Arts and Cultural Heritage, Arts Project

Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band AKA Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band Parent Assn.

Quick Facts

Recipient: 
Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band AKA Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band Parent Assn.
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type: 
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status: 
Completed
Activity Type: 
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected 
Blue Earth
Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band

Project Details

They will present their 34th season as the premier youth marching band for the greater Mankato area.
Status: 
Completed
Start Date: 
November 2011
End Date: 
October 2012

Project Details by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year(s): 
2012
Legal Citation / Subdivision: 
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language 
ACHF Arts Access
Fiscal Year Funding Amount: 
$4,550
Other Funds Leveraged: 
$8,450
Direct expenses: 
$13,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s) 
To be the very best marching band program and to increase the number of student participants from 85 to 110.The staff will track the membership and encourage new members through letters to area schools and follow-up presentations to the band members. They will use literature and videos from the past year to recruit more students. An evaluation form will be used again similar to last year to rate satisfaction, the importance of the clinicians, and benefits from the experience.
Source of Additional Funds: 
Other, local or private

Project Manager

Robb
Murray
Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band AKA Mankato Area 77 Lancers Marching Band Parent Assn.
110 Fulton St
Mankato
MN
56001-2520
(507) 351-9370
Email: 
writerrobb@gmail.com

Competitive Grant Making Body

Information on the entities that award competitive grants
Board Members and Qualifications 
Denice Evers| retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater| Mary Jane Glawe| visual artist| Sara Krassin| arts administrator for the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota| Joe McCabe| St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater| Mary Motter| 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer| Pat Potzler| retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines| Lill Robinson| retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater| Paula Scheffler| substitute teacher in LeSueur| Melanie Schmidt| high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education| Bonnie Taplin| volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival| Elizabeth Traxler| teacher, playwright, director| Gina Wenger| professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University| Greg Wilkins| Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications 
Denice Evers; retired teacher, and volunteer with Springfield Community Theater; Mary Jane Glawe; visual artist; Sara Krassin; arts administrator for the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota; Joe McCabe; St. James City Manager, volunteers with the St. James Community Theater; Mary Motter; 5th grade teacher at Eagle Lake Elementary, arts volunteer; Pat Potzler; retired teacher, singer in the Minnesota Valley Sweet Adelines; Lill Robinson; retired Language Arts teacher, volunteer with the Blue Earth Community Theater; Paula Scheffler; substitute teacher in LeSueur; Melanie Schmidt; high school speech coach, Program Director for Mankato Community Education; Bonnie Taplin; volunteer with the Interlaken Heritage Days Festival; Elizabeth Traxler; teacher, playwright, director; Gina Wenger; professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University; Greg Wilkins; Director of Student Activities at Minnesota State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed: 
No
Related Topics: 
Minnesota State Arts Board, Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council , Arts, Arts Access, Grants/Contracts, Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund, Non-Profit Business/Entity, Blue Earth