Message from the Executive Director
Happy Thursday, Alumni, and I hope this message finds you well. With the promise of a good year of football we are on the precipice of doom and gloom, but I know all of you are out there still cheering on our Seminole Football team, and I know you will be this weekend as we have a home game against Louisville. Now onto the important matters:
Homecoming is exactly one month away! I hope you’ve stopped to take the time to register for the event, but if you haven’t, please go to the MCA Homecoming Page to use the Eventbrite link and do so now. This year we do have a hard registration cut off of next Thursday, September 30 at 11:59pm, so I strongly recommend if you haven’t registered, please do. We cannot accept any requests after this date.
Don’t have a uniform polo yet? You can order your polo from the FSUMCA Store. The deadline to order a polo is Sunday, October 10th. You will only be allowed entry to the stadium, march on the field, etc. with an MCA polo. FSU Band Alumni Association or FSUBAA polos are not valid, and you will NOT be allowed to participate unless you purchase an FSUMCA polo. All current FSUMCA polos are valid.
Color Guard shirts are now available for purchase through the FSUMCA Store.
Sheet music is available now…mostly. This year I am having to wear multiple hats. Not only am I your Executive Director, but this year I am also the Musical Director for Homecoming. I’ve picked out some great tunes that are simple for us to work up, and I’ve also created a YouTube playlist so you can listen to them and “practice” before Homecoming! As I said at the Tampa Noles Block Party, Big8 please read the music before we get to the event…I will really need you to keep the tempo of the new tunes! The Homecoming sheet music can be found in our MCA Dropbox for you to print (you may need to adjust the size so it will fit in a flip folder).
We do not have the Homecoming Tune yet, but as soon as Dr. Dunnigan sends the music to me, I will add it to the MCA Dropbox, and we will send out a subsequent email. The combined selection will be the Bob Thurston arrangement of Boys of Summer. The tune was popular during Bobby’s championship years of 1993 and 1999. The Marching Chiefs will do the 1993 selection River of Dreams by Billy Joel as an opener, we will do Boys of Summer together, and then play the Alma Mater together.
Have any other questions about Homecoming? Please check the Homecoming site for all your questions or email us at fsumca@gmail.com.
Lastly, I want to stop and thank everyone on the Board and their volunteers for their help in getting us ready for Homecoming. These people attend meetings with FSU and vendors, get the stadium ready, and do all those little things behind the scenes to make it easier for the membership to have a wonderful time for no money while also juggling their personal and professional lives. If you see a Board member, please stop and say thanks. If you’re interested in helping this year, please contact Leslie Mille (lrm1973@gmail.com). There is always something that can be done.
See you at Packet Pickup on October 22nd!
MCATDT and Go Noles!!
Michael Staden
