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LWHS Music Boosters Selling Discount Books

Lincoln-Way High School Music Boosters are preparing for SIAM card sales.

The Lincoln-Way Central Marching Knights, Lincoln-Way East Marching Griffins, Lincoln-Way North Marching Phoenix, and the Lincoln-Way West Marching Warriors will be going door to door in their summer uniforms along with students in the choral and orchestra program selling the discount books. The donation for the 28th edition of the SIAM book is $15, same as the past several years, according to a press release.

“The SIAM discount book is unique. The heart of the SIAM book is the repeatable discount, good for a full year. Each member business designs and offers a discount or a give-away which their patrons can exercise each time and every time they make a purchase or use the service of the merchant. Last year, we sold approximately 7,000 SIAM books,” noted Tom Delegatto, SIAM book district chair.

If residents are not at home, students will be leaving door hangers that list all the area merchants where the SIAM books can be purchased.

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The SIAM card was created by the Lincoln-Way High School Music Boosters 28 years ago and has remained a completely joint fund raising effort by all four of the Lincoln-Way high schools, Central, East, North, and West. All of the proceeds from the fundraiser are split equally among the music departments at each school.

“We are very excited to be continuing the proud SIAM tradition with approximately 170 businesses participating from the Lincoln-Way area this year,” noted Tom Delegatto.

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“When the discount book started in 1986, the book carried 33 local businesses. With the purchase of the discount book, the customer receives two cutout cards so that two people can have access to the discounts provided by the local businesses,” added Delegatto.

Proceeds from the sale are used to obtain new equipment and to cover travel costs to the many competitions and local events the bands and music groups participate in, plus to help pay for costumes, props, equipment and awards.

If anyone misses the door to door sales, please contact any Lincoln-Way office to purchase a card. Questions regarding the SIAM book may be directed to SIAM Card Discount Chair Tom Delegatto at 815-207-1347.The Lincoln-Way High School Music Boosters will be conducting their 28th annual SIAM discount book sale with the support of over 500 music students from all four high schools. The students and adult volunteers will be in the Lincoln-Way neighborhoods on the weekends of Sunday, Aug. 18 and Sunday, Aug. 25 (weather permitting) from noon to 5 p.m. The new SIAM book will be valid from Oct.1, 2013 through September 30, 2014.



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