Southwind to go inactive for 2008 season
Dear friends,
Due to financial difficulties, Southwind will not field a competitive drum corps for the 2008 DCI season. The organization will take a year to raise money, build on business and community relationships, and move forward with plans to field a competitive corps for the 2009 season.We have a responsibility to each member to provide the best drum corps experience possible, and with our current financial situation we cannot guarantee that would happen in 2008. We will use the next twelve months to re-evaluate our operations and strengthen our organization at all levels.
This is the right thing to do for us at this time. We look forward to coming back as a stronger corps, on and off the field, for the 2009 DCI season.
Although Southwind will not perform this summer, the Bluegrass Youth Performance Corporation will still sponsor Drums Across The Bluegrass as part of the 2008 DCI Summer Music Games Tour.
Thank you all for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Mike Loeffelholz
Executive Director
Link: Southwind
That is to bad that you guys won’t be on the field in 08.
I only got to watch a few minutes of your show last year. My brother, who lives in the midwest saw your show a few times in 07 and liked it very much. That is too bad because you guys had such a good year last year and seemed like you were really starting to get some traction.
Good luck with your fund raising activities. Hope to see you guys again in 09.