fsubone Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Teal Sound Board of Directors Curtails 2012 Tour The Board of Directors of the Teal Sound Drum and Bugle Corps has made the difficult decision to end its 2012 tour immediately following tonight’s performance in Centerville, Ohio. Although extremely disappointing for everyone and after considerable discussion and the remarkable generosity of many great people, our board has determined that in order to ensure the safety and best possible experience for our members, it is best to cease our touring operations for the remainder of this season effective immediately. The corps will begin the return trip to Florida on Tuesday, July 10. Over the course of the past week, Teal Sound and its board have worked closely with Drum Corps International and Executive Director Dan Acheson in an attempt to address mounting financial and logistical challenges facing the organization. DCI and its board of directors have worked on our behalf since becoming aware of our difficulties and have been extremely supportive of our efforts. We cannot thank them enough for their consideration and assistance and for their understanding as we announce this difficult decision. We sincerely apologize to the members of Teal Sound for having to end the season early and to fans of drum corps who were expecting the corps to perform at events throughout the country. Although difficult, we are confident that this is the right decision for our organization. We will seize this opportunity to raise additional funds and address areas of opportunity within our operation to ensure a bright future for the Teal Sound and all of its members. This was just posted to their Facebook. Sad news from Teal, but better to get their finances in order now instead of having to fold after the season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToferVis Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Really unfortunate to hear. Hope they can get it worked out, always thought of them as a great organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritVet Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Well that sucks. Best of luck to them for next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrfctTimeOfDay Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Ugh....But, I was at the Centerville show tonight, and at least they did go out on a high note! The had a great performance tonight and got a standing O from the crowd. Best of luck to all the Teal Sound peeps! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Such a shame to read. Please keep the finger-pointing at a minimum in this thread. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadMadMan Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formu1fan Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 This is terrible news :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadMadMan Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Really sad to see this. Some great people in the Teal organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfman1198 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Does anyone know if their members are getting any tour fees back? Or are they out 2000 each for a 2 week tour? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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