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he SJA Athletic Booster Club, which has been around for more than 50 years, continues to serve and support the department of athletics at Saint Joseph Academy. It is run by a board and its membership of volunteer parents with the interest in supporting athletics. Over the many years of its existence, the Booster Club has made many impactful contributions to the school; this year being no different. Traditionally, the Booster Club hosts the annual Taste of the Town fundraising event, produces the Fall Athletic Program Book, runs the concessions for all sporting events, and more recently, hosts the annual Spring Fest. Collectively, these fundraising events allow the Boosters to make significant contributions to the school and to the athletic programs. Each year, the Boosters give SJA a sum of money to help support the Athletic general operating budgets. In the last several years, the Booster Club has generated extra funding that they are then able to spend on special projects.
This year, the Booster Club made a generous donation back to SJA for the purchase of a brand new, 14 passenger mini bus. With the number of various athletic teams at SJA, it is not uncommon for there to be several buses of athletes going in different directions many weekends out of the year. This addition of a new mini bus allows our athletes to travel safely to their competitions. Additionally, the Booster Club purchased new uniforms for the boys’ varsity football team and the girls’ varsity basketball team and helped pay for the installation of the new digital scoreboard for Canales Field! This year’s Executive Committee members are as follows: President – Liliana de la Garza
Vice President – Sarah Figueroa
Treasurer – Carole Montemayor Secretary – Karla Garza
Parliamentarian – Dino Esparza ’89
Former President – Donna Barron
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