The Nittany Gymnastics Team Booster Club is made up of parents of gymnasts and other supporters of the Nittany Gymnastics Team. Our purpose is to promote and advance Nittany Team gymnasts at all levels from local to international to compete at the highest level that they can obtain. This is accomplished through fundraising and fund management in a manner satisfactory to the membership and in harmony with the highest Standards of the sport of amateur gymnastics.
We are a non-profit organization whose legal name is Nittany Gymnastics Team, Inc. As a non-profit organization, we must follow certain rules and legalities regarding our activities and the money we raise and spend. We are classified by the IRS as a 501(c)3 organization, which dictates many of our practices as they relate to fundraising, and spending money that is raised by the booster club. In our case, the 501(c)3 status provides exemption from federal income tax for organizations operated exclusively to foster national and/or international amateur sports competition, as long as no part of the net earnings inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. With this status we can accept charitable donations, fundraise, and host gymnastics competitions – the proceeds of all these going towards the betterment of our team in the sport of gymnastics.
The Booster Club officers for the 2011-12 year are:
President: Mitch Kirsch (msk11@psu.edu)
Vice President: Danielle Mehalick (danielle.mehalick@gactc.edu)
Secretary: Leigh McGraw (twofunkids@comcast.net)
Treasurer: Michelle Dyzak (med15@psu.edu)
