Funding Our Future: The Printing Powerhouse

Sequim City Band: The $5,000 Appeal

Funding Our Future: The In-House Printing Powerhouse

Campaign Goal: $5,000

The Challenge: The Cost of Waiting

The Sequim City Band relies heavily on printed materials to bring our music to the community. Each year, this requires significant volume: we print about 500 programs for at least five summer concerts and create marketing materials for approximately ten performances.

Currently, we outsource nearly all of this professional printing and high-volume copying.

This process is costly, inefficient, and limits our flexibility:

1. High Overhead: The cost-per-page for outsourced copying and color printing drains our operating budget every season.

2. Slow Turnaround: We lose valuable rehearsal time waiting for print shops to prepare new scores, parts, and last-minute program updates.

The Solution: A Permanent Resource

This Giving Tuesday, we’re raising funds to secure an extended-year lease for a Canon Color Multi-Function Copier, along with essential service and supply costs. This vital equipment supports our day-to-day operations and the production of materials that bring our music to the community.

The Financial Breakdown (Total $5,000 Goal):

• 60-Month Lease: $3,998.11

• 1-Year Service Guarantee: $50.00

• Estimated Tax and Remaining 4 Years of Service/Supplies: $951.89 (Estimated)

The Value of the Lease:The 60-month lease includes a cost-per-print program where service covers parts, labor, toner, and drums with a generous monthly limit of up to 1,667 black and 294 color copies/prints.

The Impact of this Investment:

• Financial Independence: Immediately reduces our annual daily printing.

• Operational Control: Gives us the power to instantly print critical digital sheet music parts, fliers, and everyday promotional materials, ensuring our performances are organized, professional, and beautifully presented.

• Clarity on Usage: The in-house copier will handle all music library maintenance, fliers, and daily copies. Our three largest color program booklets (Oct/Nov, Dec, and Mar concerts) will still be professionally folded and stapled by Olympic Mailing & Printing, allowing the in-house machine to focus on high-priority, time-sensitive needs.

Your Impact: What Your $5,000 Creates

Every dollar donated connects directly to the music and visibility of the Sequim City Band. The $5,000 goal goal isn’t just about buying a printer—it’s about ensuring we can produce hundreds of pages of digital sheet music and reach thousands of audience members over the next five years.

• A $50 donation could print every part for a new major score (up to 50 individual pages of ePrint Purchases).

• A $100 donation could fund the printing of all promotional fliers for our next major summer concert series.

• The full $5,000 ensures we have a reliable high quality printing hub for the next five years, making the band self-sufficient and keeping our music in the hands of every performer.

Donor Recognition Tiers

We invite our community partners, businesses, and patrons to invest in the longevity of the Sequim City Band through one of the following donation tiers.

Tier Name

Donation Level

Recognition & Thank You

Part Player	Up to $49	A personal thank you letter from the Band Director and a special acknowledgement on our website.
Print Patron	$50 - $149	All previous rewards, plus special listing as a "Print Patron" in all concert programs for the current season.
Copy Sponsor	$150 - $299	All previous rewards, plus an invitation to a private pre-concert rehearsal to see the Printing Powerhouse in action.
Maestro's Matador	$300 - $499	All previous rewards, plus your name (or business logo) proudly displayed in a framed recognition piece at the print station as a foundational supporter.
Legacy Publisher	$500+	All previous rewards, plus a half-page, dedicated acknowledgment in our end-of-season concert program recognizing donors at the Legacy Publisher level, and a high-visibility listing as a Legacy Sponsor on all print-related concert materials for the next three seasons.

Call to Action

Help the Sequim City Band sound better and promote smarter. Your contribution keeps the music—and the printing—flowing without delay.