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CORPORATE BOARD
The Colts Youth Organization (a nonprofit corporation) sponsors the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps, Colt Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps, Colts Summer Band, and Colts World Percussion.
The primary objective of the Colts Youth Organization is to provide programs for youth in music, performance and life skills training through a positive environment that emphasizes character and social development, leadership, self-discipline and the pursuit and achievement of excellence in the performing arts.
Interested in becoming a member of the Colts Board Of Directors? Contact Jim Johnson at jafjohns@iu.edu to learn more about how to get involved.
Associated objectives are:
- To preserve and build on the great tradition of the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps as a nationally known and ranked touring drum and bugle corps that has grown since 1963.
- To appropriately represent Dubuque, Dubuque County, and the United States and the drum and bugle corps activity worldwide.
- To support music and performance arts education in Dubuque and the State of Iowa, to stimulate interest in the study of music and the drum and bugle corps activity.
The Board of Directors consists of 12 — 19 voting members and the Executive Director (ex officio) with members serving staggered three-year terms. One to three members from the Colts Booster Club, Inc. are appointed to the Corporate Board.
Jeff MacFarlane, Colts Executive Director, is an ex officio member of the Colts Board of Directors. See a listing of the Colts administrative staff.
*alumni
BOOSTER BOARD
The Booster Club was formed on November 16, 1966. It was renamed Colts Booster Club, Inc. on October 17, 1996. The main purpose of the Colts Booster Club, Inc. (a nonprofit organization) is to support the programs of the Colts Youth Organization through local fundraising events. Main fundraising events include the Colts Car Wash in June.
Board members are elected to a three-year term with three board members elected each year. Interested in becoming a member of the Colts Booster Board? Contact Geri Nederhoff at boosters@colts.org to learn more about how to get involved.
