Parent Captains Needed for Fall Concessions
by PJ Quinn
Last year, profits from
concessions were split between the Booster Club and the classes
that worked the concession stand. Classes were paid $100 per game
worked. Please keep in mind that these fundraising efforts do not
benefit athletes only, but all students in the class. The proceeds
pay for Prom, Senior Sneak, and caps and gowns for each class.
One of the major benefits is the reduction
of other fundraisers by classes. This also benefits parents and
patrons, who should see a reduction in the number of fundraisers
they are asked to contribute to or work.
We do need parents from each class to help
with this fundraising opportunity. At least one adult will need to
be present at all times for supervision purposes. Two would be even
better, and every attempt will be made to stagger the scheduling so
that no parent has to be present the entire night. The best case
scenario is that most parents will be willing to work, which means
parents would only have to work a handful of times and conflicts
with their child’s game times can be avoided.
Parental responsibilities will include
supervision, selling concessions, and clean up. Someone who knows
the routine will usually be available to help new volunteers get
started.
Last year, it worked well to have a Parent
Captain from each class who coordinated the workers for each game.
We will be using the same approach this year. Anyone willing
to serve as a Parent Captain for a class is asked to contact the
high school office at 624-3435. Parent captains will be provided
with a schedule of fall home games at which concessions will be
sold and a class contact sheet.
Time is of the essence in this matter. The
first concession stand will be needed September 5, and several
other dates come up quickly.
As a school, we sincerely ask for parental
support on this issue. Hopefully, enough parents will realize the
benefit to their students and choose to participate.
