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Visit McKinney approves tourism grant up to $5,000 for Drum Corps International summer tour
Summary
The Visit McKinney board approved a tourism grant, not to exceed $5,000 and tied to hotel room-night pickup, to support marketing and promotion of the 2025 Drum Corps International (DCI) summer tour events in McKinney.
The Visit McKinney board on Tuesday approved a tourism grant to support Marching Music Made in McKinney’s promotion of the 2025 Drum Corps International (DCI) summer tour, voting to authorize up to $5,000 in funding with the final amount to be determined by hotel room-night pickup.
Zach Samuel, representing Marching Music Made in McKinney, told the board the nonprofit raises funds for the three McKinney high school band booster programs and that band participation is “getting very expensive.” He said, “Band dues for McKinney high this year were upwards of $1,500.” Samuel described two summer events his group runs — a DCI…
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