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PARENTS:

Parents play a vital role in a successful swim club.  We need everyone to lend a hand!  There are a variety of ways for individuals to assist with meets and the concession stand. 

Below, is a list of items needed to be donated and job descriptions for voluteers in order to give you an idea of how vast the need is!

  • Please sign-up at the HSS bulletin board located in the aquatic center lobby. 
  • For concessions, contact: Donna St.Charles
  • To volunteer, contact Doreen

CONCESSION ITEMS:

  Drinks:  please bring in week prior & name brands

  • 5 people to bring in a 12 pack of cola
  • 5 people - 12 pack of DIET cola or Sprite
  • 10 people - Powerade or Gatorade
  • 16 people - water (16.9 oz) in 12 or 24 packs
  • 5 people - Capri Sun/Sunny Delight

Fruit: Please pre-wash

  • 2 people - to bring a bag of apples
  • 2 people - bunch of bananas
  • 2 people - a bag of oranges (cut up and put in ziplock bags)
  • 2 people - grapes (ziplock bags)
  • 5 people - veggies mix - carrots, celery, broccoli (single serve, 6 per person in ziplock bags) Club supplies ranch dip 

Snacks:  single serve, pre-packaged, 1 dozen each

  • 4 people to bring candy
  • 4 people - BAKED GOODS such as: cookies,brownies, muffins...
  • 4 people - granola bars
  • 7 people - large bagels, 5 each in ziplock bags
  • 4 people - string cheese (pre-packaged)
  • 4 people - chips/pretzels  (pre-packaged)

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Home Meet Volunteers and Job Descriptions:
 
Marshalls: 
  • Line up swimmers in the proper order according to their seed times. 
  • Place swimmers at their lanes.
  • Marshalls get the swimmers to their respective lane at the proper time.
  • Need: 5 people

Timers:

  • Responsible to time the swimmers.
  • 2 timers per lane
  • Requires standing and the use of a stop watch.
  • Records the time on the swimmer's card.
  • Need: 12 people plus 1 head timer

Scorers:

  • Responsible to add up individual scores on meet sheet.
  • Learn the Hytek Meet Manager program
  • Need:  3 people

Heat Ribbons:

  • Responsible to give ribbon to swimmers who win their heat.  1 per heat for individuals & 4 per heat for relays.
  • Need: 1 person

Runners:

  • Responsible to take the time cards to the scorers.
  • Requires standing and walking.
  • Need:  2 people

Awards/Ribbons:  Home & Away meets

  • Home: getting labels & putting on ribbons, put in files
  • Away: getting ribbons from opposing team, put in files
  • Swimmers receive ribbons the next Monday.
  • Swimmers receive: placement or participant for each event swam. 
  • DQ’s do not receive a ribbon.    
  • Need 1 person

Parent Helpers:

  • Give swimmers their event #'s and write on swimmers' hand
  • Be available before warm-up, be on deck w/swimmers, check locker rooms occationally.
  • Need: 3 parents

Set-up & Clean-up:

  • Requires being at the pool by 4:15 p.m. to set up (bringing tables out, setting up chairs, setting up the deck)
  • Responsible for putting meet items away & cleaning up deck area.
  • Walk-thru locker rooms after meet, put left behind items in HSS office
  • Need:  4 people

 

Concessions:

  • Responsible to set-up -NEED 2 PEOPLE @4:30
  • Sell concession goods
  • Clean-up -NEED 2 PEOPLE TO STAY TILL THE END.
  • Need:  5 people
  • Chairperson: Donna St.Charles & Theresa Dudek

Apparel:

  • Sell apparel goods to parents
  • Need:  3 people
  • Chairperson: Becky Esch (will setup/take down)

 

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Away Meet Volunteers:

Marshalls:

  • See "Home Meet Volunteers" for job description
  • Need:  4 people

Awards:

  • Responsible for organizing ribbons for our team
  • Collect them when meet is finished
  • Give to Doreen for labels
  • Need:  1 person

Parent Helpers:

  • Same job description as "Home Meet Volunteers"
  • Need:  3 parents