Volunteer Opportunities

You can help the Alpine Club help our youth by volunteering your valuable time and expertise. Unlike most youth sports, our parents can actively participate in the sport while they volunteer! You need not be a skier in order to make valuable contributions of your time and energy.

The two areas of volunteering your time and skills for D/SAC - fundraising and on-the-hill - has two purposes: One, to participate in the operations of the Club by helping augment our budget; and Two, to participate in the comaraderie and fun on-the-hill. The latter keeps D/SAC the envy of other clubs, and the former keeps our team fees the lowest in the state.

Other than coaching, D/SAC is run entirely by volunteers and a wide variety of skills are needed. Some opportunities are one-time; others require a longer commitment. All are a great way to meet other parents involved in the program, support your child and actively participate in this family sport. Our club is the envy of all other clubs in Minnesota due to the enthusiasm and active participation of our parents and the comaraderie it brings.

If you are interested in volunteering in any capacity, please talk to the club administrator, a board member or an event/committee chairman (listed in parentheses below), and please know that each event needs many helpers. You may even shadow a current volunteer to learn the job!

Our key fundraiser events - the Atmore, Ski Swap and Holiday Camp - are critical to the financial success of the Club and reduce significantly the team fees for ALL programs and ALL athletes (by 2 1/2 times!). Parents are strongly encouraged to join the fun, roll up their sleeves and help the Club with their time and energy.

Opportunities include:

• Board member (vacancies usually each year)
• Parent Mentor (vacancies each year) See Contact Us page for current Mentors
• Fundraising - develop and lead a new fundraiser (Vacant)
• Annual Patrons appeal - annual fundraising program (Mimi Stender)
• Publicity/media relations (Melody Fontaine)
• Graphics—design flyers, brochures, help with website content - (Melody Fontaine)
• Team Room - leadership to coordinate improvements (Tom Wieczorek - other helpers needed)
• Ski Banquet coordinator (end of year awards event) - (Mara Roningen - other helpers needed)
• Potluck coordinator (fall informational kick-off) - (Doug Tusa - other helpers needed)
• Photographer (Dave Thickens)
• Sponsorship/Advertising Program (Greg Borash)
• Web Chair (Corey Danelski)
• NJRS race program coordinator (Teresa and Paul Johnston)
• Other NJRS positions available:
• Registration and awards
• Timing and announcer
• Gatejudges and courseworkers
• Ski Swap coordinator (Rick Anderson)
• Other Ski Swap positions available:
• Volunteer coordinator (Ed Koch)
• Security
• Check-out (Mara Roningen - others needed)
• Check-in (Doug Tusa - others needed)
• Set-up/Clean-up
• Accounting (Nancy Kohlhaas - other needed)
• Sales floor
• Food (Freestyle parents and athletes)
• Holiday Camp coordinator (Dave Plude)
• Other Holiday Camp positions available:
• Assistant coordinator
• Check-in (Brenda Winberg)
• Flyer distribution/media (Koch)
• Registration (Melby)
• CUSSA/FIS Race-volunteer coordinator ("Unit Manager")
• J123 (Doug Tusa)
• J456 (Melody Fontaine)
• CUSSA Equipment Manager
• J123 (Scott Fontaine)
• J456 (Perry Danelski)
• CUSSA Race Office
• J123 (K. Tusa)
• J456 (Fontaine)
• Atmore Memorial Race - Chief of Race (Tom Wood)
• Other Atmore Race positions available:
• Volunteer coordinator (Karen Tusa)
• T-shirt sales (Lynn Wood)
• Food coordinator (Vacant)
• Race office (M. Roningen)
• Course workers
• Publicity
• Opening Ceremonies
• Race volunteers and officials (for both NJRS club and USSA/FIS races)
• Chief of Race - take the reins on coordinating 1-2 USSA, NJRS races
• Race office--registers racers, publishes run order and results
• Timing--works with electronic timing system
• Starters—lines up skiers at start in run order
• Gate judge—ensures each skier passed through the gate legally
• Results board—records skier results at finish
• Announcer—announces results during race
• Course workers—keep the course conditions safe during race
• USSA officials—requires USSA license. Training is available to any D/SAC parent.
  

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