Booster Club

Parent Run, Athlete Focused

Overview

The Blaine Swimming & Diving Booster Club was formed as a support organization for both the Girls and Boys Swim and Dive Teams.  The Booster Club has regular monthly meetings throughout the year, organizes fundraisers, manages the team website and oversees the funds raised for the team. 

The Booster Club also coordinates and leads the largest team fundraising event, the Annual Blaine Swim & Dive Fall Arts, Crafts and Vendor Show.

The Booster Club provides the primary source of funds for both teams. All spending from the Booster Club requires approval by two-thirds of the Booster’s Board of Directors at a minimum according to the bylaws. 

The Board of Directors has six members; president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, boys’ team at-large parent, and girls’ team at-large parent.

Accomplishments

In 2013, Anoka-Hennepin School District, Blaine Swimming and Diving Booster Club, and the Coon Rapids Swimming and Diving Booster Club jointly purchased a state-of-the-art LED video scoreboard which was installed at Northdale Middle School pool. This scoreboard allows for more information to be displayed during races, advertising during invitational meets, and displays photos to celebrate athletes throughout the seasons.
Other purchases by the booster club to support the boys and girls swimming and diving teams include:

Resistance parachutes for speed training (2014)
Racing Lane lines (2014)
Tablets for recording meets and one on one training feedback (2015)
Team Warm-Ups (2014, 2017)
New Touch Pads (2016)
New Meet Manager Computer (2017)

Current Board Members

President: Jess Leighton
Vice President: Jetta Bastyr
Secretary: Laura Marquardt
Treasurer: Morgan Onak
Girl’s Team Parent Rep: Heather Hernandez
Boy’s Team Parent Rep: Jessica Ficocello