booster clubs
Team funding groups
Booster clubs are volunteer organizations that raise funds and provide support for a school activity, typically athletics.
Parents and community members join to purchase equipment, fund travel, or improve facilities that budgets don't cover: The football booster club raised money for new uniforms.
The term extends to similar groups supporting other institutions or causes.
- school spiritLoyalty to one's institution
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
- end zoneFootball scoring area
- halftime showPerformance during sporting break
- membershipState of belonging
events · donations · raffle tickets · nonprofit · 501(c)(3) · alumni · scholarship funds · sponsorship · fundraising · volunteer · donation drives · supporters · car washes · scholarships · board members · tax-exempt status · bake sales · team spirit
- School InvolvementPTA, PTO, parent-teacher conferences, volunteering, parent meetings
- sports organizationsNCAA, athletic clubs, sports leagues, NFL, sports federations
- local pridehometown pride, civic pride, regional pride, community roots, state pride
- alumni groupsalumni association, class reunion, class reunions, alumni fund, regional chapters
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- schoolsprimary school, school, college, academy, high school
booster clubsschool administration
Those governing educational institutions
athletic department · school board · athletic directors · district officials · faculty
booster clubscritics
Those who evaluate work
detractors · watchdog groups · watchdog organizations · budget hawks · abolition movements
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