Volunteer Opportunities
Fall Session
PA Training — The club conducts PA Training, usually the first week of each session, to allow our Program Assistants to have the knowledge and tools they need to lead the various groups in the PreSchool CanSkate and CanSkate sessions. Traditionally, the Club provides lunch for the PAs on that day and we would be looking for volunteers to provide a plate of sandwiches or fruit or some drinks for the PAs.
First Week of School — For the last couple of years we have distributed information flyers to area schools (Hantsport to Mt Uniacke) in an effort to attract new skaters to the club, particularly to the PreSchool CanSkate and CanSkate programs. This is a fairly inexpensive but labor intensive process which would be greatly improved by have 3 or 4 volunteers to deliver flyers to the schools near their home.
Bring-a-Friend Day — This is the day when skaters are able to invite a friend to come skate with them during their normal session. The 'friends' would participate in all the regular activities that their host skater would, be it CanSkate, PreSchool CanSkate or the Junior or Senior session. Volunteers are required to help with ensuring guest skaters are registered before they go on the ice and to help answer any questions from people who are unfamiliar with the club and it's programs and activities.
Winter #1
Skateathon — One of our fundraisers is the annual Skateathon, when skaters collect sponsors to help defray the cost of their participation in the club. We require volunteers to collects forms and money as skaters come into the rink that day.
Winter #2
PA Training — The club conducts PA Training, usually the first week of each session, to allow our Program Assistants to have the knowledge and tools they need to lead the various groups in the PreSchool CanSkate and CanSkate sessions. Traditionally, the Club provides lunch for the PAs on that day and we would be looking for volunteers to provide a plate of sandwiches or fruit or some drinks for the PAs.
Ice Show — The last day of Winter #2 session is our annual Ice Show. Many tasks are neccessary to put on this event from creating, setting up and removing props and lighting, making, distributing and collecting costumes, supervising the younger skaters immediately before and after their performances, playing the music and making announcements before, during and after the show and running the bake table and 5050 draw(s). All of these tasks must be done by volunteers in order for the show to happen.
Spring
Spring Invitational Competition — Mid April brings the Riverview Spring Invitational, the only spring competition in the province. This is an all day affair requiring volunteers to run the Bake Table, Bubble Gum Draw, Registration Table, play music, make announcements, provide meals and snacks for the skaters, volunteers and judges, organize and conduct medal and trophy presentations and many other tasks.
Year Round Opportunties
Music Room Attendant
Many people are intimidated by the thought of having to play music. "What if I get it wrong?" & "I don't know anything about that stuff." are comments we hear all time. This is actually one of the best jobs there is at the Club. Our Music Coordiantor, or the Music Room Attendant on a given day, provides all the required training and will stay with you as long as required to ensure you are comfortable with the job. Best of all, you get to sit in a nice, warm room with the best view of the ice. Furthermore, because most of the club's day-to-day business is conducted in and around the Music Room, you can gain a better idea of what's going on in the club and will have an opportunity to ask questions and offer your opinions on how we can do things better.
