Iplaytimpani Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 It seems every year this is becoming a trend. It also seems to always be said that if people knew they would have helped out. Well, the Glassmen are publicly saying they need assistance. Www.glassmen.org This is a top notch group in need of help. They always have been a class act, whether ensuring member safety or saving summers of members from other organizations that couldn't finish. Please. Take a moment and donate. A dollar. Two. Ten. Anything will help ensure we don't lose another drum corps. And not the Glassmen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorCityMusician Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) save you from opening the page(link directs to donation page) Dear Alumni, Volunteers, Supporters and Friends of The Glassmen, Now, more than ever, the Glassmen need your help! We are at a tipping point. David Stinson, our Interim Executive Director, has been going through our finances with a fine-toothed comb. Dave, who is working without pay through the end of this calendar year, has determined that we will receive $550,000 from members, DCI appearance fees, and fund-raisers, but our anticipated annual operating budget is over $850,000. This leaves us with a gap of $300,000. We are appealing to you to save our organization. We need to raise the $300,000 before the end of the year, preferably by Thanksgiving, to ensure the corps can get from auditions weekend to the post-season banquet and home again. Dave is confident that with your help, “The Glassmen can overcome our fiscal challenges and field a corps for the 2013 season.” There are many reasons we are in a budget crisis. The primary cause is that our once lucrative Bingo income rapidly declined over the last decade and eventually cost us more to operate than we earned. New fund-raisers have not been as successful or sustainable as we had hoped; and, the cost of fielding a competitive corps in DCI has escalated each year. We have stayed afloat by reducing operating costs, utilizing generous volunteers, and, unfortunately, securing loans. We are now in the process of selling G-East to help offset some of our past debt and move toward operating within our means. That is a brief explanation of why we need you. The Glassmen is not the board, nor a past or future director, nor the color guard, the drum line, or the horns. The Glassmen is us...all of us, and we must come together to save it. If we are successful, then, just as it was for you, The Glassmen will continue to be a life changing organization for many young men and women to come. Giving to The Glassmen will be taking action to make the world a better place. Past and present drum corps participants and supporters know that the life lessons they learned endures well beyond the show. The young women and men who march off that field understand that no job is too difficult or too hard; that there are rewards for working longer and harder; and, that a life of purpose and integrity transcends the activity. Let’s work together to make this opportunity available for future generations of young people who want the experience of a lifetime! Please consider donating today. We thank you in advance for giving as much as you possibly can to save our cherished Drum Corps. Sincerely, Tom Sink, President Board of Directors Glassmen, Inc. October 20, 2012 DONATE NOW Edited October 21, 2012 by MotorCityMusician Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcorpsfever Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Folks, check with your employers for matching gifts. Many employers offer 1-to-1 matching gifts. As such, your donation is doubled - and will help the Gmen twice as much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Done, for my part. I'm not keen to see a 50-year old, 16-time finalist corps go under -- and especially not one from Ohio. $300,000 seems an awful lot of money to raise in one to two months, but I'm sure it can be done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamMan Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) THe current DCI Drum Corp model must change, or this will be an annual plea from numerous corps. Drum Corp must refocus itself on local membership, more local & regional shows, & less touring. Edited October 25, 2012 by FlamMan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdcoast Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 save you from opening the page(link directs to donation page) Dear Alumni, Volunteers, Supporters and Friends of The Glassmen, Now, more than ever, the Glassmen need your help! We are at a tipping point. David Stinson, our Interim Executive Director, has been going through our finances with a fine-toothed comb. Dave, who is working without pay through the end of this calendar year, has determined that we will receive $550,000 from members, DCI appearance fees, and fund-raisers, but our anticipated annual operating budget is over $850,000. This leaves us with a gap of $300,000. We are appealing to you to save our organization. We need to raise the $300,000 before the end of the year, preferably by Thanksgiving, to ensure the corps can get from auditions weekend to the post-season banquet and home again. Dave is confident that with your help, “The Glassmen can overcome our fiscal challenges and field a corps for the 2013 season.” There are many reasons we are in a budget crisis. The primary cause is that our once lucrative Bingo income rapidly declined over the last decade and eventually cost us more to operate than we earned. New fund-raisers have not been as successful or sustainable as we had hoped; and, the cost of fielding a competitive corps in DCI has escalated each year. We have stayed afloat by reducing operating costs, utilizing generous volunteers, and, unfortunately, securing loans. We are now in the process of selling G-East to help offset some of our past debt and move toward operating within our means. That is a brief explanation of why we need you. The Glassmen is not the board, nor a past or future director, nor the color guard, the drum line, or the horns. The Glassmen is us...all of us, and we must come together to save it. If we are successful, then, just as it was for you, The Glassmen will continue to be a life changing organization for many young men and women to come. Giving to The Glassmen will be taking action to make the world a better place. Past and present drum corps participants and supporters know that the life lessons they learned endures well beyond the show. The young women and men who march off that field understand that no job is too difficult or too hard; that there are rewards for working longer and harder; and, that a life of purpose and integrity transcends the activity. Let’s work together to make this opportunity available for future generations of young people who want the experience of a lifetime! Please consider donating today. We thank you in advance for giving as much as you possibly can to save our cherished Drum Corps. Sincerely, Tom Sink, President Board of Directors Glassmen, Inc. October 20, 2012 DONATE NOW Well, let's see what we can do. Help for your Drum and Bugle Corps is on the way. Long Live... THE GLASSMEN! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlassFan Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Thank you to all who read this and consider donating to the corps or by joining the booster club. Like most of you, I have given to other corps over the years and in the end we are all family. This is a great opportunity to help a drum corps with over 50 years of history entertaining and teaching our youth. Please give if you can. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruckner8 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) Te current DCI Drum Corp model must change, or this will be an annual plea from numerous corps. Drum Corp must refocus itself on local membership, more local & regional shows, & less touring. I bet that Glassmen have one of the highest % of local membership, assuming a radius of 4 hr drive (Almost all of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. IF 5 hrs, then as far away as Chicago, Pittsburgh and Buffalo) Fundraising *IS* an annual plea from every drum corps, lol. PS: I'll be doing my part. I got my instructional start there in the 90s. Edited October 21, 2012 by Bruckner8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iplaytimpani Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 Thank you to everyone who's already said they would do their part. I guarantee that less than 2% of the drum corps population could have an issue with this corps, so please, spread the word. This fine drum corps needs help. They're always private and people have an issue with how they're keep the public out of the loop. Well, they've gone public with the type of the thing in the past they would have tried to handle internally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi man Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Well with this announcement , I surely do my part tomorrow I will be writing a check !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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