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Experience the Pride in Pasadena

WCU's Pride of the Mountains Marching Band will participate in the 2011 Rose Parade on Saturday, Jan. 1, in Pasadena, Calif.

Experience the excitement right here at roseparade.wcu.edu...as we cover this historic trip. You are invited to interact with band members and fans as they post highlights and share the emotion of their experience from the road on roseparade.wcu.edu starting Monday, Dec. 20. Bookmark this site right now and plan to come back after Dec. 20 for the first posts as the band prepares to travel.

The Tournament of Roses selected the Pride of the Mountains as a premiere group for its entertainment value, giving the band a highlighted spot in the parade formation and on TV. Plan to join more than 1 million spectators and millions, perhaps billions, of television viewers around the world on Jan. 1 as they watch with Pride.

Getting the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band to the 2011 Rose Parade is no small undertaking. Moving 400 members, directors and staff, along with their equipment, requires planning, skill and money. Each band participant is expected to pay for a portion of the trip; however, that amount will not cover full expenses. And some band members simply cannot afford to pay.

You have an opportunity to help those band members who cannot afford the trip and also help cover the cost above the band member contribution.

Make a gift with your credit card or

Send a check payable to "WCU Foundation" to:

Western Carolina University
Marching Band - Rose Parade
201 H.F. Robinson Administration Building
Cullowhee, NC 28723

For questions, or more information, contact:

Chris Mueller
Executive Director, Resource Development

Phone: 828-227-3052
Email: clmueller@wcu.edu