London's calling the Marching Warriors

FALLBROOK – The Marching Warriors and Color Guard are very close to funding the New Year's Parade in London. The trip is scheduled for Dec. 27.

There are 29 young people committed to going, and they are three-quarters of the way to funding their trip and hoping that their community will step up a few more times.

The Myrtle Creek Botanical Garden has offered to let them take part in their Fall Festival on Oct. 24 and 25, playing music with 3rd Coast Jazz Band as well as doing the drawings every hour.

The music program gives many kids a safe haven to explore an art form in high school that can lead to college opportunities and hopefully a lifelong appreciation for the arts. London is one of many experiences they are lucky enough to enjoy with Fallbrook High, as are the many competitions and concerts in which they participate.

They plan one last music festival on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 3 p.m. in the high school gym, so the community can hear the songs they plan to play for their "cousins across the pond", as well as raise more funds to cover costs. Tickets for the festival are $25 which includes dinner and can be bought from the band kids, at the Fall Festival, or at the door.

They are truly grateful for this opportunity that many might never experience without their community's support.