Mom55 Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 Will someone tell me the true purpose of a booster club? What's the difference between a booster club and a mom's club?
stickymitts Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 One has educated, sports oriented and fiscally minded people on the board and the other is to keep a group of people occupied... :laugh::laugh::laugh: I am SOOOOOO kidding. Seriously...kidding. Hell, Henry knows more about football than I do. However, there was NO WAY I was passing that up...
TonyDanza Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 One has educated, sports oriented and fiscally minded people on the board and the other is to keep a group of people occupied... :laugh::laugh::laugh: I am SOOOOOO kidding. Seriously...kidding. Hell, Henry knows more about football than I do. However, there was NO WAY I was passing that up... :rolleyes::rolleyes:
pigman Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 One has educated, sports oriented and fiscally minded people on the board and the other is to keep a group of people occupied... :laugh::laugh::laugh: I am SOOOOOO kidding. Seriously...kidding. Hell, Henry knows more about football than I do. However, there was NO WAY I was passing that up... I see trouble coming.
Mom55 Posted November 29, 2007 Author Posted November 29, 2007 I was hoping for some serious answers here.:confused:
HHSDad Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 I'm guessing that the only difference is that the Moms' Club is a booster club made up only of moms.
Pirate Pride Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 I am not certain but I will take a stab. I think the purpose of a booster club is to gather a group of fans of the program who have some influence, for the purpose of raising money for the program.
Henry521 Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 I would venture to say that the Booster Club would raise funds for large projects, such as lighting, score boards, unis, press box, and things for all sports, etc. The mom's club seems like it would raise money on a smaller level for things such as spirit wear, or fun things for the team that maybe they would need extra money for.
HHSDad Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 I am not certain but I will take a stab. I think the purpose of a booster club is to gather a group of fans of the program who have some influence, for the purpose of raising money for the program. Then you have the occasional booster club that leave off the last phrase.
calm like a bomb Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 ^Exactly. I can't answer as to what a Mom's Club is or does, but the booster club at Breathitt Co. is a group of people (some parents, some not) that organize and run events and promotions to raise money and support for the sports teams. I know that our boosters have a golf scramble every year, multiple cookouts, split-the-pots, raffles, etc. One of Breathitt's biggest boosters is a guy that isn't from Breathitt Co. and has no sons. He just loves football and to support the Bobcats.
STRIKE3 Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 Booster Clubs, help supplement and offset costs, incurred by the Athletic programs. Most have ByLaws or regulations, they adhere to and go by. Often schools systems, also have guidelines and procedures, relating to Booster Clubs. If organized and managed properly, they are a tremendous help to many programs.
Ram Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 In my experience, booster clubs used to be "stage hands", if you will, they helped prepare things around the program, pack equipment, get the field ready, and the like. But, after Title IX came in to the equation, and the school systems had to divide money up from one sport among all the other sports, the booster club became a money making organization. A touchdown club can make money just for football, because they are not associated with the school system, per say. And a basketball boosters club can make money for just basketball. Where if the school system does fundraising for football they would have to share it with all the athletic programs in the school system. A mom's club, I have not heard of.
stickymitts Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 I was hoping for some serious answers here.:confused: Sorry, I rarely give serious answers... If I did, it would look like these... I'm guessing that the only difference is that the Moms' Club is a booster club made up only of moms. I would venture to say that the Booster Club would raise funds for large projects, such as lighting, score boards, unis, press box, and things for all sports, etc. The mom's club seems like it would raise money on a smaller level for things such as spirit wear, or fun things for the team that maybe they would need extra money for.
Watusi Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 This thread reminds me of one of the coolest booster clubs I ever heard of. There is a small town in OH named Oak Hill, and their sports teams are the Oaks. I was traveling through there one time and stopped for gas. At the gas station I saw a flyer for some fund raiser sponsored by their booster club. The booster club was named "The Big O Mothers" :laugh: It cracks me up every time I think about it.
stickymitts Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 This thread reminds me of one of the coolest booster clubs I ever heard of. There is a small town in OH named Oak Hill, and their sports teams are the Oaks. I was traveling through there one time and stopped for gas. At the gas station I saw a flyer for some fund raiser sponsored by their booster club. The booster club was named "The Big O Mothers" :laugh: It cracks me up every time I think about it. Was that in Cincinnati or another Oak Hills?
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