About The Band Aides
The Band Aides
Trips and Master Classes
Help with Instruments
The Band Aides are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit booster group offering support for the Webster Groves School District's amazing band program and the great kids who grow and prosper because of it. (This includes marching band, concert bands, instrumental ensembles, and jazz bands and combos.)
Music Education is vital to a student's well-being. The
The Band Aides are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit booster group offering support for the Webster Groves School District's amazing band program and the great kids who grow and prosper because of it. (This includes marching band, concert bands, instrumental ensembles, and jazz bands and combos.)
Music Education is vital to a student's well-being. There have been hundreds of articles through the years about the positive effects of school music programs. Children who study music tend to develop more advanced reading and math skills, score higher on standardized tests, and develop better social skills and higher self-esteem, among many other benefits. Simply put, band kids rock!
Help with Instruments
Trips and Master Classes
Help with Instruments
One of the main ways we support the kids in the band program is by raising money. While school budgets help cover the basics, a quality band program features uncommon instruments that can be expensive – a 5 octave marimba, a bass clarinet, even tubas are all priced out of a typical family's means. Funds are needed for band "emergencies" t
One of the main ways we support the kids in the band program is by raising money. While school budgets help cover the basics, a quality band program features uncommon instruments that can be expensive – a 5 octave marimba, a bass clarinet, even tubas are all priced out of a typical family's means. Funds are needed for band "emergencies" too - that baritone sax or piccolo trumpet needing a sudden repair, for example.
Trips and Master Classes
Trips and Master Classes
Trips and Master Classes
Band trips to locations both in and out of the country are offered to band students and are supported in part by the Band Aides. These trips are opportunities for band kids to perform, hear great music, and experience a culture different from their own. These experiences provide students with memories that last a lifetime.
While the band
Band trips to locations both in and out of the country are offered to band students and are supported in part by the Band Aides. These trips are opportunities for band kids to perform, hear great music, and experience a culture different from their own. These experiences provide students with memories that last a lifetime.
While the band directors are master musicians and master teachers of music, the Band Aides also support students’ at-school learning by bringing in professional musicians for master classes.
Fundraising
Trips and Master Classes
Trips and Master Classes
• Run the Football Game Concession Stand
• Host a Trivia Night
• Mattress sales
• Poinsettia sales
• Special concerts at great places like Delmar Hall and the Stifel Theatre.
• Partner with local restaurants: The Parkmoor, Panera, Dewey’s and Chipotle for dine outs where a percentage of sales benefit the band.
• Run the parking lots for Communi
• Run the Football Game Concession Stand
• Host a Trivia Night
• Mattress sales
• Poinsettia sales
• Special concerts at great places like Delmar Hall and the Stifel Theatre.
• Partner with local restaurants: The Parkmoor, Panera, Dewey’s and Chipotle for dine outs where a percentage of sales benefit the band.
• Run the parking lots for Community Days in July.
Want to get even more involved? The Band Aides Board typically meets the third Thursday of the month, typically online. All band parents are members of the Band Aides. Please join us and look for volunteer opportunities to support this vital organization that has an enormous positive impact on our kids and our community.