SAVE THE DATE! SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 CARMEL MARCHING COMMUNITY NIGHT.
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3rd Annual Taste of the Trucks Brings Indy Food Trucks Back to Carmel for CHS Band’s Community Night Sept. 27; Car Raffle Winner to be Announced
Many of Indy’s favorite food trucks will be coming back to Carmel on Friday, September 27 from 5-8pm, as part of the Carmel High School Marching Band’s annual Community Night: Taste of the Trucks Carmel. The event will be held at the CHS Football Stadium on 136th Street in the west parking lot. At 8pm, the 2012 Grand National Champion Marching Greyhounds will take the field to perform this year’s program, “Totem.” The evening also includes the drawing for the winner of the band’s 2013 Rose Parade Raffle to win a car from Dreyer & Reinbold BMW & Mini. According to Mr. Chris Kreke, Associate Director of Bands and Director of the CHS Marching Band, “Community Night is one of our landmark events each fall. It’s a fantastic opportunity for us to show off the hard work the students have done preparing for our fall competitive season, highlight our upcoming trip to the Tournament of Roses parade, and thank the community for their support.”
“Foodie” favorites including, Scratch, Neighborhood Pizza, Chef Dan’s, Groovy Guys Fries, Caveman Truck, Johnson’s BBQ Shack, Der Pretzel Wagon, MacGenie, Kona Ice, NY Slice, Hoosier Fat Daddy, Taco Lassi, Bub’s Burgers, Tacos Without Borders, Ernie’s Grill, Cooking Greek, and Carmel’s newest truck, SoHo To Go will be participating in the Third Annual Taste of the Trucks Carmel.
The evening will also include music by a local DJ and the CHS Parent Pep Band, along with activities for kids of all ages, including a cake walk, dunk tank and more. Proceeds will benefit the CHS Marching Greyhounds, including their upcoming trip to march in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA, in January 2014. Entry to the Taste of the Trucks area will be $5.00 per person at the event, with kids six and under admitted for free.
Car Raffle tickets will be on sale, if still available, for $100 each up until the time of the drawing. Details and advance purchase of tickets can be found at www.carmelbands.org.
“Community Night is one of our landmark events each fall,” CHS Band Director Chris Kreke said. “It’s a fantastic opportunity for us to show off the hard work the students have done preparing for our fall competitive season, highlight our upcoming trip to the Tournament of Roses parade, and thank the community for their support.”
In Bands of America Competitions throughout the years, the CHS band has won numerous awards, including: BOA National Class AAA Champion in 2001; National Finalist every year since 1996; 2012 and 2005 BOA National Champion; and Regional Champion at Toledo, St. Louis, Oxford, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Louisville, and Kettering, Ohio Regional Competitions. The Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds have won Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) State Marching Band Championships in 2012, 2002, 2001 and 1991.
The CHS Marching Band has performed in the 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; the 2004 London New Year’s Parade; and on the USS Missouri with Hawaii’s Royal Band in 2007. As the 2012 Bands of America Grand National Champions, the band will perform in the Rose Parade in Pasadena on January 1, 2014.