List of Things to Know About the BHS Booster Club

List of Things to Know About the BHS Booster Club

Why Do We Charge for Membership? Membership in the Booster Club gives you the right to vote at meetings and to serve on the Booster Club Board as an officer. This is how you can best influence the issues that are important for your student athlete. The charge is kept low so that no one is excluded, but to be perfectly honest, membership fees are a money-making opportunity. While we can’t speak for every school, we know that Bedford Boosters charge $25 for Booster Club memberships. Last year there were about 700 student-athletes at BHS. If one-third of the parents were to join the Booster Club, we’d have a great start to support our athletes.

Do I have to be a Member to Volunteer to Help Out? Absolutely NOT! Your time may actually be more valuable to our athletes than your money. Please remember though, membership money helps to support our students! Using the example above, if we could get 240 people to donate just three hours each (720 hours over the course of one year) we might have to hunt for jobs for people to do! Over the last few years, much of what the Booster Club has accomplished has resulted from the work of maybe  5-10% of our student-athlete families. We’ve accomplished a lot through small groups of dedicated volunteers, but imagine how we could expand our support of every athletic program by sharing the work. The Booster Club isn’t a yearlong  commitment (although if you’re up for it, we’re happy to have you!). It’s about offering a few hours of your time that fit into your busy schedule.

Is It Always About the Money?  Not at all. It’s about promoting Bedford High School athletics. The Booster Club does that by purchasing equipment, paying entry fees and providing needed supplies that the district doesn’t provide.

Is the Booster Club Part of the Athletic Department? No, the Booster Club is an independent, not-for-profit organization with its own Board of Directors and volunteers. We support the Athletic Department and Bedford High School by helping them provide the proper sports and safety equipment, as well as work to provide the best possible facilities and atmosphere. As Bedford School District is forced to cut costs, our booster club is going to have to try and do more to maintain and increase our athletic programs.

Does the Booster Club Want My Input and Ideas? Yes, more than ever! But the best ideas and input will come with solutions and your willingness to jump in and help out. We want ideas from all sports and all parents. Money is tight, and we’re always going to have to prioritize projects, but our goal is to fairly distribute the Booster Club’s support. If more people bring ideas and help out, then we can raise more money and fund more projects, including the one(s) you’re interested in!

How does the Bedford Booster Club communicate? By smoke signal and telegraph…or at least that’s how it seems! We have a website (you’re probably on it now!) at www.bedfordsports.com. This is the best place to find out information about what’s going on with Boosters and the sports. If you are  interested, you’ll be able to access Booster Club meeting minutes on the website as well (but we’d still like to see you at the meetings!). We also relay information through our athletes so keep an eye out for information there!  
If you haven’t given us your e-mail address, please do so at bhsbooster23@gmail.com

The more people we can talk to, the better we can support our athletes!