Hello everyone,

I just wanted to extend a thank you to all those that came to the cookout. You made it a great success, and the Heidel's were happy to have so many smiling faces (25+). We might've bruised ourselves playing volleyball, but it was a lot of fun!

I also would like to thank you all for a great year. As President of the UW-Eau Claire Collegiate Chapter, I've learned a lot, grown a lot, and even though we struggled with attendance in the spring, we really got a lot accomplished. From Indianhead to WSMA, Audition Day Food Booths, Post-Concert Receptions, Guest Speakers, Reading Bands, our participation in the NBA Collegiate All-Star Band, and most important, our contribution to the National Student Commissioning Project, this chapter has kept a pretty active schedule throughout the year and this is undoubtedly because of your dedication to the organization.

We had a very active election 'season,' and I was pleased to see so many people running. Every person running was very qualified and dedicated to the organization, and I hope that all of you will maintain your roles as active leaders in the NBA.

Many of you already know, but the results for the Executive Board Elections are:

President - Jennifer Tinberg
Vice-President - Tania Richter
Secretary - Michael Vanderscheuren
Treasurer - Brian Handeland
Historian - Kira Zeman

Congrats!

Looking to the coming fall, you'll be hearing from these esteemed people about future NBA events. I thank you for your support of the organization and hope that you will consider joining (or re-joining) the first student chapter of the National Band Association, the Collegiate Chapter at UW-Eau Claire.

Onwards and Upwards,

Mike Vallez
NBA-CC President