For Immediate Release
Contact: Paul LaFlamme
603-883-7300
April 16, 2009

SPARTANS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS ANNOUNCES 2009 INTENTIONS

NASHUA, NH – The Spartans Drum and Bugle Corps announced today that they are taking the 2009 DCI season off due to financial difficulties. The Spartans are in the process of revamping their programs and organization and are planning to return to the field for the 2010 season.

Paul LaFlamme, Jr. has recently been named Executive Director of the organization. “I am proud to lead this organization that my grandfather started 54 years ago,” said Paul LaFlamme. Plans for the future of the organization are bright. The property at 73 East Hollis St. has been sold and there are several programs currently being developed to raise the required capital to provide a program in 2010.

“Community leaders and alumni have begun to come to our support, offering their knowledge and time to help us rebuild,” said Paul LaFlamme. “We have reinforced our administration by bringing in financial and business experts to assist us in managing our way back to the competitive field. With this support, we plan to come back stronger than we ever were before and to once again offer the quality music education and performance experience that Spartans is famous for to the youth of the area.”

The Spartans were founded in 1955 by Albert LaFlamme.  Over the course of the last 54 years, the Spartans have become a part of the culture of New Hampshire and the city of Nashua.  The Spartans have represented the state in several Presidential Inaugural Parades, community events, and throughout the country in performances and in competitions.

For more information regarding the Spartans or to volunteer to help with the rebuilding efforts, please visit www.spartansdbc.org.

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Filed on April 16, 2009