The
Peninsula Pipes and Drums:
Supporting a Proud Tradition
Bagpipes
have long been associated with police and fire services.
The great immigrations of the 1800 and 1900's brought
large numbers of Irish, Scots, and other Celtic
descendants into the United States. Many of those
immigrants settled into our major urban areas and
started the earliest professional police and fire
departments. The first police officers and firefighters
brought into their workplaces many of the traditions
and customs from the countries from which they came,
one being the bagpipe.
Now
more than ever, countries around the world have
bagpipe bands associated with their police and fire
services. Interest in playing the pipes has grown
dramatically in the past ten years and shows no
signs of waning as more people begin to learn highland
piping and drumming. A great number of community
members who have piping and drumming experience
want to support their police, firefighters and communities.
Participation in police and fire department bands
throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland, and
Great Britain remains popular.
The
Peninsula Pipes and Drums may be seen at:
Supporting
the Peninsula Pipes and Drums
The
Peninsula Pipes and Drums is a non-profit organization
made up entirely of volunteers who donate their time
and money to this organization. No governmental
funds
are used. The cost of outfitting a piper or drummer
is significant. Drums run up to $700.00 and a complete
uniform for a member costs approximately $650.00.
Corporate
Sponsorship
The
Peninsula Pipes and Drums is actively seeking
corporate sponsors within the business community.
Annual corporate assistance of the band through
donations
of services, facilities, equipment, or funds provides
the donor with recognition as a sponsor in all
band
mailings, on our website, and band banner. The Peninsula
Pipes and Drums will perform at various venues,
including police and fire departmental functions,
public parades, regional Highland Games, and concerts.
This means that our sponsor's names will be visible
to a wide
variety
of individuals in the course of year.
Sponsor
Benefits
- Banners: The
Peninsula Pipes and Drums will carry a parade
banner listing our sponsors in all parades
and events
that the band participates in (Unless prohibited
by parade regulations)
- Recognition
on all correspondence:
The Peninsula Pipes and Drums list our sponsors
on all correspondence, emails, newsletters and
mailings.
- Special
Performances:
The Peninsula Pipes and Drums will make itself
available to the sponsor for special events
and
performances at a reduced rate subject to availability.
Contact
us!
For
further information, you may contact us at
webmaster@pipesndrums.org.
Ceud
Mile Fa'ilte and Mo'ran Taing
"A
thousand welcomes and many thanks" (Gaelic)
