its posted on the UC Davis Aggie Football - Aggie Pride facebook page.

Excellent!

There's $80 bucks, buy some long johns!

Can we get an update on progress?

$100. Here

Glad to chip in. Away trips were easily some of the most fun I had while I was in it.

Go Ags! Don't forget to email sdbyersatgmaildotcom and jmgaratucdavisdotedu with the amount you donated.

Let’s get them to Cheney!

I just sent them $100. The one and only Band-uh has been entertaining me since I first arrived on campus in the fall of '72. God knows they make a big difference in the atmosphere at the Aggie sporting events especially especially when the seats are half empty.

Glad to help out and I hope we can get a group up to Cheney.

Go Band-uh!

Thanks for posting! Tight on budget right now, but gave what I can. Hope we're making progress!

Good on ya, aggie08! A whole bunch of small donations would add up quickly.

Made a small donation. Would be great if they can go. Let’s hope brass players lips don’t get stuck to frozen mouthpiece:)

According to the Alumni Band-uh Instagram page, the students are "already $3,900 closer to their goal."

As a current bandsmen, thank you so much for your support! We are really excited for this and it means a lot to us that so many people are willing to support us. I know our director and student officers have been working really hard since we beat UNI to make this a reality. We all appreciate everything everyone is doing for the band. Go Ags!

We’re going to beat the proverbial drum to get you there. I’m hoping we’re doing the same this time next week to send you to off to Utah.

Can someone post the total before the deadline in case we need to squeeze it a bit more.

Yes, and if there are updates as to how much has been raised or how much is left to reach the goal please post that as well.

I'll post any totals I can find, but there are others on this board that hopefully have a little more inside knowledge.

A Benjamin here. Thanks to comptroller (wife) for approving. Being a band-uh alum back in the days when we went to all games, it was the band experience that made me an enduring fan of Aggie football. We were essentially the cheering/spirit section. Brass - Bring plastic mouthpieces!

Total update? Where are we at? Want to see this at $8K or so by Wednesday night.

I've asked for an update. I'll share if i get a response.

From the Alumni Band-uh's Facebook page:

Want to see the navy uniforms in Washington THIS WEEKEND? Thanks to the generosity of this family and community, we're **over $7,000 closer** to making it happen -- a milestone achieved within the first 20 hours! The funds so far are going towards transportation, and further gifts beyond that will help put some nutrition into the students' diets (since as wise and venerable alumni, we all know the value of a balanced meal ).

To add your donation to an unforgettable end-of-season trip, please visit this site: <https://give.ucdavis.edu/CUCR/322841> and email sdbyersatgmaildotcom and jmgaratucdavisdotedu afterwards to let the amount of your contribution be noted towards the running total.

EDIT (1:00pm): Student Affairs came through with a surprise and paid for the Band-uh's lodging! The original post has been edited to reflect that donations will now be put towards feeding the Band-uh on their expedition.

Excellent OC! So very proud to be an Aggie right now!!!

How great is this...over $7000 in the first 20 hours. Damn...Aggie Pride is alive and well...so dang proud of the Ags and their fans that 2 buttons just popped off my shirt!

Looking forward to a bold, blue, and bitchin’ Band-uh showing EWU what’s up. I’m loving this hot streak of Aggie Pride. And glad it had brought some first-time posters to the board. Go Ags!

I hope we get the WHOLE BAND ... not 40%, not 77%, the whole friggin BAND!!

That would be amazing! A nice contingent would not only inspire the team, but can you imagine the EWU fans' reactions? Proud to be an Aggie! Let's goooo

Heck, invite the alumni band along... or go under cover.

I have a couple of questions for any current or former Band-uh members out there about playing in extreme cold. I've had a little experience over the years with various musical instruments: guitar, didgeridoo, harmonica, Boehm flute and Irish flute, and I've tried several brass instruments and reed instruments too but I've always played these instruments indoors.

Anyone who has ever played a wind instrument, be it a silver flute, reed or brass instrument, knows that the development of a good embouchure is critical to producing a good tone. My question then is how in world are the band members able to play their wind instruments when their face and lips are tight and cold in frigid conditions outdoors? It was tough enough for me to be able to learn produce good tone on a flute, for example, in ideal indoor conditions? I'm not sure I could get a sound to come out of it if my lips were feeling frozen!

Also, how does the cold affect the tone and playability of the instruments in cold conditions? I know that my acoustic guitars will change pitch as they warm up from body heat as they are held and played. I would also think that the valves on instruments like trumpets, tubas and baritones, for example, would be difficult to play as the valve oil viscosity gets denser when the temperature drops in very cold conditions.

Just curious....

Word is that just under $12k was raised in under 36 hours. Super cool. :)

Not only are all travel costs covered, but enough was raised so that the band could stay overnight rather than getting straight back on the bus and heading back to Davis.