There are other ways to help support the band besides monetary ones. These include:

• Randalls Good Neighbor Program - if you shop at Randalls, you probably already use the Remarkable Card for discounts on certain items. Randalls will donate from 1% of your total purchase to non-profit organizations that you designate. If you ask your checker to add Good Neighbor Organization 721 to your Remarkable Card upon checkout, a percentage of your purchase will be donated to ASB. In our first full year of participation, this added up to around $500!
• igive.com - An innovative new web site that rewards non-profit groups when you visit advertiser sites. No cost to you (and no "spam" e-mail, either); groups receive $0.02 per click from the igive.com home page. Click here for more information on ASB's participation in the program, or click here to begin the signup process. It's worth $2 to the band just for you to sign up, even if you never visit the site again. Of course, we'd like you to .. as every click from the igive.com page is worth more money to us!
• Music Donations - the band always is in search of new music to add to its library. If you've got a favourite work that you'd like to hear, and it's not in our library, we'd be interested in hearing from you. Of course, the work does need to fit within the band's performance ability and goals.
• Hire the band! - ASB has performed for numerous groups in and around the Austin area. The cost to hire the band is probably less than you might think .. and we have smaller ensembles (brass quintet, horn ensemble, etc.) that can be put together as well. A special new organization, the Austin Symphonic MicroBand, can perform at venues not suitable for a 100-piece concert band. Funds raised in this manner usually go to the band, not the musicians themselves - so you're helping the whole organization as well as providing our musicians a performance outlet. You may want to look at the Hiring ASB page for more information. You can also see a list of some of the other groups who have hired the ASB for their events.
• In-kind donations - if we can keep from spending money, that's as good as receiving a cash donation. Some of the things the band can use are lodging and transportation for our guest artists; music, as mentioned above; expertise in publicity and program design; and much, much more.