Marking 190 members this last fall, the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno has seen its marching band, the "Pride of the Sierra," grow in numbers, support and pride.
Greater ÁùºÏ±¦µä Credit Union presented the University's pep bad, the Howlers, with a $30,000 check at the Feb. 21 men's Wolf Pack basketball game against San Jose State University.
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Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations, John Carothers, and Director of Bands, Reed Chamberlin, accepted the check on behalf of the University and the band from Greater ÁùºÏ±¦µä Credit Union's executive management team.
This $30,000 check combines an initial $20,000 sponsorship and less than a year's worth of matched donations of $10,000. An additional $15,000 from GNCU is still available to match the equivalent amount of funds raised by June 30, 2018.
Since 2012, nearly $300,000 has been raised to provide uniforms, instruments, travel and scholarships from the "It's Time to Support the Band" dollar-for-dollar partnership between Greater ÁùºÏ±¦µä Credit Union and the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä Wolf Pack Marching Band.
Greater ÁùºÏ±¦µä Credit Union is a not-for-profit, full service financial institution headquartered in Carson City that has been helping ÁùºÏ±¦µäns with their financial needs since 1949. Greater ÁùºÏ±¦µä serves more than 65,000 consumers and small businesses, has $867 million in assets and has been consistently recognized as both Best Financial Institution in many of its service areas and as a top employer by the Reno/Tahoe Best Places to Work Awards. Greater ÁùºÏ±¦µä is open to everyone living or working in ÁùºÏ±¦µä.
To learn more about supporting the Pride of the Sierra Marching Band, a major ensemble of the Department of Music in the University's College of Liberal Arts, contact Greater ÁùºÏ±¦µä Credit Union, 775-882-2060.
