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• Booster Club Membership Drive
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• Seeking Nationwide Support
• Do-It Yourself Fundraiser
• Spotlight of the Month -Candy's Apples
• Fast Facts

OPEN YOUR CLUB MEETINGS FOR GREATER SUCCESS
I can remember back to the days as a booster club president and the day or two before the regular monthly booster club meeting. I always grew anxious in anticipation of the number of parents and members who would attend our meetings.

Over the months neighboring schools and clubs heard that our meetings were attracting the attention of overly large numbers of people. Eventually the calls started coming in and the questions were always the same "how are you getting so many people to come to your meetings?"

If your booster club is seeking to expand your parent participation and the attendance at your regular club meetings then here are a few simple steps you should consider.

1. Open your meetings to members and non-members. This should include past alumni, local business supporters (sponsors), parents and supporters (even those who do not have a child involved in your progam) and school administrators.

2. Start an annual tradition of sending a personal invitation to the parents of incoming (freshman, 1st year players, new band members).

3. Make your meetings open and welcoming. This may seem like an impossible task but the little things will really help new attendees to feel welcome like - refreshments, a pre-meeting greeting committee, asking for input from attendees.

4. Have meeting agendas. It's important to have a well planned meeting and to stay on task. Don't allow your meetings to drag on and become general gab sessions.

Take your meeting to the next level and make it the envy of all other clubs in your area.

Happy Boostering!

Steve M. Beden
President
sbeden@boosterclubs.org

OPEN ENROLLMENT
Open enrollment is now in process. This is the perfect time to register your club and take advantage of the club building tools, resources, training and support offered to members.

If your club has not received a membership notice, email us today: NABCA Club Enrollment

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Dear Booster........

Dear Booster,
What can a Parent Organization/Booster Club accomplish that cannot be achieved through the use of a Student Activity Fund?

George A.
Red Raiders Booster Club

Dear George,
Thanks for the question. A Student Activity Fund or ASB fund is ideally suited for student governed organizations where the kids run the program and have a parent or faculty administrator who serves to oversee the organization. They are very restrictive and controled by decisions in many cases by individuals who have no involvement or interest in your group. Budgets and the ability to financially support your group are not based on your groups fundraising abilities, but on the overall financial health of the ASB or ASA fund itself. With all this said the real benefit and value of a booster club versus an ASA or ASB is that it has the ability to grow, expand and support the program as it sees fit. Your booster clubs board and officers control what you do, how you choose to grow and can provide a great deal of support without the governance of a third party.

Send us your Dear Booster.... article and we will select one each month to share with the readers of Booster Trends. To submit your email send to: dearbooster@boostercentral.org.

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How to have a successful booster meeting:

One way to insure your booster club will have successful meetings would be to include a guest speaker and keeping your meeting to no more than an hour. That will also insure that they will return to the next meeting.

Booster Basic:

Another way to help your booster club become successful would be to always open your booster club meetings to the public.

NABCA Advocate - This is an ideal opportunity for anyone with contacts to local booster clubs, teams and businesses. The NABCA Advocate position does not require you to make any commitment other than your interest to periodically refer the NABCA to local booster clubs, teams and businesses. NABCA Advocates receive a commission or override for simply referring the association’s services to booster clubs, teams and businesses. This is an outstanding opportunity for any person who understands the role that extracurricular activities play in shaping our society. If you would like to register and become an NABCA Advocate, please email your contact information or visit BoosterWorld and register today.

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