Each drive will sell for $15

The fundraiser window opens March 27th. At that time students will receive flyers with a links and a QR code.

The code, or link will direct potential customers to a site with information about our project and an online order form

cressongbook2023.org

When the fundraiser window closes, we will take the site down, tally up our orders and prepare to fulfill them.

Local businesses can have their logo, an image, and a message of support to our students included in the video.

A form for business sponsors is also on the sales site:

cressongbook2023.org

Be sure to have the sponsor put your name in the field that asks for the Cane Ridge Salesperson. You will be competing for valuable prizes!

Students will compete for key prizes:

Homeroom teachers will also compete for highest percentage of class participating, most units sold, and most business sponsors.

Collaboration and Teamwork

Students and staff will learn music, take pictures, create art and stem projects, and prepare for the fundraising campaign together. 

Videos posted on a central project hub site will:

• guide teachers through short rehearsals of the music

• communicate important directions and preparation

• provide marketing ideas including language that might help students sell. 

The final product will be digital audio and video files stored on a locked jump drive. It will play or load on any computing device with a usb connection. 

Original Tracks that Make a Statement

Each grade level will be taught a song that makes a positive statement aligning with educational standards. 

With the help of the Chords & Voices team, student performances including student and teacher soloists will be recorded and mixed to create professional sounding tracks. 

The teachers who sing will form a choir to perform a song dedicated to the students. 

Motivational interviews and comments from high-impact students and staff will be included to round out the project.

Real World Exposure to Music Business

The experience the students get doing this project will be real. Unlike many elementary school fundraisers, there are abundant connections to the curriculum at every grade level. From the arithmetic involved in selling, to the music, art, technology and social studies concepts involved in the creation of the product.

We will provide prompts, and suggested questions to help teachers connect the fundraiser activities with active standards. 

Chords & Voices will send an individual or team out to your school for a kick-off assembly. We will introduce the project to students in a highly engaging and motivational way. Then we will inform students of the prizes and rewards they can receive by participating in the project and selling the product.

This, by the way, is not our mascot.

and I don't believe he can actually read minds either.

The process of creating music, art, and STEM projects will involve personal choice and group performance dynamics that are naturally motivating for kids.  

It will also be fun for the teachers who participate in singing "I Believe In You". 

Some prizes include:

• Pizza parties

• Limo ride to McDonald's

• Gift cards

• 1 hour free recording session