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Alumni Band Members,

The Galion Alumni Band will be hosting a Christmas party this season for all active members of the Galion Alumni Band?  What do we mean by active?  If you performed with us in the 2009 season, or helped out in some way (IE: drive, decorate, file music, etc.), you are invited to attend!  Feel free to bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend with you.  This is our way of saying Thank You for the hard work you gave to help make the 2009 season a success!

This will be a potluck style Christmas party.  The Alumni Band will be supplying home smoked pulled pork sandwiches as the meat, as well as a vegetable tray and cheese spread.  We ask that you bring a side dish to share with everyone!

Pop and water will be supplied.  Adult beverages will be provided by Michael Swick and Matt Johnson.  We are asking for donations to help offset their cost for this. 

This event will take place in the rear of Uptowne Outfitters in uptown Galion on December 19, 2009 following the alumni basketball pep-band gig at GHS (9:30PM?? approx).

If you plan to attend, we need you to let us know asap so we can plan for food / beverages.  Please send us the following information if you plan to attend:

Number of attendees in party:
What do you plan to bring to share:
Preference of soda type:

Thanks gang.  Hope to see some of you there!

Shawn Woerlein
Chairman, Galion Alumni Band

Gang,

The alumni band has been invited to perform with the High School Pep-Band on Saturday, December 19.  We need to meet at GHS bandroom no later than 6:15PM for warmup and practice, then to the gymnasium for the game.  We will be playing out of newly created books that are currently being assembled by Brenda Treisch.  These books will combine both Alumni blue books plus the High School pep band books.

We will have a rehearsal on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 7:30PM.  GHS Bandroom.  We will use this rehearsal with the high school to review the new books and rehearse.  Please make this rehearsal if you can.

As usual, Alumni are welcome to perform with the High School pep-band at any home basketball game.  This invitation came from the basketball coaches, Mr. Caudle, Brian Treisch as well as the High School students.  Unfortunately we cannot have an unbalanced band.  In other words, we do not need 20 drummers and 0 tubas....or 15 tubas and 3 clarinets.  If you would like to attend a game, please email us so we can pencil you in or inform you if we have a full lineup for the evening.  We will try to take as many as we can on a weekly basis.

Thanks gang.  Hope to see you at the game on Dec. 19!

Gang,

We have been invited to perform in the 2009 Come Home to Galion Holiday Parade on Saturday, November 28 at 3:00PM.  The parade now starts at Heise Park, runs south on Jefferson St. to Harding Way.  Turn east on Harding Way and proceed to the Big 4 Depot on Washington Street.

We need to meet on Saturday, Nov. 28 no later than 2:30 PM in the grassy lot to the east of the old Waterworks Building on the corner of Jefferson and Church Streets.  We will have the float!  We need as many players as we can get on the float, so please try to schedule this one in!  It is not yet clear if we will be performing on the square following the parade for the tree lighting ceremony.  I will pass this information along as it becomes available.

Calling All Flag Corps and Majorettes!!!!  We would like for you to join us in this parade. Here is how!  We need volunteers who will walk the parade route along the float and hand out candy canes to the children who come to see the parade.  If you are interested, please contact me asap.  We could just as many that wish to join us!

We have scheduled a rehearsal for Sunday, Nov.22 7:00PM GHS Bandroom to go over some of the Christmas music for the parade.  If you can make the rehearsal this would be great!  If not, still feel free to join us on the 28th.

For a complete listing of all of the activities surrounding the Come Home to Galion weekend, please visit http://comehometogalion.squarespace.com/

Gang,

We have been asked to once again play at the OSU vs Michigan tailgate party, a fundraiser for United Way in Galion, at the Galion Hospital on Saturday, 11-21.  This is generally a 30 minute performance and you are home in time to watch the game.  I still have not been notified with a time, but I need to get this email out.  Let's just plan on meeting in the hospital parking lot at 10:45AM.  If the time changes, I will pass it along.  This is always a good time!   We need players, so bring a friend (trumpets are especially needed for this one).  Thanks gang.  Hope you can make it!

The Alumni Band has been invited to perform at the now annual Crawford County Veteran's Day ceremony at Crestline High School on Nov. 11 at 6:00 p.m. This will include all Crawford County high school bands, as well as the Galion Alumni Band.  I am asking all bands to be there at 5:30.  We will play Allied Honor, our version of the Star Spangled Banner, our Armed Forces Salute, Them Basses, and Washington Post.  Please help get a good turnout.  White shirts, dark dress pants will be the uniform.  This is formal....please adhere to the uniform standard.
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Galion Alumni Band
PO Box 243
Galion OH  44833

Web: http://www.galionalumniband.org
Email: galionalumniband@gmail.com
PH: 419-512-6644

Gang,

We have been invited to perform in the 2009 Sugarcreek Swiss Cheese Festival on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 2:00PM.  We need you to attend if at all possible!!!  Here are the plans for the day:

Float
10:15am - Depart GHS
11:45am - Arrive Sugarcreek For Setup

Band
11:15am - Meet GHS Parking Lot
11:30am - Depart GHS
1:00pm - Arrive Sugarcreek.
2:00pm - Parade Begins

We will perform the parade then depart for dinner.  Not sure yet on the location but will decide and let you know the morning of.  If you can attend this parade it would be appreciated. Should be a fun time!  If you have any questions, feel free to either email me or call me at 419.512.6644. We will be telephoning those who do not have email access this week to see if they would be interested in playing.

Thanks gang!  Hope to have a great turnout!

Gang,

The Children's Services Festival has asked us to perform on Saturday, September 12 at 3:00PM.  This will be at Children's Services on SR 19 just to the East of Pizza Hut in Galion, Ohio (on the South side of SR 19).  They are holding this festival, in what hopes to become an annual event, as a fundraiser.  This will be a 1 hr performance.  Meet no later than 2:45 to setup and warm up.  If you can make this date please consider as this is for a great cause in our community!  All area musicians are welcome to join us.

Shawn

[Rehearsals Are As Follow:]

Announcing the 2009 Galion Alumni Band Alumni Night reunion, held Friday September 25, 2009 at GHS football stadium.  Below are all of the details you will need.

Rehearsals Are As Follow:

Sunday, August 30 - 6:00PM - GHS Bandroom (Music Rehearsal)
Sunday, September 6 - 6:00PM - GHS Bandroom (Music Rehearsal)
Sunday, September 13 - 6:00PM - GHS Bandroom (Marching Rehearsal)
Sunday, September 20 - 6:00PM - GHS Bandroom (Music and Marching Rehearsal)
Thursday, September 24 - 6:00PM - GHS Bandroom (With Tiger Band Music and Marching)
Friday, September 25 - 5:00PM - Main Football Field (With Tiger Band - Final Rehearsal)
Friday, September 25 - 6:15PM - GHS Bandroom - Parade down to stadium for Alumni Night show

The 2009 reunion registration will be a little different than in years past.  You MUST RSVP prior to September 1, 2009 to be included in the marching block.  If you do not register prior to September 1, you will be permitted to march to the stadium and perform in the stands. However, you will not have a marching spot in the block for Pre-Game and Halftime.  So PLEASE....RSVP prior to Sept. 1.  There are 2 ways to register:

1.) Via the Alumni Band Website at www.galionalumniband.org .  Follow the registration link here or on the front page of the website.  Fill out the RSVP form and submit it.

OR

2.) Contacting myself, Shawn Woerlein, via telephone at 419.512.6644 .  I can register you this way.  Please leave a voicemail with the following information:

Name
Instrument / Majorette / Flag Corp
Need Instrument? (Yes or No....if yes, what)
Graduation Year


This year we will be collecting a mandantory $5.00 dues for the reunion.  This money will help cover postal mailings, music copies, schedule copies, etc.  We look to break even this year.  This can be paid at any of the marching rehearsals.  Please see the dues table setup at the rehearsals to pay this.  Thanks!

Following the game there will be a reception held at the Varsity Grille in Galion.  Please plan to join us to celebrate this years reunion!

This is Connections Weekend at GHS.  This weekend will include many activities including a Career and Technologies day at GHS, Homecoming Weekend, Alumni Band Night Reunion, Galion Oktoberfest, a golf scramble, as well as the first inductees into the Galion Alumni Hall of Fame banquet.  For more information on this weekend, please visit the Galion Alumni Association announcement of the weekend

Looking forward to the 2009 reunion gang!

Gang,

I have received the lineup information for Bexley on Saturday, July 4th.  Here is the schedule that you need to know:

6:45AM - Float & Stands will depart GHS.  If you wish to be in this early departure, please be at GHS no later than 6:35AM.  Float needs to be in place in Bexley no later than 8:30AM.
7:25AM - Caravan of vehicles will depart GHS for Bexley.  Please meet around 7:15AM for this departure.
9:30AM - Bexley 4th of July parade commences.  This is a 2.1 mile parade.  You should be done and back to the original starting spot around 11:15AM
Lunch will follow parade for those that wish to join.

We are entry number 103.  Lineup for this number will only be allowed from the corner of Broad Street and North Remington Ave.  We will be headed North on Remington from Broad to the lineup position.  This will be on the East side of the street.  We will lineup in front of house number 130 on N Remington Ave.

Vehicles will not be able to go down Remington for drop off and loading up.  You will need to park on the streets parallel to Remington.  These streets are Cassingham and Stanwood.

This may sound confusing, but once you arrive there it will make sense.  That is why we caravan / carpool down.  Makes things flow much smoother

I will have copies of maps, info for everyone the morning of the 4th.  I will also have some with me at community band rehearsal on Thursday.  Looking forward to a great performance gang!

Shawn Woerlein

Gang,

The Galion Tiger Band will be holding 4 carwashes this summer in Galion.  They will be accepting donations for the carwash on each of these dates.  They hope to raise enough funds to purchase some much needed equipment for the upcoming marching season!  The schedule is as follows:

Sat. June 20 (10:00-2:00pm) – Advanced Auto Parts, Portland Way N, Galion
Sat. June 27 (10:00-2:00pm) – Discount Drug Mart, Portland Way N, Galion
Fri. July 3 (10:00-2:00pm) – Advanced Auto Parts, Portland Way N, Galion
Sat. July 18 (10:00-2:00pm) – Discount Drug Mart, Portland Way N, Galion

Please come out and support your Tiger Band!  Thanks!

Shawn Woerlein
Chairman, Galion Alumni Band