Support An UPDATED LOOK for The PRIDE Band

We wanted to share a quick update as the Uniform Campaign comes to a close.  First, we would like to send a very sincere THANK YOU to everyone that has contributed, shared and advocated for our campaign.  It has been an incredible success even though we are still moving toward our goal.  Second, if you're considering end-of-year giving, please keep us in mind.  Big or small - - every dollar counts!  Your gift is tax deductible and will impact the students in the Pride Band Program for many, many years to come!  Finally, we want to wish you the very best in this season of giving!  THANK YOU for making a difference!  We hope to see you at our concerts and performances this spring!

Longtime University Band supporters and special friends, Bill & Virginia Darr have recently made a tremendous contribution to our uniform campaign.  And!  They are offering to match every gift to the campaign up to $10,000!!!  We are so grateful for the generosity and support they continue to provide for our band students.  

Our marching season is now well underway and we're preparing for our second home game performance this Saturday afternoon.  We hope to see many of you in the stands!  

Next weekend, we will be traveling to Dallas, Texas to perform exhibition at the Bands Of America Regional in Southlake, TX.  This will be a huge recruiting opportunity for our band program, and we're looking forward to making a fantastic presentation for the many students and spectators in the audience!

It’s a really exciting time to be a Pride Bandsman!  With marching season getting underway, we’ve recently had some donors come forward with renewed interest in our uniform fundraising campaign!  With that said, we’re excited to announce the re-launch of the campaign! Excitement has been building around the band hall as several crates of new hats and plumes arrived last week. And! We’re expecting a shipment of trousers any day!  Please take a look at this video from Dr. Snow and consider joining our fundraising efforts this fall.
Go Bears and #BEARUP!

On behalf of the students and staff of the Pride Band, we want to offer our heartfelt THANKS to each and every one of you for supporting our Uniform Crowdfunding Campaign!  Whether it be your monetary gifts or by sharing this information… we couldn’t have come this far without you!  We have a few days left to the online portion of fundraising, and we’re asking you to consider a donation of any amount.  Over the next several years, these beautiful uniforms will be seen by literally millions of people at pre-game and halftime performances, regional and national exhibition appearances, prestigious parades, etc.  Your contribution will help ensure that the Pride Band continues to thrive and represent Missouri State in the best way possible.  #BEARUP

We have 16 days remaining on our uniform fundraising campaign, and we really want to ramp up our efforts as we approach June 29!  But!  We need your help!  Please consider reaching out to 5 people to whom you can email, text or send a Facebook personal message. Every single dollar counts!!! 

Also - stay tuned! The summer office staff is putting together an exciting video update that should be posted early next week! You won't want to miss it!

In the meantime, enjoy this beautiful summer weather!  Marching season will be here before you know it!

We appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you for your continued support of our PRIDE Band Program.

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Bear UP!

First, we want to thank you all for the outpouring of support for this project!  We have a great start, but we still have a long way to go! Please continue to share on your social media and send personal messages to friends to help spread the word!

Remember that anyone can donate OR advocate and help raise $250 to get the gold sequin medallion pictured below as a memento!  It will be removed from the hat and placed in a frame, perfect for your home or office.  There are limited quantities, so give or share to get your piece of history today! See the incentives listing on the left side of the page for full details on all the incentives.

Christy Groves Graham, Ed.D. Class of ‘79 and ‘84 and James F. Graham are making a special memorial gift of $1,000 to honor their daughter. We appreciate their generous support of this project and we want to share a little bit about Haley-Jane and her love for the PRIDE Band. Please read their moving tribute below.

Haley-Jane Elizabeth Graham ‘10

April 6, 1998 – September 17, 2010

My husband and I wish to donate to this project because the "Pride" meant so much to our daughter.  Her tenor saxophone teacher told her if she, "went out for Band", she would have 300 friends on the first day of school. That's pretty much what happened. She enjoyed her section, the social opportunities, and the dear, lasting friendships she made.   She was also in concert band, a jazz band, and her love, Lady Bears Basketball Band. She won a scholarship to be in band but was not a music major.  Haley loved her major. She earned a degree in Clothing, Textiles, and Merchandising Cum Laude. She loved her sorority, Alpha Delta Pi and just loved MSU! It was just the right school for her.

Her senior year she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She refused to come home. Her desire was to finish with her class and be close to a very significant boyfriend. Thanks to wonderful friends, family, and sometimes strangers, she was able to do that.  During the 2009-2010 school year she had four major surgeries, 3 rounds of chemo and 35 TOMA Radiation Treatments. She continued with her classes with a few accommodations. Her proudest moment was seeing her senior design collection at the Spring Fashion Show go across the stage. As her parents, our proudest moment was when her Rob pushed her across the stage to receive her degree. He also picked up his.

Haley passed away in September 2010 at age 22. She always believed she would be the miracle. She had grace, kindness and courage. Her strength was  absolutely amazing.

I know that she would have immediately responded to this request from "The Pride".  Someone asked her why she was in band? Her answer, " Well, where else can you get a hat like this!"