MISSION STATEMENT 

It is this Booster Club’s mission to support the swim and dive athletes and coaching staff through financial support, by promoting and increasing team visibility, by increasing community and parent interest and involvement with the team, by recognizing the endeavors and achievements of the team as a whole, as well as, individual athletes, and to help provide services and activities to help the team run efficiently and successfully while promoting school spirit. 

Ways in which the booster club has and will continue to support the team and it’s membership, shall include, but is not limited to:

• Providing financial support by seeking out local community sponsorships, hosting fundraising events, and through the collection of team dues.
• Supporting the coaches by providing equipment, training, and volunteering man-hours needed to get daily/weekly/monthly tasks accomplished, supplementing stipends, etc.
• Promoting and increasing team visibility by actively seeking sponsorships from community businesses, by hosting community supported fundraisers (i.e. car wash, local restaurant spirit nights, etc.), placing updates on Walton’s social media sites, placing updates on Walton’s S&D social media, providing information and updates to the Walton Broadcasting department for morning announcements, submitting articles of interest in local event magazines/publications and their social media outlets, placing banners at meets and outside the main entrance of Walton, etc.
• Increasing community and parent interest though informative email blasts, keeping the Walton S&D Website updated and current, hosting and maintaining current information on Walton’s S&D Facebook and Twitter accounts, requiring parents to experience the meets by volunteering at different meets throughout the season, encouraging parents to volunteer for other fun booster club sponsored events, etc.
• Increasing the visibility of the Walton Swim & Dive Team and the accomplishments of the student-athlete by providing an end of year update to our sponsors, placing updates on Walton’s social media, placing updates on Walton’s S&D social media, providing information and updates to the Walton Broadcasting department for morning announcements, submitting articles of interest in local event magazines and their social media outlets, updating the Walton S&D website with team and individual accomplishments, pictures, school, county, and state records, hosting an awards banquet, etc.
• Honoring our proud traditions by continuing to host them (Pot Luck Dinner, Senior Night,  Winterfest Luncheon, State Team Dinner, Car Wash Fundraiser, Junior parents help at the Senior Night Meet, etc.)
• Serving as positive role models for all Walton Swim & Dive athletes and the Walton community.
• Keeping open and honest communication with coaches, teachers, the Principal and the Athletic Director via emails and meetings on a regular basis throughout the swim and dive season.
• Making sure the lines of communication are open between Booster Club Members and the Booster Club leadership by providing board contact information in this handbook, in the athlete information package (given at the beginning of the season), on the swim & dive website, as well as though emails by providing updated information on a regular basis throughout the swim and dive season.

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

The Walton Swim & Dive Booster Club is a  501c3 nonprofit organization created with the sole purpose of making the swim and dive program operate successfully and efficiently. The Cobb County school system provides only a small part of the operational funds needed to make the program a success. We rely on registration fees, fundraising and volunteer support to create a great program for our athletes and coaches.

The By-Laws of the Walton Swim & Dive Booster Club are available for your review on our website.

Scheduled board meetings will be posted on the Walton Swim & Dive website, are open to any booster club member and are generally held on the second Wednesday of the month.  Minutes from the meetings will be published on our website when approved.