All I can say is...wow.

Thank you so much for contributing to the NU Bands Push On Fund through the Catalyzer platform. Thanks to your donations and sharing with friends and loved ones, we raised 153 percent of our goal!! That'll buy a lot of spats!

This project is ongoing as we continue to build the Fund into a sustainable vehicle to ensure the Band's future. If you have any questions, please reach out to me at president@numbalums.org and I'd be happy to share more about the Fund or answer any of your questions.

In the meantime, please accept my sincere gratitude. People like you make these projects possible.

Go 'Cats!

Brittany

President, the NUMBALUMS

P.S. See that photo of NUMB at High School Band Day? In my wildest dreams, NUMB will someday be that big. If you want to help make that happen, shoot me an email. We've got some initiatives cooking and we could use all the help we can get.

*cue NUMB playing Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer"*

WOW!

We are so grateful for the contributions we have received so far to support the NU Bands "Push On" Fund! Thank you for getting us more than halfway to our goal of $5,600.

But we're not there yet. That's why we need your help!

Now more than ever, we need to invest in the Band. Membership has been dwindling in recent years due to several factors, including the realities of balancing a full-time course load with the rigors of daily rehearsals, off-hours practicing, and a host of other student activities. You may have noticed, in particular, that the Band could not field a color guard this year, and our low brass numbers are getting very low.

The NUMBALUMS are out to change things for the better. The monies from the Push On Fund could be used in a variety of ways, including stipend for participants regardless of section—ensuring that every student, regardless of their financial situation, can march.

Please visit our Catalyzer page to learn more and see ways you can make an impact today: https://catalyzer.northwestern.edu/numbalums 

Thank you so much to those who have already donated to this cause, either through Catalyzer or throughout the two-year push to fund the endowment.

But wait...what is an endowment? And why does a marching band at a prestigious university need its own?

Check out this blog post that then-Endowment Chair Brittany Williams wrote about the fund—and why it's so important to the future of the Northwestern University "Wildcat" Marching Band!