Steering Committee

The Steering Committee for the Booster Clubs of the Oakland Raiders was established in Los Angeles in December of 1989. The purpose of the Steering Committee is to:

1)     Be a federation of all officially recognized Raider Booster Clubs working together to support each other and the Oakland Raiders;

2)      Provide guidance to those wishing to form new clubs;

3)      Establish camaraderie, friendship and cooperation among officially recognized Booster Clubs;

4)     Magnify the support the Oakland Raiders team;

5)     Serve as a centralized communication Committee-Clubs to Committee, Committee to Raiders, Raiders to Committee and Clubs.

The Steering Committee does not supersede or interfere with the purpose and goals of the individual Clubs or their independent charters and leaders.

Membership
Steering Committee membership currently consists of 22 paid Steering Committee Clubs and 60 officially recognized Raiders Booster Clubs. Membership fees are $150 per year per club.

Representation:

Each club is allowed to have one representative who will attend and have voting authority at Steering Committee meetings.  Denise Browne is serving as the Steering Committee Representative for our club for the 2009-10  season and she is very dedicated.  In addition to being our club Rep, Denise is  also Chair of the Steering Committee’s Commitment to Excellence Dinner, serves on the Guidelines Committee, Grievance Committee, and  Elections Committee! 

Visit the Steering Committee website by clicking  here .

Meetings

Steering Committee meetings are held approximately six times per year at Ricky’s Sports Theatre in San Leandro and average about 3 hours in length.  Traditionally, one meeting a year that also includes club presidents, has been held at the Raiders Facility in Alameda.  The purpose of the meetings is to plan Steering Committee events, provide a forum for sharing information between Booster Clubs and – as a sidebar – to discuss the latest team news. 

Events
The Steering Committee member clubs sponsor three annual events:

*     A Draft Day Party that has been held at Ricky’s Sports Bar in San Leandro;

*     A trip to a Raiders away game which -until the Thanksgiving Day schedule came out – most fans were hoping would be to Dallas this year this year ;

*   The Annual Commitment to Excellence (CTE) Award Dinner. The 7th Annual Commitment to Excellence Dinner was held on March 6th at the Oakland Airport.

With the exception of the CTE Dinner, Steering Committee  events are open only to members of officially recognized Raiders Booster Clubs that are also paid members of the Steering Committee.