10/2/22 Working For New Wrestling Uniforms?

    The booster club has stumbled on a great way to make money for the team, volunteering at the UT games, working the food stands, can pay well.  The money so far has been going to the booster club which predominantly worries about the football team, which includes the large group of athletic trainers, which are really a tight knit even more organized and dedicated group than the football players.  Since the first game, when we were supposed to handle one booth, but we showed up strong and by necessity, were split and found ourselves manning two food stands, the athletic trainers have all been showing up and pretty much taking one of the stands, so their group makes half the money, which is still great overall.

    I was told we made $5000 just at the Alabama game, which sounds like a lot of money.  The way it is supposed to work is that the group gets an automatic $100 per body working, be they adults or students.  On top of that, the group also gets to keep 90% of their tips which they make throughout the event.  UT or the stadium provides all the food and ice needed to last throughout the game.

    For some reason, there was a shortage, or something happened, but the wrestling coach sent out emails on short notice that the team needed to show up and if everyone did, we could get enough funds to order new uniforms.  I know Mijo would rather not have bothered, but his Girlie was the first to sign up, so he pretty much had no choice.  He then got three other boys to volunteer with him, he talked to two other friends, but they had to work and a band competition.

    There will be another chance for the wrestling team to make some more money, they will be given another booth at the UT game, but that one will be on Thanksgiving weekend, which I did not want to necessarily be involved with.  I feel that we got away this weekend because my folks were here, but on that weekend, we will end up volunteering to help Mijo out.

    Make no mistake, the money is nice, but the whole day is a pain in the ass.  The game started at 6:30pm, but they had to show up around 2:00pm, we had to have him at school by noon so they would all have time to meet and get their shirts and hats on.  Even though the game ended around 10:00pm, we didn't get him from the UT grounds until almost 11:30pm.  We thought we would just go to the parking lot where the rest of the people parked, but the road itself was closed, they were only allowing cars to leave at that point.  It was all a mess, almost organized, but not really.  We were able to find him bu using our phones and maps, thank goodness phones are so good nowadays.