December 2013 Newsletter
In this issue:
- You’re Invited to the Big Cahoot!
- A Very Merry Social with Band Together at Deep South the Bar
- Please Help by Giving – INDY Week’s Give!Guide
- It’s Not too Late to Sign up to Volunteer for “We Will Rock You!”
- Moose Tracks
- Zinda Celebrity Bartending Event Recap!
- Keeping Up With the Roadies: November Success and December Excitement
You’re Invited to the Big Cahoot!
Join us Saturday, January 25, 2014 for our first event of the New Year! Put on your jeans and boots and make your way to City Limits Saloon in Raleigh for a little bluegrass with Yarn with special guests Old Habits!Give back a little more and do it right with VIP treatment…Early admission, drink tickets, and great down-home barbecue from The Q Shack!
Proceeds from the event benefit Band Together and our activities to support our partners, Communities In Schools of Durham and Communities In Schools of Wake County.
BUY TICKETS NOW!
- When: Saturday, January 25, 2014
- Tickets: VIP $75 (Dinner, 3 drink tickets, early admission); General Admission $12 (in advance) $15 (day of show)
- VIP Early Admission at 7pm/ General Admission Doors Open @8pm/Bands Start @8:30pm
- Where: City Limits Saloon,901 Tryon Hill Drive, Raleigh!
A Very Merry Social with Band Together at Deep South the Bar
Wind down, kick back and enjoy a cold one with friends this holiday season. Join us December 12 from 6-9pm at Deep South the Bar (430 S Dawson St. Raleigh, NC 27601) for Band Together’s December After Work Social. There will be live hip-hop/r&b/jazz fusion music from a Durham’s Valleyboy Music, our annual Ugly Sweater contest, and we will be collecting hygiene kitsßlink to Keeping Up with the Roadies section below (with necessary essentials like deodorant, toothpaste lotion, soap, etc.), for our partners at Communities In Schools of Durham and Communities In Schools of Wake County. There’s sure to be plenty of music, food, drinks and laughter to go around! PLUS prizes for the worst/best sweaters! And as always, the event is free – no covers and no asks for money.
RSVP NOW ON FACEBOOK!
- What: Band Together’s December After Work Social/Holiday Extravaganza
- When: December 12, 6-9pm
- Where: Deep South the Bar – 430 S Dawson St. Raleigh, NC 27601
- Why: To party with our friends at Communities In Schools of Durham and Communities In Schools of Wake County, support Band Together and maybe find someone waiting under the Mistletoe!
- Bonus: Food from Deep South + tacky sweaters = FUN
Please Help by Giving – INDY Week’s Give!Guide
Band Together is excited to be selected to be a recipient of the Give!Guide from INDY Week, a program that was created to motivate the Triangle to give during the holiday season. Here’s the cool part: everyone who gives more than $20 will receive some pretty sweet incentives (literally – there’s chocolate!), and there’s also additional cash incentives for the nonprofits that raise up to $1,000! And, just for Band Together, everyone who donates $20+ is entered to win one of three $50 gift cards from our good friends at Eschelon Experiences!Support Band Together to help make a difference in our community by Giving Now.back to top
It’s Not too Late to Sign up to Volunteer for “We Will Rock You!”
Remember to join Band Together at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium from December 3-8 for the We Will Rock You show. We Will Rock You features greatest hits of the legendary British rock group, Queen. Now in its 11th year in London and seen by more than 15 million people worldwide, the show boasts a fantastic score of the best Queen tunes that you can’t resist singing along to.Band Together is partnering with the North Carolina Theatre. We will have a table set up at each event to help us educate about our mission. If you’d like to be a part of the volunteer team at the We Will Rock You Event, it’s not too late! Sign up to volunteer at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4BA4AC2CA02-wewill.And, for tickets to the show call 800-745-3000 or visit http://www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/ .back to top
Moose Tracks
I tend to wish away my days during the holiday season. I am always anticipating the next party, the next experience with family, or the next day off – instead of enjoying the moments in between. The problem with that is I put myself on automatic and truly do not experience each and every moment of the season. It leaves me with a sense of time moving so much faster than it actually does and fewer opportunities to savor all of the great moments over the next month.This season I choose not to wish away my time and my gift to myself is to be present. I think this is the best gift that we can give ourselves – and others. I wish for you the same thing this holiday season…savor the days you have off from work as well as the days you have to work. Enjoy not only the quiet moments of peace with friends and family, but the crowds of people wherever your travels may lead. Just take in all of the opportunities to share the joy of the season with others.I wish you happy holidays and a fantastic new year.back to top
Zinda Celebrity Bartending Event Recap!
Thank you to everyone who came out to our first-ever Celebrity Bartending event at Zinda on Nov. 13. It was a night of great music, laughter, drinks and fun.The star-studded list of local celeb bartenders mixing up cocktails throughout the evening included Kitty Kinnin- Roving radio/video show host and Producer/Host of SOUND PALATE on 98.3 The Penguin; Bonner Gaylord, Raleigh City Councilman; John Teer of Chatham County Line and The Letter Jackets; Blake Christiana, lead singer, Yarn; and, Doug MacMillan-lead singer, The Connells.A special shout-out to Eschelon Experiences for allowing Zinda to host the event and for being proud supporters of Band Together through the years. We are grateful as well that 10 percent of the sales from this bartending event went to Band Together. For more information about the continuous support from Eschelon, see our blog.Click here for some great photos from the event!back to top
Keeping Up With the Roadies: November Success and December Excitement
Together volunteers supported two successful events with Community In Schools of Wake County and Community In Schools of Durham in November, including a scavenger hunt at NC State with students from Wake and Durham Counties, plus a full day of volunteering with SMART Academy of Wake County the following weekend! A special thanks to all our enthusiastic volunteers who made these events a success.
This month, Band Together Roadies will be teaming up with the After Work Social (at Deep South on December 12) to host a personal hygiene drive during the event, and we need your help! We will be collecting the items to donate to CIS of Wake and Durham.Bring what you can and join us at Deep South for a great evening. Let’s make this the best event of the year!Feel free to contact Cari Swann at caswann@gmail.com with any questions about volunteer opportunities with the Roadies.back to top