Background

In 20212 a dedicated group of hockey families started a varsity hockey program at JPIIHS, ultimately winning the state hockey championship against Jesuit in 2016.  After this great start, the hockey program experienced a 2-year interruption and was back at JPIIHS from 2018-2020. Since that last pause JPIIHS athletics has not had enough participation to continue the program and at this point in time, we do not anticipate restarting a varsity hockey program any time in the near future.

When the previous varsity hockey program went dormant, there was a considerable account balance left in the Hockey Booster account. These funds have been left untouched for several years, but the CBC along with the JPIIHS Athletics program has decided that it's time to do something positive with these funds by reallocating them to other JPIIHS needs. Cardinal Booster Club considered the reallocation of these funds carefully.  

In principle, these are funds that were paid by JPIIHS families with the intent the money would benefit the hockey program.  As a matter of policy, CBC views funds collected through membership fees to be parent money that should be used for the purpose it was collected.  Unused membership fees are never reallocated to different accounts without very careful consideration by the CBC Executive Board.  Reallocation also involves a motion and membership vote before significant funds can be transferred.  In this case, the CBC board and membership feel that these funds are not benefiting anyone just sitting unused, and that they should be used at this time for the benefit of JPIIHS. 

During the 2022/2023 school year, CBC voted and approved the reallocation of $9500 from the hockey account to the CBC General Fund.  The board also approved a plan to disburse these funds via an internal grant program that will be used to identify needs within the JPIIHS community and award funds for one or more projects.  This is a two-year plan, with an additional award of grants planned in the spring of 2024.  The plan also includes a provision to leave a significant portion of funds in the CBC hockey account as seed funding in the event a Hockey program is restarted at JPIIHS.