Announcing Auditions!!!
May 5, 2008
See our audition announcement on YouTube!
Posted in Brigade News
FUND RAISING BEGINS
April 16, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact person:
Linda Knutson
Executive Director
345 Frenette Drive
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Phone: 715-726-9094
April 4, 2008
CHIPPEWA VALLEY BRIGADE BEGINS FUND RAISING
TO FIELD DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS
The Chippewa Valley Brigade Drum and Bugle Corps Association has started to raise funds to field an Open Class Corps for competition in 2009.
Linda Knutson, Executive Director for the Association, stated that the Brigade plans to field a 100+ member Corps to take the field of competition in the summer of 2009 with the goal to qualify for the National Championships which will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Brigade is a new name but Drum Corps are not new to the Chippewa Valley. Drum Corps existed in Eau Claire for over 25 years but ended when the Sundowners went inactive in 1984.
Walter Brown, the original founder of the Boy Scout Band which became the Eau Claire Scouts and subsequently the Eau Claire Boys Drum & Bugle Corps, is being recognized at a special event held at the VFW Post 305, on Starr Ave in Eau Claire, on May 17, 2008. Walter was truly the Father of Drum Corps in the Chippewa Valley. Alumni are encouraged to attend.
Anyone wanting information on the Chippewa Valley Brigade can contact Linda at 715-726-9094 or stop at her office at 345 Frenette Drive in Chippewa Falls. Audition camps are being set up for this fall.
Posted in Association News, Brigade News, Fund Raising
Brigade Website Gets a Facelift
February 12, 2008
Welcome to the new look of the Chippewa Valley Brigade website! Our changes were designed to make the site more accessible - with a search form for news items, a mini calendar linked directly to our main calendar, and a new RSS feed 
, so you never have to be without the latest Brigade news.
Posted in General
As Seen On DCI.org
February 8, 2008
Chippewa Valley Brigade Director Jim Young and CVDBCA Inc. Board Secretary Mike Allen recently returned from the Drum Corps International annual meeting in Orlando, FL. The 3-day conference included sessions for corps directors, instructors and show promotors - as well as a medical summit, which focused on the health and well-being of corps members.
It was an extremely productive weekend, as both Jim and Mike brought back lots of notes and new ideas that will help to insure the success of both the Chippewa Valley Brigade and Drums On the Chippewa.
The Saturday Medical Summit was kicked off at 7 a.m., with a brisk walk around the conference center grounds, led by DCI Executive Director Dan Acheson. Careful observers of the slideshow posted on the DCI website (see link below) will note the stylish CV Brigade cap and t-shirt being worn by Mike in photo number 4.
Visit DCI.org to see a slideshow of pictures from the entire event.
Posted in Association News, Brigade News, General
New Executive Director
January 8, 2008
It’s full speed ahead to bring the Chippewa Valley Brigade to the field! Executive Director Linda Knutson has taken the helm of the Chippewa Valley Drum & Bugle Corps Association Inc. to gain the support needed for the Brigade to take the field in 2009, with the sole goal to win a National Championship in Open Class Competition.
We’re planning a corps of 100 high school and college age members, with an annual budget of $320,000 that will be met by a combination of fundraising, grants and member fees. Jim Young will continue as Corps Director for the Brigade, with Allyn Kjarsgaard as assistant director.
The development of a Founders’ Club will be an area of top priority for the Association. The Founders’ Club will fund the administrative function of the Corps activity. Founders’ Club membership will start at $3,000 with payments over three years.
Linda lives in Eau Claire and brings years of business ownership and management to the Association. In 2006, she was named as Restauranteur of the Year for the work she has done for the West Wisconsin Chapter of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, as well as her involvement in community and national events. She has and continues to own the Quiznos Classic Sub Restaurant on Golf Road in Eau Claire for the past six years. Linda will work with the over 1,000 Alumni of the former Eau Claire Corps to establish a base of ambassadors to assist in the Corps development.
Linda can be reached at 715-726-9094 or at 345 Frenette Drive, in Chippewa Falls. Linda’s e-mail is execdirector@cvbrigade.org.
Check out the article at the Chippewa Herald website!
Posted in Association News, General
