Corporate Board

The Colts Youth Organization (a non-profit corporation) sponsors the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps; Colt Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps; Vocal Fusion, a youth performance ensemble; the Colts Summer Band; and PanrhythmiX and Pandemonium steel drum ensembles.

The primary objective of the Colts Youth Organization is to provide programs for youth in music, performance and life skills training through a positive environment that emphasizes character and social development, leadership, self-discipline and the pursuit and achievement of excellence in the performing arts.

Associated objectives are:

To preserve and build on the great tradition of the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps as a nationally known and ranked touring drum and bugle corps that has grown since 1963.

To appropriately represent Dubuque, Dubuque County, and the United States and the drum and bugle corps activity worldwide.

To support music and performance arts education in Dubuque and the State of Iowa, to stimulate interest in the study of music and the drum and bugle corps activity.

The Board of Directors consists of 12-18 voting members and the Executive Director (ex-officio) with members serving staggering three-year terms. Three members from the Colts Booster Club, Inc. are appointed to the Corporate Board.

Greg Blum, President
Randy Eichhorn, Vice President
Bill Howes, Treasurer
Bill Symoniak, Secretary
Bruce Hallahan, Past President
Rod Bakke
Lisa Delaney (appointed from Booster Board)
Gary Dolphin
Jeff Eagan
Peggy Francomb (appointed from Booster Board)
Jeff Goldsmith
Peter Hansen
Emily Neuendorf
Tom Reilly
James Sherry
Mike Wolfe (appointed from Booster Board)
John Woodin
Jeff MacFarlane, Executive Director (ex officio)
Beth Miller (in memorium)

Click Here for a listing of the Colts administrative staff.

Corporate Board Meetings

Next Meeting: Sunday, March 17, 2013 @ Miller Electric, Dubuque;
Meeting will begin at 12:00 noon

Following are minutes from the Colts Board of Directors meetings:

February 9, 2013 PDF
January 12, 2013 PDF
December 22, 2012 PDF
November 24, 2012 PDF
October 7, 2012 PDF
September 9, 2012 PDF
August 25, 2012 (updated September 9, 2012) PDF
August 2, 2012 PDF
June 23, 2012 (updated August 25, 2012) PDF
May 26, 2012 PDF
April 28, 2012 PDF
March 24, 2012 PDF
February 11, 2012 PDF
January 14, 2012 PDF
November 26, 2011 PDF
October 16, 2011 PDF
August 21, 2011 PDF
June 25, 2011 PDF
May 28, 2011 PDF
April 30, 2011 PDF
March 19, 2011 PDF
February 12, 2011 PDF
January 15, 2011 PDF
December 18, 2010 PDF
November 27, 2010 PDF

Booster Board

The Booster Club was formed on November 16, 1966. It was renamed Colts Booster Club, Inc. on October 17, 1996.

The main purpose of the Colts Booster Club, Inc. (a non-profit organization) is to support the Colts Drum & Bugle Corps through local fundraising events. Main fundraising events include a successful bingo operated three nights a week, Colts Car Wash in June, and the concessions for the annual Music On The March events held at Senior High School in July. The Boosters have participated in sponsoring a wreath at the Mercy Festival of Trees.

Board members are elected to a three-year term with three board members elected each year.

Current Booster Board Members are:

Mike Wolfe, President
Jeff Barnwell, Vice President
Lisa Delaney, Treasurer
Jackie Gonner, Secretary
Peggy Francomb, Past President
Jennifer Broghammer
Randy Eichhorn (appointed from Corporate Board)
Jim Hauser
Michelle Rudnick
Crys Smith
Sheila White
Jon Ziegenfuss
Jeff MacFarlane, Executive Director (ex officio)
Steffany King (ex officio)

Alumni Association :: The Bloodline
Junior Dukes | Legionaires | Colt .45 | Colts

The Bloodline represents how each of us fits into this rich history of the Colts. It is our family tree. Since 1963, young people from ages 12 to 21, from Dubuque to Great Britain, to Japan and beyond, learned how "we use music and excellence to teach each other about success in life." We may have experienced the Colts, the Junior Dukes, or the Legionaires in different ways. But we all have helped lay the foundation on which the next 50 years will continue to build.

As we approach our golden anniversary in 2013, we’re looking to reconnect with former members. And we hope to reconnect the members with each other as well. Please review the Colts Alumni listing on our website to see if you’re listed (CLICK HERE). While there, check to see if your best friends are listed and help us find any missing members from our past. Do we have your e-mail address and current home address? Thank you for your continued support!

ALUMNI MONTHLY GIVER PROGRAM
Become a charter member of the Alumni Monthly Giver Program. For just a few dollars each month, you can become a major contributor to the future success of the Colts. The monthly program will provide more consistent income while giving you an opportunity to spread out your gift with automatic deductions from your Visa, MasterCard or Discover account each month. CLICK HERE to become an Alumni Monthly Giver. Make your first payment online and indicate in the Comments box when you check out that this is an alumni gift that you would like deducted on the 1st of each month from your account.

The Colts Alumni are also on Facebook. CLICK HERE to go to the Facebook page and post a note, check out and post additional photos, and see what's coming up next with your Red Team family.