Today is Monday, July 18; it's a show day

We are in Bethalto/Alton, Illinois



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Today's Menu
Breakfast
Pancakes
Bananas

Lunch
Meatball sandwiches
With spaghetti sauce and cheese
Fruit salad

Dinner
Pork chops with teryaki sauce
Romaine salad
Green bean casserole

Snack
Donated ice cream

Today's Schedule
7:30 Wake
7:45 Stretch and run
8:15 Breakfast
9:15 Vis
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Ensemble
4:45 Dinner
6:15 Leave for stadium in Alton (20 minute drive)
6:45 Warmup
8:15 Gate time
8:31 Colts perform
9 Snack
10:30 Depart for Fort Scott, Kansas (approximate arrival 6 a.m.)

Today's Cooks
Jody (head cook)
Marlin R.
Pat R.
Lori C.
John K.
Jim R.
Dilan R.
Rosie S.
Jane W. leaves today

Today's News

The corps got a great surprise when they returned from laundry day last night. As the buses pulled up, their headlights illuminated all four "Postcards from Home" set up on their field stands. The members got off the buses and just looked at them. Thanks to Travis and LeAnn and Alan and all those other people who I know helped with the stands for the postcards.

Keep the donations of fruit and vegetables coming! The cooktruck can use as much as you can bring. Thanks to the Harrises for the fruit drop yesterday.

And thanks to ALL the families, friends, and fans who have donated food items for the Colts this year already. Especially the ice cream for snack today. Donations help stretch the limited food dollars for tour. And we like to see you when you drop things off!

Speaking of donations, we could use as many large pouches of powdered Gatorade as you can buy and bring. We use a lot of it in the drinks we mix for the corps, and we’ve run out of the donated supply. Color, flavor doesn’t matter. We make up our own flavors anyway. Please bring powdered Gatorade. It’ll really help on the hot, sweaty swing through the South. Thanks!

As always, check colts.org for the latest official word on tour news, housing sites, mail drops, or other corps information.