History of the Organization
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May 2008
Saturday, May 3rd - Sundogs
game in Prescott
10 members traveled up to Prescott
to watch the 2nd game of the President's Cup Finals
playoffs. The Sundogs pulled off their second
win in two games. Now they move up to Colorado
to play 3 games.
We all hope that we won't see the
Sundogs play again this season! (that means
they win the Cup!)
We made $180 selling light-up
necklaces, collected dues from one family and
collect payments for polo shirts as well.
Thursday, May 2nd -
Membership materials ordered!
The order for pins, lanyards and
pouches was placed. We should have them in
about 4 weeks.
April 2008
- Starting membership 2007-08 - 222
- Starting membership 2008-09 - 54
Tuesday, April 29th - IRS
Forms
The paperwork for our tax exempt
status has been submitted. Now we just wait to
be sure it is all approved and our status is
granted.
Thursday, April 10th - Wildflower
Bread Company fund raising event
The Wildflower Bread Company in Goodyear
hosted an evening with the Phoenix Coyotes Booster Club
from 5pm to 8pm.
15% of all purchases made during that
time will go to the Booster Club.
In addition we had some items that
we did raffles for throughout the evening.
Members who attended earned 15 membership
points, and we saw 15 members come out and spend some
money and earn a bit for the club.
Don Schwartz from the Coyotes also
stopped by to say hello, eat some dinner and buy some
Coyotes cupcakes to take back to the office.
All in all it was a fun event and
we brought in about $300 without really having to do
any work at all!
Thursday, April 3rd - Game #41
vs. Dallas Stars (L 4-2)
Final home game of the season.
This was a busy night for the club. We had several
things going, all at once!
Inaugural Beth Champie Memorial
Award presentation - during a televised pre-game
ceremony, Derek Morris was presented the first Beth
Champie Memorial Award by Heather Schroeder, President
of the Phoenix Coyotes Booster Club in recognition of
his dedication to the fans. 95 members voted,
and 45 of them chose Derek as the most dedicated player.
Daniel Carcillo Silent Auction
- we purchased a red jersey and had Daniel Carcillo's
name and number sewn on. He autographed it, as
well as a Booster Club puck and two programs he was
on the cover of. We also acquired an autographed
game used stick from the Coyotes. All of these
items were packaged together in a silent auction to
benefit Coyotes Charities. The final selling price
was $535.
50/50 Raffle - this game was
our officially assigned raffle night. We had about
18 people volunteer, and the total amount earned was
$750 (unofficial as of 4/4).
New members - we received dues
from 9 new members during the game.
Tuesday, April 1st - Season Ticket
Holder Autograph Session
All season ticket holders were invited
to a special autograph session with all of the players
out at Jobing.com arena.
All of the players were set up at
a long table, with two lines for the fans to wait in
to see everyone. The lines were long, but the
attitudes were good as the fans got their first chance
to see newly signed Coyotes player Kyle Turris.
New members - Darren Pang and
his family became members!
March
2008
Wednesday, March 26th
Tax exempt status - our annual
report for year ending June 20, 2007 was filed with
the ACC and our amended Articles of Incorporation were
approved. We are officially a 501c7 organization.
Tuesday, March 25th - Game #40
vs. San Jose
Tickets for Kids presentation
- Heather Schroeder, President, was recognized as one
of the Tickets For Kids program participants during
the first intermission.
New members - Dave Strader
and his family became members!
Saturday, March 22nd - Game #39
vs. Anaheim Ducks
Annual membership meeting -
we held our annual meeting in the Northwest Tower Suite
at Jobing.com arena. During this meeting we held
elections for the Secretary and Treasurer positions.
We welcome Jenn Harrison back as Treasurer and John
& Kristen Hall as our co-Secretaries! We also
heard the annual report recapping everything from the
past year.
The Hanson Brothers from Slap Shot
- Season Ticket Holders were treated to a special appearance
by the Hanson Brothers from the movie Slap Shot.
The guys signed autographs and posed for pictures up
on the suite level for STH before the game. The
booster club was able to acquire a puck autographed
by each brother, and one by all three for future silent
auctions fund raising.
Silent Auctions - We had two
different silent auctions during this game, an autographed
Krystopher Kolanos jersey and a tough guys puck pack
(Carcillo, Gratton, Weller, Hordichuck, Boynton).
The jersey sold for $60 and the pucks went for $200!
Friday, March 21st
Tax exempt status - Amendments
to the articles of incorporation were filed with the
Arizona Corporation Commission to change our status
from 501c3 to 501c7.
Thursday, March 20th - Game @38
vs. LA Kings
Coyotes Charities check presentation
- the organizations that sponsored Coyotes players during
the season were honored in a pre-game on ice ceremony.
The Booster Club and 5 other organizations presented
GIANT checks to Coyotes Charities and their sponsored
player.
President Heather Schroeder presented
a check to John Breslow of Coyotes Charities for the
5 goals Derek Morris scored during the year.
The original agreement with Coyotes
Charities was for $5000, with the understanding that
we might not make that goal in our first year.
On March 20th, the Phoenix Coyotes
Booster Club presented an actual check in the amount
of $5000 to Sarah Finecey before the ceremony!
Saturday, March 15th - Game #37
vs. Edmonton
St. Patrick's Day Green Jerseys
- The Coyotes players all wore specially made green
St. Patrick's Day jerseys during the pre-game warm up.
These jerseys were all placed up for auction on auctions.nhl.com
to benefit Coyotes Charities.
St. Patrick's Day Autographed Hats
- The Coyotes players each autographed a special holiday
hat which was auctioned for Coyotes Charities.
Mystery Pucks - the Coyotes
had Mystery Pucks for sale. If you bought a wrapped
puck for a $20 donation to Coyotes Charities, you got
an autographed puck. If the autograph was in gold,
you also got a team signed stick.
Thursday, March 13th - Game #36
vs. Vancouver
Mystery Pucks
- the Coyotes had Mystery Pucks for sale. If you
bought a wrapped puck for a $20 donation to Coyotes
Charities, you got an autographed puck. If the
autograph was in gold, you also got a team signed stick.
Tuesday, March 11th - Game #35 vs.
Anaheim
Tyson Nash Silent Auction -
In honor of Tyson Nash's birthday we had a silent auction
that included a used autographed #18 Nash jersey, a
game used autographed stick, 5 autographed Nash hockey
cards, and 2 autographed 2005-06 Nash programs.
This package went for $250!
In addition we had a giant birthday
card for Tyson, which we invited fans to sign.
It was given to Tyson when he returned home from Kushiro,
Japan. He thanked all the fans that signed and
wished him happy birthday.
New members - we hit 200 members!
Saturday, March 8th - Game #34
vs. Ottawa
Thursday, March 6th - Game #33
vs. Montreal
Saturday, March 1st - Game #32
vs. Calgary
This was a very busy day for the Booster
Club! We had events before and during the game.
American Heart Association Heart
Walk - Tempe Town Lake. The Booster Club ended
up with 26 volunteers walking to support the AHA and
the Phoenix Coyotes. Those volunteers managed
to collect over $3000 in donations.
50/50 Raffle - the organization
originally scheduled to sell tickets during this game
was not able to fulfill their commitment. The
Coyotes contacted us on Friday to see if we could fill
in at the last minute. We were able to get some
volunteers, and ended up bringing in $860!
Season+ Membership Special
- we received our application forms for our new membership
offer. Members who sign up between March 1st and
June 30 will get the end of this season and all of next
season for just $10 over the regular season price.
February 2008
- We did our third 50/50 raffle bringing in $665
- We reached 190 members
- We made $375 on a Jovanovski basket
- We had more people at our February meeting than
ever before
January 2008
- We did our second 50/50, bringing in over $950
- We did a silent auction for a team signed jersey,
bringing in $1350
- We auctioned 6 pucks for $180
- We had over 178 members
December 2007
- Jenn Harrison joined as our new Treasurer
- We auctioned 3 Christmas stockings
- We did our first 50/50, bringing in over $400
- We helped with a toy drive
November 2007
- At the beginning of the month we had a balance
of $1900
- We ordered 300 pucks with our logo on them
- We ordered 500 light-up necklaces
- We auctioned two jerseys, bringing in about
$500
- We helped with a food drive with the Wives
October 2007
- Our first membership meeting was attended by
15 people
- The initial board was voted in by the members
- We received our pins, lanyards and pouches
- We hit 100 members on 10/13
- We did a raffle for a pink signed jersey and
brought in $410
- We learned that we can’t do any more raffles
though, we need to do silent auctions instead due
to Arizona gambling laws
- We participated in the Susan G Komen walk
September 2007
- Pre-season games started
- We continued to sign people up with nothing
to give them
August 2007
- Two new officers joined the board – Larry Halliday
as membership chair and Jaclyn Halliday as secretary
- We negotiated with the Coyotes to help with
membership materials
- Once all of the start up costs were paid,
we had about $500
- That wasn’t enough to pay for our membership
materials
- The Coyotes agreed to pay for
- Pins
- Ticket lanyards/pouches
- T-shirts
- Applications
- We agreed to pay for
- Autographed photos at $1.00 each
- Anything else that came up
July 2007
- In early July part of the new board was identified
- Rebecca Wininger and Heather Schroeder talked
at an Open House and made plans to work together
on the organization
- Dave Horn and Heather talked at the Rookie
Camp and made more plans
- All three met with the Coyotes to plan for the
2007-08 season
- Additional meetings between the board occurred
during that time, as well as more meetings and communication
with the Coyotes
- Official documents developed
- We created the Code of Conduct
- We wrote the Bylaws
- We came up with the application form and
the membership prices
- We created a new logo with the help of the
Coyotes
- First members signed up
- By the end of July, we had 13 members
- Doug Moss introduced us to a bunch of people
at on Open House on July 31st and convinced
people to join
- We had no membership materials at the time,
just a bunch of plans
- Our website was launched and people started
to sign up at the Open Houses
June 2007
- In June Heather Schroeder contacted the outgoing
treasurer to get custody of the funds in order to
file all of the paperwork
- Updates were sent to the outgoing board to ensure
that the expenses were approved – only positive
feedback was received
- The opening balance for the Phoenix Coyotes
Booster Club was $1687.
- Everything was filed in late June and approved
by the ACC in early July
Previous Club
History
- Previous club was for social activities only
- Members wanted to be more involved and participate
in charitable activities
- Old board / officers looked into 501c3 status
and thought changing would help solve that problem
- In addition it would allow the club to identify
sponsors and reduce the club’s costs
- In November 2006 the members voted for the
club to become a 501c3 organization
- No progress was made toward the status change
between the vote and end of the membership year
- In March 2007 several members participated in
a Habitat for Humanity build for the Coyotes in
late March
- We discussed what needed to be done
- John Todd (upcoming President for 2007-08)
and Heather were going to move forward with
the filing
- In April 2007 John & Heather met with the Coyotes
regarding plans for the following season
- No progress was made from April to June
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