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Financial Guidelines for Booster Clubs

Booster Clubs raise money for the following purposes, consistent with University Council on Athletic guidelines and policies pertaining to Sports Booster Clubs:

  1. To support travel and meals for prospective players' visits to Queen's, providing these meet conference and national recruiting guidelines and regulations (O.U.A. and C.I.S.).
  2. To help support travel by coaches to clinics and special events related to their professional development and to the promotion of their sports.
  3. To support the staging of players and coaching clinics.
  4. To provide support for special promotional events and tournaments.
  5. To support the travel of Interuniversity athletes or teams to special events and competitions outside of the regulation competitive schedule (the regular competitive schedule normally includes pre-season, exhibition, league and playoff contests). Funds if available may be used to pay for or supplement "out of province" trips subject to prior approval from the Chair, Athletics and Recreation.
  6. To support the purchase of special equipment for athletes which is not paid for by the UCA budgets.
  7. To support the provision of specialized sport science support for athletes and teams.
  8. To support the costs of maintaining communication with Queen's Athletics Alumni, Booster Club members and potential Booster Club members (mailing, supplies, etc.).

Booster Club Constitution

Financial Control

  1. An account will be established through the School of Physical and Health Education. Donations to this account will be through the Queen's Department of Development and earmarked for the Booster Club.
  2. The President or delegate of the Booster Club and the Executive Director of the University Council and Athletics (Director of the School of Physical and Health Education or their designate) will have the final decision on the allocation of funds.
  3. Fund raising activities shall be coordinated and cleared through the Executive Director, U.C.A. and Coordinator, Marketing and Community Relations. The Executive Director may refer the request to the Department of Development, Queen's University.
  4. An account will be established through the Financial Services Department, Queen's University.
  5. Signing responsibility for all Interuniversity Booster Clubs will remain with the Executive Director, U.C.A. or their designate.
  6. Application for use of funds should be attained from the Executive Director or their designate prior to financial commitments.