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2009-10 Booster Buddy Info If this is your first time visiting the site, thank you for your involvement in the CHBC Booster Buddy Program. If at any time you have questions or would like to see something added to this page, please feel free to email Bonnie Johnson. On this page you should find everything you'll need to know about your responsibilities as a booster buddy, a small handful of rules we ask you all abide by, and some great resources for your scrapbooks. **Update 10/28/09: Click HERE for a list of the 2009-10 Booster Buddies and their player assignments. If you have any articles or pictures to share, feel free to email each other.
Booster Buddy Responsibilities Update: A few of you have asked where to send your birthday/holiday cards, I completely forgot to provide an address. Unless you hear otherwise, you can send all cards to the following address.
PLAYER NAME
c/o Lake Erie Monsters
1 Center Ice
Cleveland, OH 44115
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Every Booster Buddy is to be a current
member of the Cleveland Hockey Booster Club (CHBC) and in good
standing The CHBC reserves the right to add to/change these rules at any time throughout the season. In a nutshell, just don't do anything that could cast a bad light on the club or any of its members. We're afforded an opportunity to interact and do something special for these players during their time in Cleveland and it would be a shame to lose that due the actions of one member. Throughout the season, players will probably come and go. This may present a problem if your player is one of the comers or goers. Here are some general guidelines regarding player movement, but each case will likely be handled individually.
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To receive a scrapbook, players should: • If your player is called-up to the NHL Colorado Avalanche or sent down to the ECHL Charlotte Checkers (or other ECHL team) AND IS REPLACED by another player (i.e John Doe is called up to Colorado, Bob Smith is sent to Cleveland), you will be asked to assume booster buddy duties for the incoming player (Bob). You will have the option of stopping work on your first scrapbook at the date your player leaves, or continuing to work on their book, filling it with Colorado or Charlotte news/pictures/etc. I encourage anyone in these situations to try to continue their scrapbooks, as many times their player will return to Cleveland before the season ends. • If your player is traded during the season, you will be asked to assume booster buddy duties for a new incoming player. You will have the option of continuing your scrapbook for your player with his new team, or stopping with their last date in Cleveland. Trades are fairly rare, but they do happen. Sometimes we'll trade a player and receive no one in return. In that case, we will try to find you a replacement player, or possibly ask that you assist others with their scrapbooks while waiting for a new arrival. If any other questions come up as the season goes along, again, contact Bonnie Johnson. bsjhockey@yahoo.com
Where to begin?? If this is your first time building a scrapbook, don't be scared!! It can be a lot of fun and there's really no wrong way to do it. Everyone will soon find their own technique. Number one piece of advice...don't wait until the last minute to begin your scrapbook!! With an 80 game season and potentially dozens of extra events throughout the year, its simply too much material to put together in a week. We suggest setting aside time at least once a month to assemble the various sections of your scrapbook. The CHBC will order 12x12 scrapbooks in bulk for you to use. The club typically also has nameplates made up for the front of your scrapbook, listing the player's name and the current season. Bonnie Johnson will inform you of the costs at the appropriate time. Scrapbooking materials can be found many places, but if you need a place to start, try these locations:
Archiver's
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Sometimes expensive...but people have been
known to find some nice stuff in their clearance bins.
So you've got some scrapbook pages, but what to put on them?? First, start with newspaper articles. You have the option of running out to buy the Plain Dealer the day after every game, or maybe pairing up with someone who has a subscription and making Xerox copies of every Monsters article. Copies are usually the way to go, in case you cut it out bad, spill something on it, rip it, etc. Another option is to find articles online after every game and print them out yourself. Often times, your player may not be mentioned in the newspaper article. You can opt to leave those articles out, but you might not have much by the end of the season. Suggestion: include every game article in your scrapbook, whether your player is mentioned or not. News Articles
LakeErieMonsters.com
- Guaranteed to have recaps for each game...a great place to
start. Links for those dealing with player movement Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche Official
Site Charlotte Checkers
Charlotte Checkers Official
Site They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The more pictures you can accumulate for use in your scrapbook, the better. I encourage you all to have a camera with you at any team event, game, autograph session, etc. If possible, try to get pictures of players other than your own so you can share/trade with other booster buddies. Colorado Avalanche
Official Colorado Avalanche
Photo Galleries Lake Erie Monsters Lake Erie Monsters Photos on Flickr - Photos from Monsters events and home games. Submitted Photos - Melissa Hess has created a section on her website exclusively for Booster Buddies to have a place to compile pics. Marie Robinson has graciously agreed to make many of her pictures available there throughout the season. If you have photos to share, please email Melissa and she'll add them for everyone to access. When you visit the link, each gallery has a password. When prompted, enter the password you received from Bonnie to view pics. To save photos, point to the large photo until a menu slides in at the right side of the screen, then select "save photo". Other Assorted Thoughts If there is enough interest and a location can be determined, we can organize some dates to get together in a group to share materials, pictures, news, etc. If it's something you'd be interested in hosting or just attending, let Bonnie know. Expect to visit with Bonnie every month or two to go over your progress. Thanks again for your involvement with the 09-10 CHBC Booster Buddy Program and I hope everyone has a great season!!
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