History of the Organization
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July 2009
June 2009
Tuesday, June 30th ~ Bill Daly Press Conference
The Coyotes contacted us directly to get some fans to
the Alltel Ice Den at 5pm to be an audience for the press conference
with the local Phoenix media.
Approximately 75 fans attended, which was very high
considering the invitation went out ONLY through email and social media
- Twitter and Facebook.
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
Tuesday, Feb 17th ~ Season Ticket Holder Meet and
Greet
At least 90 members attended this event for full and
half season ticket holders. All of the current players except
David Hale were present and signed autographs etc for STHs from 6:30 to
9pm.
We made $215 selling the team photo before the event.
Some of the members played a joke on Tyson Nash during
this event. He had made a comment on air to Bob Heethuis about the
wanting pink roses so they would match his panties. We took that
to the next level, and actually brought Tyson some panties! He
carried a gift bag around all night as members kept bringing him
additional pairs. Tyson has a great sense of humor and laughed
when Heeter brought it up when they were interviewed on the jumbotron!
Monday, Feb 16th ~ Game vs. Edmonton Oilers
We had a silent auction of a 2008-09 team signed
jersey. The winning bidder paid $225 by credit card to Coyotes
Charities.
The Goal/PIM game brought in $36.
Saturday, Feb 14th ~ Game vs. Calgary Flames
We had a silent auction for an autographed Derek
Morris game used hockey stick. The winning bidder paid $200 cash
for the stick.
The Goal/PIM game brought in $48 - no PIM winner.
We also sold 50/50 tickets as our official assigned
night. We had 19 volunteers selling tickets, and it was the
biggest pot of the season so far! The total was over $5500, with
the Club bringing in over $1350!
Thursday, Feb 12th ~ Game vs. Vancouver Canucks
We had a silent auction for an autographed Ilya
Bryzgalov third jersey. The winning bidder paid $200 cash for the
jersey.
The Goal/PIM game brought in $35.
Saturday Feb 7th ~ Game vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Before the game we had our membership meeting.
39 members attended, and Brad Treliving was our guest speaker.
We had a silent auction for an autographed Peter
Mueller red jersey. The winning bidder paid $225 cash for the
jersey.
The Goal/PIM game brought in $63.
Tuesday, Feb 5th ~ Player appearance at Chapman
Chevrolet
31 members came out to see Kyle Turris and Joel
Perrault, get autographs, take pictures. Prizes were given away to
those in attendance who could answer trivia questions or were drawn from
the box.
January 2009
Saturday, Jan 31st ~ Game vs. Buffalo
Sabres
Before the game we had a tailgate party. 22
members came out to Lot J before the game to enjoy burgers, brats and
good times with other hockey fans.
For this game only, we were set up at the main gate.
We took advantage of this opportunity to silent auction the hand made
wooden Arizona state sign that had been autographed by the whole team,
coaches and broadcasters as well as an autographed Shane Doan All Star
jersey.
The winning bidders of the sign paid $450 to Coyotes
Charities. The winning bidder of the jersey paid $300 to Coyotes
Charities. A second bidder offered to pay the same amount for a
second All Star jersey, so we had another one made. It was
autographed and delivered to the winner on Feb 17th.
Tuesday, Jan 27th ~ Game vs. Anaheim Ducks
Sunday, Jan 25th ~ All Star Viewing Party
37 people attended a viewing party hosted by the
Coyotes at Zipp's bar in Scottsdale.
Tyson Nash and Bob Heethuis were on hand with the Pack
to entertain and give away tickets to those who could correctly answer
trivia questions.
Tuesday Jan 20th ~ Game vs. Detroit Red Wings
Saturday, Jan 10th ~ Game vs. Dallas Stars
Thursday, Jan 8th ~ Game vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Tuesday, Jan 6th ~ Game vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Friday, Jan 2nd ~ Game vs. New York Islanders
December 2008
Wednesday, Dec 31st ~ Game vs. Colorado Avalanche
Saturday, Dec 27th ~ Game vs. Los Angeles Kings
Saturday, Dec 20th ~ Game vs. Columbus Blue
Jackets
Thursday, Dec 18th ~ Game vs. Nashville Predators
Saturday, Dec 13th ~ Game vs. Detroit Red Wings
Thursday, Dec 11th ~ Game vs. Minnesota Wild
Thursday, Dec 4th ~ Game vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Tuesday Dec 2nd ~ Game vs. Los Angeles Kings
November 2008
Saturday, Nov 29th ~ Game vs. San Jose Sharks
Friday, Nov 28th ~ Game vs. Colorado Avalanche
Tuesday, Nov 18th ~ Game vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Saturday, Nov 15th ~ Game vs. Dallas Stars
Sunday, Nov 9th ~ Game vs. San Jose Sharks
Saturday, Nov 8th ~ Game vs. Florida Panthers
Saturday, Nov 1st ~ Game vs. Minnesota Wild
October 2008
- Starting membership 2008-09 - 261
Saturday October 25th - Meeting, Giveaway
Volunteers, Rookie Season Ticket Holder Event
Thursday October 23rd - Washington Capitals
Saturday October 18th - Sundogs Road Trip
Friday October 17th - Sundogs Road Trip
Saturday October 11th - Opening Night
Monday October 6th - Pucks and Passports
Saturday October 4th - Final Preseason Game
September 2008
- Starting membership 2008-09 -
Monday September 29th - Preseason Game
Saturday September 27th - Tailgate Party,
Meeting, Preseason Game
Friday September 26th - Charity Charms Soiree
Saturday September 20th - CoyotesFest
Thursday September 18th - Coyotes Caravan
Wednesday September 17th - Rookie Game, Coyotes
Caravan
Tuesday September 16th - Rookie Game, Coyotes
Caravan
Monday September 15th - Coyotes Caravan
Sunday September 14th - Coyotes Caravan
Thursday September 11th - Press Release
August 2008
- Starting membership 2008-09 -
173
Monday, August 11th - Start of Conditioning Camp
On Monday at 10:45 am some of the professional hockey
players who are currently in the Valley began the Athletes Resource annual conditioning
camp out at Alltel Ice Den. They gather together for drills and
scrimmages to get in game shape for the upcoming season.
At least 5 Booster Club members were in the stands
along with Don Maloney and Brad Treliving to watch as the players took
the ice.
Some of the players there on that first day were -
Shane Doan, Derek Morris, Peter Mueller, Olli Jokinen, Keith Yandle,
Dave Spina, Mikkel Boedker, Jonas Ahnelov.
Former Coyotes Jeff Taffe, Bill Thomas, Nick Boynton,
and Tyson Nash were there, as well as some players from Prescott, ASU
and other local men's leagues.
Saturday, August 9th - Open House
Over 2500 people attended this open house, with 70
of them being Booster Club members! This was our first opportunity
to meet Olli Jokinen, and Shane Doan and Peter Mueller were also there
to meet with the fans and help to sign up new season ticket holders.
We signed up 11 new members and renewed a family of 6,
bringing our numbers up to 191 for the upcoming season.
We also had an opportunity to hand out pins and
lanyards to those who had paid, as well as our newest members.
Those who had ordered polo shirts at our happy hour
with Derek got a chance to pick up their shirts.
This was our first event of the new membership year,
so it was the first opportunity most people got to earn points.
Under our new points structure, this event was worth 10 points.
July 2008
No Coyotes events :(
June 2008
- Starting membership 2007-08 -
228
- Final membership 2007-08 -
256
- Starting membership 2008-09 - 89
Saturday, June 28 - Happy Hour with
Derek Morris
Saturday evening the Coyotes hosted an End of the
Season Happy Hour for us at the Sandbar in North Scottsdale. It
was a wonderful event with a buffet and non-alcoholic beverages.
The food was excellent, and even though we had to share the venue with
the Iowa Hawkeyes, we had a great time.
Almost 100 members came to spend some time socializing
with each other and Derek Morris. Derek was there for over an hour
an a half, walking from table to table talking to the members. It
was great to get a chance to talk to Derek and get to know him, rather
than having him stuck behind a table signing autographs.
We presented him with a plaque that he could take home
from the Beth Champie Memorial Trophy we awarded him at the end of the
season. Humble and nice Derek was really flattered and happy to
receive the plaque!
We had a wonderful time, and hope that we can have an
event like this every year!
Members who attended this event earned 5 membership
points.
Wednesday, June 25 - Rookies Open House @ Jobing.com
Arena
All of the rookies made an appearance at an Open House
out at the arena. The line for autographs was one of the longest
we've seen in a long time, as people rushed for an opportunity to meet
some of the young and future stars of the team.
People who hadn't already purchased season tickets had
an opportunity to so do, and we signed up 7 new members on our season+
special.
The 49 members who attended this event earned 5
membership points.
June 24 thru June 28 - Rookie Camp @ Peoria Desert
Schools Coyotes Center
The Coyotes have started a tradition of hosting an off
season Rookie Camp for the new young members of the team. This
year we got to see the kids drafted the weekend before as well as some
young stars that have been in the system for a while.
The kids get to come to Phoenix where they learn from
the pros to help them as they develop and earn a spot on the Coyotes
team. They get instruction in the areas of training, diet,
skating, financial planning and other skills they will need.
Each day they skated at the Peoria Desert Schools
Coyotes Center, which were open to the public. Members were
encouraged to come get a look at the rookies in action. At the
very least, it was a way to get out of the Arizona heat and into the
cool!
There were between 4 and 21 members at each practice.
Members who watched the practices earned 5 membership
points per day.
Friday, June 20 - Draft Party at Upper Deck Sports Grill
On Friday afternoon, the Coyotes hosted an event at
the Upper Deck Sports Grill in Scottsdale. The new radio station
and its hosts were there as well as Bob Heethuis and Louie DeBrusk.
Throughout the evening they asked trivia questions and awarded prizes.
Derek Morris and Peter Mueller were there signing
autographs and taking pictures. As usual, they were really great
and fun to talk to.
At the event we got the news that we had traded Nick
Boynton and Keith Ballard for Jolli Jokkinen. The entire audience
cheered for the arrival of Jokkinen, and there was an audible AWWWW when
we realized what we gave up for him. Keith and Nick will be
missed, but we are really excited to see what Jokkinen can do to help us
score more goals!
There were 38 members at the event, with three new
members signing up that evening. We finally got the rest of our
broadcast team - Heeter and Louis finally joined!
Members who attended this event earned 5 membership
points.
May 2008
- Starting membership 2007-08 -
218
- Starting membership 2008-09 - 76
Thursday, May 29th - Coyotes
Open House @ Jobing.com Arena
On Thursday night, hundreds of Coyotes fans gathered
at Jobing.com Arena for the first Open House of the season. These
are nights where people who are interested in purchasing tickets can get
more information, and those of us who are already ticket holders get a
chance to get together, talk hockey and see members of the Coyotes
staff.
30 club members attended, and we signed up 5 new
members at the event!
This was our first major opportunity to see Derek
Morris this summer, and there will probably be many more to come!
Members who attended earned 5 membership points.
Monday, May 26th - Memorial
Day Viewing Party
On Monday night, 17 members got together at the Half
Moon Sports Grill on 3rd St and Greenway to watch Game 2 of the Stanley
Cup playoffs.
We had Coyotes trivia for autographed pucks and
programs, and the Booster Club bought the sodas and appetizers.
It was good to see each other, and we hope to schedule
some more events during the summer for members to get together and
socialize.
Members who attended earned 5 membership points.
Wednesday, May 14th -
Grimaldi's Grand Opening Peoria
15 members attended the Grand Opening celebration at
Grimaldi's Pizzaria in Peoria. There was free food and drink, and
a free goodie bag as you entered.
Derek Morris was on hand to sign autographs and
entertain the guests.
Members earned 5 membership points for this event.
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 - 212
- 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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