NWJPB members snatched up all available Entertainment ‘08 books at practice Thursday night and are ordering more Friday. One band member pre-sold 30 books before the books ever arrived.
NWJPB youth and families will help raise funds to travel to Scotland in 2008 by selling $20.00 Entertainment ‘08 books with a total value in coupon savings of over $20,000.00 in the Seattle area and around $14,000 in the Snohomish or Pierce County regions.
Contact a band member and ask to buy a book from them. The Entertainment books are being sold in the Seattle area at a significant savings over 2006 when they sold for $30.00. NWJPB can earn as much as 50% of each book sold!
Buy online by following the link below….there are hundreds of communties throughout the United States and Canada with participating coupon books, and by following the link, Northwest Junior Pipe Band will receive a portion of the sale.
St. Lawrence O‘Toole Pipe Band, that is. Founded in 1910, SLOT was the first Irish Pipe Band to visit England AND America. From their exciting and often politically active beginnings in a tumultuous time in Irish history the band grew through the 50’s, winning the All Ireland Senior Championships in 1958. After these heady days, the band membership began a downward slide until the late 60’s when there were only 4 active members left in the band, who decided they’d invest effort and give the band “one last chance”. Those members brought their sons and friends, and began teaching and working hard to succeed again. They captured interest and attention, and the band began competing after having been downgraded to Grade 3 during their decline, they were upgraded to Grade 2 in 1974 after winning the “All Ireland”. In 1985, the band won Champion of Champions for Grade 2 in the Ireland Pipe Band Association. After winning prizes at all contests in 1987, taking 1st in 13 of 15 contests and 2nd at the Worlds two years in a row, they were upgraded to Grade 1 in 1989. They continue to perform and place in the top 6 spots in most major Championships to this day. This year, SLOT placed 4th twice, 5th once, 6th twice and 7th once in the 6 major events (The World Championships is counted twice; once for Medley and once for MSR).
SLOT at the Ulster Championships this year:
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