| Michigan Alumni Club of Greater Phoenix |
| Football season |
| Club newsletter (our own), TrueBlue, email distribution list and club Web site |
| Two or three people. Not much planning required. Find a local sports bar to buy the season sports feed from the East Coast. Find a central location since our market covers an area about 100 miles wide and 75 miles long. The bar must be willing to open early for games (9 a.m. viewing in Phoenix) and have a breakfast buffet. Bar must be willing to provide separate checks, good menu variety and prices and willing to have the band play during the games (even though it disrupts other groups!) |
| We pay the band members a small performance fee in addition to buying them lunch. Soft drinks are included, alcoholic beverages are not. Band T-shirts were made. Hosting the band costs no more than $250 per event. |
| Nothing. |
| Our own band is the biggest selling point. People enjoy being involved and getting to sing along during the game. It's very exciting. |
| At most football games with the band, we get more than 100 people. |
| We also have our own club polo shirts. The president designed a club logo based on the Arizona state flag, using blue and gold, and this logo is embroidered on the left chest section of the shirt. We buy the shirts from Antigua. |
| Lee and Barbara Friend, friendsgoblue@msn.com |
