{"208251":{"#nid":"208251","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Student Alumni Association Awards $28,000 to Band","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter two rounds of more than 1,200 votes, the Student Alumni Association elected to use its 2013 Gift to Tech to help preserve and enhance one of Tech\u2019s most visible \u2014 and audible \u2014 elements of school spirit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than $28,000 was awarded to the Georgia Tech Band at a ceremony at the Kessler Campanile on Tuesday. The funds will go toward replacing one of the two trucks that transport equipment for the bands and School of Music.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAny time the band moves, we use those vehicles to transport the instruments,\u201d said Chris Moore, director of athletic bands and percussion studies. The 11-year-old trucks have been less reliable in recent years, at times causing student drivers to deal with breakdowns and jumpstarts on the road.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe band travels throughout the year, accompanying the Yellow Jackets at away games and representing Tech at events such as the Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Of course, performing at any venue is challenging if the instruments don\u2019t make it there.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA new truck will run about $75,000, but the $28,000 gift provides a foundation for fundraising. Moore anticipates they\u2019ll be able to raise the rest and make a purchase within the next few months.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe have a very strong alumni group, and one of their initiatives is to help meet this goal,\u201d he said. \u201cHaving some money in hand will help us go out and get a little more.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe annual Gift to Tech lets students vote among several projects for funding. Other candidates this year were campus safety, bicycle infrastructure, academic advising, tutoring services, student entrepreneurship and innovation, TEAM Buzz, and a scholarship fund. The gift is meant to give students a way to start giving back to Tech while still on campus and continue the alumni and student tradition of philanthropy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cStudents once again picked something that maintains traditions and supports school spirit, which is an important pillar of SAA,\u201d said Catie McCoy, student organizations manager with the Alumni Association. Last year, more than $25,000 went to the Dean Dull Ramblin\u2019 Reck Endowment for Tech\u2019s historic automobile mascot.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt looks like students want to invest in Tech in ways that support traditions financially, and they understand the rich tradition of giving back,\u201d McCoy said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe final gift sum will be determined after the fiscal year ends on June 30. Until then, any new SAA member contributions will be added to the 2013 gift. This year\u2019s gift is the sum of $5 from every SAA member and a $10,000 match from alumnus Allen Ecker (EE 1957, MS EE 1958).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMembers of the Tech community can submit ideas for future Gift to Tech recipients to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gifttotech@gtsaa.com\u0022\u003Egifttotech@gtsaa.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFunds will go toward replacing one of the two trucks that transport equipment for the bands and School of Music.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Funds will go toward replacing one of the two trucks that transport equipment for the bands and School of Music."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-04-22 13:17:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:04","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-04-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"208711":{"id":"208711","type":"image","title":"Band Performs at Gift to Tech Ceremony","body":null,"created":"1449180001","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:00:01","changed":"1475894866","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:46","alt":"Band Performs at Gift to Tech Ceremony","file":{"fid":"196822","name":"042313tech108.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/042313tech108_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/042313tech108_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":6890588,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/042313tech108_0.jpg?itok=5lbt_5cC"}},"208271":{"id":"208271","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Marching Band","body":null,"created":"1449180001","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:00:01","changed":"1475894866","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:46","alt":"Georgia Tech Marching Band","file":{"fid":"196807","name":"band2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/band2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/band2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1625529,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/band2_0.jpg?itok=6nl88_--"}},"208261":{"id":"208261","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Marching Band","body":null,"created":"1449180001","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 22:00:01","changed":"1475894866","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:46","alt":"Georgia Tech Marching Band","file":{"fid":"196806","name":"band1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/band1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/band1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":839336,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/band1_0.jpg?itok=Itvs4WZL"}}},"media_ids":["208711","208271","208261"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/gtsaa.com\/","title":"GT Student Alumni Association"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2277","name":"Georgia Tech Band"},{"id":"57861","name":"gift to tech"},{"id":"167520","name":"saa"},{"id":"167406","name":"Student Alumni Association"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:catie.mccoy@alumni.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ECatie McCoy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlumni Association\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}