# A booster club recognition wall for the people behind your teams

> A booster club recognition wall that honors the volunteers behind your teams and shows what their work made possible, from team meals to the new press box.

Source: https://history-showcase.com/use-cases/booster-club-recognition · HistoryShowcase · Updated 2026-10-26

Booster volunteers run the concession stand, work the chain crew, feed teams before road trips and turn out for every booster event. Show who they are and what their work made possible.

## What is a booster club recognition wall?

A booster club recognition wall thanks the parents, alumni, neighbors and businesses who volunteer for and support a school’s teams, showing who they are and what their help made possible, and it often hangs near the concession stand or gym lobby. With HistoryShowcase, volunteers get profiles, each project gets a story with photos, and officers and supporters sit in ledgers.

- Made for: booster club leaders and athletic directors
- Where schools put it: Next to the concession stand, Gym lobby, Booster club meetings
- Layouts: Portrait gallery, Timeline, Honors ledger
- Visitors can filter by: Team, Year
- Cost: Free to use. No payment details required.

## The work is everywhere. The names are nowhere.

Booster clubs are parents, grandparents, alumni and neighbors who give their evenings and weekends to athletes who aren’t always their own. They run concessions, organize team dinners, paint the field, work the gate and drive the equipment trailer. Most of that work is invisible once the season ends. A plaque, if there is one, lists the officers and nothing else.

A booster club recognition wall puts people and impact first. Each volunteer or family gets a profile that says what they did and for how long. Each project, like the press box or new warm-ups, gets a story with photos showing what it changed for athletes. Donors and business supporters can be listed too, but the wall is about the people behind the teams.

## How does a booster club recognition wall compare with an officers plaque?

| What matters | Officers plaque | HistoryShowcase |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Who is recognized | Usually the club officers | Volunteers, families, officers and supporters |
| What their work built | Rarely shown | A story with photos for each project |
| Adding a new year | Engrave and attach a new plate | Add the names, preview and publish |
| Volunteer of the year | A separate plaque, if any | Each year’s honoree with the club’s reasons |

## What to put on a booster wall

- **Volunteers and families.** Profiles of the people who give their time, with what they did, which teams they served and how long they’ve been doing it.
- **What the club made possible.** A story with photos for each project: a press box, team meals, banners, travel to a state tournament.
- **Volunteer of the year.** Each year’s honoree with a few words about why the club chose them.
- **Officers through the years.** Every board, so the people who kept the club running are part of its history.
- **Supporters and donors.** Families and local businesses listed by name in a clean ledger, alongside the stories their help supported.
- **How the club began.** The founding story and the first officers, told in a short timeline.

## How to set up a booster club wall

Lead with people and projects, then supporters. A timeline shows what the club built; ledgers keep long name lists tidy.

Site: Athletic Boosters

- **Our volunteers** (Portrait gallery): Volunteers and families, each with what they did and when.
- **What we built together** (Timeline): Each project in order, with photos of the result.
- **Officers through the years** (Honors ledger): One row per officer: name, role, years.
- **Supporters** (Honors ledger): Families and businesses by name, grouped by year.

Visitors can filter by: Team, Year.

## How do you set up a booster club recognition wall?

1. **Start with the people.** Ask longtime members who should be on the wall first. Collect a photo and a few lines about what each person did.
2. **Tell each project’s story.** Add a story for each project with before and after photos and the teams it helped.
3. **List supporters, then publish.** Import your supporter list as a spreadsheet, preview the wall privately and publish when the board is happy.

## Where should a booster club recognition wall go?

- **Next to the concession stand.** Where so many booster volunteers spend their Friday nights.
- **Gym lobby.** Families waiting for games see who makes the season run.
- **Booster club meetings.** Open the published site to welcome new members and show what the club does.

## Booster club recognition questions

### Should we list giving amounts or levels?

That’s your club’s decision. A wall built around people and projects works without them. If your club uses supporter levels, a filter or sub-collection can group names without putting numbers on screen.

### Can local businesses be recognized?

Yes. Add each business as a story with its name, how it helped and a photo, in a supporters collection alongside families.

### Who keeps the wall up to date?

Add your booster secretary or another volunteer as an editor. They draft changes, and someone with publishing access reviews and publishes them.

### Can we recognize volunteers who have passed away?

Yes. Give them a profile like anyone else, with their years of service and photos their families share.

## Related

- [Volunteer Recognition Wall](https://history-showcase.com/use-cases/volunteer-recognition-wall): Thank the parents, alumni and neighbors who coach, chaperone, run concessions and keep school events going.
- [Digital Donor Wall](https://history-showcase.com/use-cases/digital-donor-wall): Every donor by name and giving level, with the stories of what their gifts built.
- [Athletic Department Touchscreen](https://history-showcase.com/use-cases/athletic-department-display): Hall of fame, records, championships, rosters and coaches for every sport, together on one screen.
- [Community Wall of Fame](https://history-showcase.com/use-cases/community-wall-of-fame): The neighbors, business owners and volunteers who built your school community, alumni or not.

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