Booster Programs

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James Bowie High School Band Booster Association sponsors the Raise Right program which provides families an option to individually fundraise towards their student’s Fair Share band expenses. By participating, you can purchase gift cards through the Raise Right website & app, which generates rebates from the participating retailers.  100% of the rebates you earn are distributed back to you (minus a small processing fee that Raise Right withholds to administer the program).  Your rebate will be automatically applied to your designated student’s Fair Share account (e.g., reducing tuition, uniform costs).

• Complete the Agreement Form which indicates details for your current Bowie Band/Guard student involved. This information will ensure that we get your rebates applied to your student’s Fair Share account.

• Upon the year of graduation for your student, the JUNE payout will be distributed to you via check from the Bowie Band Boosters and will be your final payout.

• The enrollment code that is required to sign up for the program isn’t allowed to be publicly posted due to security reasons.  Please email the Raise Right coordinator at raiseright@bowieband.org if you did not receive a code in person at a Booster Meeting or via a flyer.

• Sign up online at the Raise Right website  https://www.raiseright.com/ & register by “Joining an Existing Program”

• You’ll set up your account, either by attaching your credit card (added processing fees associated with this option) or setting up a bank account to auto draft the payments (much lower processing fee).

• Download the Raise Right app – which is the app associated with this program.  This app enables you to purchase electronic gift cards (eGift cards) while you’re at a store & be able to access that eCard immediately in your app’s “wallet”.

• Ordering the gift cards via the Raise Right website or app. eCard purchases are immediately available following purchase via your app’s “Wallet”.

• Using the website or app, you’ll search for a vendor & if they are part of the program, you’ll see the options for the types of gift cards that are being offered (eCard, physical cards, reloadables).  It is highly recommended that eCards be the purchases that you mostly utilize since plastic/physical cards must be mailed & incur shipping charges (see below). Plastic/physical cards can also be ordered, especially if there’s a vendor that doesn’t offer the eCard option, but the physical cards must be shipped to your home (if that option is available) but be aware that you will incur a higher shipping & handling and processing fee, which sometimes negate the rebate percentage you earn.

• You can purchase gift cards in advance via the Raise Right website or via their app.  eCard purchases will be immediately available via the “wallet” on the website or app, and you pull these eCards up on your smartphone & the business will scan the barcode for your payment.  Use these when deciding on a restaurant for dinner or when purchasing supplies for a home improvement project and purchasing the eCard while in line at the store to check out.  Whether you purchase spur of the moment or plan in advance, it’s easy to earn rebates, which even the small percentages add up, to help your family with band expenses.

• The Raise Right Coordinator calculates rebate distributions twice each school year:  Rebates will be earned through 2 payout periods which will align with the Band Booster’s fiscal year and will be in DECEMBER (which will include purchases from June 1 – Nov 30) and JUNE (for purchases from Dec 1 – May 31).

• The rebate calculations are reported to the Band Booster financial team, who ensures that the money transfers to the band for distribution to student’s Fair Share accounts, and via a cash payout, ONLY for those graduating or no longer in the program.