A Note from the President

Thank you for visiting our web site. We continue to work to improve our site so that it is as user friendly as possible. Hopefully it allows us to communicate with you in the most efficient manner.

If you are new to our community, you might not realize that the Chagrin Falls Booster Club is different from typical "Booster Clubs." While these other organizations normally focus their efforts exclusively on athletic programs, our activities are intended to benefit both the academic and athletic efforts of Chagrin Falls students. The Booster Club reinvests every dollar we raise for the benefit of our students and the school district.

With your support, we have donated more than $1.5 million to assist in the operation of educational and athletic programs throughout the Chagrin Falls School District. Over the last ten years, the Booster Club has donated over $118,000 to assist in financial support for academic programs at all grade levels, provided $81,000 in college scholarships to graduating seniors and has contributed over $230,000 to the operating budget of the District's Athletic Department. Our contributions to the Athletic Department have permitted the School District to retain a full-time trainer to safeguard the health and safety of our students on the athletic fields. In the past year, the Booster Club funded requests from Gurney Elementary, the Intermediate School, the Middle School and the High School and appropriated nearly $45,000 for these requests.

How do we fund these requests? We do it through the contributions of many in the community such as yourself and your neighbors. Here is a list of some of the ways we raise money and we invite you to join in our efforts and have a great time at our events.

May: May begins our Membership Drive and continues throughout the year. Feel free to join right here on our Web site.
August 17, 2008: Meet the Teams night at C.S. Harris Stadium
August 22, 2008: Tailgate Party from 5:00-7:00 to kickoff the new football season before the first home game.
August 23, 2008: Golf Outing--see the attached sign up link. This is a very fun time. Golfers and sponsors are needed... scramble format with dinner and raffle prizes following the golf.
March 21, 2009: 38th Annual Dinner Dance-- An evening of Dining, Dancing and a Silent Auction. All proceeds from this event benefit academic and athletic programs for students in the Chagrin Falls School District.

We hope that this Web Site will facilitate communication between the Booster Club and its members. Please feel free to contact us with your comments, questions and suggestions. The Site enables you to pay online for your membership dues, for our paid events such as the Dinner Dance and for our Golf Outing. It also incorporates PayPal, which you can use to ensure that your online payments are secure.

Thank you for your continuing support of the Chagrin Falls Booster Club. With your help we can maintain the special nature of our community and the excellence of its schools.

Sincerely Yours,
Michael O'Connor