Help Send The Marching Force to the Macy's Parade!
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Greetings! The Marching Hampton University Force is honored to be selected as a participant in the 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, NY (our 2020 invite was deferred to 2021 due to the pandemic). This will be our first performance in the Macy's Parade, and we are the only Historically Black College/University (HBCU) band that will be performing. We are proud to represent Hampton University, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the United States in front of over 3.5 million fans in person, and another 50 million on national and international TV. In order to make this a performance a reality, we are reaching out to our community for support.
Our band has played at several National Football League games, performed at the White House for Barack Obama, marched in the 2009 Inaugural Parade, been showcased at the 2018 Honda Battle of the Bands, and has even participated in a cultural exchange program in Honduras. We pride ourselves on not only building strong musicians, but also cultivating students of high moral character who achieve high levels of academic performance. In the 2019-2020 academic year, over 95% of our band members were awarded academic and merit scholarships, and over 1/8 of the 2019 incoming HU freshman class consisted of band members.
In order to assist us with our fundraising goals, we are asking for your generous assistance in helping to fund the $1,100 cost of the trip per member. This will cover bus travel, hotel, meals, retention scholarships, and uniform/apparel/instrument costs. With a band of 200 students projected to make the trip, each student must each do their part to raise the necessary funds.
Thank you for your support of The Hampton University Marching Force! If you would like to know more about our wonderful band program, please email us at [email redacted], visit our websites at www.humarchingforce.com and www.supportthemarchingforce.com, and follow our social media @hu_bands on Instagram and Twitter, @HUMarching Force on Facebook, and www.youtube.com/HUMarchingForce.
All proceeds from this fundraiser will go directly to covering our trip costs and student scholarship support. Thank you!
Our band has played at several National Football League games, performed at the White House for Barack Obama, marched in the 2009 Inaugural Parade, been showcased at the 2018 Honda Battle of the Bands, and has even participated in a cultural exchange program in Honduras. We pride ourselves on not only building strong musicians, but also cultivating students of high moral character who achieve high levels of academic performance. In the 2019-2020 academic year, over 95% of our band members were awarded academic and merit scholarships, and over 1/8 of the 2019 incoming HU freshman class consisted of band members.
In order to assist us with our fundraising goals, we are asking for your generous assistance in helping to fund the $1,100 cost of the trip per member. This will cover bus travel, hotel, meals, retention scholarships, and uniform/apparel/instrument costs. With a band of 200 students projected to make the trip, each student must each do their part to raise the necessary funds.
Thank you for your support of The Hampton University Marching Force! If you would like to know more about our wonderful band program, please email us at [email redacted], visit our websites at www.humarchingforce.com and www.supportthemarchingforce.com, and follow our social media @hu_bands on Instagram and Twitter, @HUMarching Force on Facebook, and www.youtube.com/HUMarchingForce.
All proceeds from this fundraiser will go directly to covering our trip costs and student scholarship support. Thank you!
Fundraising team: The Marching Force (145)
Thomas Jones
Organizer
Hampton, VA
Tyler Hampton
Team member
Victoria Boyd
Team member
David Jackson
Team member
Shamine Alves
Team member