Hi Everyone!

Let us introduce ourselves. We are Bethany Pendleton, Betsy Spears and Kim McGauley. We are going to be your "go to" people for all things volunteering this year! It takes a large village for Swim Meets to function and run smoothly so we will need (and require) all of your help. Each family, regardless of how many swimmers you have, will be responsible for a minimum of 40 volunteering points to remain in good standing with the team. In reality, we need lots of help and we encourage each family to aim for 50 points. There will be plenty of opportunities this year to earn the minimum, but remember a family must meet the minimum points to stay on the team even if only attending the minimum requirement of 2 swim meets. Job descriptions on all volunteering roles and associated points earned can be found here.

Sign-ups for Volunteering will be opened this Sunday, April 30th at 4 pm.

To ensure that everyone gets an opportunity to get their minimum 40 points, we are asking families to sign up for NO MORE THAN 50 points during the first week of sign-ups. Thereafter we will assess where we are in filling positions and families will be allowed to sign up for more – we really do appreciate the families that do more than the minimum!

When sign ups open, click here to be directed to the sign-up page. REMEMBER YOU MUST LOG INTO YOUR SWIMTOPIA  ACCOUNT BEFORE YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR VOLUNTEER SHIFTS. Use the email and password you created when you registered for Seals.

A few things to keep in mind:

• Stroke and turn judge - You must be certified to volunteer in this position. Thank you to all those who have attended recent training or remain certified from last year.
• If you have volunteer positions that you prefer to work, try to get online as close to 4:00 as you can to sign up (some spots can fill quickly). But don't worry if you can't, there will be lots of opportunities over the season to volunteer!
• You must complete your ENTIRE SHIFT to get your points.
• NO CHILDREN ALLOWED ON DECK WITH YOU while volunteering.
• Remember, if you want to work a certain shift at CHAMPS, you must work that shift at least once during the season. CHAMPS sign-ups will be released mid-season.
• If you are interested in holding a head parent position in future seasons, please let us know anytime during the season and we can help you shadow a head parent to learn more.
• Expect occasional changes as the season goes on, don't fret if you can't get everything done the first day of sign-ups. Everyone has schedule changes and things free up.
• No shift changes allowed through swimtopia after Wednesdays at 4:30PM. You must email us at [email protected] with last-minute, emergency changes. We don't love last-minute changes, but we love our volunteers so we will do our best to accommodate :)
• Have fun and remember we are all volunteers. We are here to help!
• At meets, the volunteer team is at the table under the blue awning behind the computers. You are required to sign in for all shifts to get your points

We hope everyone has a smooth and positive experience when signing up for their volunteer positions on Sunday. We really do appreciate all of your hard work to make the Seals great for our kids! :) Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Bethany, Betsy and Kim

ccsealsvolunteercoordinator@gmail.com