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September,
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For
those of you who are just receiving
Booster Trends for the first time
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of fellow booster associates from
around the country.
We
encourage you to keep your letters,
emails, comments and questions coming.
Staying in touch with your needs is
our key focus. As we work to help
provide a support system for booster
clubs we thank you for allowing us
the ability to play a part in helping
you and your club succeed. Together,
we are making positive progress that
counts!
Now, on to this month's issue.
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THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS COLUMN |
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OPPORTUNITY IS KNOCKING!
How
many of you are involved with a booster
club that is busting at the seams with volunteer
support and funding? I would wager that
the number is ZERO!
The
number #1 question I get as I visit booster
clubs around the country is "how can
we increase our parent participation?"
For the majority of clubs the answer is
pretty much the same and one that I want
to share with our readers this month.
If
you want to increase your parent participation
you must take into consideration the following
factors:
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1.
Remember that people like to get involved
with organizations where they feel that
they are making a difference. |
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2.
Your coach, program director and school
officials play a very important role
in helping motivate parents to participate. |
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3.
People like to be around other people
who are having fun. |
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4.
If a person feels welcome they will
usually get involved. |
Okay
so now we know what we already know - it's
important that our booster club has the
support from our coaches and administrators
and is seen by others as a fun and open
organization that is making a difference
at our school.
How
do we accomplish this so that we increase
our parent participation?
Here
is a sample list of 15 tips I give that
pretty much cover all groups. You will find
a few that fit your group and if used with
help to expand your parent participation
as well.
1.
Always open booster club meetings to the
public.
2. Develop mentoring programs for all key
executive level positions.
3. Break down events, activities and tasks
into small, achievable portions for each
volunteer.
4. Conduct pre-season planning sessions
with coaches, program directors and school
officials. Let them know your group is their
to support them and also needs their support
as well.
5. Make membership an opportunity for the
member to receive discounts, extra-benefits,
exposure.
6. Produce a monthly newsletter.
7. Keep in contact with old booster club
officers, members and alumni.
8. Send notices of upcoming events, meetings
and activities to your local newspaper.
9. Encourage coaches and program directors
to promote active support of the booster
club at orientation meetings.
10. Allow input and suggestions from all
parents and supporters. This doesn't mean
you have to implement them, just let them
have their input like you.
11. Schedule activities designed to do nothing
more than get to know your supporters and
have some fun.
12. Recognize your volunteers - regardless
of how large the success.
13. Develop multiple levels of membership.
14. Visit parent meetings at schools and
programs involving younger kids within similar
activities - invite them to attend special
events and activities.
15. Develop postcards, flyers and promotional
pieces where you can promote your mission
and invite people to become a member and
support your program.
I
wish each of you the best of success.
Happy Boostering!
Steve M. Beden
Executive Director
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| BOOSTER
CLUB MEMBERSHIPS |
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With
each passing year the NBCA has seen an outstanding
expansion take place across the nation.
Our goal of helping insure that all booster
clubs succeed is stronger today than it
ever has been. With the downturn in state
and federal funding supporting extra-curricular
programs booster clubs are fast becoming
the support channel for insuring continued
success.
The
National Booster Club Association understands
the challenges and needs faced by booster
clubs and in an effort to insure that all
boosters have the best possible opportunity
to succeed we are now making available to
all booster clubs the opportunity to take
advantage of the benefits associated with
membership in the National Booster Club
Association. In an effort to see that every
booster club in the country receives the
support and resources necessary to succeed
we have now opened membership and its benefits
to clubs.
Membership
will entitle the booster club to the basic
member benefits needed to help manage and
grow your club.
If
your booster club has not enrolled with
the NBCA now is the time to take advantage
of a tremendous opportunity.
ENROLL
TODAY!
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| SCHOLARSHIP
GIVEAWAY |
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Scholarship
Giveaway Presented by FullCircle Registry,
Inc. and MyClubCard.com
FullCircle
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scholarship giveaway. One lucky booster
club will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship
provided by FullCircle and MyClubCard.com.
By filling out the registration form below,
your booster club will receive one entry
into our scholarship giveaway. The scholarship
giveaway will be open to registration from
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you promptly. *One scholarship giveaway
entry from each NBCA Booster club will be
accepted.
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It’s no surprise that it is one school’s
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human nature. Having a school mascot only
contributes to this enthusiasm!!
Your
character costume can be used at many venues,
other than sporting events; you can have
your mascot make appearances in local parades,
store openings, senior’s homes, and
hospitals. The more exposure your mascot
receives, the more community support and
excitement your school generates!
Your
mascot can also enhance fundraising efforts
for various school functions and projects,
such as cheer teams, clubs, and for school
trips.
So
don’t rely simply on sports teams
to boost that school spirit; have IMC create
a mascot that will represent your school
and boost student and community involvement!!!
For
additional information, view our website
at www.imcmascots.com,
or call our toll free number at 800-668-9995.
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The
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including special events and corporate
promotions. Sending Roses and bouquets
with personalized messages, logos,
slogans and phrases is a unique way
of launching a product, marketing
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to customers and employees or to spruce
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Watch the room come alive with corporate
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| NEW
MIRACLE SLICER |
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Slicer Technology, Inc. now offers its
new Miracle Slicer to booster clubs
throughout the United States. Our slicer
is ideal for booster kiosks, because
it is a compact , countertop model which
weighs only 30 pounds. It is capable
of slicing over 300 pounds of product
per hour. You can make hot , homemade
potato chips, plantain chips, onion
rings , or any other fried chip product.
It will also slice zucchini and eggplant.
You can use your existing fryer , and
it is a standard 110 volt plug in. A
typical order of delicious, hot , homemade
chips will retail easily, from $3.00
to $4.99. Based on these numbers, our
machine can usually pay for itself in
4-8 weeks. In a large stadium with 1,000
seats this machine could pay for itself
in two weeks!! After use, our machine
can be cleaned with a warm sponge, and
then stowed under the counter or on
a shelf.
Some people/groups have used our equipment
to make their own brand of chips for
retail. Picture your own booster club
developing their own signature brand
of chips, utilizing their own unique
spice combination as well as type of
potato. Your club could sell them at
local convenience stores and grocery
stores to keep the fundraising going
long after the football season is over.
This can easily turn into a year round
application. Students, through such
programs as DECCA, could run their own
school sponsored business projects,
to better understand basic accounting
and marketing skills. Please visit our
website for more information on our
new Miracle Slicer. www.knottslicers.com.
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| DO-IT
YOURSELF FUNDRAISER OF THE MONTH |
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Craft Fair -- Bake Sale
Churches and special interest groups
are famous for annual Christmas Craft/Bake
Sales. People rent tables (all proceeds
from table rentals go to your group).
On the sale Saturday (1 day only)
the sellers sell their wares (crafts,
Christmas decorations, baked goods,
etc) and they kept the money from
their sales.
This
has to be well organized in that table
sales are done in advance (usually
Sept-October timeframe) so the sellers
can make sure they have enough product.
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BOOSTER |
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Dear
Booster,
I am the new
president for our high school athletic
booster club and was told by the outgoing
president that our booster club can
conduct business under our school's
non-profit business registration,
is this correct?
Patti
S.
Rodgers Booster President
Dear
Patti,
We receive a very large number of
monthly questions regarding corporate
structure so we hope that fellow boosters
around the country take note as well.
Booster
clubs can establish themselves under
one of two legal structures. The first
is to become a registered company
with the state and federal government.
Establishing itself as one of the
many legally recognized corporate
structures (i.e. corporation, LLC,
etc.). When a booster club registers
with its state corporation commission
it needs to seek the non-profit registration.
Please
note: Becoming a state registered
non-profit company does not
automatically establish you as a tax-exempt
organization. This is an additional
federal filing process that requires
filing additional forms and paying
additional fees. Filing for tax-exempt
status traditionally requires the
assistance of a tax attorney and/or
accountant.
The
second form of corporate registration
is to become a public operating foundation.
Public operating foundations are traditionally
registered under a master foundation
or master charity and must conform
to very strict rules and regulations
established by the master foundation.
This includes preventing the public
operating foundation from opening
its own checking account.
It
would be wrong for me to state that
your booster club can or cannot conduct
business under your schools non-profit
business registration as it may have
setup a master foundation or charity
and issued your group a public operating
foundation to carry on under its legal
umbrella.
If
this is the status or your school
and club then the answer is YES, you
can conduct business as outlined by
the schools master foundation or charity.
If on the other hand your booster
club has done what the majority of
those we speak with have, and that
being that they have simply borrowed
a piece of school letterhead, gone
to the local bank and opened a bank
account and are now conducting business.
The answer is NO!
Remember,
to legally conduct business as a booster
club you must either establish yourself
as a legally registered company with
your state and federal organizations,
become a public operating foundation
under a master charity or foundation
or become a legally registered and
recognized subsidiary organization
to an organization that has already
done one of the above otherwise you
risk putting you, your booster club
and your school in a position where
penalties and fines can be assessed
by both the state and federal government.
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@boosterclubs.org.
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| SEEKING
NATIONWIDE HELPERS |
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We still have a few openings left
for the following positions:
Area
Coordinators - The
NBCA is now seeking individuals who
would like to assist local clubs,
teams and businesses. This is an ideal
opportunity for anyone currently working
with a club or team, looking for an
opportunity to work part-time, or
looking to help make a difference
in your community. Coordinators will
receive high commissions for introducing
the association’s services to
businesses, schools and parent organizations.
This is an outstanding opportunity
for any person who understands the
role that extra-curricular activities
play in shaping our society. If you
would like to be considered for this
position, please email your resume
and cover letter. Incomplete applications
cannot be considered. No telephone
calls, please. Email us today at marketing@boosterclubs.org
City
Directors - The NBCA
is seeking a limited number of individuals
to become City Directors. For more
information visit our online City
Director information section at: http://city.boosterclubs.org
Club Coordinators
- The NBCA is seeking individuals
who are currently working with or
involved with booster clubs. This
is an ideal opportunity for anyone
currently working with a club or team
who would like to turn the time you
are spending into an opportunity to
receive prizes, awards, recognition
and compensation. Club Coordinators
do not have to do anything more than
you are currently doing. If you would
like to be considered for the position
of Club Coordinator, please email
your name, club affiliation, city
and state. No telephone calls, please.
Email us today at marketing@boosterclubs.org
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| NATIONAL
COUPON BOOK |
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National Coupon Book Company makes Online
Coupons Available for Fundraising.
The National Pet Coupon Book has hundreds
of coupons worth thousands of dollars in
savings on pet products and services, and
is now available online for your fundraising
effort. “We’ve blended the benefits
of discount coupons with the ease and convenience
of the Internet” says Richard Cossa,
VP Marketing. “The online version
of the National Pet Coupon Book is a winner
for our participants, fundraisers, and coupon
users.” Depending on the sale price
of the ticket, fundraisers can expect a
profit in the range of 100% to 900%.
The coupons are available at the company’s
web site: www.nationalcouponbook.com.
Access to the online coupons is granted
through a permission-based system using
login information printed on tickets offered
for sale by fundraising organizations. The
ticket entitles the coupon user to access
the web site for a 90-day subscription term.
At the web site, coupon users can review
and select coupons then print them using
their personal computer and printer.
For more information, sign-up as a fundraiser
at www.nationalcouponbook.com,
select the fundraiser tab on the home page,
and register by filling out the form. An
order form for tickets is available online
as is other information and marketing material.
If you would like to call for more information
the toll-free telephone number is 877-919-8893
ext. 4. National Coupon Book Company/CouPETs,
LLC email is info@nationalcouponbook.com.
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| FUNDRAISING
SPOTLIGHT |
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Spotlight
of the month - Watch Imprints
After
being a school teacher for 20 years, I decided
to move into the world of business. I started
doing advertising specialties in 1988 and
then in 2000 incorporated and started doing
logo watches.
My
goal is to work with clubs to help with
fundraising to supplement an ever declining
budget, by selling a quality product with
the school's mascot or logo printed on the
dial. The goal is to help maintain or reinstate
programs and to develop a good working relationship
that will benefit my company and the clubs.
Eventually I would be interested in attending
the trade shows and meeting club members.
I
am dedicated to offering a quality product
and support the clubs in whatever way I
can.
Leonard Wasserman - Director of Sales
12 Virginia Road, Natick, MA 01760 USA
800-998-8480 • Tel: 508-647-5191 •
Fax: 508-647-5114 watch.imprints@verizon.net
Please visit our website www.watchimprints.com
to see the different watch styles available.
Prices
are wholesale. Our products are high quality
and long lasting. There are a number of
styles available. The price of the watch
shown is $19.95 with a resale price of $39.95.
These watches can be sold as a graduation
watch, with the year of graduation on the
dial. They can also be sold to the general
school population. For the watch shown,
the profit is $20.00. For a population of
1000 students the profit potential is $20,000.
We also have a watch tin for $2.95 with
a resale price of $4.95, which includes
imprinting.
Please
visit our website www.watchimprints.com
to see the different watch styles available.
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| CUTTING
EXPENSES TO PAY COSTS |
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Complements of:
Melinda King
K2
Enterprise
kingsquared@earthlink.net
Cutting Expenses to Pay Extra
Curricular Activities Cost
In
today’s economical environment, everyone
is looking to cut expenses. The sad fact
of the school environment is funding for
the extracurricular activities ranging from
sports to music programs are eliminated.
If the school continues these programs,
the costs are either passed on to the participant’s
family or through fundraising requests.
For this reason, many families are looking
to cut their everyday expenses in order
to provide their children with a well rounded
education and extracurricular opportunities.
As
a mother of 4 active children, I reviewed
our budget in hopes of finding some savings
to compensate for the kids activities cost.
The category with the greatest expense and
greatest opportunity to cut cost was with
our groceries. I have outlined my savings
techniques which provide 40% savings consistently
with minimal effort. Since everyone buys
groceries, I thought sharing my cost saving
techniques with fellow boosters may help
other families provide their children with
a well rounded confident life.
GUIDELINES
TO A ROCK BOTTOM GROCERY RECEIPT
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1.
Find the coupon redemption policy to
all the stores in your area. I.e. do
they double or triple coupons? If so
up to what amount? Can you use more
than one coupon per item? |
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2.
Do they have weekly, bi-weekly, monthly,
quarterly sales or all of the before
mentioned? What day do the sales start
and end? Where do I get the information? |
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3.
Does the store have discount or courtesy
cards? 3a. Are you using credit cards
to pay for your groceries? If so are
they offering you a rebate like Discover
and Mastercard? |
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4.
Do they honor www.valupage.com
and www.smartsource.com
or other internet coupons? |
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5.
What other savings does the store offer
that I don't know about? |
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6.
Use $200 coupon certificate book to
supplement the coupons you're already
getting from newspapers, magazines,
etc. in your area. This book provides
the opportunity to order the coupons
you want when you need them. CCOA has
been in business for over 18 years.
Their coupon supplier network provides
an inventory of coupons that come from
cities all over the country. In other
words if it is out there, CCOA will
have it. Note: These coupon books can
be used as a booster fundraiser that
appeals to individuals and businesses.
They provide a substantial return while
saving the supporter money. For more
information, search for K2 Enterprise
or Grocery coupon book on the nbca site. |
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7.
If you still need a coupon don't be
afraid to go to the manufacturer's website.
They usually have savings right there,
or call their 800 number and request
available savings. |
I
truly hope these cost saving tips help your
family support your children’s dreams
of being involved and active.
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| FAST
FACT |
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Fact of the month-
"Asking your school to include an open
enrollment notice in their school newsletters
will help increase your booster clubs membership."
Quote
of the month-
"Better understated than overstated.
Let people be surprised that it was more
than you promised and easier than you said."
Jim Rohn
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National Booster Club Association
100 N. Morain St., #208
Kennewick, WA 99336
info@boosterclubs.org
509-735-2878
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