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Marie lacks the stamina to be a Corps Director in 2024. Phantom continues to believe that they can succeed by reliving the past. What they need is a young gun (male or female) to push the corps forward.

Remember Cadets signed a multiple lease/contract with Erie Sports Center. Breaking it will mean another lawsuit.

In years past DCI has not sold any tickets in 600's for prelims.

Troopers got all the electronics and the electronic trailer to haul it. Music City got the food trailer. Cadets didn't own the brass and owner took it back the day after they announced that they were not going to have a 2024 season. Battery returned. No idea what happened to front ensemble probably sold to multiple groups.

Cadets have been paying their legal fees in advance. That is reason for selling all the assets.

All that is left is the Championship Trophies which should probably just disappear for several years.

They are selling canned goods (catsup, beans, canned peaches etc. left on cooking trailer) before Music City took it. That is the only liquid assets that they have left.

What should the new CEO and board be doing that they are not doing? Offering solutions to the problems is the best way to go in the future. SCV has addressed every concern that you and the entire DCI Community has raised. They are well positioned for a successful 2014 season.

At the recent Janual Meeting DCI implemented new stringent rules for rehearsals during spring training and on tour in order to ensure that the safety and well-being of the members is top priority at all times. Your duties and responsibilities should be listed in your employment contract. You will be given training on what you can and can't do when you are teaching. Expectations should be clearly spelled out. Other than teaching you should not have any other responsivities other than be on time when the buses depart each time. Since corps stay in schools' communal showers are the norm but you will have a specific time when you can shower. Drinking in public is not allowed so is restricted to staff bus.

You have to preregister and pay a $249 fee. You have state your interest in the activity in order to get a badge. Thursday World Class business meetings are the most important. DCI staff and corps dedicated representatives sit in a square table arrangement. Corps Directors / Corps Managers and others sit in rows behind them. Only dedicated representatives can speak or ask questions. If something is said that is unclear or confusing those in back are rapidly texting their representatives to ask for a clarification. Open Class/SoundSport is Friday night and the same arrangement. At Open Class/SoundSport meeting it is almost the same as the World Class except for the financial information. I have attended the Open Class/Sound Sport Meeting several times. Open Class Meeting presenter asked for questions from those sitting in audience every year. All sessions are open to everyone with a badge. A wealth of information can be gained by attending the Januals.

DCI Annual Meeting starts Thursday morning 01-04-24. SCV presentation will be the most anticipated event ever. Let's see what they have to say to the DCI Board and to the membership. All of the work Richard has done will get blown out of the water is my guess.

The issue is Santa Clara Vanguard 2024 not the past. If some posters on here stopped reading Redit and did some research on Russ Gavin, you would find that he. 1) Marched Drum Corps. 2) Was successful Music Educator at both the high school and university level. 3) Took over the Stanford Band at a time when it was the laughingstock of the college marching band scene and close to being shut down permantly. He faced membership health and safety issues within the band that were compounded by the fact that he was dealing with adults. He solved all the problems that came up and the Stanford Band is a respect member of the college marching community today. 4) Was a Corps Director for eight years and the corps made DCI finals seven of those eight years. 5) Was the first corps director to have a Trans member in the corps. The policies and procedures that he implemented to protect that member on tour are still used by many corps today. Protecting Gay, Lesbian and Trans members is an important part of drum corps and marching bands. Let's give Russ a chance to solve the problems at SCV.

Your concerns are not justified. How can they demonstrate consistency that their environment is safe unless they go on tour and implement the safeguarding procedures. You're not a stakeholder here. The stakeholders are SCV, marching members, staff, volunteers, parents and donors. Let them proceed and let's see what happens.

They have few assets to sell. Everything that they got from YEA is now junk. Food Trailer, Equipment Trailer, Box Truck and couple of vans have little to no value. Front Ensemble and Brass are the only assets of any value.