Jeff Ream Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 On Wednesday afternoon, 200+ Tournament Of Bands students, parents and many members of the TOB administration and members of the National Judges Association invaded Surf's home rehearsal site, aka "Vokie" to rehearse for the 2011 TOB All Star Bands participation in the ABC6/Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade. The students come from all over TOB's region of PA, NJ, DE, WV and MD. In 4 short hours, these students came together to form a HUGE band that not only marched in the Parade, but also participated in the Grand Finale on the famed steps of The Philadelphia art Museum. If you've seen the Rocky movies, you know these steps. None of that would have been possible without the assistance from The Jersey Surf, director Bob Jacobs, his support staff of Brian Prato and Bill Ives, members of the corps and others connected to the corps. They not only donated housing for rehearsal, they also provided dinner for the TOB students and staff as well as bussing to the hotel in Center City Philadelphia, snares, tenors and bass drums for the battery to play on and also Tubas for the tuba section. The Surf's assistance with this project since it was begun in 2009 has been the key to having the project period. Without their assistance, the TOB All Star Band would not exist. On behalf of all of us with TOB,NJA and the All Star Band, A HUGE thank you to Jersey Surf for all of your assistance with this project. Other sponsors and donors include: Uniform accessories by DeMoulin Brothers, flags by Beck Design, guard uniforms by A Wish Come True, percussion sticks/mallets and matching Zildjian cymbals by Progressive Music, and the Hawthorne Caballeros DCA Drum and Bugle Corps. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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perc2100 Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 On Wednesday afternoon, 200+ Tournament Of Bands students, parents and many members of the TOB administration and members of the National Judges Association invaded Surf's home rehearsal site, aka "Vokie" to rehearse for the 2011 TOB All Star Bands participation in the ABC6/Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade. The students come from all over TOB's region of PA, NJ, DE, WV and MD. In 4 short hours, these students came together to form a HUGE band that not only marched in the Parade, but also participated in the Grand Finale on the famed steps of The Philadelphia art Museum. If you've seen the Rocky movies, you know these steps. None of that would have been possible without the assistance from The Jersey Surf, director Bob Jacobs, his support staff of Brian Prato and Bill Ives, members of the corps and others connected to the corps. They not only donated housing for rehearsal, they also provided dinner for the TOB students and staff as well as bussing to the hotel in Center City Philadelphia, snares, tenors and bass drums for the battery to play on and also Tubas for the tuba section. The Surf's assistance with this project since it was begun in 2009 has been the key to having the project period. Without their assistance, the TOB All Star Band would not exist. On behalf of all of us with TOB,NJA and the All Star Band, A HUGE thank you to Jersey Surf for all of your assistance with this project. Other sponsors and donors include: Uniform accessories by DeMoulin Brothers, flags by Beck Design, guard uniforms by A Wish Come True, percussion sticks/mallets and matching Zildjian cymbals by Progressive Music, and the Hawthorne Caballeros DCA Drum and Bugle Corps. While I live in So CA, and have little idea about any of this event, it's ALWAYS great to see a drum corps pitch in and assist the local community. It's situations like this are a win-win for all involved and I never grow tired of hearing about corps and corps members/staff stepping up and helping people/organizations/community, etc. Thanks for sharing, Jeff! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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