Show Dinner To Spark Uniform rive Drive The Music Department of the Manti High School under the direction of J. J Evan Bean unleashed its campaign this to raise Daise funds for the purchase of new uniforms for the school band Estimated goal is 2500 The Manti ManU American Legion Legion Legion Le- Le gion Post No 31 was the first to accept the challenge of the service project They immediately immediately immediately scheduled a pan dinner cake fry on Saturday September September September Sep Sep- 26 between the hours of 5 and 9 pm p.m. Legionnaires have pledged to donate per cent of the profit made that night Donations for the band uniforms will be requested request request- ed at per person or for each family The Legion group unanimously unanimously unanimously adopted this community community community service project Tickets will be sold by members of the Legion as well as band members They will also be on sale at the Legion Hall Legionnaires and Legion A Auxiliary members have pledged to donate food for the occasion The Legion officers said that the membership of the Post is happy to lend its support support support sup sup- port to Mr Bean In his effort to reactivate the Manti High School Band Mr Bean advised advised advised ad ad- the Post that the new uniforms would cost approximately approximately approximately 90 each At the present present present pres pres- ent time there are 37 active enthusiastic band members enrolled To outfit this group would cost approximately with the school board pledged to give 1000 Mr Bean noted that the present uniforms are delapi- delapi dated soiled fade faded and hape- hape GOING UP O 52 00 less They are not only unfair to the students wearing them he said but constitute an insult insult in in- sult suIt to this area The uniforms now in use are over 16 years of age It was also pointed out by bythe bythe bythe the band director that the school band would be called called called call call- ed upon to represent Manti before more people the coming coming com com- ing year than any other or or- Inasmuch as committees in Ephraim to head the drive have not been selected as yet the Manti ManU Legion Post extended extend extend- ed a hearty invitation to their northern neighbors to join the citizens of Sterling and Manti ManU for the occasion Although this social should get things underway Mr Bean also warned residents that if the goal is is- isto to be reached everyone everyone everyone ev ev- will also have to make personal donations toward the project The Lettermen's Club of the Manti High School are planning planning planning plan plan- ning a Saturday car wash to tobe tobe tobe be held in front of the Manti ManU High School starting at 10 am a.m. All AU proceeds will go to the band uniform fund Mr Bean encouraged everyone everyone everyone every every- one to mark this Saturday event on their calendar and then bring the whole family out and help make the thermometer thermometer thermometer ther ther- rise |