I’m excited to share that this summer, I’ll be a member of the Spartans Drum & Bugle Corps. The Spartans are one of the oldest drum corps in the country and are part of a marching arts activity often called “Marching Music’s Major Leagues”... Following an audition process, I was selected to be a member of the Drumline, playing Snare drum.

Similar to marching band, drum corps members between the ages of 14-22 spend their summers perfecting a thrilling marching show with up to 165 members, traveling for weeks around the country to perform in front of thousands and compete at the highest level. Established in 1955, the Spartans are one of the most established drum corps in the country and are based out of Nashua, New Hampshire.

While we’ve already begun rehearsing, our tour will begin June 17 and run through August 9th. During that time, we’ll travel over 8,000 miles, performing in new cities every few days, while being instructed by talented staff members.

The season ends with a series of national competitions in Indianapolis (where we’ll seek to bring home another World Championship title!). As a musician who’s dreamed of marching at this level, I couldn’t be more excited about this summer. The challenges, performances, and growth I’ll experience will also help me in my plans to pursue a career in music education, where I aim to give future generations these same experiences.

This “summer of a lifetime” experience comes with a tuition cost: $5400, which covers my instrument, uniform, and all housing, food, travel, education, and more for the entire seven weeks we’re on the road. I’m writing to ask for your help in making this summer possible. Through working part time, I have been able to pay for over half of the cost of tuition and travel, so the total amount I will need to make this possible will be about $2000. Every dollar helps and I’m grateful for any assistance towards making this dream a reality.

Thank You.

Below I have listed some different ways to help out

Sponsor $ .5 - $5.00 per show! 19 shows total:

$0.5 per show = $9.5 donation

$1 per show = $19 donation

$1.5 per show = $28.5

$2 per show = $38

Etc…

$5 per show = $95

Sponsor a Day! 53 days total:

One day costs about $100