CEA Parents and Teens are busy this Summer working the Sliders Games.  Funds raised from the volunteer work will pay for nearly $10,000 Plus in competition fees for CEA Competitive Team Members!  Come out and support your Springfield Sliders! 

Thanks to all who attended the parent meeting Sunday. What a great turnout. This is going to be an amazing year. The CEA Booster Club is trying to provide as many different fundraising opportunities as possible to meet everyone’s needs, and to plan fun activities for the kids as well. Here are a few reminders:

BOOSTER CLUB FEE: Most of you have already paid this. It’s a $100 dollar fee that lets you participate in fundraising, and meets requirements for the gym’s two mandatory fundraisers (Spaghetti and Chili suppers, where families must sell $40 worth of meal/raffle tickets = $80). So the remaining $20 gets you a Booster Club t-shirt, and helps us fund spirit gifts, parties, etc. (like the nighttime pool party this summer and upcoming spirit party). So even if you don’t need to fundraise, this booster fee helps you meet the requirements of the two mandatory fundraiser that everyone participates in, plus pays for activities for all of the kids. If you don’t pay it, your child is still benefitting, but at the expense of others which isn’t fair. If you need to, you can pay the $100 fee in two installments. We have about 20 families that have not paid this fee yet.

SPIRIT PARTY: October 9th at the Pizza Machine in Springfield. 1:30 p.m. we will start at the restaurant making spirit signs, and pizza, breadsticks and pop will be served at 2 p.m. Booster Club will bring materials for sign making, but feel free to bring your own as well including pictures of your kids. The Booster Club is paying for all the cheerleaders, and siblings, parents, grandparents, etc. are welcome for just $7/each (Kids 3 and under eat free). A big thanks to Julia Hunter and the Pizza Machine for that discounted rate! R.S.V.P. forms are at the gym, and one is attached to this email as well. Please get that turned in to a Booster Club member or the front desk ASAP. (flyer attached)

CUPS: This fundraiser has been extended for a week, so orders are due on Tuesday, September 7th. Please turn in at the front desk. Order forms are available at the gym. When you turn in an order, please have your customers write you a check, and you write the CEA Booster Club one check yourself for the entire order. Please make checks payable to CEA Booster Club. We ask this because we have had a problem in the past with checks bouncing from people we don’t know and can’t hunt down. Cash is great as well! Please call Shauna Phares with any questions: 217-414-0567. It should take 2-3 weeks for the orders to come in. Once money is collected, profits will be put into your Booster Account.

PIZZA/CANDY/ETC. FUNDRAISER: We will be the first organization in the area to offer this popular fundraiser. Packets should be available at the gym later this week.

BOOSTER CREDITS: Money earned from all fundraisers will go into your personal booster account. If you want to check the balance, or apply credits to a competition/warm-up/uniform fee, please email Missy Miller AND Bonnie Kennedy: bonniekennedy1965@yahoo.com; ltlmis7@yahoo.com. There are also forms at the front desk that you can fill out to have any booster credit applies to your competition expenses.

TRIVIA NIGHT: Trivia night is coming up! While this doesn’t benefit your individual account, Trivia Night is a really fun event, with proceeds going to the Booster Club (for spirit gifts/parties, etc.) and to the gym (for things like coach’s certification). If you haven’t tried a trivia night before, it’s a blast. You can bring your own snacks, there is a cash bar and door prizes. Decorate your table with a theme as well. (flyer attached)

MISC: Upcoming fundraisers include Butterbraids, candles and chili supper this fall. Accounts should be credited with remaining Sliders profits soon, and money from state parking should be in near the end of September. Also, we need donations for door prizes for both trivia night and the chili supper. It can be anything, a small gift certificate for a restaurant, a prize, etc. Any donations are welcome and definitely needed!


Dates to Remember:

9/7/10: Cups fundraiser order forms due

9/24/10 Trivia Night 6:00pm

9/30/10 Booster Meeting 7:00pm

10/4/10: R.S.V.P. and money for Spirt Party due

10/9/10 Spirit Party 1:30pm, Pizza Machine (pep rally at the gym 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

10/10/10 Cheer competition, Champion Spirit Group, Glenwood High School

10/18/10 Butterbraids fundraiser starts

10/26/10 Booster Meeting 6:30pm

11/4/10 Butterbraids orders due

11/6/10 Athletic Championships Competition, St. Louis

11/7/10 Athletic Championships Competition

11/13/10 Butterbraids delivery

11/13/10 Chili Supper 5:30pm

11/15/10 Candle fundraiser starts

11/20/10 Jam Live Competition

11/21/10 Jam Live Competition

11/22/10 Booster Meeting 6:00pm

11/29/10 Candle orders due

The CEA Booster Club is working hard to plan ahead and make sure we all have plenty of fundraising opportunities throughout the year.  The following have been scheduled so far: