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Chargers Marching Band 2018
The University of New Haven Chargers Marching Band, established in 2009, is known as one of the fastest growing collegiate marching band in the nation. The band started with only 20 members, but over the last seven years, we have exploded to over over 270 members.
This year we will be traveling more than ever! We will be performing in three states other than Connecticut this year, those being Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts. These performances allow us the chance to show all that we have to offer to audiences across the region. Due to the ever growing size of our band, we have also had to purchase new instruments for our students. This year, we need your help more than ever!
We cannot thank you enough for donating to our crowdfunding project. Your contribution brings us one-step closer to achieving our dreams, and none of our accomplishments would be possible without the support of our parents, families, and friends.
Please make your gift and share our link with any who might be interested. Thank you for your continued support!
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$5
Senior Class Gift
Any University of New Haven senior graduating in December 2018 or May 2019 that gives $5 or more to the area of their choice will receive a green and white philanthropy cord to wear at commencement!
$25
Medical Supplies
With over 270 members, we run through medical supplies very quickly. Medical supplies ranging from band-aids, ice packs, gauze, tape, aloe, alcohol wipes and sport wraps are included in our medical kit. Replacing these supplies as they are needed can become costly, and a donation of this amount can ensure that our medical kit is always fully stocked.
$50
Feed the Band
A donation of this amount can help sponsor food and water for our members.
$100
Fuel the Love
In order to transport all of our instruments and equipment to our numerous performance sites, we use two U-Haul trucks. These trucks need gas to travel from place to place. A donation of this amount can help us ensure that all of our equipment and instruments make it to where they need to go!
$250
Sponsor an Instrument
With all of the instruments that we have for our students, some of them have garnered a little wear and tear over the years. In order to ensure that our students have the best possible instruments that they can, necessary tune ups are needed. These tune ups can be costly, and a donation of this amount can help to maintain the instruments that we have.
$500
Sponsor an Away Trip
This year we will be participating in an overnight trip to Allentown, Pennsylvania, in order for us to perform at the Collegiate Marching Band Festival. This festival showcases 20 collegiate marching bands every year! This performance is a favorite for our members because we have the chance to see other collegiate marching bands and perform for over 6,000 spectators. A donation of this amount can help us to cover food costs, as well as the cost to stay overnight as a band.
$1,000
Bus a Band
A donation of this amount will help to sponsor one of the many buses that we will be needing to transport us to our shows across the region. This year we will be performing in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, as well as numerous shows in Connecticut. With a band of our size, multiple buses are necessary to allow us the chance to perform at all of these shows. A donation of this amount will allow us to continue to show audiences our POWER OF LOVE for band!
