A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTORS - October 10, 2025
We run a world class program providing life changing opportunities for students and this comes with expenses. Our band is almost fully funded by parent donations and fundraising. Please do what you can to share the news of this fundraiser to help us meet our substantial budget needs to keep the program running. The money from Vertical Raise is a “have to have” not a “nice to have” to meet our goals for 2025 and beyond.
Vertical Raise is a social donation platform that enables our band to receive donations from our networks, communities, and supporters. Every year we ask students to participate in this fundraiser to help keep our band program alive, but this year, we need additional funds to cover the 2025 travel cost for the marching band and for drums!
Students are asked to provide 20 or more email addresses of their families and friends, and Snap will reach out to ask the supporters to consider donating to our band. Here are some benefits of Snap:
The payments are completely confidential and secure, and information will not be stored on the servers after the transactions.
Donations are tax-deductible - the tax ID will be included in the receipts.
Supporters can share the fundraiser on social media including Facebook, Messenger, and Twitter.
Supporters can send words of encouragement to students with their donations!
It helps ease the burden of fundraising for our band directors who are already busy enough directing our band, and parent volunteers who are fundraising through other means.
Contribute to the 2025 Vertical Raise campaign (this is the general Vertical Raise page; students will create their individual Snap pages in class)
For Amador is our name,
Mr. Grantham & Mr. Fell