WHO WE ARE:
The Acalanes Boosters Club is a non-profit, fundraising organization composed of parents and school administrators who work closely with the school’s coaching staffs to ensure the safety and well-being of all student-athletes by providing significant supplemental funding to all twenty-seven sports programs. Boosters Club is overseen by a board that includes officers responsible for day-to-day leadership, committee chairs responsible for major fundraising and communications activities, team representatives ensuring every Acalanes sports program’s interests and needs are represented, and school administrators and staff responsible for athletics.
WHAT DOES BOOSTERS FUND?
Through the work of its volunteers and the generosity of parents, alumni, community members, sponsors, donors, and partners, Boosters typically contributes over $200,000 per year to support all Acalanes athletic programs. We are so grateful for this incredible community support. Funding is distributed across three main areas:
PROGRAM EXPENSES
To ensure the competitiveness and safety of Acalanes student-athletes the Boosters Club funds annual team expenses like:
- Team uniforms and warm ups
- Team and player equipment
- Training and safety equipment
- Tournament fees
- Officials and staffing for non-league contests
- Transportation, lodging and meals
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
The Boosters Club has undertaken significant projects over the last several years to enhance and improve the Acalanes athletic facilities including:
- Middle Field reconstruction and renovation for team practices and school events
- Five new scoreboards for the stadium, main gym, baseball field and softball field
- The HUDL video system and new scorers table for the main gym
- Training room renovations and upgrades
- Softball and baseball field renovations
- New wrestling mats and storage racks
- Weight room equipment
- A utility vehicle for transporting equipment and personnel
TRAINER EXPENSES
An on-staff certified athletic trainer is a critical component of any high school athletics program. The Boosters Club makes certain all Acalanes student athletes have access to this valuable resource by providing:
- The salary for our outstanding, full-time certified athletic trainer, Chris Clark
- All training and medical supplies for the training room and individual teams
NEED A BOOSTERS MEMBERSHIP?
Become an Acalanes Booster today and help our athletes continue their record of success. Your membership and Boosters card includes a variety of benefits:
- Free entry to all regular season home football games
- Free entry to all regular season home basketball games
- Free entry to all regular season home sporting events where paid admission is required
- Free premium fan gear based on your membership level (click here for membership levels)
- Knowing that you are supporting all Acalanes athletes and helping keep contribution fees to a minimum
- To purchase your membership, go to https://acalanesboosters.com/funding/membership
WANT TO DO MORE?
Here’s how you can get involved with Boosters:
- Become a Boosters Team Representative for one of our sports
- Partner with your Booster Team Rep as your team’s Booster Bash Representative
- Volunteer at the annual Booster Bash, our largest fundraising event of the year
- Chair or join a Boosters Committee
- If interested in getting involved, contact our co-president Julia Overs Bates at JuliaOvers@gmail.com