July 29: Health & Safety Announcement

Jul 29, 2023
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"Out of an abundance of caution, The Troopers are closing rehearsals and campuses to the public until Friday, August 4th. Recently, several drum corps have experienced health related stomach issues that have prevented the opportunity to perform and slowed their ability to rehearse. While the Troopers are currently 100% healthy and have not experienced any of these issues, we would like to keep it that way during this critical final stretch of our season.

After last year's experience with COVID, we do not want to take any chances.

All scheduled volunteers and staff are still on track to participate with the corps.

We thank you for your understanding and look forward to seeing you on the performance field."

Mike Gough, Troopers Corps Director

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