Hello! My name is Khalil Sanders and I have been given the amazing opportunity of being selected to be a member of the World Class Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps Color Guard for the 2017 season! Hundreds of people from all over the world attended auditions and I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of the top 40! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that not many people are offered and to be given the opportunity to fulfill my biggest dream means the world to me!

For starters, I am 17 years old and I am a senior at Conroe High School in Conroe, Texas. I have been a member of the Legendary Conroe Tiger Band Color Guard for 3 years and have been the color guard captain for 2 years. I am absolutely in love with the program, the people, and the marching arts in general!

The Crossmen Drum Corps is a non-profit youth organization comprised of 150 performers in the age range of 16-21 who excel in one of three areas: brass, percussion, and color guard. We spend the summer learning, performing, and competing with a production that combines the music, theatrics, and pageantry of high school and college marching bands, with the talent and innovation of Broadway productions such as BLAST! and Cirque de Soleil. We travel the country for approximately ten weeks, and end our season at the DCI World Championships hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. In addition to the tens of thousands of fans who attend these live performances, these shows have been televised live on PBS, ESPN and in movie theatres around the United States, for an audience of millions. More importantly, however, Crossmen teaches discipline, responsibility, and the life skills that benefit me far beyond my time as a member of this elite performance ensemble. The corps is truly a family and I am extremely proud to be part of the tradition that is Crossmen! The link below is a short section of the Crossmen 2017 Production Continuum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qulP41HFr-8

The only thing left to do now is to pay for the Crossmen 2017 tuition. Tuition in total is $3,600 and with your help I will be able to fulfill my biggest dream. The price of tuition goes towards travel, instruction, food, uniforms, equipment, housing, and many other expenses incurred over the tour. All donations of any amount will be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance for helping me with my fundraising efforts! This activity means the world to me and I am extremely excited to be a part of the Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps 2017!