scv9396 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 From DCI.org With a handful of Santa Clara Vanguard members sidelined due to an upper respiratory illness, the corps will forgo its competitive show tonight at the DCI Tour event in Toledo, Ohio, but will still give an exhibition performance. “Right on the doorstep of the World Championships, we’re erring on the side of caution,” said Vanguard CEO Jeff Fiedler. “We had 11 members sick today and we took them all to the hospital for a diagnosis. Everyone has already been released.” Fielder says that over the last two weeks the corps has been battling a series of upper respiratory illnesses on and off with as many as 20 members recovering at one time. As a result, the corps has been in constant contact with medical personnel and taking preventative measures to stop the spread among its members. “We’ve been following all of our cleaning protocols and even upped them,” said Fiedler. “We’ve constantly been stressing the importance of hygiene and sterilizing the bus air conditioning filters regularly – The kids have even been wearing surgical masks on the long bus trips. We’ve also been having the horn line members dispose of their gloves after every rehearsal and the percussion and color guard sections have been cleaning their sticks, flag poles and rifles with antibacterial wipes after each use.” Following the Toledo event, the Vanguard will be traveling to their housing site in Charlottesville, Ind, resting and rehearsing for their first performance at the DCI World Championship Quarterfinals on Thursday, Aug. 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Better now than later in the week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah178 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Oh my. Not again. Wishing a speedy recovery to SCV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 So who HASN'T been hit this year? Reminds me of the measles outbreak in 83. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouooga Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Wow, I've never heard of a corps pulling out of a show from disease, and this season it's happened a lot! I'm honestly concerned now for the corps who have not been sick, since it feels like it's on its way. If that's the case, they're in for a tough week. Wishing you a speedy recover SCV!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdbellows82 Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Get Well Soon SCV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarnia sam Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Get well soon. Hard to believe how good they were last night in Buffalo. Can't imagine how much better it could have been if so many weren't sick. Regards, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84BDsop Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Man....I really hope everyone in EVERY corps gets over this in time for their respective comps....I would HATE to have a championship or a placing be partially decided by how sick a corps was (shades of 86 Regiment...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byline Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Get well soon. Hard to believe how good they were last night in Buffalo. Can't imagine how much better it could have been if so many weren't sick.Regards, John Yup, they were fabulous. This is one of my all-time favorite Santa Clara shows (among many that I've loved over the years). Best wishes for a speedy recovery for all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnZ Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 extremely wise move given this infection's pattern , in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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