lcarlton Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 With changes to the summer tour, the corps was able to reduce fees! We've also worked out an agreement to move to B-Flat Brass Instruments for 2020! Learn more in this video! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algernon Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 23 hours ago, lcarlton said: With changes to the summer tour, the corps was able to reduce fees! We've also worked out an agreement to move to B-Flat Brass Instruments for 2020! Learn more in this video! what were the changes to the tour? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppycock Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 1/29/2020 at 9:33 AM, Algernon said: what were the changes to the tour? Crickets 🦗 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcarlton Posted February 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 On 1/29/2020 at 10:33 AM, Algernon said: what were the changes to the tour? The Saints withdrew from the MACBDA circuit for 2020 which removed our three day tour including our Urban West Side Chicago Clinic/Outreach, MACBDA Prelims in Racine, and MACBDA Finals in Whitewater allowing for a cost savings of nearly $3K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppycock Posted February 13, 2020 Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 (edited) On 2/12/2020 at 10:52 AM, lcarlton said: The Saints withdrew from the MACBDA circuit for 2020 which removed our three day tour including our Urban West Side Chicago Clinic/Outreach, MACBDA Prelims in Racine, and MACBDA Finals in Whitewater allowing for a cost savings of nearly $3K. So you figured out that your organization is not a band from Wisconsin and that saved 3k! Okay fine! Edited February 13, 2020 by Poppycock 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcarlton Posted February 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 17 hours ago, Poppycock said: So you figured out that your organization is not a band from Wisconsin and that saved 3k! Okay fine! Not quite, MACBDA isn't just bands from Wisconsin, it also has units from Canada and other drum corps like Shadow participating still in exhibition. The larger issue was around the loss of our Chicago lodging relationship that made travel more difficult and doubled the cost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppycock Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 22 hours ago, lcarlton said: Not quite, MACBDA isn't just bands from Wisconsin, it also has units from Canada and other drum corps like Shadow participating still in exhibition. The larger issue was around the loss of our Chicago lodging relationship that made travel more difficult and doubled the cost. Share with me and help me understand why it was a good business decision to travel to Wisconsin via Chicago from Columbus to do exhibitions in MACBDA for free? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcarlton Posted February 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) On 2/15/2020 at 9:34 AM, Poppycock said: Share with me and help me understand why it was a good business decision to travel to Wisconsin via Chicago from Columbus to do exhibitions in MACBDA for free? 1.) Consistently corps travel to shows at a loss because the payout is not enough to cover travel. Whether it be a DCI or DCA show, if you get a bus the payout for corps will not cover the transportation costs to get to the show. As such, most corps that provide travel will be operating at a loss of revenue greater than what they'd make at the show. The difference is they get a score so I guess that's fine in your eyes. The corps went to a June DCA show last year six hours away at a net loss of $1K - but we got an early season score. 2.) Community outreach is very important to the Saints and has been since our founding. While the organization is smaller and travels significantly less than it did 10 years ago, visiting Chicago has been a consistent experience as it's strong for community building and sharing the activity in under served urban areas. We are discussing with a local military school on returning to Chicago in the coming years to visit the West Side and South Side again, potentially marching in the Bud Buliken Parade. 3.) The Saints were members of MACBDA from 2017-2019 receiving a score for their performances. In 2016, the Saints traveled to Wisconsin for the MACBDA SoundSport event along with Lakeshoremen from Michigan. Shadow participates in exhibition as has a few other corps like Pioneer in the past. I hope this answers your outstanding questions. Good Day Edited February 17, 2020 by lcarlton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppycock Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, lcarlton said: I hope this answers your outstanding questions. Oh my! That was a lot of smoke to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burdettsky Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 The guy answered your questions, what's your deal? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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