State of the Band Program
Greetings Alumni and Supporters,
We pray that each of you and your families are doing well and safe. The Alumni Band Association (ABA) Executive Officers first want to thank each of you for dedication and donations to our $10 Tuesdays that we hold each month. We raised $1,760.82 for the month of March. We are working hard on your behalf to ensure that we have the BEST Band Program In The Land! The Executive Officers heard all of your concerns, expressions, and frustration about the current state of the program. We can keep expressing our frustrations on social media, but we must come together and put the expressions and frustrations into real action.
It is imperative that we (alumni and supporters of the band program) as an organization, have a conversation with all of our stakeholders about the state of our program. We will present our concerns to the band staff, University administration and the community that our money and resources are valuable and must be used to enhance our program. The Alumni Band Association has been using alumni giving to effectively change and affect the lives of our current band students and program.
The Executive Officers have been and will continue to be good stewards over your generous gifts and donations. Here is a summary of our fundraising efforts for 2020-2021:Breakdown of our $10 Tuesdays and all allocations of funds:
Finally, we must come together and discuss our plans to help change what we have been seeing in our beloved Marching 101. We are inviting you to participate in our Virtual Forum on Zoom.
Topic: State of the Band (SOTB) Forum
Time: Mar 27, 2021 10:30 AM EST
Please see the link below to join
The Executive Officers will be sending out some information for each of you to fill out and voice your concerns about the program. We need each of you and your input because we value and respect your contributions to our Band and University. This information will be compiled, summarized and presented to the band staff, administration and all other stakeholders. We will not stand by and allow Our Beloved Marching 101 Band Program to be continuously underfunded. Please check your emails and the SCSU Alumni Band Association Facebook page for additional information.
Musically Yours,
Rev. Willie C. Outlaw III Ed.D, D.Min
Alumni Band Association President
We pray that each of you and your families are doing well and safe. The Alumni Band Association (ABA) Executive Officers first want to thank each of you for dedication and donations to our $10 Tuesdays that we hold each month. We raised $1,760.82 for the month of March. We are working hard on your behalf to ensure that we have the BEST Band Program In The Land! The Executive Officers heard all of your concerns, expressions, and frustration about the current state of the program. We can keep expressing our frustrations on social media, but we must come together and put the expressions and frustrations into real action.
It is imperative that we (alumni and supporters of the band program) as an organization, have a conversation with all of our stakeholders about the state of our program. We will present our concerns to the band staff, University administration and the community that our money and resources are valuable and must be used to enhance our program. The Alumni Band Association has been using alumni giving to effectively change and affect the lives of our current band students and program.
The Executive Officers have been and will continue to be good stewards over your generous gifts and donations. Here is a summary of our fundraising efforts for 2020-2021:Breakdown of our $10 Tuesdays and all allocations of funds:
- June 2020 - $3,789.49
- July 2020 - $3,027.62
- September 2020 - $2,538.56
- March 2021 - $1,760.82
- Band-Aide $101 gift cards to assist with the change to virtual learning in fall semester - $7,358.55
- Emergency Student Aid - $500.00 to assist a student with tuition.
- Additional PPE items - $769.49
- Meet and organize as a united group of people and list our concerns.
- Make sure that we have everyone as paid members, which shows that we are financially stable and we are ready to put our money in front of this effort.
- Carry out the on the goals we have set for the organization which are:
- Efforts to build relationships among the Eras.
- Develop a recruitment plan to support the University Band Program
- Acquisition of a 501(c)(3) Non- profit status
- Establish a plan to raise a designated amount over the next 5 years (Goal of $500,000) $100,000 per year.
Finally, we must come together and discuss our plans to help change what we have been seeing in our beloved Marching 101. We are inviting you to participate in our Virtual Forum on Zoom.
Topic: State of the Band (SOTB) Forum
Time: Mar 27, 2021 10:30 AM EST
Please see the link below to join
The Executive Officers will be sending out some information for each of you to fill out and voice your concerns about the program. We need each of you and your input because we value and respect your contributions to our Band and University. This information will be compiled, summarized and presented to the band staff, administration and all other stakeholders. We will not stand by and allow Our Beloved Marching 101 Band Program to be continuously underfunded. Please check your emails and the SCSU Alumni Band Association Facebook page for additional information.
Musically Yours,
Rev. Willie C. Outlaw III Ed.D, D.Min
Alumni Band Association President