Hello friends!
There are now two great ways to help the Hoover Tornado Marching Band.
You can text "HTMB" to 48510 and you can donate $15 directly to the band!
Support your Tornado Marching Band with a quick text!
You can also click the DONATE button to the right here and do the same thing!
We so appreciate your help and look forward to more great music!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Field Competition at Glendale High School
On Saturday, October 22, 2011, The HTMB competed in the 2A division at the First Inaugural Glendale High Field Competition.
We were the first band to perform that afternoon in a field of 9 bands from all over Southern California.
First a little warm up time....
And then it was onto the field for our amazing performance. The band looked great, sounded great and most importantly, scored great!
In the end, we took 1st Place for Guard, Drumline and Performance. Well done all!!
Well done Hoover Tornado Marching Band!
More competitions coming up soon! More trophies for our band room!
We were the first band to perform that afternoon in a field of 9 bands from all over Southern California.
First a little warm up time....
And then it was onto the field for our amazing performance. The band looked great, sounded great and most importantly, scored great!
In the end, we took 1st Place for Guard, Drumline and Performance. Well done all!!
Well done Hoover Tornado Marching Band!
More competitions coming up soon! More trophies for our band room!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
We Are Off To a Great Start!
The 2011 HTMB Season has begun and we are off to a good start.
A little rough around the edges on our first outing but the band and the boosters performed admirably last week!
Under the direction of our new Drum Major, Josh Briggs, the band wowed the audience with the music of Jesus Christ Superstar.
With the new addition of the rock band to the HTMB, we were rocking out during half time!
It was a great performance on our first outing too!
There are more great photos from our booster Kelvin Yuen here:
HTMB Photos
Thanks Kelvin!
Next week we head out on the road for an away game! More fun to come!
A little rough around the edges on our first outing but the band and the boosters performed admirably last week!
Under the direction of our new Drum Major, Josh Briggs, the band wowed the audience with the music of Jesus Christ Superstar.
With the new addition of the rock band to the HTMB, we were rocking out during half time!
It was a great performance on our first outing too!
There are more great photos from our booster Kelvin Yuen here:
HTMB Photos
Thanks Kelvin!
Next week we head out on the road for an away game! More fun to come!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
What a Great Year!
Greetings Hoover Supporters!
Its been an amazing year for the band program as well as the Boosters! As you know earlier this year we acquired a retired 24' U-Haul truck to use as the band's equipment truck.
We then set out to get it looking like we wanted it to look. A task that would take thousands of dollars.
To make a very long story somewhat shorter, I believed we would be driving an ugly orange and white truck to the football games next year. Raising the $3-4000 needed to wrap the truck seemed just out of our grasp.
In steps Lexus of Glendale and Johnny Harrison, benefactor to so many GUSD schools.
With his very generous support, our truck went from this:
To this:
We still have the inside to build out and thats started already. We do want to thank Hoover Groove for their generous grant to help towards that build-out!
It's been a great year for us and the band. I want to congratulate the graduating seniors and their parents for a job well done! We will miss you!
And we look forward to the incoming class this fall and all the new friends we will bring into the band and the Boosters alike!
Stay tuned, we are just getting started!
Michael
Its been an amazing year for the band program as well as the Boosters! As you know earlier this year we acquired a retired 24' U-Haul truck to use as the band's equipment truck.
We then set out to get it looking like we wanted it to look. A task that would take thousands of dollars.
To make a very long story somewhat shorter, I believed we would be driving an ugly orange and white truck to the football games next year. Raising the $3-4000 needed to wrap the truck seemed just out of our grasp.
In steps Lexus of Glendale and Johnny Harrison, benefactor to so many GUSD schools.
With his very generous support, our truck went from this:
To this:
We still have the inside to build out and thats started already. We do want to thank Hoover Groove for their generous grant to help towards that build-out!
It's been a great year for us and the band. I want to congratulate the graduating seniors and their parents for a job well done! We will miss you!
And we look forward to the incoming class this fall and all the new friends we will bring into the band and the Boosters alike!
Stay tuned, we are just getting started!
Michael
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Fundraising Underway!
Greetings Hoover Band supporters!
We have a couple fundraising events coming up. Actually, one is on-going and one will be a single day event.
As you know from previous posts, our equipment truck is in need of a serious make-over to make it into the Hoover Tornado Marching Band equipment truck.
The best estimate for having the outside done is just around $3000.00. Yes, thats three thousand dollars. That's a lot.
However, we have good news! We already have HALF of it! A fund of $1500 has been made available to us and now its up to us to raise the remaining amount and get this truck done!
Flyers will be going out with the band students this week for our on-going fundraising.
We want everyone to take that money they would have spent buying the useless and junky products that bands sell for fundraising, and just send it to the band. Wouldn't that be a better use of that $25? Send it directly to the band and we get 100% of it instead of having to give 60% or more to a company who provides junk for us to sell!
If you wish to donate directly to the cause, we can take cash or personal checks. Please make your checks payable to HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL. Also, if you wish to donate with a credit card, email me and I can set up to accept your donation through PayPal and get you a receipt for the amount. And remember, all donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
Yes thats right! You want a nice tax deduction for a charitable donation? Give it to the band and we will provide you with a receipt you can use on your tax return!
You can send your donation with your student, if you have one in the band, or mail it directly to the boosters at:
HTMB Boosters
c/o Michael Risner
PO Box 5781
Glendale, CA 91221
Include your return address and we will send you a receipt back for your donation.
Upcoming, we have the Hoover Block Party on April 16th. Come join Hoover, Toll and Keppel for a really great block party after Spring Break. The Hoover Band will perform and we will have a food booth set up selling pizza by the slice! Bring an appetite and a few dollars and let us feed you and entertain you!
If you wish more information on anything in these posts, please contact me at:
lawncow@aol.com
Thanks much!
Michael Risner
We have a couple fundraising events coming up. Actually, one is on-going and one will be a single day event.
As you know from previous posts, our equipment truck is in need of a serious make-over to make it into the Hoover Tornado Marching Band equipment truck.
The best estimate for having the outside done is just around $3000.00. Yes, thats three thousand dollars. That's a lot.
However, we have good news! We already have HALF of it! A fund of $1500 has been made available to us and now its up to us to raise the remaining amount and get this truck done!
Flyers will be going out with the band students this week for our on-going fundraising.
We want everyone to take that money they would have spent buying the useless and junky products that bands sell for fundraising, and just send it to the band. Wouldn't that be a better use of that $25? Send it directly to the band and we get 100% of it instead of having to give 60% or more to a company who provides junk for us to sell!
If you wish to donate directly to the cause, we can take cash or personal checks. Please make your checks payable to HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL. Also, if you wish to donate with a credit card, email me and I can set up to accept your donation through PayPal and get you a receipt for the amount. And remember, all donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
Yes thats right! You want a nice tax deduction for a charitable donation? Give it to the band and we will provide you with a receipt you can use on your tax return!
You can send your donation with your student, if you have one in the band, or mail it directly to the boosters at:
HTMB Boosters
c/o Michael Risner
PO Box 5781
Glendale, CA 91221
Include your return address and we will send you a receipt back for your donation.
Upcoming, we have the Hoover Block Party on April 16th. Come join Hoover, Toll and Keppel for a really great block party after Spring Break. The Hoover Band will perform and we will have a food booth set up selling pizza by the slice! Bring an appetite and a few dollars and let us feed you and entertain you!
If you wish more information on anything in these posts, please contact me at:
lawncow@aol.com
Thanks much!
Michael Risner
Monday, January 24, 2011
We Have a Vehicle!
Greetings supporters!
Good news to report! We have a vehicle for the band to use to transport instruments and gear.
This vehicle was given to me to be used by the band, by a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. This truck is a retired U-Haul, as you can clearly see from the bright orange paint.
It is a 1993 GMC TopKick with just about 220,000 miles on it. Mechanics at U-Haul have told me that this truck could easily run another 100k, they are that sturdy and dependable.
It does need some minor mechanical repairs, but it runs well and made the drive from Riverside to Glendale over the past weekend without incident.
We will be needing a new paint job, and some customizing of the interior space once that space is designed and engineered, some body work (the bumper is loose) and a few more things.
I welcome your input or assistance in getting this great truck customized and ready for the band.
More as I learn it! And hopefully soon, the results from the E-Waste event also!
Thanks for reading the HTMB Booster page!
Good news to report! We have a vehicle for the band to use to transport instruments and gear.
This vehicle was given to me to be used by the band, by a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. This truck is a retired U-Haul, as you can clearly see from the bright orange paint.
It is a 1993 GMC TopKick with just about 220,000 miles on it. Mechanics at U-Haul have told me that this truck could easily run another 100k, they are that sturdy and dependable.
It does need some minor mechanical repairs, but it runs well and made the drive from Riverside to Glendale over the past weekend without incident.
We will be needing a new paint job, and some customizing of the interior space once that space is designed and engineered, some body work (the bumper is loose) and a few more things.
I welcome your input or assistance in getting this great truck customized and ready for the band.
More as I learn it! And hopefully soon, the results from the E-Waste event also!
Thanks for reading the HTMB Booster page!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
The Electronic Waste Recycling Event
Our recent event was a great success. We won't know the total amounts collected for a few days yet but the truck was so full when it left, we weren't sure it was all going to fit inside!
EDIT: Just found the link to the story about our event in the Glendale News Press. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the event!
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-ewaste-20110117,0,5100089.story
We started with five boxes and they began to fill pretty quickly.
Before long, the boxes were overflowing with all manner of electronic junk!
People in the community would drive in, and our band students would unload and log their donations.
We collected stacks of TVs.
Piles of Computers.
And tons of other stuff.
At the end of the day, the truck was packed.
And it was a very successful day.
Thanks to our friends at www.e-wastefundraising.org, this was a successful event. We are already planning on running this event every January, so save up!
As always, HTMB Boosters gladly accepts donations of any kind, monetary to goods and services and can provide a tax deductible receipt for every donation.
Also, click the link for the WISH LIST on the right. Perhaps there is something in there you can provide us with!
EDIT: Just found the link to the story about our event in the Glendale News Press. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the event!
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-gnp-ewaste-20110117,0,5100089.story
We started with five boxes and they began to fill pretty quickly.
Before long, the boxes were overflowing with all manner of electronic junk!
People in the community would drive in, and our band students would unload and log their donations.
We collected stacks of TVs.
Piles of Computers.
And tons of other stuff.
At the end of the day, the truck was packed.
And it was a very successful day.
Thanks to our friends at www.e-wastefundraising.org, this was a successful event. We are already planning on running this event every January, so save up!
As always, HTMB Boosters gladly accepts donations of any kind, monetary to goods and services and can provide a tax deductible receipt for every donation.
Also, click the link for the WISH LIST on the right. Perhaps there is something in there you can provide us with!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Hoover Tornado Marching Band E-Waste Recycling Event
On Saturday, January 15, 2011, the HTMB is sponsoring an E-Waste recycling event.
We are looking for:
If you work for a company that has a large amount of electronic waste to dispose of, we can arrange a pickup ahead of the scheduled date at no cost to your company.
We are not accepting microwaves or other appliances at this event, however.
The event will be held at:
Hoover High School
651 Glenwood Rd
Glendale, CA 91202
Saturday, January 15, 2011
9am - 3pm
There will be refreshments available and donations to the band fund happily accepted.
You can drive in, drop off and drive out!
For more information or directions contact:
Michael Risner
lawncow@aol.com
HTMB Boosters
We are looking for:
- Televisions
- Computer Monitors
- Computers
- Cell Phones
- Stereos
- Telephones
- Computer Components
- MP3 Players
- VCR's
- DVD Players
- Any Electronic Devices
If you work for a company that has a large amount of electronic waste to dispose of, we can arrange a pickup ahead of the scheduled date at no cost to your company.
We are not accepting microwaves or other appliances at this event, however.
The event will be held at:
Hoover High School
651 Glenwood Rd
Glendale, CA 91202
Saturday, January 15, 2011
9am - 3pm
There will be refreshments available and donations to the band fund happily accepted.
You can drive in, drop off and drive out!
For more information or directions contact:
Michael Risner
lawncow@aol.com
HTMB Boosters
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