October 2002
2002-2003
Event Calendar Announced
Carolina Crown has announced its 2002-2003 Event
Calendar, including drum corps camp dates, honor band event dates, and other
important program information.
Camp dates for this season will be as follows (and are
subject to change):
Audition Camp 11/22 – 11/24
Camp
#1 12/13
– 12/15
Camp #2 (Brass and Percussion
only)
1/17 – 1/19
Camp #3 (Brass and Percussion
only)
2/14 – 2/16
Camp #4 (Brass and Percussion
only)
3/28 – 3/30
Camp
#5
4/25 - 4/27
Camp
#6 5/16
– 5/17
Leadership Camp
Move-In
Friday, 5/23 or 5/30 (exact date
yet to be determined)
Move-In For Spring
Training
Sunday, 5/25 or 6/1 (exact date yet to be
determined)
Crown Preview
(tentative)
Friday, June
21
Registration for all camps begins at 7:30 PM followed by a
general meeting at 9:00 PM. All camps will conclude Sunday afternoon by
3:00 PM
Carolina Crown’s annual Member Banquet will be held
during the first regular camp, December 14, at Fort Mill High School. More
information regarding this event will be posted as it becomes available.
Spring Training, including the 2002 Student Leadership
Camp, will again be held at Clover High School in Clover, SC.
Two of the four proposed Middle School Honor Band dates
have been confirmed including Union County Honor Band set for February 21
and 22 at Wingate University in Wingate, NC and Cleveland/Rutherford County
Honor Band set for March 14 and 15. Dates for York County and Cabarrus
County Honor band yet been confirmed.
The third annual CrownClub Weekend has been tentatively scheduled for April 26 and 27. The weekend conference/workshop is open to all parents, volunteers and supporters of Carolina Crown. This will be a fun-filled event including informative presentations, panel discussions, brainstorming sessions and some social time. This event will be in Conjunction with Carolina Crown's April Camp held in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Mark your calendars now for this event.
Why I Come Back
I
came to Carolina Crown in 2000, and I came because a friend of mine was marching
and a friend of mine was teaching.
That’s it. I didn’t know
anyone else, I had never heard a drum corps show live, and I had never heard of
Carolina Crown prior to then. But I
was encouraged to try out, and I did, and I made the hornline in 2000.
I came back to Carolina Crown in 2001 and 2002 because I loved it—I loved the people, the experiences, and the competition. I came back because I wanted to do everything I could to improve upon the rock solid foundation already in place at Carolina Crown, and because I felt I could offer some leadership and guidance and help build a program that would continue to be strong years after I left. I came back for the members, for the friends I made, and for the experiences I knew I would have. Carolina Crown is my home, and it is where I belong.
I have marched under Michael Shapiro and Paul Rennick for 3 years, and under Larry Markiewicz for 2, and I can’t even begin to describe how much their teaching has influenced me and has made me a better person. But I love Carolina Crown more than I love those teachers, and that is why I will not follow them to another corps in 2003.
Everyone has his or her own personal reasons for marching, and I totally understand and respect that. But I encourage each of the members who marched in 2002 to look inside yourselves and examine why exactly you love the drum corps activity, and why you choose to come back and do it again. I hope you will find that the Carolina Crown has been a family—a home—for you. I hope that your love for and loyalty to the organization and to the other members of the organization supercede any other motivations or desires you may have.
Let’s build upon what we have now, and let’s start 2003 with a fresh new look, an eager staff, and a core group of returning veterans ready and willing to make this summer the best ever. Let’s improve upon the still-growing talent in the corps, and let’s come back in 2003 with a vengeance. Let’s continue to build a program—together—that will still be strong years after we leave. Let’s finish what we have started.
Note – This month’s profile is a
little different format. The
following is a letter to Crown’s Board of Directors telling the story of a truly
great volunteer act.
To: Carolina Crown Board of Directors
Subject: A Great Volunteer
I wanted you to know this story
about another great volunteer we have within the Crown family...
Sunday when the corps returned from
Madison there as usual was a small number of parents that were late picking up
their kids (we actually arrived an hour or so earlier than our posted time so I
expected at least some delay).
Well, at 11:20pm when the last parent arrived we still had two members
left to go. One I already had
planned to take to my house for the night as he could not get a ride and the
next bus didn't leave until the morning.
The other was stressing out because he expected his mom to be there and
he said that she was the type that is never late. Well, he couldn't locate her and she
still wasn't there so we decided to take him home with us. We left word on the corps voicemail
where to contact us in case she called and planned to get him to a bus or
whatever in the morning. Well, there were a few calls from relatives and his mom
through the night and apparently she did make it to Fort Mill but turned around
and went back home to Fayetteville, NC when she couldn't find us. She therefore told him to get on the
8:00am bus to Fayetteville on Monday morning.
This is where the story really
starts... well since Moe had to go do our bakery pick-up at Costco on Monday
morning she enlisted Kim Rosenfeld to take the member to the Rock Hill bus
station early that morning. For
those of you that do not know, Kim is our summer office Operations Assistant
that has worked the past two summers handling primarily NightBEAT-related
duties. She also volunteers throughout the year in various ways and is a
"go-between" for the FM Band Boosters and us as she is a very active band
parent.
Well, while Kim was taking the
member to the bus station he mentioned that he had some type of school-related
exam on Monday afternoon that he was now going to miss because the bus wouldn't
get him home until 7:00pm. So what
did Kim do? She drove him all the
way to Fayetteville, some 300 miles roundtrip, so he would not miss his
exam!!! What a great volunteer and
person to do such a thing for someone she just met a few minutes earlier!!!
You know, one of the reasons we
moved our office to Fort Mill a few years ago was to build a strong relationship
with the schools/community and tap into the very strong support the Fort Mill
Band always got from their band parents and other members of the community. With people like Kim, Larry and Shirley
Gibson, Ron Lordo, Martin Dickey, Jason Ford, Kirk Godbey, Sean Carney, Cathy
Cloughly, Jan Arnold, Chris Tough and others, it is easy to see that the
relationship is getting stronger and we are really benefiting from it!!!
Please take the time to thank Kim
for this extraordinary effort to help one of our members when you see her next
in the office, at a NightBEAT meeting or at a camp this winter!
Crown Donates Over 1000 lbs of Food to Needy
Carolina Crown has been doing their part in supporting the community of Fort Mill with their donations of bread and pastries to the Fort Mill Care Center. We have been delivering bread to the Care Center since June and have donated over 1000 lbs to help service the community's needs.
5th
Annual Carolina Crown Golf Tournament A Big Success
The 5th Annual Carolina Crown Golf Tournament,
scheduled for August 26, 2002, was a huge success. This year the rain
stayed away thanks to Jamey Ellisor for playing his Tympani to the Rain
Gods.
Carol Srdar, one of DCI’s 2001 Volunteers of the Year, has organized a
tremendously successful one-day fundraising event, raising over $90,000.00 in
2002, far surpassing her personal goal of $75,000.00.
We would like to thank Carol and all the volunteers
who helped make this event a success. A great big “THANK YOU” goes to the players and their generosity to whom we
are most grateful!
Carol is already planning for the 6th annual Golf
Tournament, but no official date has been announced. Everyone
is hoping that Jamey comes back to keep
the rain away!
We thank all those who gave their time and talents to
the tournament:
Event Founder and Chairperson - Carol Srdar
Event Staff - Carol Srdar, Larry & Shirley Gibson, DeAnn Ellisor, Jamey Ellisor, Mike Walker, Patty Walker, Kevin & Moe Smith, Greg Lowe, Brian Turner, Bridget Dahl, Mike Rowe, Mike Bradshaw, Alan, Estrin, Steve Barry , Tracy Markham, Dan, Carl & Jan Smith, Kelly, Jeff & Candice Coble
Carolina
Crown Holds Annual Board Meeting
Carolina Crown Inc. held it's annual Board of
Directors' Meeting and Retreat on Sunday, September 29th. The meeting,
chaired by President Bill Loelius was attended by some 29 directors and
guests. It was the best attended Board meeting in the organization's 15
year existence.
This meeting is the organization's official annual
meeting per its Bylaws and includes the annual elections and passage of the
following year's budget. With the elections that took place the Crown
Board is now full at 35 directors. (See separate article in this issue of
CrownBeat for the names and biographies of the new additions to the
Board.) The election of officers and at-large members of the
organization's Executive Committee produced the following
results:
Officers
Bill Loelius - President (incumbent)
Keith Miller - VP
(incumbent)
Andy Crews - Secretary (incumbent)
DeAnn Ellisor - Treasurer
(incumbent)
EC At-Large Members
Doug Madar (incumbent)
Ray McCrary
(incumbent)
Steve Tant (incumbent)
James Turner (filled spot vacated by
Mekel Rogers)
David Whitesides (incumbent)
The Board also unanimously
passed the 2003 Budget, a relatively easy task on the heels of the best
financial year in the organization's history.
The "Retreat" portion of
the meeting involved break-out groups brainstorming new ways to leverage the
organziation's resources to develop new funding sources and enhance/protect
existing sources. Some great ideas were generated by the groups for
further discussion and potential implementation by the Executive
Committee.
Ten Added To Crown Board
At their annual Board of Directors Meeting on
September 29 the Crown Board of Directors added ten additional people to their
ranks to fill a combination of new and vacated seats. With these ten
additions the organization's Board is full at 35 members per its
Bylaws.
Board member Doug Madar made two nominations from from the floor
– Bob Cannon (elected to a class of '05 seat) and Tim Martin (nominee for
class 
of '03). Others elected as nominees from
the Nominating Committee included:
Brian Bambauer (elected to a class
of '05 seat)
Ben Brinson (elected to a class of '05 seat)
Bill
Dejournett (elected to a class of '05 seat)
Robert Krumbine
(elected to a class of '05 seat)
Larry Marks (elected to a class
of '05 seat)
Charles Cabell (elected to a class of '04 vacant
seat)
Terry Valentine (elected to a class of '04 vacant seat)
Chris
White (elected to a class of '03 vacant seat)
The Board of
Directors wish to welcome all of our new directors and thank them for
volunteering their services.
The following are biographies of each new
director:
Brian Bambauer
Brian graduated from Miami
University in Oxford, OH in 1990 with a B.M. in Music Education. A native
Ohioan, Brian began his professional career as the Junior High Band Director and
assistant marching band director at Northmont City Schools, in Clayton,
OH. He then took a position as the Instrumental Music Coordinator for the
West Carrollton City Schools in West Carrollton, OH from 1994-1997.
Brian's drum corps experience began with the Bluecoats from Canton, OH in
1988. A member for three years, he played mellophone and was Drum Major in
1989 and 1990. He joined their instructional staff in 1991 as a visual
tech, and the served as visual caption head in 1993 and 1994. Brian joined
the Carolina Crown family in 1997 as a visual tech, and then became the drill
designer from 1998-2000. Brian worked full time for the organization as Director
of Operations from 1999 - 2002.
Currently Brian is in the Educational
Leadership Graduate Program at the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte. Brian writes drill for numerous marching bands and indoor
percussion lines, as well as consults and adjudicates throughout the United
States including the New Jersey State Marching Band Finals in
2002.
Ben Brinson
Ben Brinson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii
and with a father in the military, lived in numerous places while growing
up. Ben is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelors Degree
in marketing and a Doctorate in law. Ben has been practicing law since
1979 and is a partner in the firm of Callaway, Neville, and Brinson in Claxton,
Georgia. Ben is also the Municipal Court Judge for the cities of Claxton
and Hagan and is the Chief Judge of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit Juvenile
Court.
Ben's former wife is Teri Brinson who has been the corps' Support
Services Coordinator for the last several seasons. Ben and Teri's children
(Larry Summerlin, Jeremiah and Loraine Womble) have all marched with Carolina
Crown starting with Larry in 1997, and ending in 2001 when Loraine was one of
the two Drum Majors for the Corps. The first two years Ben volunteered to help
at a few events. It wasn't until the 1999 season however that he finally
figured out that if he wanted to see his family and be able to understand what
they were all talking about around the dinner table, he might as well join them
at camps and part of the summer tour. Since that time Ben has become a
valuable asset to Crown in many areas, but isprobably best known for his
contributions in the Crown kitchen. Ben has always loved to cook and looks
forward to the challenge of taking his recipes and making them work for 100+
people. He has spent countless hours planning and preparing meals for the
corps during winter camps and spring training, much to everyone's delight.
In addition to his meals, Ben has also been instrumental to improvements to the
food truck through his ideas and many contributions. He may have joined
Crown in the beginning to be with his family, but Crown is now a part of his
family.
Charles Cabell
Charles moved to Fort Mill about 5
years ago from Richmond VA. He met past Crown board member Ron Lordo at
church, and they played in the brass quartet together. Charles is a euphonium
player, and has been an avid Drum Corps fan since 1982 when he discovered the
Bridgemen at Drums across the Tri-State in Huntington WV. Charles has
played with the Saint Phillip Neri's Brass Quartet, Richmond Concert Band and
the Richmond Pops. He was a decorated musician in both high school and
college. He says "I am a strong supporter of Drum Corps, and wish to be a
part of seeing young men and women have the 'Opportunity of a Lifetime'. I feel
that being a part of the Carolina Crown will be a rewarding accomplishment,
whether it is playing on the field, or serving as a board member." Charles
brings some strong skills to the group including marketing and unique fund
raising ideas.
Bob Cannon
Bob Cannon is from Boiling Springs,
SC. He has worked for United Airlines for the past 15 years. He has
also spent the last 10 years teaching variour local high school color guards.
Bob has been a NightBEAT volunteer for several years and has assisted in the
NightBEAT office. He was also the official photographer for NightBEAT '02,
and has contributed drum corps photography to various other drum corps
websites. Bob was the co-chair of the DCI South regional competition from
1986 to 1989. He has also sponsored numerous young people in various corps
over the years.
Dr. Bill DeJournett
Dr. DeJournett is the
Assistant Director of Bands at Elon University in Burlington, NC. Before
coming to Elon, Bill served as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of
Athletic Bands at Colorado State University from 1997 to 2000. He directs
the "Fire of the Carolinas", the Elon University Marching Band, teaches
applied brass lessons, music history, and assists Dr. Thomas Erdmann with the
Elon Wind Ensemble. Bill possesses degrees from Jacksonville State University
(B.S.E.); Northern Illinois University (M.M.); and the University of Mississippi
(D.A.). He has been active as a clinician and adjudicator throughout North
Carolina, the Western United States and Canada. His articles have appeared
in the Instrumentalist magazine, Fanfare magazine, and the NFIMA Journal. Bill is a former brass and visual
instructor for the Phantom Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps of
Rockford-LovesPark, Illinois and a former marching member of the Spirit of
Atlanta.
Robert Krumbine
Robert Krumbine serves as Vice
President of Special Events of Charlotte Center City Partners (CCCP). He
is responsible for producing the award winning First Friday, "Off The Wall"
summer film festival, as well as the Center City Green Market, Holidays In the
City, First Night, and Housing Showcase. In addition to Special Events,
Robert was Executive Director of Charlotte ArtsFest, a new event that showcased
the cultural opportunities of Charlotte. Prior to his position at CCCP,
Robert produced events such as Center CityFest and Uptown Scream for ARK
Management. In addition, he held the position of Sr. Entertainment
Producer at Paramount Parks where he was responsible for major events such as
Titanic the Movie on Tour, AAU Junior Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies, and Star
Trek World Tour. From 1990-1996 Robert owned and operated Robert Krumbine
Productions, producing a number of major events including 600 Festival Speed
Street, NCAA Final Four Street of Champions, and the grand opening of the
Charlotte Convention Center. Robert graduated from the University of Miami,
Miami, Florida, in 1982 with a Bachelor of Music degree. He resides in
Charlotte, with his wife and two sons. Robert also serves on the Board of
Directors for YMCA – Gateway Village and the Board of Trustees for the Carolina
Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Dr. Larry
Marks
Dr. Larry Marks is completing his second year as Director of
Bands at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His
responsibilities at UNCC include conducting the University Symphonic Band and
Chamber Winds, in addition to teaching courses in conducting and music
education. Larry also directs the Charlotte Youth Wind Ensemble, an honors
band sponsored by UNCC featuring top high school students in the region from
both North and South Carolina during the winter months each year. He is
also the main UNCC contact for Crown's new initiative to allow Crown members to
be able to earn credit at UNCC for marching with the corps. Prior to his
arrival in Charlotte, Larry served as Associate Director of Bands at the
University of Missouri, where he conducted the Symphonic Band and Athletic
Bands, including the 300-member Marching Mizzou. Larry is a frequent guest
conductor and adjudicator, having served as a clinician for marching and concert
bands throughout the United States and Canada. He is also been a guest
conductor/clinician for Crown's Middle School Honor Band program. A native Californian, Larry taught at the
high school level for fifteen years, producing national prominent bands.
His doctoral studies were completed at the University of Southern California in
1994; with Masters and Bachelors degrees being earned at the University of
Illinois and San Jose State University respectively.
Tim Martin
Tim Martin was born in
Rochester, New York into a drum corps family with over 60 years of marching
experience. Both Tim's parents marched. His father was a Corps Director of
The Rochester Crusaders and Phoenix Sr. Corps both in the Rochester area.
His oldest brother David (Boots) Martin a renowned soprano soloist and arranger
is in the DCA Hall Of Fame. Tim has two other brothers both are DCI\DCA
world champions. Tim and his wife Karen met during his marching
career. Tim marched as a lead soprano and soloist for The Cadets of
Greece, The Auburn Purple Lancers, and The Anaheim Kingsmen, in DCI and in The
Phoenix and Rochester Crusaders in DCA. His marching career and involvement in
drum corps spans over 40 years.
Tim moved his family to Charlotte ten
years ago from Savannah, Ga. While in Savannah, Tim founded a youth soccer
organization "Costal Georgia Soccer Club" that grew to be the largest in the
state. He also rallied both public and private support for a first class
soccer complex in Savannah and was honored as "Georgia Volunteer Of the Year"
for his accomplishments. Tim and his wife have three son's Shawn 17, Ryan 16
,and Kyle 12. Ryan is a low brass player in the Vance High Marching
Cougars in Charlotte. Kyle is a trumpet player in the Bradley Middle
School and NC Honors Band. The entire Martin Family has been volunteers at
NightBeat for the last six years.
Terry Valentine
Terry
began her over 20-year drum corps career during high school when she joined the
brass line at Suncoast Sound. After her marching years, she was part of a
small group of Suncoast alumni and faculty that started Magic of Orlando in
1990. She spent several years on the corps' administration team before
finally taking over the reins of the corps as its Director. In 2001 and
2002, Terry was a key member of Crown's administrative team.
Terry is the
Director of Music America a new company based in Orlando that markets and
coordinates youth group trips to Walt Disney World and other destinations.
Board of What?
1. Determine the organization’s mission and purpose
2. Select the chief executive
3. Support the chief executive and assess his or her performance
4. Ensure effective organizational planning
5. Ensure adequate resources
6. Manage resources effectively
7. Determine, monitor, and strengthen the organization’s programs and services
8. Enhance the organization’s public standing
9. Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability
10. Recruit and orient new board members and assess board performance
You might not see them at the camps or on the road (although many board members do volunteer in these capacities), but the board of directors is always working to ensure that Carolina Crown has what it needs to succeed—the right mission, best leadership, and adequate resources to achieve our goals.
Bill Loelius
President
I Spy….Carolina
Crown Alumni
Marie-Claire Allen (B 01) UPDATE!!! Marie and husband Logan are thrilled to announce the newest additions to their happy home. Cordelia Jade and Lorelei Lee arrived at 8:30pm & 8:32pm on Saturday, August 31st, 2002. Everyone is doing well and you can visit the link at http://www.babiesonline.com/ to view the girls by their last name and DOB (allen, 8/31/02)
Mike Lane
(P
95-96) is the band director at Farmville Central HS & Farmville MS in
NC.
Brian Turner (P 91-93) is now the new Director of Corps Operations for Carolina Crown. He was tour coordinator for Crown in 1999, and the Crossmen transportation coordinator in 2001. Welcome aboard Brian!
Christopher Ashwell (B 92-94) is currently a Private First Class with the Virginia Army National Guard.
Tricia Gooley (G 98-99) on the guard staff with the Crossmen
Stacey Flannery (G 99-00) on the guard staff with Phantom Regiment
Greg Guffey (B 90) with the visual staff of Southwind
Jason Yates (P 95-97) with the visual staff of Spirit
Alisha (Welch) Knight (P 98-00) & Clint Knight (P 99, DM 00) working together on the percussion staff of Spirit.
Erin Brown (G 98) and Micheal Burt (G 98) both working with the guard staff at
Teal Sound
Noel Navejas
(B 00) on the visual staff of
Revolution Drum and Bugle Corps.