Annual Carson High School Band Fundraiser at Governor’s Mansion

Event Date: 
April 8, 2017 (All day)

The Carson City Band Association, Inc. (CCBAI) is hosting its annual Wine & Silent Auction “Let’s Wine Together” fundraiser at the Governor’s Mansion on April 8th, 2017 from 5-7:30 PM. Tickets are $25 and include wine and appetizers. Music will be provided by some of our own Carson High band students. There will also be a Silent Auction and raffle with many donated items from our generous local community businesses.

All proceeds will go to support band programs at Carson High School under the direction of Mr. Bill Zabelsky. Some of their percussion instruments have not been upgraded in a very long time and are showing their wear. The biggest needs right now are a new Vibraphone, which costs about $8000, new music stands which cost about $2500, and new mallet instruments.

The Carson City Band Association, Inc. is a group of parents behind the scenes. They are an organization of band parents whose goal is to support the band either by supervising band activities, feeding kids during marching band season, concessions at concerts, and to ensure that all band students may participate in band activities regardless of financial situations. CCBAI is a voluntary, non-profit corporation. The event, coordinated by CCBAI, is the organization’s biggest event of the year. The proceeds earned will also provide financial assistance to students in need. CCBAI wishes to thank the volunteers, sponsors, donors, and attendees for their support.

A few facts about participation in music programs.

High School Music Students have been shown to hold higher grade point averages (GPA) than non-musicians in the same school. (Source: National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988)

With Music in schools, students connect to each other better-greater camaraderie, fewer fights, less racism and reduced use of hurtful sarcasm. (Source: Eric Jensen, Arts With the Brain in Mind, 2001)

Students of lower socioeconomic status who took music lessons in grades 8-12 increased their math scores significantly as compared to non-music students. But just as important, reading, history, geography and even social skills soared by 40%. (Source: Gardiner, Fox, Jeffrey and Knowles)

Students who participate in school band or orchestra have the lowest levels of current and lifelong use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs among any group in our society. (Source: H. Con. Res. 266, United States Senate, June 13, 2000)

For tickets, please call or text CCBAI President Dawn Cuellar at 209-543-4056 or email sndcuellarn4@gmail.com or call or text Vice President, Michelle Bowler, at 775-230-4748 or email michellebowler@mac.com.

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