The Riverdale Unified Booster Club is an organization to help support the efforts of Riverdale sports teams and activities. The purpose for which the Riverdale Unified Boosters (Boosters) are organized shall be to further the overall development of Riverdale students by supporting student activities, to coordinate selected fundraisers necessary to raise sufficient monies to support these activities, and in all of the activities undertaken we will strive to unify the home, school, and community to promote Riverdale pride.
NEW for 2025!
Our Boosters Square site is ready to accept payment for memberships, signs & spirit wear.
https://riverdale-cusd-100.square.site/
2025-2026 Boosters
Meeting Dates
6:30pm
July 16, 2025 (Golf Tournament Discussion only)
Sept. 17, 2025
Nov. 19, 2025
Jan. 21, 2026
Feb. 18, 2026
April 15, 2026 (Officer Elections)
June 17, 2026
*Meetings are open to anyone who wants to learn about or get involved with Riverdale Boosters!*
Meetings are held in the HS library or HS cafeteria. Specific meeting locations are announced in advance of the upcoming meeting.
Riverdale Rams Booster Club
Contact us
boosters@riverdaleschools.org
How can I support Boosters?
Attend meetings
Be an activity representative
Volunteer with concessions
Volunteer at or join a team and participate in our annual Warren Sutton golf outing held on Tugfest weekend
Help at tournaments
Promote school spirit
Purchase a membership
Executive Board
President
Patty Dalaska
Vice President
Jamie Fritch
Secretary
Holly Baker
Treasurer
Lisa Mattison
Concessions Coordinator
Brenna Francisko
2025 Booster Club Current Members
Black & Gold Membership
Rich & Gelenda Belouski
Rick & Denise DeBaillie
Dustin & Christine Enright
Steve & Brenna Francisko
Matt & Jamie Fritch
Sarah & Dirk Mongreig
Amy Senh
Danielle & Chris Smyser
Eric & Laura Stone
Craig & Robin Wainwright
John & Deb Wernick
Wainright Real Estate
Ram Membership
Laura & Eric Arnold
Nick & Holly Baker
Jenny & Keith Hooks
Jane & Greg Janicki
Brian & Lena Krier
Patrick & Sara Watson
Danielle & Rick Willemkins
Family Membership
Bret & Susie Clark
Russell & Karisa Dunbar
Gretchen Gitchel
Lisa Mattison
Jenny Nyquist
Valerie Pennock
Keaton & Emily Townsend
What has Boosters provided for our students during the 2025-26 fiscal year?
New sound system for Football/Soccer/Track
What has Boosters provided for our students during the 2024-25 fiscal year?
Hats for golf team
Hotel rooms for the cross country team
New uniform pieces for the band
New netting for discus area (paid through HS & MS track accounts)
Sand court rental for volleyball
Portion of licensing rights for Anastasia, the fall musical
First payment toward the new softball/baseball concession stand
Girls golf team: funds to practice at other courses and hit the driving range
Soccer team dinner and purchase of game day t-shirts
Dinner for the cross country team at the Luther meet
Soccer team dinner
Slip mat for MS boys basketball
7 picnic tables for the outside concession area
Trivia Night raised a net income at $6,150!
$20,200 - Expenses for new concession stand. Building is up and concrete is poured. Next up - interior walls, electrical & plumbing (Fully completed March, 2025)
$300 for coaches clinics
$564 new basketballs for HS boys team
$150 MS wrestling supplies
$310 for Cross Country photo books
$332 for Speech competition lunches
$1,000 for Softball batting cage time
$4,361 for septic & concrete at the new ball field concession stand
Payment from the insurance company for the Hole-in-One winner from the August golf tournament: We in turn could pay out $10,000 to our winner, John Stickler
$481.38 to host XC regionals from the grant request
$2,625 for Athletic Training Program (This is the group that helps plan the athlete's workout programs)
$40 for choir state per diem
$90 for speech competition lunch
$2,734 for RHS Boys Track & Field Jackets (40+ jackets)
$3,363.50 for RMS Track & Field Sweatshirts (100+ sweatshirts) - $3,120
$484.15 towards speech hotel
$305 in per diem assistance for state athletes
$691.24 Travel bags for Football Cheer
$97 state recognition banners for middle school
Lots of donations & purchases for the new concession stand
$1,000 baseball spring break trip
$550 new poms for cheer
$65 Girls Basketball Coach clinic
$255 hot dog roller for new concession stand
$180 for 3x4 awards
$198 for end of year awards for speech, band and choir
$360 for girls basketball summer league at Sherrard
$380 for supplemental meal funds for state track participants
$400 for softball tournament
$646 for a variety of musical equipment for band and choir
$800 for girls basketball summer trip to WI Dells tournament
$1,050 for new quarter zip jackets for boys golf
$6,700 for sound system at ball fields
Two $750 scholarships for Class of 2025 graduates Adam Benoit & Jorie Slone
Two memorial scholarships: Sue Mikels ($500), selected by the family; Dan Dirks ($750), selected by the coaches
What has Boosters provided for our students during the 2023-24 fiscal year?
Signs designating where the visitor section is for the outdoor bleachers
IESA State Championship banners for display in the middle school gym
Window paint for activity groups to "Paint the Town" and spread school spirit in downtown Port Byron during Homecoming week
$1,000 for Cross Country hotel rooms in Decorah for the team to compete at the Luther College All American Invitational Meet in September
$1,850 for 10 Taylor Made Strapped golf bags
$1,140 for Cross Country embroidered rain jackets
$165.35 for Softball bat
Purchase percussion equipment ~$600
Set & costume for musical ~$350
Marching band program design software ~$670
Trivia Night was a huge success! Our net income was $6,700!
Lunches for the speech team for a couple of Saturday competitions
Speech team bonding activity at Davenport theater
Softball tournament registration
Additional softball uniforms
Costume rental from Music Guild for the musical
Cross country photo memory books for each teammate
Hoodies for MS wrestling
Warm-ups for MS boys basketball
T-shirts for MS girls basketball
Spring break tournament registration for softball
Hotel rooms for HS wrestling
Lunches for speech
Per Diem for state choir participant
Fall, winter, and spring activity programs free to participants
Purchased additional shorts for MS wrestling team
Purchased buzzer system and ties for Scholastic Bowl team
Provided food for MS girls basketball team party
Provided $475 to supplement per diem funds for students attending state tournaments (speech, wrestling & robotics) - each student gets $5 per day in addition to funds provided by the district.
Ad placement in sectional & state souvenir programs - $765
Scholastic Bowl received new ties with the Riverdale logo on them
Dinner one evening for the cast & crew of the Radium Girls play was provided
Awards for Fine Arts Night (band, choir, theater & speech)
Coaches clinic for Cheer & Girls Basketball
$1200 to clean three popcorn machines
$2,500 Rain gear for cheer & football
$5,500 for Robotics trip to Houston
Meal supplements for State qualifying athletes in middle school and high school
Four scholarships for 2024 graduates totaling $2500
$340 in meals for the Bass & track teams at state
$3600 for a Baritone Sax
$175 for 3X4 awards
$350 for speech awards
$600 for JV Football weekly awards
$600 for cheer safety equipment
$2,600 for a new iPad and auditorium lights for the theater department
$2,625 to Richmond Elite Performance for the training program all athletes use
Our capital project for this year was the new scorer's table for the HS gym. We contributed $10,000 to this new table that will be a wonderful addition with the new bleachers the school is installing this summer.
Food for baseball & softball banquets
Updating the banners at the Middle School
Regional championship shirts for baseball
Practice equipment for baseball
34 new jackets for the girls track team
Gear to keep the football cheerleaders warm
New game day apparel for cheerleaders
Riverdale Boosters paid out over $46,000 in the 23-24 school year supporting the various activities. Thank you all for your efforts over this past year to help our kids. Looking forward to another great year!
What has Boosters provided for our students during the 2022-23 fiscal year?
Fall, Winter, and Spring Activity programs
Rams images on HS building to brand our school with our logo and mascot
Q-Lab subscription for the theater department to enhance the light/sound system for the spring play
a $500 donation for Strike Out Hunger
Meal supplements for State qualifying athletes in middle school and high school
Five scholarships for 2023 graduates totaling $2500
Backpacks and storage for the HS cheerleading
Signature Project: a complete upgrade to the HS gym's sound system