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53 minutes ago, Deb's Diner said:

Someone, anyone, ask me. . I'll run for the BOD!

 

When is the Annual Meeting?

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1 hour ago, Jeff Ream said:

Perception is reality and open class is perceived by many as less than where Madison is perceived now 

Yet they would be out scored by several of those less thans. Isn't that worse? I'm not arguing with you at all Jeff; just incredulous. 

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I know of several top corps "many" years ago who stayed in hotels during finals week.  However, I have never heard of trying to raise money during the last week of tour to feed the corps, especially if they are staying in a hotel.  Something just doesn't seem right.  

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20 minutes ago, Gantang said:

I'm sorry. The last I knew they were using the old Star facilities. 

Haven’t since Jim Mason was fired.

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10 minutes ago, tesmusic said:

Haven’t since Jim Mason was fired.

That makes sense. Thank you for updating me so I don't sound like a dolt!

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1 hour ago, Deb's Diner said:

The cook truck is scheduled to be cleaned and will head back to Mississippi late Wednesday/early Thursday.  Meals will be catered Thursday - Saturday.  The daily schedule lists the corps will be staying in "Area Hotels" in Indy.  Before anyone asks if this is fact or fiction; this information came from the 2019 cook truck driver.  Now the bigger question is why in the hell is the corps staying in hotels?  Who did not do their job to find a housing site?  Finals have been in Indy since 2009 and they have not moved since.  Every corps knows where they are going. Add catered meals and hotels to the 2019 bottom line. What company would continue to employ folks who are incapable of doing their jobs?  I am baffled that DP and CK think they are good for the health and welfare of the Scouts.

Someone, anyone, ask me. . I'll run for the BOD!

 

The answer to the question as to why the hell the corps in in hotels and who is responisble is....... DCI. DCI is reponsible for arranging DCI Championships housing.  And the same is true for all the regionals as well.  Whenever DCI fails to secure housing DCI puts the corps up in hotels.  Therefore there will be no impact tp the Sccouts 2019 bottom line.   As far as renting a food truck.  The old was a wreck and had to go.  The cost of food trucks has really escalated.  A minimum of 100K to replace.  DOT regulations regarding mobile kitchens are pretty stiff.  Madison does not have that kind of cash laying around.  Leasing one makes sense from budgeting too as you pay the lease fee and you are off the hook for any repairs to the trailer for the summer.  It's a firm, predictable expense with no surprises.  So they send the trailer back on Wednesday and "cater" thursday through Saturday.   As for "Feed the Corps" promotion.  This is a fund raiser that several DCI corps use.  Some like Boston and the Academy have it runnng all tour long.  While I do not recall seeing Madison use it in the past, like a lot of good ideas the corps communicate at the DCI Boards Consortium various ideas that work.  If it is a first year endeavor there are likely a few wrinkles yet to work out. 

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59 minutes ago, Gantang said:

I'm sorry. The last I knew they were using the old Star facilities. 

Thanks. The former Star hall is offices for a small group from Cook, and while the two practice fields still have lights up, those spaces haven’t been used for many years.

I don’t know of any Scouts presence in Bloomington. Jim Mason had a BTown connection, but not sure that constituted a genuine move of the corps down here. 

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24 minutes ago, endy29 said:

The answer to the question as to why the hell the corps in in hotels and who is responisble is....... DCI. DCI is reponsible for arranging DCI Championships housing.  And the same is true for all the regionals as well.  Whenever DCI fails to secure housing DCI puts the corps up in hotels.  Therefore there will be no impact tp the Sccouts 2019 bottom line.   As far as renting a food truck.  The old was a wreck and had to go.  The cost of food trucks has really escalated.  A minimum of 100K to replace.  DOT regulations regarding mobile kitchens are pretty stiff.  Madison does not have that kind of cash laying around.  Leasing one makes sense from budgeting too as you pay the lease fee and you are off the hook for any repairs to the trailer for the summer.  It's a firm, predictable expense with no surprises.  So they send the trailer back on Wednesday and "cater" thursday through Saturday.   As for "Feed the Corps" promotion.  This is a fund raiser that several DCI corps use.  Some like Boston and the Academy have it runnng all tour long.  While I do not recall seeing Madison use it in the past, like a lot of good ideas the corps communicate at the DCI Boards Consortium various ideas that work.  If it is a first year endeavor there are likely a few wrinkles yet to work out. 

Some corps have been running the donate a meal campaign for a few years. (That’s a generalization; I only follow 6 corps well enough online to assert it.) Madison was a little slow to catch on, I believe, and only did so part-way through this tour.

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1 hour ago, Gantang said:

I'm sorry. The last I knew they were using the old Star facilities. 

is it free?

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