Booster Club Enhances Tradition

       Since the earliest days of Mount Michael Benedictine the school year has started off with an all family Mass and picnic under the pines. A simple yet significant and very nice change to the tradition occurred this year. Rather than every family bringing their own picnic dinner, the “Booster Club” provided food for everyone.

      Volunteers started showing up at about 12:30 for preparing the food, setting up the serving line and getting the grills stoked. By the time Mass was held under the pines at 4:00 pm everything was ready. After Mass the crowd of over 600 people was served in about 20 minutes using 4 separate serving lines manned by the seniors. The main course was brats, burgers, and hot dogs.

      Before, during, and after the dinner, everyone had their pictures taken for the school directory. Near the conclusion the drawing for the Booster Clubs raffle was held. This year’s lucky winner of 4 season tickets to this years Nebraska football games was Charles Eldred.

      After the clean up crew finished cleaning up the picnic grounds many of them gathered south of the school to enjoy root beer floats and a few minutes of relaxation.

      This year marks the 3rd year since the Booster Club began. The club has already accomplished many great things and if this picnic is any indicator it should be a fantastic year with may great things to come. To learn more about the Booster Club make sure to check out its webpages using the link on the school’s homepage.