Chicago was the location for a great gathering of marching bands recently and Hubbard St. Marching Band were there to strut their stuff in the sunshine.

The After School Band (ASB) – 52 strong – participated in the Chicago Public Schools Marching Band Showcase on May 22nd. Seven grade schools and 7 high schools showed their stuff in this non-competitive event held at Gately Stadium.

The ASB also marched in the worthy Eberhart drug awareness parade, put together by the Eberhart feeder grade school. More shots after the jump.

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Debbie Vaille is a bit of a hero to us at Catalyst Exhibits and our Area 3 charity blog but she’s even more so to the semi-illiterate children whom she has taught to read.

As a teacher in Boulder, Colorado, her unique reading programme for 12-14-year olds has helped those kids catch back-up in an educational system that has left them behind.

On top of that, she has managed to instill a love of reading, which is no mean feat.

Debbie got in touch with us this week to let us know how things are going and, apart from the constant need for funding [something Catalyst continues to help out with] things are going from strength to strength. She wrote….. ”

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Remember we mentioned the 24 Hour Race Of LeMons a few weeks back? Not the French one with very cool million dollar cars. You know, the one where mad people with big hearts and heavily modified $500 rust-buckets rocket around a race track in order to raise money for charity?

Well, it’s a wrap and we’re happy to report that the brave souls behind the Catalyst Exhibits machine managed to place a very respectable 15th out of 60 starters. That’s us in the red 308 with the unfeasibly large spoiler with the traffic cones on top. It was a blast!

Follow the link to find out what else transpired and see some more action shots.

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