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Posted: 11/15/09
Dear ABBA Members,
It's time for our annual ABBA Board elections. This year the ABBA Board is trying something new, electronic balloting. As our membership has grown significantly we have found the need to implement a more automated process than traditional regular mail. ABBA members with email addresses and Internet access will use online voting, while members without email will still receive a traditional paper ballot.

The election will be conducted using the website “BallotBin.com”. Within the next few days you will be receiving an email from “ABBA_Elections - Do Not Reply” via notices@ballotbin.com. The subject line of the email will read “2009 ABBA Board Elections”. It is important to note that this email is not a virus or spam, so please do not delete or ignore it. The email will contain simple instructions and a link to the online ballot where you can vote. Simply follow the link, vote and submit your ballot online. Short statements from each of the candidates as well as background information are listed on the electronic ballot.

Here are a few important things to remember:

  • Election ballot emails will be sent out by Saturday, November 14th, 2009, at Noon.
  • If you do not receive an election email by then, please check to make sure that your email wasn’t directed to your “Junk” or “Spam” email folders. Depending on your virus protection software settings, your election email may have been unintentionally sent there.
  • If you have checked your “Spam” folder, and you still did not receive an email, please contact Sean Strine at ABBAElections@alumniblueband.org for assistance.
  • The election will end at Midnight on Monday, November 30th, 2009. Ballots must be submitted by this time in order to be counted.

We look forward to utilizing this process and the advantages it brings. You, the ABBA member, control the direction and future of the organization by exercising your voting rights. Please make every effort to vote this year for the benefit of you and the Alumni Blue Band Association.

Posted: 11/15/09
Great news! The Alumni Blue Band has been asked once again to play at the Penn State vs. Wisconsin basketball game on Sunday, January 3, 2010 scheduled as a 2 p.m. tip off. The Blue Band will be on a holiday break if not at a bowl game, and will not be able to cover this game. We will be putting together the details and sending them to you after we find out if we have enough people to play.

We need a preliminary count of people who might be interested so we can say, “Yes” to the invitation. If you think you can participate (and this is not a commitment at this point), please e-mail wattsey@comcast.net by November 30, 2009. For this preliminary count, please let me know what instrument and part you will be playing. Auxiliary sections are welcome as well.

As an added incentive, Intercollegiate Athletics is offering up to four (4) complimentary tickets to the game per participant, which would allow you to bring family or friends with you for free.

Please remember to contact wattsey@comcast.net

Thank you,
Alumni Blue Band Office

Posted: 11/15/09
The Philadelphia 76ers are hosting a Penn State night on January 8th, 2010 at 7 pm. The Sixers are taking on the Toronto Raptors.

This gig is in the planning stages right now, but it looks like we will be doing the National Anthem and be allowed to play during timeouts during the game! Because of this, we have to all sit together.

Tickets are only $15 each (discounted from the normal $45) and I need to know by Friday, November 13th if you are interested. DO NOT REPLY to this email, instead send an email to trange2@comcast.net and type SIXERS2010 in the Subject Line. In your message, please send me:

  • Your Name
  • Instrument
  • Part
  • Ticket Count (Family will be able to sit behind us)
  • Cell Phone
  • School Instrument Needs

You will be mailing your $15 per ticket to:

Thomas Range
52 Shadywood Rd.
Levittown, PA 19056

Posted: 11/15/09
Attention Alumni Blue Band Members,

You have the opportunity to be a part of Penn State Night at the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 7 pm. The Flyers will be taking on the New York Islanders!

Notice that the date was changed!

Tickets for performers are $25 (normally $50) and extra tickets for family and friends are $30 (with $5 going to THON).

If you are interested, please email Tom Range at trange2@comcast.net. In the subject line, please type Flyers2010.

Homecoming 2007 pictures published!

October 18, 2007
Many thanks to all of you who contributed to this great success! There are so many who worked on Homecoming it is difficult to single out everyone here, but I want to express my sincere appreciation for the contribution and dedication to the entire Homecoming Committee, each and every one of you.

A special thank you to Bill Rubert who for the past five years has left a strong legacy on which all of us can build. During Bill's tenure we added hotel rooms (a much needed addition), transportation buses, new stadium music, additional funding by the Penn State Alumni Association, and many innovations that greatly improved the experience for our members. Thanks Bill! Oh, and we know where to find you if we need help, lol.

And thanks to Sue Delanko for stepping up and joining the Homcoming committee as co-chair for 2007. You have already made an impact. We look forward to your continued leadership in 2008. More....

 

Homecoming 2007 pictures published!

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