Boosters

Parents, Students, Coaches, Alumni, Faculty and Staff, and Family and Friends.

You can speak to your Head Coach and the Parent Reps from your team.

Communication is key! Please share with them the benefits of the General Friends of Irish Boosters Fund and the individual team fund.

Yes! The more people supporting the Notre Dame Athletic programs, the better!

We are developing a special Alumni Booster package for young and old alumni who wish to support Friends of Irish Boosters.

Yes. The success of each individual Booster program will depend on the involvement of ALL parents. The more team parents are involved, the more successful your Booster program will be.

Board of Directors
Ken Jennings, President  |  Michele Martinez, Principal  |   Nate Webber, Athletic Director

Parent Board Co-Chairs
Molly Foley - Board of Governors, Chair of Boosters, Current ND Parent
John McCabe - Chair of Boosters, Current ND Parent

Yes.  Each team will have its own individual budget line. All levels, varsity, JV, and freshman, will work together as one team.

60% of the funds will go to the team that raised the money, and 40% will go to a general fund to support the athletic program allocated for larger athletic capital expenditures, which must be approved by the President/Principal/Athletic Director. These funds will help where our athletic programs' greatest capital needs exist.

No. If teams find that they need something critical for their sport to continue to thrive, they need to present this need to the Athletic Director. Such funding would come from the capital expenditure budget of the Athletic Department. 

The student can list both/all of their sports and the allocated 60% would be split among them.

The funds that are not used in the current year will be accrued to the following year.  

Ten-Week Club Friends of the Irish Booster Raffle runs from September to December. Each week starting September 16 for 10 weeks, the Athletic Director will pull a ticket and the winner will receive a $500 American Express Gift Card.

Friends of the Irish Booster Raffle supports capital athletic facilities and program needs as determined by the Athletic Director.

The athletic director will discuss the various athletic capital needs with the booster committee and receive recommendations from the Committee.

This program does not follow the disbursement formula. However, support from the individual teams is paramount for its success.

Each Booster team must fully support the Friends of the Irish Booster raffle and ask friends and family to support these efforts.

We highly encourage each parent in every sport to purchase or sell a minimum of 5 tickets at $50.00 to support the Booster raffle.  All proceeds support the general Friends of Irish Booster Club for athletic capital improvements.

Each team will need a permit for the three 50/50 raffles scheduled. The athletic director or a designee must file all proper licensing, reporting, and fees with Lawrence Township. The winner will receive 50% of the money raised, and the remaining 50% will follow the distribution formula.

View/Download Guide and Application

Yes, signage is sold and placed on fields based on availability. There are ample signs available for purchase on a number of fields. If you are interested in selling a sign, please download this form or contact Elena Caccavale@ndnj.org.

Yes, athletics and booster club participants can sell signage for any field.

Teams are not permitted to hold any additional fundraisers such as Super Bowl pools, bake sales, flower sales, t-shirt sales, etc.

Booster club funds are intended for the following:

• Provide financial support to expose students to a higher level of competition. Examples include but are not limited to out-of-state tournaments, out-of-conference games, team-building exercises, upgraded transportation, etc.
• Provide teams with one merchandise item per season. 
• Equipment considered a wish list item and not otherwise provided through the current athletics budget.
• Provide upgrades to ND Athletic Facilities so that our student-athletes may enjoy the best campus facilities in the local area.

• Teams cannot use booster funds to purchase uniform items that are part of the established uniform and mandatory/necessary equipment items outlined by the athletic department.

• Coach's gifts or salaries

• Sports banquets