In response to Dawn Watson, of \”Brother of the Wolf Wonders\”..who suggested a fund raiser for band jackets

I have been the director of the Gloucester City Jr Sr HS Lions Band for twenty four of the last twenty nine years. The band, as a whole, has always been well funded and supported by the Gloucester City Board of Education and the school administration. Budgets are planned at least one year in advance and executed throughout the school year.

 As the band director for the Gloucester City Jr Sr HS Lions Band, the need for band jackets has never been an issue. Band jackets – at least during my tenure – have always been purchased by the students for their use. Jackets purchased by the school are technically the property of the school and should not be used outside of school or school functions.

It has been tradition for teams who have won a division, section or state title to receive jackets. Team championship jackets are also purchased in part by students with additional monies raised by parents. The band, unfortunately, has not been in the position of winning championships for many years.

For the last few seasons, the band has been going through some growing pains and our numbers are not what they were a decade ago. We are working hard to build those numbers. The students in every area of the band – marching band,concert band, jazz band, percussion ensemble and indoor color guard – work diligently and are justly proud of their achievements. While we appreciate the thought, raising money on behalf of our organization without our knowledge in inappropriate at this time.

 If anyone would like further information or additional contact information for our Music Booster Association, please contact me at 856-456-7000 x1508 or email me at [email protected] Thank you for your support of music in the Gloucester City Public Schools.

Sincerely, Glenn F. Motson, Director

Gloucester City Jr Sr HS Lions Band

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NJ Republican State Committee Press Release

One Year After February 17 Signing Of Stimulus, 17 Numbers You Need To Know

• 3.5 MILLION: Jobs Obama Promised Stimulus Would Create By End Of 2010. (President Barack Obama, Remarks At The Signing Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act, Press Release, Denver, CO, 2/17/09)

• 2.8 MILLION: Jobs Lost Since Obama Made That Promise. (U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 2/16/10)

• 6.3 MILLION: Jobs Obama Must Now Create To Keep Promise By End Of 2010.Press Release, Denver, CO, 2/17/09; U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 2/16/10)

(President Barack Obama, Remarks At The Signing Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act,

• 1.1 MILLION: Jobs Obama\’s Economists Project Will Be Created By End Of 2010. (David Jackson, \”Obama Economic Report: Stagnant Job Growth This Year,\” USA Today, 2/11/10)

• 5.2 MILLION: Jobs By Which Obama\’s Economists\’ Projection Leaves Him Short In Keeping Promise. (U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 2/16/10; David Jackson, \”Obama Economic Report: Stagnant Job Growth This Year,\” USA Today, 2/11/10)

• 6 PERCENT: Not Surprisingly, Number Of Americans That Say Obama\’s Stimulus Created Jobs. (Stephanie Condon, \”Poll: Economy Brings Down Obama\’s Job Approval Rating,\”CBS News\’ \”Political Hotsheet\” Blog, 2/11/10)

• 7.7 PERCENT: Unemployment Rate When Obama Was Selling Stimulus In January 2009. (U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 2/16/10)

• 8 PERCENT: Unemployment Rate Obama Pledged Stimulus Would Prevent Us From Reaching. (Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein, \”The Job Impact Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Plan,\” 1/9/09)

• 9.7 PERCENT: Current Unemployment Rate. (U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 2/16/10)

• 16.5 PERCENT: Current Unemployment Rate When Underemployed And Discouraged Workers Are Included. (Sara Murray, \”Signs Of Hope As Jobless Rate Dips,\” The Wall Street Journal, 2/6/10)

• 334,000: Americans That Have Given Up Looking For A Job Since Stimulus Was Signed. (U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 2/16/10)

• 47: States That Have Lost Jobs Since Stimulus Was Signed. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 2/16/10)

• 10: States That Moved From Single-Digit To Double-Digit Unemployment Rate Since Stimulus Was Signed. (U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 2/16/10)

• $862 BILLION: Updated Cost Of Stimulus, $75 Billion Increase From Last Year\’s Cost Estimate. (\”The Budget And Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2010 To 2010,\” Congressional Budget Office, 1/26/10; Douglas Elmendor, Director, Congressional Budget Office, Letter To Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 2/13/09)

• 440: Number Of Nonexistent Congressional Districts That Received Stimulus Funds. Houston Chronicle, 11/18/09)

(Richard S. Dunham, \”Site Lists Jobs In Imaginary Texas Districts,\”

• $6.4 BILLION: Amount Of Stimulus Funds That Went To Nonexistent Congressional Districts. (Richard S. Dunham, \”Site Lists Jobs In Imaginary Texas Districts,\” Houston Chronicle, 11/18/09)

• $18 MILLION: Cost Of Stimulus Website, Recovery.gov. (Rick Klein, \”$18M Being Spent To Redesign Recovery.gov Web Site,\” ABC News\’ \”The Note\” Blog, 7/8/09)