Hi, my name is Carter, and I recently earned a contract to march with the Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps.

World Class Drum Corps has been a huge goal of mine for a long time. I’ve put in a lot of hours practicing, training, and pushing myself to get to this point, so earning this contract means a lot to me. Troopers is a corps I’ve looked up to for their work ethic, tradition, and the way they perform, and I’d be incredibly proud to march with them.

The cost to march the 2026 season is around $5,500–$6,000, which covers tuition, food, housing, instruction, and travel for the entire summer: I leave at the end of May and return Home after finals on August 8th. Not to mention the training camps once a month until summer, and some are 16 hours away. I’m working and saving as much as I can, but the cost is still a lot, so I’m asking for help to make this season possible.

Any donation helps, and if you can’t donate, sharing this means just as much. Thank you so much to everyone who supports me — I seriously couldn’t do this without you.

— Carter