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Band Booster Membership

Posted by band on 9/4/2024, 7:25 pm

Who is allowed to be a member of your band boosters?

Currently only parents of enrolled band students can hold membership. The booster president is suggesting opening membership to anyone in the community. Any reason on why or why not? What are the requirements for membership in your band boosters?

Re: Band Booster Membership

Posted by Rule follower on 9/5/2024, 5:51 pm, in reply to "Band Booster Membership"

Our district requires that all members be parents or guardians of students actively in the program. There have been issues in the past with people who are no longer actively part of the program trying to be a little too active in the program. We do have donor opportunities as someone below suggested, but those people are not voting members.

Re: Band Booster Membership

Posted by Why on 9/5/2024, 4:36 pm, in reply to "Band Booster Membership"

Why would anyone not directly involved with the organization need to be a member of the organization? If it's about money - they can make a donation at any time. I would only allow parent/guardian/adult siblings of active students to be members of the boosters. Only 2 direct guardians should be voting members per family. Anyone over 21 that passes a BG would be welcomed as a helper at events though.

Re: Band Booster Membership

Posted by Suggestion on 9/5/2024, 7:20 am, in reply to "Band Booster Membership"

Create a "Friends of (School) Band Boosters" membership. Those who pay that membership fee get a certificate to display in their place of business.

Re: Band Booster Membership

Posted by we on 9/5/2024, 8:23 am, in reply to "Re: Band Booster Membership"

We never really advertised it, but we didnt turn anyone away. They all had to do a background check per our district, but we had a lot of graduates who would join boosters a year or two later.

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