HOW CAN I COMPLETE MY REQUIRED VOLUNTEER HOURS?
The Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club is a not-for-profit organization that relies on volunteer work and fundraising to help support the club. The registration fees paid do not cover the full cost of your child’s lessons.
The Smithers Ski and Snowboard Club is a not-for-profit organization that relies on volunteer work and fundraising to help support the club. It is important for you to know that the registration fees you pay do not cover the full cost of your child’s lessons.
The major expenses the Ski and Snowboard Club incur are:
Coaching: 40-50%
Insurance for our athletes and the club: 15-20%
Equipment: 15-20%
Miscellaneous other expenses (such as advertising, stationary, van maintenance and insurance, medals): 15‐20%
The Club's largest fund-raisers are the Schuss Boomer, Sandbags, Ski Swap and the Rotary’s Fall Fair Booth. It is really important that we have your help for these fund-raisers. On top of fund-raising, we also need volunteers to help our program run smoothly throughout the season. Available jobs include but are not limited to helping out at club races, baking cupcakes for the race days, washing Nancy Greene bibs, providing assistance at work bee days on the club cabin and tail-gunning for our youngest groups.
The volunteer requirements vary depending on the level of your athlete (shown below). The volunteer requirements are per family, not per child, so if you have three children enrolled you are not expected to triple your volunteer hours (though we won’t say no if you offer!). You will be asked to complete the volunteer requirements of your child in the highest level. We ask that you write a cheque for $150 dated for season-end or April 15. We will only cash your cheque if volunteer hours are not completed by this time.
E1, E2, Little Riders, Ride 1 = 20 volunteer hours per season
K1, K2, J, Ride 2, Ride 3, Ride 4 = 25 volunteer hours per season
Your support is greatly needed and truly appreciated. Thank you for any efforts you make to help our program be a success! If you have not yet signed up for your volunteer jobs, please contact John Kelson at oolichan1@gmail.com or Gary Huxtable at gary@bvelectric.ca to do so.
Phone List Coordinator
Call the phone list reps for each group to pass along the required messages
Update and keep active all phone lists for each group
Phone List Rep (one required per group)
Contact all members of your phone list to distribute the required message.
Media Coordinator
Place ad’s in the newspapers and radio
Van Advertising Coordinator [*Important Club Fundraiser]
Contact previous and new businesses to advertise on the club van
Coordinate ads with Randy’s Image Design
Ski Swap
Mid-November annually
Sandbagging Coordinator
Line up sales and delivery of sandbags (*Filling of sandbags will be done by others)
Schuss Boomer
This is our best fundraiser of the year. On & off-snow positions available. Please contact Gary Huxtable gary@bvelectric.ca
Club Races
Nancy Greene Race: Feb 18 & 19 (skiers & snowboarders)
North Zone Finals: April 4 & 5 (Skiers ages 10 & up)
