SAnta Cruz Gymnastics Center
Booster Club
Next Meeting: NOvember, 28th @ 5:30pm at the gym.
Who We Are |
President: Lindsay Parry
Vice President: Jennie Brown Treasurer: Kathryn Sampson Secretary: Aly Tom ProShop: Jennie Brown Special Events/Inventory: Aly Tom Other members: Suzie Bargetto Email us at [email protected] |
Our History |
The Santa Cruz Gymnastics Booster Club is a non-profit corporation organized to provide financial support to the competitive teams. By-laws allow for nine board of directors who are elected each spring at the annual Awards Celebration and serve one year terms. Board meetings are held approximately once a month. This year’s board members represent all areas of competitive teams at Santa Cruz Gymnastics Center, Inc.
The Booster Club is responsible for managing the almost $75,000 annual budget, setting and collecting assessment fees, fundraising and paying coaches’ time, travel, food, and lodging expenses when attending meets. Each year the Booster Club collects an assessment fee from each competitive gymnast. This fee is used to pay meet fees, coaches’ stipends, travel, food, lodging expenses, team equipment and the annual awards ceremony. The assessment fee covers only about 50-60% of these costs. The balance is obtained through fundraising. The major Booster Club sponsored fundraiser is our Begonia Gym-fest home meet which is held in mid September. Gymnasts may also solicit donations from community members. Any company or individual donating $250 or more will be given a sponsor banner placed in the gym for advertising. Please note that any money raised by an individual athlete must be split among the athlete’s training team in order to comply with NCAA rules. No sponsor donation may follow an individual. The Booster Club asks that each family participate in the fundraising activities. This includes working at the Begonia Gymfest home meet. The Team aspect of gymnastics is quite different from the recreational program. By joining the team, you and your child have undertaken a commitment of time, energy, and money, among other things. |