Parent Club News
From Rick Jordan:
To All Gettysburg Football Families,
Welcome to the dawn of the Gettysburg College Football 2006 season. I hope everyone had a good summer and will once again join the GC Football Parents Club.
We are in great need of new leadership in the Parents Club. Since a letter last August and then through the 2005 season and post-season, I have been trying without success to secure someone willing to take over as "chair" (or whatever you want to call it) of the Parents Club. This need is even greater now as our son will not be playing football this season and he graduates in May. While Lisa and I will be active with the Club this Fall, leadership is needed into the future. Jack and Cindy Dunn have agreed to serve as the chairs this season, but they are Senior parents. We really need a sophomore or junior family(ies) to assume the leadership of the Parents Club. It would be best for someone to volunteer now and then go through a full season shadowing us before going "solo" next year. Over the years, I have prepared an outline of how to manage the GCFPC, including what to do when, form letters, a contact list, a data base, etc. The time commitment is less than you would think and the job is very rewarding personally.
We are very concerned about having someone take over the merchandise sales. Joe and Deb Edgar did a fabulous job with this the past two years, but their son, Jon, has graduated. The job entails taking pre-orders and payment, passing orders along to our supplier by email, connecting with the supplier on home game Saturdays (she is willing to come to campus) and then distributing the items to purchasers. We also try to set up a sales table at home football games. There are always several people willing to help at the tailgates, and you do not need to be near campus to do this. The merchandise sales are critical to the Club's key roles of putting on tailgates, purchasing senior gifts, etc. Also, the availability of unique and customized "Bullet" apparel is a great service to football and cheerleader families. So, somebody out there, please step forward.
The Parents Club has progressed tremendously in recent years. It used to consist of a dozen or so parents hanging around in the West Building parking lot before and after games – now it is a group of 200+ family members who have a great facility at which to do a first class Tailgate at home games. The Senior Dinner has progressed from an unorganized dinner in a frat house to a class event in the ballroom of the Gettysburg Hotel. There are many families who have become close friends beyond football, and the Club has contributed greatly to the Gettysburg football experience for the families and players. We need new faces to keep this going and improving further.
Thanks for your consideration and here's to a great season.
Rick Jordan
To All Gettysburg Football Families,
Welcome to the dawn of the Gettysburg College Football 2006 season. I hope everyone had a good summer and will once again join the GC Football Parents Club.
We are in great need of new leadership in the Parents Club. Since a letter last August and then through the 2005 season and post-season, I have been trying without success to secure someone willing to take over as "chair" (or whatever you want to call it) of the Parents Club. This need is even greater now as our son will not be playing football this season and he graduates in May. While Lisa and I will be active with the Club this Fall, leadership is needed into the future. Jack and Cindy Dunn have agreed to serve as the chairs this season, but they are Senior parents. We really need a sophomore or junior family(ies) to assume the leadership of the Parents Club. It would be best for someone to volunteer now and then go through a full season shadowing us before going "solo" next year. Over the years, I have prepared an outline of how to manage the GCFPC, including what to do when, form letters, a contact list, a data base, etc. The time commitment is less than you would think and the job is very rewarding personally.
We are very concerned about having someone take over the merchandise sales. Joe and Deb Edgar did a fabulous job with this the past two years, but their son, Jon, has graduated. The job entails taking pre-orders and payment, passing orders along to our supplier by email, connecting with the supplier on home game Saturdays (she is willing to come to campus) and then distributing the items to purchasers. We also try to set up a sales table at home football games. There are always several people willing to help at the tailgates, and you do not need to be near campus to do this. The merchandise sales are critical to the Club's key roles of putting on tailgates, purchasing senior gifts, etc. Also, the availability of unique and customized "Bullet" apparel is a great service to football and cheerleader families. So, somebody out there, please step forward.
The Parents Club has progressed tremendously in recent years. It used to consist of a dozen or so parents hanging around in the West Building parking lot before and after games – now it is a group of 200+ family members who have a great facility at which to do a first class Tailgate at home games. The Senior Dinner has progressed from an unorganized dinner in a frat house to a class event in the ballroom of the Gettysburg Hotel. There are many families who have become close friends beyond football, and the Club has contributed greatly to the Gettysburg football experience for the families and players. We need new faces to keep this going and improving further.
Thanks for your consideration and here's to a great season.
Rick Jordan
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