Durango, CO – The Skyhawk Booster Club, the fundraising arm of the Skyhawks athletic program, has surpassed the 700-donor mark for the first time in the history of the program. This year's 722 members almost doubled the membership from 2008-09, which saw 384 members. The booster club saw an increase of 88% from 2008-09 to 2009-10.
"I am extremely proud that we have been able to increase the membership of the Skyhawk Booster Club to over 700 members," said Director of Athletics, Kelly Higgins. "When I first began in my role as Athletics Director, it was a goal of mine to increase the breadth of our membership when there were far fewer involved. So, I want to thank those who have been supporting Fort Lewis Athletics for some time; the coaches, student-athletes and staff that made this most recent jump possible through their hard work; and also thank the new members that have joined us over the past year. Our success is yours!”
"Skyhawk Athletics would also like to thank Skyhawk Booster President Eric Jones, and Assistant AD Clayton Zenner for their hard work," said Director of Athletics Higgins. "We would also need to thank our coaches, staff and student-athletes for embracing the culture of philanthropy which has been at the very core of helping us successfully reach so many new alumni, parents and friends. To top the 700 member mark is quite an accomplishment for an NCAA DII institution such as Fort Lewis College. It takes a complete team effort to reach this milestone."
Skyhawk Booster President Eric Jones said, “The Booster Club’s continued growth is astonishing. The support our programs receive from all of our booster members both physically cheering on our student athletes and financially supporting our athletic programs allows our coaches the greatest opportunity for success, not to mention the incredible experiences that our student athletes will carry with them throughout their lifetime. With our increased support from friends, family and the community at large, the Booster Board is looking to bring back some of our “old-time” events and some new and entertaining events over the course of the next academic year. Thank you to all of you for your continued support of Fort Lewis College Athletics.”