Forest
Hills Northern Crew
Boosters
Board
of Directors: 2009-2010 School Year
Voting Members
President: Suzanne Renink
VP/Equipment Maintenance:
Brian Lakanen
Treasurer: Greg Wolfe
VP Volunteers & AB
Liaison: Margaret Kooi
Secretary: Deb
VanderHenst
Coach Soleau
Non Voting
Members:
Treasurer: Julie Wolfe
VP Volunteer & AB
Liason: Lisa Crampton
Web-site Coordinator:
Tim Peterson
Public Relations
Coordinator - Dennis Neat
Committee
Coordinator Job Descriptions: 2009-2010 School Year
Chaperones
- Coordinates
parent chaperones to stay with the rowers overnight at each of the away
regattas. Minimum of 2 men and 2 women for each night.
Crew
Team Drivers Coordinator
- Coordinates bus arrangements and overflow
parent drivers to and from away regattas.
- Provides
maps, oversees loading of students and their belongings, and assists
coaching staff as needed to see that the team leaves on time.
FHN
Athletic Boosters Liaisons
- Represents
FHN Crew at monthly Boosters meeting, submits funding requests and
coordinates volunteers as needed for concessions, etc.
- Coordinates information with coaches.
Fundraising
- Researches ideas, plans and executes
fundraisers.
- Leads New Boat Committee. Researches ideas
and plans to purchase a new 8 boat.
Equipment
Drivers
- Organizes drivers for gear and boat
trailers.
- Arranges for loading and unloading
trailers before and after regattas.
- Responsible for keeping trailers clean.
Kitchen/Site
- Responsible
for the planning, purchasing, and organizing of food, drinks, and
related supplies for each regatta. Packs and labels coolers, prints
menus, etc,
- Organizes the preparation and serving of
the food to the team, clean up and packing-up after each regatta.
- Collects and turns in all receipts to the
Treasurer.
- Organizes site set-up and take down of
tents, tables, etc at regatta site.
Web
Site
- Updates web site information as needed to
include current regatta dates and results, maps, lodging information,
etc.
- Designs new web site features.
Camera
Crew Team
- Coordinates with a student volunteer to
collect photographs of the team throughout the regatta season.
- Composes a Crew Video (10-12 minute)
presentation for awards night.
- Works with student volunteer to have
needed equipment available at awards night.
Public
Relations
- Contacts GR Press and Ada Advance for
press coverage for local and special events.
- Sends articles and photos to papers after
every regatta with results.
- Makes announcements in HS and MS
newsletters.
- Keeps a copy of articles, etc. in Binder
Recruiting
- Researches
and implements ideas and structure for building team awareness and
membership. Works with varsity captains to increases awareness of
regattas, both in attendance and announcing results after regattas.
Ideas are not limited to but include Crew Flags lining the front
driveway the Friday before regattas, placing posters in the middle
school, presenting the club at 8th grade parents night.
E-mail
Address/Phone Tree
- Coordinates email addresses and sends
email communications throughout the year.
- Creates a phone-tree chart and makes
copies for parents.
- Coordinates
and activates the phone tree when notified by Coach or Board Members
for communicating any last minute changes/details.
Awards/Kick-off
Team
- Responsible
to plan and organize new Parents Night-(in February), mail information
packets to all parents (late February), Crew Kick–off all parent
meeting (March) and Awards Night (June).
- Responsible for sending out notices, room
reservation and set-up with refreshments.
Uniforms/Crew
Gear Team
- Arranges to have samples at the Annual
Mandatory Parents Meeting (February)
- Orders, delivers and invoices team
uniforms, travel duffels and related clothing.
Summer
Crew Camp
- Sends welcome letter, coordinates
registration, t-shirts etc.
- Schedules student coaches as needed.