ending of each meal shift.

2. Breakfast/Chaperone extended time - the chaperones who stay overnight are responsible for breakfast in the AM, with the size of the band we know the clean up will take a bit longer than last year, so we extended the time to ensure that clean up of breakfast takes place before the lunch crew arrives.
3. Donations - we know not everyone will be able to volunteer a shift in the kitchen and not everyone will be able to donate, but we ask those who can and are able to make a food donation - please bring to the first day of camp at FVL on 6/7.  

Please consider any off the list below:

• watermelons - we go through many many watermelons; we always need more watermelon, the kids love watermelon, did I mention watermelons?
• powdered lemonade mix - regular and pink lemonade
• desserts - the kids always LOVE a dessert at lunch & dinner, these can be homemade or store bought  
  • NO nuts or peanut butter ingredients of any kind please (we have multiple members with nut/peanut allergies)
• boxes of jello - any flavors/colors
• frozen treats of any kind - popsicles, freezy pops,  ice cream, sherbert, sorbet, diary and non dairy options appreciated
• sundae toppings - fudge, sprinkles, whipped cream, cherries, chocolate chips, etc (no nuts or peanut butter ingredients of any kind please)

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to reach out to us and we are happy to help!
Looking forward to the season kicking off in just a week!


Tony & Holly Kubek