THE PRESIDENTS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

WE ARE RECRUTING A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND A BRASS DIRECTOR. Bill Clendenon will remain as the Percussion Director. Anyone interested in either of these positions SHOULD CONTACT OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR, BILL CLENDENON (SEE CONTACT INFO BELOW)

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PLEASE GO LOOK At our new site on MYSPACE.COM

Lee Rappaport put us on MY SPACE. The site is Super, very entertaining and improving all the time. So go check it out at the following address:

http://www.myspace.com/thepresidentsdrumbuglecorps

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HORNS:  Please note that we are keeping our horns and will not be making any changes as previously mentioned on here.



NEEDED: MORE MEMBERS. We are hoping to see more musicians (horns, drummers, guard) show up now that school is ending. If you, or anyone you know in interested, please call Bill Clendenon. His number is at the bottom of this column or his webmail address in the upper right column.

We also need some financial contributors. We are a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit community organization and need some new instruments, a few uniform parts, and we need to eliminate some old bills. If anyone can contribute any financial support to us, we would most certainly appreciate it.

We are still rebuilding this Corps for being able to perform whenever we can get enough musicians to do so. Everyone should note that one corps like us fielded with just 3 drummers, 8 horns and 3 guard this past season. They were honored for their determination and tenacity. We should have been there doing the same thing and could have. You just have to hang in there with us. Even the big Corps this past season were all down in size for the most part too. So, the lesson is WE CAN DO IT WITH DEDICATED MUSICIANS. Give us a call and let's go for it. All ages and levels of experience are able to be considered in our Corps. Don't count yourself out. You are what we need to succeed.

We are going to keep on building and shoot for fielding the Corps during the next season. Gas prices and several other financial issues seem to be hitting our members. This is what is causing a slow response to date. Our major hope now is that we will have enough Jr. High and High School band members interested in joining us. We will just keep practicing and working at improvements until we can get up to some size to perform.

 So, if anyone out there in our Region is interested, this is your open invitation to Join Us. Give us a call. (see number below). ____________________________
ATTENTION!!!
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:
Watch here for our next scheduled rehearsal. Meanwhile do not hesitate to ggive Bill Clendenon a call if interested in joining the Corp or if you have questions. His phone is listed on down below in this column.


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CURRENT MEMBERS, FORMER RETURNING MEMBERS, AND NEW MEMBER APPLICANTS: Make plans to attend and bring along any interested potential applicants to the next rehearsal.

We need more drummers, brass players, female color guard line members, and we would like to get some Drum Major applicants.

Anyone who wants to be in any of these positions should send an email to the Director at bacplus2000@yahoo.com and attend our next rehearsal. You can also call his number listed at the bottom of this column.
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REHEARSALS ARE HELD AT: the VFW Post 1990 , 70 Harlan Street, Greeneville, Tn. from 12 Noon until 4:00p.m. Bring a friend. We are always recruiting.

We have new people of all ages coming in from all over this Region including  the States of Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee. We welcome them and anyone else from this Southern Regional Area who wish to join us.

Note This: We will make room for EVERYONE who wants to join us this Season. We are securing additional instruments via donations from individual community members, area businessmen and others who want to do so, as well as having some members who are purchasing their own horns.

Anyone interested in joining us this Season must try to do their best to attend rehearsals and any scheduled CORPS activities. Staytuned for announcements regarding future rehearsals.
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Please remind everyone who might be a potential contributor that we are a 501c,3, organization per the IRS , which means volunteers and supporters can contribute to us and get Tax Deduction credit. Also, all volunteers giving us support work, having driving, meals, and overnight and other related expenses can take legitimate tax deductions.


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Anyone having questions about us or interests in joining THE PRESIDENTS should call our Exec. Dir., Bill Clendenon, at 423-638-6275
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ALL GUESTS : We welcome you to our website and invite you to sign our Guestbook located on the upper right of this webpage. Please let us know who you are and where you are from. If you have questions for us, then just click onto the link on the upper right for our Executive Director or call him at the phone number listed above.

ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE PRESIDENTS or in helping us with voluntary support during the 2008 Season should contact us by email (below):

Email the CORPS Executive Director, Bill Clendenon at: bacplus2000@yahoo.com

or Board Member, Bill Stover at:
billanddawnstover@netzero.net

PLEASE NOTE:  The economy and the gas crunch is hurting all of us financially. Please do not hesitate to call for transportation assistance. We will work to try and get people car pooling or rides to rehearsals somehow if at all possible.

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THE PRESIDENTS Drum and Bugle Corps is assisted by Corps Director, Jeremy Kirk; Business Manager, Mike Franklin; Musical Coordinators, Dennis Eveland www.denniseveland.com and Roel Flores; Percussion Consultant, Mitch Markovich, and also the supportive companies and organizations shown at the bottom of the page.

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THE PRESIDENTS STORE

We regret to advise that our store has had to close due to the passing of Mr. Fred Lord who operated it. We will miss Fred who was an alumni of The Marksmen Drum and Bugle Corps.

We are working on getting a new Store operating and will make announcements on this here when we get it back into operation.


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  Members and Visitors can  sign up for our FORUM and participate with us on it.  If you have an update, then just make a FORUM comment accordingly on the appropriate Discussion Topic.
(Click on MY FORUM on the upper right side of this Home Page).
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OTHER DRUM CORPS  TRAVELING THROUGH GREENEVILLE, TN needing overnight lodging: Please contact Bill Clendenon, Exec. Dir., at the above email address or by calling him at: 423-638-6275. We can probably house your corps and/or get you a practice field.

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