BOOSTER BOARD MEMBERS

On behalf of the Marriotts Ridge Mustangs Boosters Club, we are proud to welcome new and returning students to the 2018-2019 school year. Marriotts Ridge is an excellent high school, consistently ranked tops in the county, state and nation. Much of the reason for this is due to the support from our administration, staff, community and families. Fun Facts about Boosters: Our mission, as the prime fundraising organiza-tion for ALL school extracurricular activities, is to help provide our students with a positive and enriched extracurricular experience! What Boosters Funds: Athletics, Fine Arts, Clubs and School Initia-tives. That means the 36 Athletic Teams, as well as, 15 different Fine Arts (music/theatre) Groups, the 52 Clubs and various Schoolwide Initiatives receive funds from Boosters. In fact, Boosters has contributed over 1/2 million dollars over the last 6 years. Here are some examples:

• Major School Projects: Electronic Sign, Audito-rium Sound Equipment, Stadium Press Box, Dugouts, Boulevard Banners, etc.

• Team and Club Uniforms

• Team and Club Entrance Fees

• Theatre Rights for Drama Performances

• Weight Room Equipment used by all students

• Specialized Equipment for Teams and Clubs like tennis ball feeder, scoring machines, robotic kits, material for for literacy club, etc.

• Funds for Clubs like Speech and Debate, Culi-nary, Future Business Leaders of America, Na-tion Honor Society, Key Club, Math Club, Liter-acy Magazine, It’s Academic, Robotics, Green Sustainability Club and more

• Homecoming Decorations and Activities

Check out the Boosters Web Site at

http://www.mrhs-boosters.com

How Boosters Raise Funds: Boosters run a variety of fundraising events throughout the year which include: Summer Camps (July), The Oreo Booth at the Howard County Fair (August), Mustang Madness Silent Auction (March), as well as, ongoing activities to include: Boosters Membership, Concessions, Hitching Post Store, Driv-er’s Education Amazon Smile Purchase Program, and Corpo-rate Sponsorships. How You Get Involved: Of course, these funds do not get raised by themselves and here is where you come in. There are three ways to support the Boosters.

1. Become a Boosters Member - You can join Boosters

easily by completing the form in this mailer or going online at www.mrhs-boosters.com. We are happy to receive your financial contribution on behalf of our stu-dents.

2. Volunteer your Time/Talents – Help with any of our

events and activities. You can join a committee or just sign up for a shift at the Concessions Stand or Hitching Post School Store. Just go to our website: www.mrhs-boosters.com to find out what events are going on and how to sign up to help. If you are not sure what volunteer-ing might involve, feel free to contact me.

3. Become a Corporate Sponsor – If you have a business

you would like to advertise to the MRHS community, consider becoming a corporate sponsor. More details can be found inside this mailer.

Please take some time to review this packet of important infor-mation from both the Boosters and PTSA. You will find mem-bership forms, sponsorship opportunities, fundraising details, volunteer information and much more.

I am looking forward to a great year! Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions, want to get involved or have sugges-tions. My email is: mianofike@gmail.com Lorraine Miano-Fike Mustangs Boosters Club President

Lorraine Miano-Fike, President Tammy Liu Hermstein, Exec.VP

Michele Weller, 1st VP Kevin Slack, Treasurer

Chris Skopic, Rec. Secretary Mariah Miano, Corr. Secretary

Board Members

Angel Bivens Carol Kressen Patti Groman

Melissa Meininger Chris Skopic

Vicki Wilhelm Karen Wright

NONPROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 468

Street Smarts of Maryland will be providing Drivers Education classes hosted at Marriotts

Ridge. Classes run for a 2 week period from 2:45-6:00 PM. This is a MVA approved program

consisting of a combination of classroom instruction and in-car training.

Basic Instruction $365 (30 hours classroom/6 hours behind the wheel)

Upcoming dates:

September 5th-20th December 5th-18th March 4th-15th

October 15th-29th January 2nd-15th April 1st-23rd (spring break)

November 5th-27th February 11th-22nd May 15th-30th

To register, contact Street Smarts at 443-355-4238 or www.streetsmartsmd.com

Questions? Contact Wendy Reeling at Wendy.reeling@gmail.com

The Boosters club sponsored another successful season of summer camps with over 400 campers across 20 various sports and music camps. The tradition will continue in the summer of 2019…our 14th year of camps! MRHS offers an excep-tional summer camp experience with exposure to MRHS facilities and excellent staff. Dates and camps offered for summer of 2019 will be released in February 2019.

Our indoor and outdoor Concessions booths provide a wide variety of food and bever-ages at MRHS events. Volunteering at the concessions booth is a fun way to support our students. Go to the boosters website to sign up for a shift. The Hitching Post school store sells a variety of spirit wear, school supplies and snacks. It is open Monday-Friday after school so students can pick up snacks and any-thing they may need for after-school activities.

The Mustangs Boosters Club established two $2000 Senior Award Scholarships to be given annually to a couple seniors who have made a significant difference to their school and commu-nity during their time at Marriotts Ridge. The 2018 Boosters Senior Scholarships were awarded to Emma Meininger and Michelle Yu. Congratulations to Emma, Michelle and all the nominees that MADE A DIFFERENCE at the Ridge. The 2019 Senior Scholarship Application information can be found on the Boosters’ website this November.

The Mustang Madness silent auction event is a FUN and profitable adult night out. It includes dinner, music and of course auction activities– all while mingling with other Mustang parents and faculty. This is our main fundraising event for the year. Many thanks to those who donated items and attend-ed the event making this one of our most successful years ever. We look forward to seeing new and old faces participating in the event for this coming year!

The Mustangs Booster Club runs the Deep Fried Oreo Booth at the Howard County Fair. This has become a favorite tradition and major fundraiser for the last 10 years! This year the fair runs Aug 4-11, 2018. THANK YOU to all the Mustangs who volunteered their time this summer to help! Don’t worry if you missed it this year, you can volunteer next year!

FUNDRAISING

The Amazon Smile Purchase Program is an easy way to allow the Boosters and our students to benefit from any purchase you make through Amazon at no additional cost to you, as the customer or Boosters as the charitable organization. Simply go to Smile.Amazon.com then search and select MRHS Boosters Club. This will allow the Boosters to receive a donation of .5% of eligible pur-