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Southampton staff proposes selling scoreboard ad space to fund athlete meals
Summary
A Southampton staff member proposed using the stadium video board to solicit sponsors to pay for bag lunches or protein bars for student athletes who miss midday meals because of doubleheaders; the board heard details but took no formal action in the transcript.
A staff member presented a plan to the Southampton Union Free School District board to use the stadium video scoreboard to raise funds for student athletes.
Darren (surname not provided) said the district’s video board has drawn positive attention from visiting schools and proposed selling sponsorships to generate cash for pregame meals for varsity athletes who miss lunch when schedules require early departures. "The money that we would get from the sponsors would be used to feed our athletes starting with our varsity kids this year," he said.
The proposal called for creating an account in the business office to manage funds, coordinating with coaches and using a Google Sheet to track orders for bag lunches or protein bars. Darren cited frequent doubleheaders across fall sports (field hockey, volleyball, basketball) and said some students board buses as early as 11:00 a.m., creating a need for on‑the‑road meals.
No vote or formal motion on the sponsorship program was recorded in the transcript. The presentation outlined the operational steps but did not include projected revenue, sponsor pricing, or a proposed timeline for implementation; those details were left for further development by district staff.
The board did not record objections in the provided transcript; next steps would be refinement of a sponsorship policy, review by the business office and presentation of any required contract or advertising standards for board consideration.
