The Booster Experience!
Welcome to the PCHS Booster Club! It’s another exciting year for our Platte County High School Sports! As a Booster Club member, you’re in a unique position to follow and support our Pirate athletes. Last year, Booster Club was able to put close to $25,000 in support towards are teams and athletes.
EVERYTHING we do is volunteer. We staffed dozens of sporting event concessions, annual Victory Supper, organized sports signings and the manage Hall of Fame voting and selection.
Meetings are third Wednesday every month, at Pizza Shoppe in Platte City. Check Twitter/FB for updates, agendas and cancellations. Though we keep it low-key and fun, detailed minutes are taken and maintained and decisions decided by popular vote.
Of course, we can’t do any of that without the support of our membership. Below are some improvements for our Booster Club program in the recent years.
Volunteering
Last; Thank you for all you do and your support! Platte County Athletics are well respected in the area and across the state. Working together, we can continue that proud tradition!
Sincerely,
The Board of the Platte County High School Booster Club
President: Krista Wimberly kwimberly12@gmail.com
Vice President: Kim Macias-Lewis kimmacias@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Kate Harmon harmons42@yahoo.com
Secretary: Jen McClure mcclurej@platteco.k12.mo.us
References
Twitter: @PirateBoosterPC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pchs.boosterclub/
Website: http://www.pchsboosterclub.com/
Signup Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084BACA92EA1FB6-booster
Email: pcpirateboosterclub@gmail.com
EVERYTHING we do is volunteer. We staffed dozens of sporting event concessions, annual Victory Supper, organized sports signings and the manage Hall of Fame voting and selection.
Meetings are third Wednesday every month, at Pizza Shoppe in Platte City. Check Twitter/FB for updates, agendas and cancellations. Though we keep it low-key and fun, detailed minutes are taken and maintained and decisions decided by popular vote.
Of course, we can’t do any of that without the support of our membership. Below are some improvements for our Booster Club program in the recent years.
- Online. We’ve worked to make our website a one-stop shop for all your needs. It’s an active site. You can volunteer, update your membership or order your custom Pirate spirit wear. Busy boosters deserve a hand after all!
- Track volunteer hours. We’ve had requests to better track our volunteer hours. The goal is to better support the sports with strong club membership (as a ratio). This ensures the volunteer hours are moving towards that support, increases broad base of volunteering and gives all sports a chance to receive funding.
- Credit/Debit cards. We had some Wi-Fi signal issues at Pirate stadium but they’re overcome and we can now take cards at those events. We hope its convenient and results in increased sales. (which means increased team funding)
- Online meeting options for busy parents! If getting away to attend the meeting at Pizza Shoppe is too difficult, you can access the meetings online on Zoom. The meeting ID and password are located on the back of your membership card. You will need to make sure your camera is on and your name is listed on the account to be allowed into the meeting. (It is certainly more fun to be in person, but this allows you to have the option if you need to be remote.)
Volunteering
- We use Sign-up Genius to schedule and track all volunteer hours. The link is below and on the website.
- Participation. As reminder , as a booster we expect each family to participate in staffing the concession stands. Absolutely, don’t miss your kids play. But, we expect football parents to help cover winter sports and baseball/software. By the same token, those parents can help on Friday nights. JV parents can work Varsity games and vice versa. There are plenty of shifts through the year, most only a couple hours of your time. Grab your spouse, best friend or reluctant teen. It’s the easiest thing you’ll do all week.
- Friday Night Lights. It’s especially important for Friday night football, by far and away our largest fundraiser. (Friday’s require a staff of 12.) For instance, its common to gross over $5k each home game. Big games with big traveling fan bases (read Kearney, Smithville, etc) you’re going to push that closer to $10k. We pay wholesale for food and drink but packaging and other items are donated by our amazing local sponsors ( Sonic, Price Chopper, Ferrel Gas for grill propane) which adds to out bottom line. In short, our funding for ALL Pirates sports grants originate from our Friday night volunteering. Make sure we keep those Friday slots filled.
- Represent your sport When you volunteer concessions, rep your player’s sports. We like to see Volleyball hoodies as the football game and football t-shirts in the volleyball stand. Show your Pirate pride and show how the individual sports one another.
- Staffing. Most of our Booster Club board turns over at the end of this school year. (Seniors!) Please consider serving this school year and stepping into some of those roles. It’s a lot of fun to see the behind the scenes of PCHS sports and get direct access to the coaches and staff.
- Follow us Key sites are below. Twitter is the best one. (and a great way to follow all Pirates sports; so much going on all the time). The website is your one-stop shop for social media, signups, volunteering, gear etc. We are keeping that updated now. Email is monitored by board (not bored) members. Never hesitate to drop us a line.
Last; Thank you for all you do and your support! Platte County Athletics are well respected in the area and across the state. Working together, we can continue that proud tradition!
Sincerely,
The Board of the Platte County High School Booster Club
President: Krista Wimberly kwimberly12@gmail.com
Vice President: Kim Macias-Lewis kimmacias@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Kate Harmon harmons42@yahoo.com
Secretary: Jen McClure mcclurej@platteco.k12.mo.us
References
Twitter: @PirateBoosterPC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pchs.boosterclub/
Website: http://www.pchsboosterclub.com/
Signup Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084BACA92EA1FB6-booster
Email: pcpirateboosterclub@gmail.com