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Dear Booster........

Alumni and friends

Each year a large group of dedicated individuals move out of the active folds of supporting booster clubs solely because their sons and daughters graduate.

Your club can retain an invaluable asset if you keep a line of communication open with these people. Make sure to include them in your newsletter mailings, invite them to club events and allow them to continue to support your organization.

Dear Readers,
As we start another year we want to thank all of you who have joined with us this past year and helped make Booster Trends and the National Booster Club Association an tremendous success! We also want to welcome those of you who are just receiving Booster Trends for the first time. You join a growing list 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.

2003 a year for growth and success!

I want to offer an open handed invitation to any booster club that may be struggling or seeking to gain a larger parent participation, interested in increasing the number of people attending your meetings, seeking new and profitable fundraising solutions or just looking for guidance and support to let us know how we can help. You can contact one of our highly skilled and dedicated staff members to help assist you in making 2003 a very successful year.

This year is starting off to be a very busy and productive one. Booster U training seminar dates are now being scheduled to take place in cities around the country. If you would like to get your city on the list be sure to send our marketing staff an email.

I welcome your emails and look forward to assisting you in success. sbeden@boosterclubs.org

NBCA named the National Governing Body for booster clubs across America.

We are proud to announce that the National Booster Club Association has received the recognition as the National Governing Body for booster clubs across America.

This is a tremendous honor and we look forward to providing a high level of support, training and guidance to booster clubs across the country.

Dear Booster,
How can our booster club attract more people to our meetings. We struggle each month to get more than a handful of parents to attend?
Help!
Dana K
Oswego, NY

Dear Dana,
Your problem is one shared by the majority of booster clubs across the country. If you want to attract more meeting attendance you must establish a solid reason for them to attend.

Here are some steps that can be taken to increase your attendance.
1. Always have your meeting on the same night each month - "2nd Wednesday of each month".
2. Never allow your meeting to go more then 1 hour.
3. Invite the coach or band director to speak about an important upcoming issue.
4. Have a meeting agenda so each person can see what will be discussed.
5. Allow for interaction and for those in attendance to voice their opinions - in a structured format.
6. Develop a reason for them to come.
7. Establish a phone tree to call with reminders prior to the meeting.
8. Develop an email list and email meeting notices.
9. And, remember to make your meetings positive and constructive.

If your booster club is made up of multiple teams or is considered an executive club that oversees multiple booster clubs then requiring a parent representative to come to each meeting in order to gain access to fundraising opportunities will always increase your attendance. It is important to remember that you want everyone to feel welcome at your meetings so setting up your room so that all have a favorable seat will also help.

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

Fact of the month-
If you are one of the millions of Americans who struggles with completing tasks each day don't worry. Here is a quick tip to increase your daily productivity by a minimum of 20%. Each night right down in the order of importance all the tasks you want to complete the next day. During the day keep your task list where you can mark off the tasks as you complete them. Move the unfinished tasks to the top of your next days list and you will find that in no time at all your productivity will have increased by at least 20%.

Quote of the month-
Every blade of grass has an angel that bends over it and whispers, "Grow! Grow!"