Greater New Orleans Drum Corps Association’s Annual Business Meeting
& Pot-Luck (10/12/2024) with Nominations Bios.

This is a reminder that our Annual Business Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Gray Insurance Co., 3601 North I-10 Service Road West, Metairie, LA 70002. In addition to GNODCA members, we also invite friends and family to come join us. It will be a pot luck dinner, like we’ve done in the past. So, please bring your favorite dish along with you.

GNODCA’s purpose is to preserve and build the great tradition of the drum & bugle corps activity; appropriately represent the Greater New Orleans area as well as Louisiana, the United States and the entire drum & bugle corps activity worldwide; and to stimulate interest in the study and teaching of music and the arts.

If you would like to become a GNODCA member, Membership dues are due as of the first day of the fiscal year, October 1 (Go to http://gnodca.org/joinus.html for Membership Application or to register on-line). However, we will be happy to accept dues at the Annual Business Meeting or you may mail your Membership Application & dues to Greater New Orleans Drum Corps Association , Post Office Box 23582, New Orleans, Louisiana 70183-3582. Please make sure you get your dues in on time to be eligible to vote in the next election! Our fiscal year is October 1 to September 30.

Two Board Members will be elected for 3-year terms at this year's meeting. Elroy Ingersoll and Babette Staunton have accepted nominations for the open positions. A little information about each of them is listed below:

Elroy Ingersoll

Elroy continues to be a GNODCA “Regular Member in Good Standing” since joining in 2005. Elroy served as GNODCA’s Executive Director 2007-2016. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2007, and has served as its President since 2016. He also has served on Board Nomination Committees.

Elroy has been an integral part of GNODCA and its Board and has supported many of our GNODCA units and committees. He is the Historian and Hall of Fame Chairman. He was a member of our “Echoes of New Orleans Drum and Bugle Corps” from inception and served as an interim Director until it folded. Elroy participated with the fundraising events at Jazz Fest and the Superdome concessions.

Elroy began his Drum & Bugle Corps days as a soprano bugler in the “New Orleans Cadets Southernaires”, “Southern Rebels” and “Masqueraders” Junior Drum & Bugle Corps.

Babette Staunton

Babette is a charter member of GNODCA since 2004 and continues to be a GNODCA “Regular Member in Good Standing”. She has been on the GNODCA Board of Directors and has served as the Board Secretary since FY2007. She also has served on Board Nomination Committees.

Babette is Chairman for the Public Relations & Membership Committees and serves on the Social Committee. She has supported special events: Banquets, Annual Business Meetings, The 30th Anniversary Event for the Southernaire – DCI Champion and the 2017 Drum Corps Reunion. Babette was a member of our “Echoes of New Orleans Drum and Bugle Corps” from its inception until it folded and participated with the fundraising events at Jazz Fest and the Superdome concessions.

Babette and her husband began their Drum Corps experience in the Southern Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps in their youth. Babette’s husband, Donald and Son, Alex are also active and supportive members of GNODCA and were part of “Echoes of New Orleans” until it folded.

Babette continues to be committed to and has a vested interest in the Association.

Hope to see you at the Annual Meeting & Pot Luck. Set-ups and soft drinks provided. Please let us know (via email or text) what food item you expect to bring to insure we have a variety of foods and how many are attending. If you have any questions, please contact me, Babette Staunton, GNODCA Social Committee at 504-343-1964 or bbstaunton@gmail.com (Subject: ABM).

Yours in Drum Corps,
Babette Staunton
GNODCA Board of Directors, Secretary

Article By Babette Staunton – Posted October 7, 2024

Greater New Orleans Drum Corps Association’s Annual Business Meeting
& Pot-Luck (10/12/2024)

This is to announce that our Annual Business Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Gray Insurance Co., 3601 North I-10 Service Road West, Metairie, LA 70002. In addition to GNODCA members, we also invite friends and family to come join us. It will be a pot luck dinner, like we’ve done in the past. So, please bring your favorite dish along with you.

GNODCA’s purpose is to preserve and build the great tradition of the drum & bugle corps activity; appropriately represent the Greater New Orleans area as well as Louisiana, the United States and the entire drum & bugle corps activity worldwide; and to stimulate interest in the study and teaching of music and the arts.

If you would like to become a GNODCA member, Membership dues are due as of the first day of the fiscal year, October 1 (Go to http://gnodca.org/joinus.html for Membership Application or to register on-line). However, we will be happy to accept dues at the Annual Business Meeting or you may mail your Membership Application & dues to Greater New Orleans Drum Corps Association, Post Office Box 23582, New Orleans, Louisiana 70183-3582. Please make sure you get your dues in on time to be eligible to vote in the next election! Our fiscal year is October 1 to September 30.

GNODCA NEWS:
- It saddens us to note that this year we lost Mike Poche, a Charter member, Hall of Fame recipient and one who initiated the establishment of GNODCA in 2004.
- Our Crescent City Color Guard re-started after COVID this past year. Co-Directors James Cork and Crystal LoGiudice did a great job fielding 12 members in the LA-MS Color Guard and Percussion Circuit and Winter Guard International Circuit (Regional & Championship). They are now doing clinics and scheduling tryouts for this next season.
- Unfortunately, the only Louisiana Corps, Louisiana Stars Drum & Bugle Corps did not again field a corps for the 2024 Season.

Hope to see you at the Annual Meeting & Pot Luck. Set-ups and soft drinks provided. Please let us know (via email or text) what food item you expect to bring to insure we have a variety of foods and how many are attending. If you have any questions, please contact me, Babette Staunton, GNODCA Social Committee at 504-343-1964 or bbstaunton@gmail.com (Subject: ABM).

Yours in Drum Corps,
Babette Staunton
GNODCA Board of Directors, Secretary

Article By Babette Staunton – Posted September 17, 2024