Coaches - Booster Drive 2023
Dear Highlands Coaches,
The Highlands Athletic Boosters Association’s (HABA) annual Booster Drive Kick Off Pep Rally is August 13, 2023, at the Highlands High School Football Stadium. The
Booster Drive campaign is HABA’s biggest fundraiser of the year, HHS student athlete are requested to volunteer by signing up for a route to canvass Ft Thomas asking family, friends, and neighborstodonatetoHABA. BoosterDrivedonationsprovideoverallsupporttotheHHSAthletic Department and provides equipment/uniform needs, improve facilities, Senior Banners, and scholarships. The Booster Drive is critical to our fundraising efforts, and we need your help communicating the importance of HABA to our athletes and their families.
Student may arrive starting at 3:30pm to pick up their t-shirts route leaders pick up packets, and participants will convene for a Pep Rally starting at 4:00pm to kick off this year’s Drive. We realize some teams have not yet been selected, therefore, please use last year’s roster to get the word out to the student athletes to encourage participation. The Booster Drive is for athletes from every sport!
Timeline
July 14-20
● Coaches communicate Booster Drive SAVE the DATE announcement to parents and
athletes.
July 20-August 12
● Adults & Student Athletes sign up to volunteer for a Ft Thomas route of their choice.
August 13 - Booster Drive Kick Off
● Starting at 3:30pm, T-shirts will be distributed to athletes, Pep Rally from 4:00 – 4:30pm at HHS Football Field, Due to fall sports schedules, all groups are encouraged to complete routes Sunday after the kickoff.
August 13-15
● Knock on doors and distribution of donation envelopes to homes on each route. Route
Leaders will receive one envelope for each house on route. Each adult “Route Leader” will communicate and set a delivery time with assigned athletes. All routes to be completed by Tuesday evening August 15th.
Wednesday August 16th
● Packets will be collected from 6:30-7pm at the Highlands High School front loop
● All Packets must be dropped off by Route Leaders (athletes are not permitted to drop off).
● Community members can drop off their donation or
Venmo @Highlands-Boosters Social Media Campaign
● #birdsALLin social media campaign- please tweet us August 13-15th! Post pictures of your athletes sharing how HABA has helped your sport or Highlands Athletics. Please tag HABA in your posts (@BluebirdFans & our Venmo @Highlands-Boosters).
Next steps
● Communicate a “Save the Date” to your athletes and parents as soon as possible.
● Help spread the word about the event so the community is ready.
● Week of July 20th, a link for adults to sign up as Route Leaders will go out as well as a sign up for student athletes, please help share that info.
● Coaches, please join us at the Pep Rally on August 13th and pick up a t-shirt.
● Please ask student athletes to participate in the Booster Drive on August 13th.
Thanks for all your efforts and we look forward to a fantastic year of sports...on the field, court, course, mat, track, in the pool, and beyond!
It’s a GREAT year to be a Bluebird!
Nicole Utz
President
Highlands Athletic Boosters Association highandsboosters@gmail.com