BSF Nordic Volunteering
· Thu Nov 20, 09:32 AM by Kristen Westesen
BSF Nordic Fundraising supplements its program expenses to keep fees as low as possible—an additional $300 per athlete must be raised just to cover program costs. Fundraising events which bring necessary revenue to the club require the assistance of many, much-appreciated volunteers. A Volunteer Questionnaire (found under the “Forms/Publications” link at left) must be completed and submitted with your athlete’s registration. Families should consider making a tax-deductible if they will not be able to volunteer. See individual registration forms for additional information. Volunteer hours must be completed within the ski-year (June 1, 2009 to June 1, 20010).
Below is a list of volunteer opportunities throughout the season and the contact person for each:
Thanks so much for all you do; BSF couldn’t succeed without your help!
BSF-sponsored Races, SuperTour, and IMD Qualifiers
Contact – tbd
Job Descripton: For the SuperTour, help will be needed with timing, set up (registration/bibs/race order), surveying the course/preparing the track, snowmaking and grooming, stadium set-up (setting fence, start/finish lines, control areas, athlete control, bibs pick up), facilities support (port-a-potty, electricity, etc.), parking/security, concessions, awards, and medical.
Christmas Stroll (December)
Contact – Debby Greene (debby.greene@yahoo.com)
Job Description: Adults and older juniors needed for set-up, serving and take down on the night of the Stroll. Also glogg makers are needed (we have the recipe).
Instructing for Youth Ski League (January and February)
Contacts – Erich Pessl (espessl@aol.com) and Dan Purpura (danpurpura@earthlink.net)
Job Description: Youth Ski League instructors work with beginning skiers, ages 5-13, for seven weeks at 1.5 hours/week for 10 hours total credit. Instructors can choose either Saturdays, January 10 – February 21 (see Dan) or Wednesdays, January 14 – February 25 (see Erich).
Banff Mountain Film Festival (January)
Radical Reels Film Festival (February)
Contact – Tamara Hampel (themeyerfamily@bresnan.net)
Job Description: Adults and older juniors needed with set-up, and to secure the theater, usher, take tickets, and sell concessions.
BSF Nordic Trails
Contact – Bob Seibert (bsseibert@hotmail.com)
Job Description: Check with Bob for specific help needed with grooming and trails work.
Snowmaking at Lindley Park
Contact – John Villar (jpvillar@gmail.com)
Job Description: We hope to install some snow fencing and we also intend to start making snow in the very near future with our Kid Wizard snow making machine and need several volunteers to help with this assignment. There is no prior experience required as it is all quite easy to do once you get the hang of it. It is hoped that with enough people we can each take a series of days on call “duty” as well as occasionally getting together to assist in moving the machine when necessary. A typical snow-making shift would entail the following (note: this is very temperature dependent, i.e., if the temps are above 30 F we will likely not make snow, but if they are below 25 the machine will be on most of the time):
- Turn the machine on in the evening when the temps drop to below 25 F. (30 minutes) – Check on the machine in the morning and chip off what ice may have accumulated overnight (15 – 45 minutes) – Turn the machine off as the temps start to rise. (15 – 45 minutes). – Change out froze valves and clean filters as deemed necessary.
Jim Bridger Trail Run (June)
Contacts – Bruce and Maury Wiegand (maury.wiegand@gmail.com)
Job Description: Volunteers needed to coordinate water/water stations, set-up (registration, start and finish lines), course sweeper, finish area helper, set-up and distribute pizza and drinks, help with awards and t-shirts, tear down and clean up, solicit prize donations.
Sweet Pea Festival (August)
Contact – Sue Higgins (shiggins@montanadsl.net)
Job Description: Volunteers needed to help with food preparation, set-up at the booth, food servers to work various shifts at the booth, help with take down of the booth. FYI, workers must attend food safety training course at the courthouse.
Nordic Snow Dance and Auction (Fall)
Contact – TBD
Job Description: Volunteers needed soliciting businesses for donations, sending out invitations, decorating and setting up at the Emerson, and working at the event (checking in guests, monitoring tables, checking on food and drink, and cleaning up).
BSF Ski Swap (November)
Contact – Kris Holland, BSF Office (bsf@mcn.net)
Job Description: Volunteers needed to fill shifts on all days of the swap starting with setting up Thursday evening, taking consignments on Friday, and working at the swap Saturday and Sunday (check-out, security, etc.). Remember, BSF Nordic receives a percentage of the swap profits based on the number of nordic participants.
BSF Golf Tournament, Bridger Creek (September)
Contact – TBD
Job Description: Volunteers needed to help with registration, Mulligan sales, refreshments – driving golf cart with refreshments on the golf course during the tournament (2 carts = 4 persons, must have one adult per cart), barbecue, and misc.
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