Booster Club

The Austin High School Bulldog Band Booster Club (AHSBBBC) is a non-profit organization providing support for the Bulldog Band through volunteer service and financial assistance. The AHSBBBC holds regular meetings to update all members on upcoming events and the club finances.

Volunteers

Through the leadership of the Executive Board, the AHSBBBC recruits leaders of various volunteer teams that assist the band directors in various tasks needed to manage both the marching and concert seasons.

The main volunteer teams are:

  • Chaperones
  • Equipment Crew
  • Tailgate
  • Uniforms
  • Fundraising

Visit this page to learn more about these roles.

Finances

The AHSBBBC is a IRS registered 501(c)3 non profit and manages the funds used to support the program. These funds are obtained through annual dues from parents, community sponsorships and various fundraising events. Financial assistance is needed to cover items not typically included in the Fort Bend ISD budget. Each year (usually in May), the Booster Club approves a budget which helps support such important items as:

  • Clinicians who train the students in the finer details of using their instrument and assist in improving the band’s marching and concert skills
  • Fees associated with the drill writing
  • Entry fees to contests
  • Transportation to contests
  • Purchase of special music
  • Maintenance of equipment
  • Purchase of new equipment
  • An End-of-the-Year Celebration Banquet

Copies of the booster club finances are available to any AHSBBBC member on request.

Executive Board

The AHSBBBC is lead by an Executive board that is nominated and elected each spring by the general booster club membership. This team holds monthly meetings to ensure all legal requirements are being met to maintain our non-profit status. All meetings have recorded minutes which are available by request.

The current Executive Board is:

  • President – Ryan Diks (president@sfaband.org)
  • Vice President – Nicole Hanna (vp@sfaband.org)
  • Treasurer – David Tse
  • Vice Treasurer – Karen Martin
  • Secretary – Megan Palacios

Top 5 Reasons to Get Involved!

  1. Participate and be active in your child’s life in the last few years you have with them before they leave the nest,  It goes faster than you think!
  2. Get to know the other kids your kids are spending their time with.
  3. Meet some great parents volunteers so you will have some one to sit with during all those football games and banquets!
  4. Connect with the directors and other school staff. Teaching and parenting go hand in hand.  It is always a good thing to build relationships with your child’s teachers.
  5. Get outside your normal routine and have fun, get some fresh air, do something good that makes you feel good and helps the band!