Dear D99 Honors Band tour participants and families:
We have recently received information from World Group Travel that airline imposed fuel surcharges, coupled with the continually weakening U.S. dollar vs. the Euro, will necessitate an increase in the total tour package cost. This is detailed in a letter from World Group Travel that was emailed to all participating families on April 10, 2008. If you did not receive this letter, or the final payment coupon (Coupon #8), please contact Mr. Teague via email and he will resend it.
When the district received this information last week, we negotiated with the agency to allow payment at the end of May (as opposed to adding the additional money to the 7th payment). As such, please remit the 8th and final payment no later than May 30, 2008.
We trust you know that - as a faculty - we have done everything we can to modify the itinerary and create cost-savings as we have put the program together. We are concerned about the extra financial burden this places on families, but we recognize that there is only so much control or influence we have over inflationary costs. You may have seen in the news this week that fuel prices are upwards of 60% higher this year than April of 2007. And this of course has a domino impact on the entire economy.
Should your family have immediate concern about being able to accommodate the cost increase, please contact your band director at school and we will work with you to create a payment schedule that will insure your student does not miss the opportunity to travel on this very special tour. We stand ready to help as needed.
Bill Miller
Craig Roselieb
Brayer Teague
Glenn Williams
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