March 14, 1966, Twin City News-Record
The watchword of any club or extracurricular activity eventually becomes "fundraising." It seems like this has been the case since time immemorial; it wouldn't surprise me if Socrates' students were sent out to raise funds to cover a field trip to Sparta, for example. But St. Mary's band students found interesting ways to circumvent the money shortage in creative ways, a couple of them are highlighted above.
While I don't remember those two episodes of fundraising, I do remember selling candy bars for that trip. It was a great trip. Mr. Gilligan was a wonderful teacher and musician, an inspiration to many that played in the St Mary's Band. Three years later we were invited back to that event, held in Cleveland in 1969. Good times!
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