January 9 , 2004

CrownBEAT

The Official Newsletter of Carolina Crown, Inc.

Volunteer Profile - Bill Loelius

Bill Loelius, was born and raised in Secaucus, NJ until a job transfer brought him to Charlotte in 1986.  Bill holds BBA and MBA degrees from Montreat College, and he has a diversified business background in sales, marketing, management, procedural auditing, and financial analysis.  He marched in the Royal Brigade, a New Jersey “old school” drum corps.  Bill was one of our original “band of brothers”, who were instrumental in the formation of Carolina Crown.  The original group that started it all had synergy.  Bill was part of that synergy.  He was very insightful, a terrific negotiator, and the person we called in to smooth out difficult issues.

Charter Board Member Doug Madar states, "Bill is a behind the scenes person who steps in when called upon.  He has always helped at NightBEAT and most other Crown functions, no matter what the event was.  Bill was at all the early yard sales and even hosted some of them at his house.  I remember going to many a newsletter folding party at Bill's house and many other locations."

What comes around goes around.  Bill was our first president.  He is now president again.  But how the scenario has changed.  Crown has grown ten-fold and now Bill is at the helm of an entirely different organization.  It's Bill's pre-planning and thoughtfulness that now moves the organization forward.  Bill has pushed for succession planning and oversight committees, to make sure Carolina Crown Inc will be here for many years.  "Bill's professionalism really fosters a tremendous 'team' approach to the way the organization is managed.  He is an extremely supportive leader," notes Crown Director Kevin Smith.

Bill is also involved in other things outside of the Crown family.  He is very active in church activities and plays drums at Sunday services.  He is president of his homeowners association.  He teaches at Strayer University and is a part owner of ROS Inc., an outsourcing accounts receivable company.  Bill and his wife Kathy have three boys.

Bill is one terrific volunteer.  We thank you for your leadership and support.

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Crown's DCI Tentative Tour Schedule Announced

Carolina Crown's 2004 DCI Tentative Tour Schedule was announced this week.  Highlights of this year's tour include kicking off the season with our very own FirstBEAT on Thursday, June 24.  NightBEAT will continue to be held in it's traditional spot on Tuesday, July 27, the week before DCI World Championships.  DCI major events that Carolina Crown will be participating in this year are Louisville, KY (Saturday, June 26); Kalamazoo, MI (Saturday, July10); Orlando, FL (Saturday, July 17); Allentown, PA (Friday, July 23); Indianapolis, IN (Saturday, July 31); and DCI World Championships in Denver, CO (August 5-7).

The complete list of shows is as follows:

2003 Awards Banquet Honors

Outstanding Members and Volunteers

(award winners are denoted by bold print and *)

Marching (Joe Wever Presenting) Outstanding First Year Member Nominees:  Bob Beasley*, Alex Calliham, Paul Chaisson, Justin Perterson Most Improved Member Nominees:  Steven, Box, Warren Delamar*, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Pierce Outstanding Member Nominees:  Kelvin Figueroa, Steven Hendricks*, Seth Murphy, Michael Schietzelt

Guard (Brian Turner Presenting) Outstanding First Year Member Nominees: Robin Shafer, Whitney Stone, Kristin Tilley, Maya Yoshioka, Daniel Zook* Most Improved Member Nominees:  Jamaica Briggs, Nicole Chapman, Jeremy Claud*, Ashley Guyton, Marvin Jackson, Tiffany Loveless Outstanding Member Nominees:  David Dickerson, Peter Eichler*, Traci Perter, Adele Williamson, Maya Yoshioka

Percussion (Jeff Queen Presenting) Outstanding First Year Member Nominees:  Rob Corley, Kevin Derby*, Jin Nguyen, Matt Viola Most Improved Member Nominees:  Adam Fox, David Garrison, Tyrell James*, James Spencer Outstanding Member Nominees:  Jon Bunner, Ryan Burd, Rebecca Curry, Jamey Ellisor*

Brass (Matt Harloff Presenting) Outstanding First Year Member Nominees:  Alex Calliham, Josh Lachaussie, Brad Slusarczyk*, Taylor Smith, James Woody Most Improved Member Nominees:  Steven Box, Clinton Deamer, Warren Delamar, Jen Pierce* Outstanding Member Nominees:  Corey Alvaro, Tommy Booth, Kelvin Figueroa, Steve McGinnis, Seth Murphy, Patrik Wachholz*

Five-Year Member Award (Marcus Jones & David Roth Presenting) Jamey Ellisor, Amanda Kachurak

Support Staff of the Year (Kevin Smith Presenting) Nominees: Teri Brinson, Linda Burd*, Mary McCrary, Debbie Pike

Member of the Year (Kevin Smith Presenting) Nominees:  Jon Bunner, Peter Eichler*, Jamey Ellisor, David Roth

Congratulations to all award nominees and winners-  and thanks to everyone who helped make the banquet such a success!

Happy New Year!

As we begin this New Year, everyone has an idea or hope of what the New Year will bring. Some people make promises to themselves that they will exercise more, or eat healthier, or spend more time with their family. Drum Corp members make a promise in November and December to spend their summer working hard everyday outside in the heat and traveling around the country on a bus. As we enter the months of January and February people begin to question the commitment they made because of financial, school, or personal problems. January and February is also the time people are offered spots that they earned through hard work at the audition camps.

I ask everyone who is offered a spot in the 2004 Carolina Crown to take the time to think about the commitment they are making. Remember you are not just making a commitment to yourself; this is a commitment to all the volunteers, administration, staff, and the other 134 members of the 2004 Carolina Crown. You are accepting the responsibility of being at the rehearsals, practicing hard, and doing your best to make 2004 the best year in the history of Carolina Crown. This is not an easy commitment, if Drum Corp were easy everyone would do it. Just remember the harder something is to accomplish, the more meaningful it is when you accomplish it. There are many rewards to being a member of the 2004 Carolina Crown: the thrill of performance, many memories, a close family of friends, and many more. After taking time to think about it I am sure that everyone will make the right decision do their part to make 2004 the best year for Carolina Crown.

The January camp is in two weeks and I can't wait. The first two camps have been fantastic and I just wanted to thank everyone for their hard work. Just remember the more we improve now the better we will become in August which is only 8 months away. Keep up the hard work and I will see you at the January Camp.

Bob Beasley 2004 Drum Major

"The NightBEAT Notice"

It is now officially 2004 and the turn of the calendar means that we will very soon know our official dates and lineups from Drum Corps International.  We should have that posted by the end of the month, so log on to http://nightbeat.carolinacrown.org and we will keep you updated.

Meanwhile, in the midst of the holiday fund drive-and we definitely encourage you to donate any amount that you can- the NightBEAT committee will also like to invite you to look at another avenue of contributing to Crown through the show in the form of sponsorships, advertising and/or volunteering.

No matter which form of contribution you choose, financial or physical, the feeling of goodwill and satisfaction you will receive in putting these superior young people center stage in front of almost 8000 fans, including over 4200 high school band students, is incredible!  

All three of these categories are very important to the success of Crown and NightBEAT.  Whether you are a business owner interested in a sponsorship or advertisement for your company, a parent interested in ad space to honor your child in the corps, or just a big fan who wants to give some time and contribute to the cause, we would love to have you!

Choose the best method of contribution for you, log in your information on our webpage, and the NightBEAT staff will get back to you as soon as possible to work with you personally.  

Lastly, if you have attended the show in the past, we are still interested in any feedback you have regarding the show.  We are constantly evaluating what is working and what could be better and the best resource to gather that information is you.  Please fill out our feedback form on the webpage.

Next time, I will have the dates and lineups ready for you!

Keith Miller NightBEAT Chairman

EYE SPY

David Roth (B 2000-DM 01-03) David has graduated from UGA this past December and will be working at Kennesaw Mountain High School where he did his student teaching. Great job David and best of luck with the new job.

Chip Torgerson (B 92-94) is currently in the army and on the management team bringing Sr. Drum and Bugle Corps to New Orleans .

Derrick Askew (Pit 1992, Faculty 94, 96) is now married with 2 children living in Sykesville , MD. He is the Instrumental Music Director of Century High School .

Shaun Dodge (P 98) is currently working for ESPN Radio 103.3FM in Dallas TX . He is now part of Surround Sound Percussion staff.

Seth Dahm (P 01,02) Seth is now the cymbal instructor with Southwind.

Steve McCartney (Faculty 98-99) Congrats to Steve and his wife Julie on the birth of their son FISHER born December 10th 2003. Fisher weighed in at 7 lbs 3 oz . What a great Christmas present and just in time for the tax year end.

Allen Joanis (Faculty 00-04) Allen is now Percussion Director at Ronald Reagan HS, in San Antonio TX . There has also been an addition to their household. William Samuel Joanis was born December 6th (6 weeks early) and weighed in at 6lbs 5 oz. Congrats to Allen and Sandy!!