Music Boosters, a parent-run 501c(3) organization. With nearly 350 high school students and over 600 middle school students enrolled in music classes each year, we know that this community supports music education.
The EGR Music Boosters supports the music programs of EGRHS and EGRMS: band, orchestra, and choir. Support for the programs is devoted to those items that will enhance music education and achievement for the students involved in the programs but not those items required to implement the core curriculum of EGRPS. In addition to financial support, the EGR Music Boosters recruits volunteers to support the music programs as needed and requested by the music teachers. The EGR Music Boosters seeks to fill in the funding gaps of the EGRPS music education programs and to bring excellence in music to the EGR community.
Annually, the EGR Music Boosters raises $25,000-$30,000 through a variety of methods - membership fees, donations, and fundraisers. Funds raised support the following activities of the programs:
Instructional support for the marching band program
Maintenance of the uniforms for all programs
Accompaniment for the choir and orchestra programs
New music and clinicians for all programs
Scholarships for individual summer programs
Clinicians and judges for Festival
Senior gifts and scholarships
The revenue raised currently comes from two primary sources: membership dues and the annual fall fundraiser (ham sale). Each raises ~$10,000 for the boosters. The scholarship concerts and winter fundraiser raise most of the remaining funds with the balance coming from other activities such as flower sales and yard sign sales. The funds never languish in the accounts, and are put immediately to use that year.
Please join us through your membership, your donations, and your purchase of fundraiser tickets. Donors of all levels listed below are featured in our concert programs (anonymous donations are an option).
Encore (Alumni) for $30
Friend for $50 - $99
Patron for $100 - $149
Maestro for $150 and up
To become a member, just click on the School Pay link below:
If you would like to make a donation directly to the Boosters using a credit card or paypal, you can do so by clicking on the bar below:
Checks can be mailed to EGR Music Boosters c/o EGRHS, 2111 Lake Drive SE, East Grand Rapids, MI 49506, or drop off at your student’s school office). If you choose this method, please complete the membership form by clicking on this link.