Thank You For Many Great Years

January 2008

For the past 30 years the Evansville Downtown Civitan Club has sponsored and produced the Drums on the Ohio Drum and Bugle Corp Competition. We appreciate the patronage of those who have faithfully supported this event over the years. We are aware many of you have attended all thirty shows. Whether you attended one or thirty, please accept our sincere gratitude.

Unfortunately, our Board of Directors has voted to discontinue producing this event. We are greatly saddened by this and know many of you will be as well. This was not an easy decision, but for many reasons, a necessary one. This event was a fundraising endeavor for the Evansville Downtown Civitan Club. After several years of losing money, the club put extra effort into promoting the event, lowering our costs, and having more goods and services donated. Even after all of these efforts, the money raised was minimal. The costs associated with bringing quality Corps to Evansville skyrocketed with rising fuel and transportation prices. In addition, attendance has been stagnant for at least the past five years.

We hope you understand discontinuing this show was like losing a family member to us. It was not taken lightly. But as our club examined the financial risks involved, it became clear it was not practical or prudent to continue.

There are many other shows scheduled throughout the Midwest in 2008. We hope you will continue to support Drum and Bugle Corps and the many outstanding young adults that participate. You can look for other shows and find additional information at http://www.dci.org

Thank you for many great years!

The Members of the Evansville Downtown Civitan Club