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Software Leads to New Band UniformsMembers of the Central District 301 (Illinois) Band may soon be sporting new uniforms thanks to software purchased by their fellow students. That’s because the district is taking advantage of the fundraising option of its Microsoft Student Select program, where JourneyEd provides an online store and free posters and brochures for schools to advertise the program and encourage sales. The Student Select program enables students (and their parents), faculty and staff in Higher Ed and grades K through 12 to buy single Microsoft products for home use at a discount of up to 85 percent. The program makes it easy, accessible and affordable for teachers and students to work on school projects at home on the computer, using the same Microsoft programs used at their schools. The Central Music Boosters are using the standard fund-raising promotional materials available via the JourneyEd Website as well as using fundraising posters and bookmarks. "What I like about it, it will sell itself to those who want/need the software and we don't have to track orders, collect money or deliver product so no matter how much money we make, it will be worth the effort. For the effort I exert, I will have saved money with the purchase of the software I need to buy for my children," said Janice Means, President of the Central Music Boosters. Any district can choose fundraising, according to Alice Kelsey, JourneyEd K-12 Channel Manager. “JourneyEd provides free marketing collateral, takes the orders online, fulfills the orders directly and then sends out the rebate checks quarterly.” The Central Music Boosters are the first group outside of a school’s administration to take advantage of the fundraising program, according to Ms. Kelsey. "The simple fact is that if Microsoft is willing to provide such a nice price break to the K-12 market, it is a shame that they don't know it is available," said Ms. Kelsey. "Therefore, we are happy to do anything we can do to give them more options to spread the word." |