Southwind goes inactive for 2008 season
Due to financial difficulties, Southwind will not field a competitive drum corps for the 2008 DCI season. The organisation will take a year to raise money, build on business and community relationships, and move forward with plans to field a competitive corps for the 2009 season.
"We have a responsibility to each member to provide the best drum corps experience possible, and with our current financial situation we cannot guarantee that would happen in 2008", says Executive Director Mike Loeffelholz. "We will use the next twelve months to re-evaluate our operations and strengthen our organization at all levels. This is the right thing to do for us at this time. We look forward to coming back as a stronger corps, on and off the field, for the 2009 DCI season."
Although Southwind will not perform this summer, the Bluegrass Youth Performance Corporation will still sponsor Drums Across The Bluegrass as part of the 2008 DCI Summer Music Games Tour.
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