There is a war on law enforcement officers. It must end!
Those wishing to make memorial donations to the band, may do so by sending them to: Gates Keystone Club Police Pipes & Drums, 1605 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY 14624.
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We are a Police, Fire, EMS , and Civilian band, formed in 1998 by six members of the Gates Police Department and sponsored by the Gates Police Union, “The Keystone Club” in The Town of Gates – a suburb of the City of Rochester, New York.
The band was founded for the purpose of honoring our fallen brothers and sisters and to participate at official ceremonial events. Prior to it’s founding, there were no public safety pipe and drum bands in the local area. The original members had no prior pipe band experience and started building the organization from the ground up. Today the band has grown dramatically in members from various public safety agencies and includes a number of very dedicated civilians from the local community. The band travels throughout the upstate New York region performing at line of duty funerals and other special events. The Band/soloists participate in numerous events each year lending strong support to local Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS agencies as well as assisting local military units at their time of loss.
Current photo albums may be found on our FACEBOOK page.
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Welcome to the Gates Keystone Club, Police Pipes & Drums website!
The Gates Keystone Club Police Pipes and Drums, is a 501C (3), charitable organization. All donations to the band are tax deductible for purposes of New York State and Federal tax returns. The band is exempt from state and local sales tax.
54 events have been played so far this year.
73 events are on the schedule.
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Si vis pacem, para bellum
"If you wish for peace, prepare for war"