Hello! My name is Jasper Vallad. I am in my third year studying music education at Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS.

Last summer, I participated in drum corps, a highly competitive, summer-long activity, with the Open Class Corps River City Rhythm. I had an amazing experience and learned so much last summer.

This winter, I have been auditioning and won a spot as the drum set player for the Colts Drum and Bugle Corps! The Colts are a prestigious group in DCI and are a finalist corps, consistently placing in the top 12 of the activity.

I have worked super hard to get to this point, but I need your help to make this summer a reality. Corps tuition is over $6000; this money goes towards amazing educators, transportation, food, equipment, and everything it takes to keep a corps on the road.

Your donations are the only way for my second season of DCI and first with a World Class Corps to be a reality. Thank you for supporting my journey as a musician and future music educator. Anything, even sharing this GoFundMe, helps.