Explanation of Student Accounts
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Throughout the year, CPMC will organize and manage fundraiser events in order to earn the money needed to support the Red Raider Marching Band and Indoor Drum Line and Indoor Color Guard programs. Some fundraisers are organized with the intent that the profits that you earn are set aside in a “student account” to offset individual student expenses that parents are responsible for that may arise during the year such as the $80 membership fee, extra t-shirts, sweatshirts, and the band banquet. Other fundraisers or events are organized to benefit the general funds of the CPMC which directly support the marching band and indoor programs such as instructor salaries, dry cleaning uniforms, maintenance of Big and Little Red, etc.

What 2014-2015 Fundraisers will benefit my student account?
If you participate in any of the fundraisers marked with dollar signs $$$, 30% of the proceeds of your sales/participation will be allocated to you. This means that any fundraisers where we are selling products such as, but not limited to: Gianni’s, Yankee Candle, Christmas Wreaths, Discount Cards, Krispy Kreme, etc. 30% will be credited to your account. See attached 2013-14 proposed fundraiser list.

What expenses are allowed to be paid from my student account?
The $80 Membership Fee for the outdoor marching season
The $175 Membership Fee for the 2013 Indoor Drum Line Season
The band banquet ticket cost
Extra band t-shirts
Sweatshirts
Warm-up Suits

NOTE: Student Account funds may not be requested to be withdrawn by a student or family member for personal use. Credits are applied against overall balance owed. Student Account Statements will be issued a couple times during the school year. Any students with outstanding balances will be placed on the obligations list which will limit their ability to participate in other school related activities. Please pay off outstanding balances as soon as possible or alert the Treasurer or Band Director, if you need to make special payment arrangements. We want these activities to be accessible to all students but we cannot run a quality program without sufficient funding.

What happens to the account at the end of the school year—June 2015?
If you are an underclassman and will be participating in the 2015-2016 marching band season, the funds in your account remain in your account and are carried over.
If you are not going to participate in the 2015-2016 marching band season the funds in your account are returned to the general funds of the CPMC.

What happens if I graduate in June 2015 and there is still money in my student account?
If you have a brother or sister who will participate in the band starting September 2014, the money in your account may be transferred to your sibling. You must put this request in writing to the CPMC Treasurer before you graduate if you have funds available to transfer to an incoming or currently participating sibling.
If you do not have a brother or sister who will participate in the band starting the September following your graduation, the money in the student account returns to the general funds of CPMC.

What happens if I quit band after participating in a fundraiser that benefitted my student account?
If you quit after participating in a fundraiser that benefitted your student account the funds will first be used to pay any outstanding obligations you may have, and then any remaining will be returned to the CPMC general funds.

The rules above are set to allow a method for you to raise money to offset the additional expenses of participating in the band and indoor groups, but with the realization that all fundraising is for the benefit of the CPMC which in turn uses the funds solely to supports these groups.