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The Marching Band Championship Fund
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           Release: 07/05/2007
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Central Michigan University

Marching Band

Championship Fund

 

 

The Chippewa Marching Band relies on so many people for its continued excellence and success - coaches, players, parents, alumni, students and friends – we're proud to be part of the CMU community and to carry the Chippewa name. No group of supporters is more valuable to us than the fans in the stands! For eighty-seven years we have made it our number one priority to entertain the Chippewa Faithful while firing them up in support of our football team. Your support of our program through the Marching Band Championship Fund will go a long way toward supporting our efforts. This year our Trombone Section will have the benefit of professional quality instruments and the entire band will travel with the team to East Lansing when the Chippewas again meet the Spartans, both initiatives made possible through contributions to the  our championship fund. Thanks for helping to ensure the continued excellence of our Marching Chips for years to come!

 

~Dr. James Batcheller

Director, The Chippewa Marching Band

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Championship Fund Goals

 

A.   Student Recognition

a.     Annual Banquet

b.    Target Date: Annually

c.     Cost: $6,000

d.   Funding would ensure complete sponsorship of our annual awards banquet, which is our single opportunity to give recognition to our student leaders and scholarship winners for all their hard work each year. 

 

B.   Professional Development

a.     Conference and clinic participation for directors and staff

b.    Target Date: Annually

c.     Cost: $3,000

d.   Annual meetings of the National Collegiate Marching and Athletic Band Directors and other   professional conferences provide our staff the opportunity to stay abreast of current issues and trends and to participate with colleagues from across the NCAA in developing programs that ensure the vitality of our program and the health and safety of our students.

 

C.   Instruments

a.     Purchase professional quality trumpets for our brass section

b.    Target Date: As many new instruments as possible until 40 have been purchased

c.     Cost: $50,000

d.   Professional quality trumpets give a great boost to the sound of the NCAA's best-known bands. Such instruments will give our students the opportunity to provide an even larger and more majestic sound to our shows.

 

How to enhance our program:

       A.    Make an online gift

       B.    Send check payable to CMU Marching Band: 

 

 Chippewa Athletic Fund

 Carlin Alumni House

 Central Michigan University

 Mount Pleasant, MI 48859

 

Or

 

 Jim Batcheller

 Music Building 169

 Central Michigan University

 Mount Pleasant MI, 48859

      

        C.  For more information contact: 

 Jay Lanctot, Associate AD/Development at (989) 774-1836

            Chippewa Athletic Fund Office at (989) 774-6680

             Jim Batcheller, Marching Band Director (989) 774-3317

 

    D.  Click here to email a request for additional information about our Marching Band Championship Fund.

 

 

General Information Regarding Championship Funds

A.      Championship gifts can be added to Chippewa Club membership donations to raise your personal club membership level.  If you are not a Chippewa Club member you must become a member to receive benefits.  Just giving to the Championship Fund will not qualify you for Chippewa Club Benefits unless you have become a Chippewa Club member first.

B.       Donor will receive university receipts for their gift(s)

C.       Donor can support any number of objectives on a percentage or dollar basis. Be sure to specify which Championship Fund goal(s) you choose to support through your donation. Donations that do not specify funds will be allocated toward the most immediate championship fund needs, as determined by the head coach. 

D.      Pledge can be made for multiple years.

 

 

 

 
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