Yesterday, for the first time in 9 years, I played trumpet as a member of the University of Washington’s Husky Alumni Band. We performed a few lively tunes at the closing ceremony of the 10th annual conference of Peer Pathways, held at the Lynnwood Event Center on 13-14 August. The conference brings together peer supporters, advocates, and community leaders.

Peer Pathways is engaged in peer support, wellness, and empowerment (https://www.peerpathways.net). The event was funded by the Washington State Health Care Authority and hosted by The Rainbow Makers and Jones Community Solutions. For the band’s performance, they made a “very generous donation” to the scholarship fund of the Husky Marching Band Alumni Association. HMBAA’s scholarships are for current students. Please see https://hmbaa.org.

The band is available for hire for numerous kinds of events, including parades, weddings, birthday parties, engagement parties, retirement parties, business/office openings and parties, celebrations of life, and more. All proceeds go towards supporting the UW Husky Marching Band through scholarships and financial support.

The band’s next performance will be at the UW’s annual Varsity Alumni Game (the first game of the football season) when the Huskies host the Colorado State Rams on Saturday, 30 August.

The last time I had performed with the band was on 30 September 2016 when the Huskies stomped the #7-ranked Stanford Cardinals, 44-6 before 72,000 roaring fans. On 9 November 2016, I posted an article here on my blog, where you can re-live that terrific game by viewing about 80 stellar photos. Use either the Archives in the left column or search the keyword “Stanford” in the search box in the right column.

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