Radford High School &

Dalton Intermediate School Bands

SNAP! RAISE Band Fundraiser

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Hello, Band Parents!
It is that time of year again, time to kick off our SnapRaise fundraiser for the 2024/2025 season.
Some of you may remember this fundraiser from last year, but for any new folks and anyone
that needs a refresher we will explain a bit more about how this works below. Since we are no
longer doing fruit sales to raise money, our SnapRaise fundraiser is the main source of income
for the band this year.

SnapRaise is a website similar to GoFundMe that handles fundraising campaigns for schools and
non-profit groups. Many other schools and organizations use this service, including some other
programs within Radford High School. Students will create an account on the site, enter 20 or
more email addresses of family members and friends that they believe would be interested in
donating to the campaign, and SnapRaise will send the fundraising emails out to those email
addresses. The program will run for 3-4 weeks, until we reach our set goal for the term.
This year, our goal is $10,000, which will go towards instrument and uniform upgrades and
repairs. These funds will go a long way to help cover gaps where our budget would come up
short. Additionally, every student that reaches the 20-email goal will increase our benefit by
allowing us to keep a greater percentage of what is brought in by the campaign (sites like
GoFundMe and SnapRaise keep some funds taken in by the campaign to cover their operating
costs).

Participation in this fundraiser is not mandatory for students, but we would like to incentivize
as much as possible to encourage everyone to join. Therefore, all students that reach their 20-
email goal will be entered into a raffle for a $100 cash prize. Additionally, top earners will
earn cash prizes for first, second and third place by total donation amount received ($100-
$50-$25). We hope to get as much participation as possible and that the students are excited
about participating in this as it helps all of the parties involved.
We have also spoken to SnapRaise regarding security and privacy concerns. They have assured
us that SnapRaise does not sell the email addresses or data collected during a fundraising
campaign. All of this is self-contained, meaning it is used simply for our purposes to reach out
to folks during the duration of this fundraiser. If you have any questions or concerns about this,
please feel free to reach out.
We want to thank everyone in advance for their help with this project. We truly believe this can
be very successful again, and all of your support, no matter how minimal, helps us achieve this.
Once again, if you have any questions or concerns on anything, please let us know.

Good luck to all and go Bobcats,
RHS Band Boosters