Glassmen in need of financial help
The Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps need financial help. David Stinson, Glassmen's Interim Executive Director, has determined that the corps will receive $550,000 from members, DCI appearance fees, and fund-raisers, but the anticipated annual operating budget is over $850,000. This leaves the Glassmen with a gap of $300,000.
The Glassmen are appealing to drum corps fans to save their organisation. They need to raise the $300,000 before the end of the year, preferably by Thanksgiving, to ensure the corps can get from auditions weekend to the post-season banquet and home again. Stinson is confident that with the help, "The Glassmen can overcome our fiscal challenges and field a corps for the 2013 season."
There are many reasons why the Glassmen are in a budget crisis. The primary cause is that the once lucrative Bingo income rapidly declined over the last decade and eventually cost more to operate than they earned. New fund-raisers have not been as successful or sustainable as the corps had hoped; and, the cost of fielding a competitive corps in DCI has escalated each year.
Donations can be made through the Glassmen website.
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