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LINDEN ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUBP.O. Box 121Linden, CA 95236

PresidentKirstin Holtberg.............................969-3274

Vice-PresidentAngelo Lagorio, Jr.........................483-7900

TreasurerStarr Goforth..................................351-0442

SecretaryNick Alonso..........................(559) 906-9312

DirectorsMike Zaklan, Jr ............................969-7352Joni Ohm......................................969-6933Paul Busalacchi............................604-0055Chris Dondero..............................639-1300Ray Avansino, Jr..........................608-2029Max Jones ....................................479-2594Mickey Ortega .............................598-7873Wendy Frink ................................608-1324John Stevano ................................471-4354

Calender of Eventsfor 2019-2020

BLEACHER SECTIONSSTILL AVAILABLE

MEETINGSMeetings held the 2nd Thursday

of each month at7:00pm @ F & M

Bank of Linden

Have your name engraved in the main grandstand at theLion Stadium. Call Ron

Rugani at 887-2841

August 24, 2019

Aug - Oct 2019

Aug 2019-Dec 2020

January 25, 2020

April 24, 2020

June 24, 2020

Kick Off Dinner-Dance

World Series Pool

Cash Calendar

Baroldi & Spare Rib

Golf Tournament

Reverse Raffle

Dinner

2019-20 LABC Officers & Board of Directors

2019-2020 MEMBERSHIP Help us increase our membership by asking your friends and neighbors and anyone interested in supporting Linden High School Athletics and other sports programs in the Linden Community.

Send Membership Application to: Linden Athletic Boosters Club * PO Box 121 * Linden, CA 95236

Name _____________________________________________ Phone ____________________ Address ___________________________________________ City ______________________ State ______ Zip __________ E-mail _______________________________________

Business $25 Family $15 Individual $10

Please indicate if you would like more information to volunteer for any of the following:

___ Football/Soccer Snack-Bar ___ Team Store @ games or LHS campus ___ Dinner Events ___Advertise in Fall Sports Program ___ Advertisement on Fall/Winter/Spring Sports Poster

LINDEN ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUB ANNUAL NEWSLETTER FALL 2019-2020

President’s Message

I have always been very proud of the fundraising efforts of the Linden Athletic Boosters, but this past year has been extraordinary. With your help we were able donate approximately $120,000! Besides the increased net profit from most of our fundraisers this past year, we had an unprecedented number of donations from our community and the Hall of Fame Ceremony turned a substantial profit for the first time ever. For details on all our fundraising profit and our various donations, see the breakdown below. However, I would like to highlight a few major projects for which we are very proud: $32,000 toward the much needed sod replacement at Lion Stadium; $7,815 toward a new scoreboard & signage at the Varsity Baseball Field; $6,000 to fund a stipend for a Summer Strength and Conditioning Coach for all LHS athletes and some middle school athletes took advantage of the instruction; and $5,000 for two new cameras and network system to live stream events from Lion Stadium and the West Gym. With a network subscription provided by the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS), mobile devices can also be set up to stream from other locations on campus. We will provide more info regarding how to subscribe and view events once the cameras are operational. We thank you for continuing to dedicate your time and money to help make this organization so successful and one of the best Athletic Boosters Clubs around! Kirstin Holtberg, President

New Cash Calendar Fundraiser

Thank you to Director, Chris Dondero for coming up with the idea of a Cash Calendar and chairing the new fundraising event. A donation of $100 gives you a 1-in -4 chance to win. Weekly winners will receive a cash prize between $200-$250. Thus far, we have reached half of our goal to sell 200 calendars, please let us know if you are interested.

Congratulations to the 2018-19 SDL Championship teams at LHS

Fall 2018

Varsity& JV Volleyball ~ JV Football

Winter 2019 Wrestling

Spring 2019

Varsity Softball ~ Boy’s Swim ~ Boy’s Golf .

Congratulations to our 2019

Scholar-Athlete Scholarship Recipients Our 2019 LHS Scholar-Athlete Scholarship recipients, each receiving $1,000, were: Brandon Carvalho (Modesto J.C.) Conner Friedman ( Colorado State ) Thomas Dondero (Montana State ) Anna Lucostic (UC Santa Barbara)

THE LINDEN ATHLETIC BOOSTERS CLUB THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

….GO LIONS !!!

LABC Website & Membership Once again we want to remind you about our new website for the Linden Athletic Boosters Club and invite you to take a LOOK! lindenathleticboostersclub.wildapricot.org Now we have a site to provide you with: Up to date information regarding our

organization, our fundraising events, and Linden High & Linden Community Youth Sports

Online payments for donations, membership and events

Online Lion Team Store (sorry still under construction)

and much more!!!! Our full website is available for viewing to everyone, regardless of your membership status, but we hope that you will choose to keep your membership “active" in support of the Linden Athletic Boosters Club. You can also follow us on Facebook! If you have been a past member of the club and provided us with an email you have been automatically added as a member to our site. Our membership period follows the school year. Some of you with students at LHS may have already renewed for 19-20 with school registration, if you are unsure just email us to check for you. If you choose to, you may pay your dues online or mail in your membership form attached. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE provide us with an email with your membership form. We would like to be able to send regular updates throughout the year and emailing is much more cost and time effective.

2018-19 Fundraisers & Direct Support Net Income = $ 124,368

KICK-OFF DINNER- $14,067

WORLD SERIES POOL - $ 5,300 BAROLDI/RIB DINNER- $13,994

HALL OF FAME - $18,472 GOLF TOURNAMENT- $ 7,977

REVERSE RAFFLE- $14,062 SNACK-BAR & LION TEAM STORE- $12,804

SPORTS PROGRAM & POSTERS ADS - $ 19,755 MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNITY DONATIONS- $17,937

Our fiscal year runs July 1- June 30

2018-19 Total Donations $121,261

Below is a general breakdown of the contributions made by the Linden Athletic Boosters Club this past year. LINDEN HIGH SCHOOL $ 48,031 - UNIFORMS * EQUIPMENT *GOLF FACILITY FEES * FROSH VOLLEYBALL*AWARDS* CHAMPIONSHIP/ALL-LEAGUE GYM SIGNS * TOURNAMENTS * SCHOLARSHIPS * HUDL SOFTWARE * SOCCER PARKAS * ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM EQUIPMENT * STUDENT-ATHLETE TUTORING* FCCLA TRAVEL & MEMBERSHIP LUSD FACILITY DONATIONS $ 58,520 – LION STADIUM FIELD RENOVATION * LHS STRENGTH & COND. CENTER EQUIPMENT* TWO LIVE STREAM NFHS CAMERAS/SUBSCRIPTION * SNACK BAR REPAIRS * SOCCER GOALS * VARSITY BASEBALL SCOREBOARD & SIGNAGE * SPORTS FIELDS MAINTENANCE LINDEN YOUTH SPORTS $ 7,513 – LINDEN YOUTH SOCCER & BASKETBALL EQUIPMENT & AWARDS LINDEN COMMUNITY DONATION $7,0197- SUMMER STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH STIPEND * DISCOVERY CHALLENGE CADETS * MEASURE G * MISC MEMORIAL/FUNERAL

Completed, Current and Future Major Projects We worked with LUSD to research the most cost effective and resilient surface to replace the very worn and dangerous playing field at Lion Stadium. The change of Boys & Girls Soccer to the winter a few years ago added much wear and limited the time for repair between seasons. It was decided to install a hybrid Bermuda field. The total cost for the field renovation was $86,844, we contributed $32,000, Youth Football $10,000 and remaining from LUSD. The District also performed other much needed repairs at the stadium including renovating worn runways, asphalt/concrete renovation around the paths of travel, and graded and added materials to the track for better drainage and safety, totaling another $111,651. Some of the stadium work was donated by Tom Mayo Construction. While donations for the baseball scoreboard, Amerman Field signage and the NFHS live stream cameras/network have been made, we are still working with Linden Unified to install & complete those two projects. We are presently brainstorming for future major projects. Some ideas include a Track & Field records sign located at the track and to partner with LUSD for needed field repairs and renovation at various field locations.

Directors & Officers Our 2019-20 Directors and Officers are the same as last year. They are listed below along with their primary roles. Kirstin Holtberg – President / Chair of Kick-Off Dinner Angelo Lagorio, Jr,- Vice-President / Co-Chair Baroldi & Rib Dinner Nick Alonso – Secretary / Co-Chair Baroldi & Rib Dinner Starr Goforth - Treasurer Mike Zaklan, Jr. – Chair of Fall Program / Manages Ad Invoicing Joni Ohm – Chair of Lion Team Store Paul Busalacchi – Chair of Reverse Raffle Chris Dondero – Chair of Cash Calendar Ray Avansino, Jr– Chair of World Series Pool / Manages BBQ Max Jones – Chair of Golf Tournament Mickey Ortega – Chair of Snack-bar John Stevano – Chair of Fall/Winter/Spring Sports Posters Wendy Frink–Chair of Public Relations (Website & membership management, donation thank-you’s, parent/coach communication)