Volunteers 
State Meet Volunteers: Register at the "Volunteer Spot"
Sign-up to volunteer for the STATE MEET!!! We need your help to fill 100 volunteer spots over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 31, Aug 1 and 2. We are using a software called VolunteerSpot to facilitate sign up. It is quick, easy and confidential:
• We are asking each family to sign up for 2 (or more) shifts over the three days.
• If you signed up early in the year to work a "day of the meet" job you will still need to go to VolunteerSpot to sign up for the day, job, and time slot that works best for you. Marlins will not be timing at the State Meet so no timing shifts are available.
• If you have been on a committee and haven't had a chance to help out much, then please sign up for a day of the meet job.
• If you have not fulfilled you regular season volunteer requirement please sign up for some additional State Meet jobs.
• If you are working on the day your child swims we will make sure you can watch the race.
• Please complete all volunteer sign-up by Friday 6/24/2009 at the very latest!
Thank you to everyone who has already signed up. We are half-way to filling all our volunteer needs!
If you have any questions, please contact Peggy Mroz, foxawatmsn.com (replace at with the @ sign when sending an email)
The Golden Marlins Swim Team runs on parent power. The Golden Marlins Swim Team Board consists of parent volunteers, and volunteers are needed year round to keep the swim team going. However, the demand for volunteers is greatest in the summer season, to organize and run swim meets.
Unlike soccer, baseball, basketball, or many of the other sports that our kids often participate in, swimming requires a large number of volunteers to run a meet. Whether it is timers, concessions, ribbons, heating, judging, set up, or tear down, there are a lot of jobs to go around. Every summer, we will need to fill over 400 volunteer positions. A home meet alone takes 70 people to run.
The volunteer requirement for the 2009 summer swim season is:
4 volunteer sessions during regular season meets or 1 season-long assignment,
plus
1 State Meet commitment.
Each family is required to submit a $150 volunteer deposit check for the summer season.
· After fulfilling all volunteer sessions, we will destroy the volunteer deposit check.
· We will ask you to sign in every time you volunteer, so we can keep track of your volunteer sessions.
· We will notify you before the end of the season, if it does not look like you will be fulfilling your volunteer requirement and work with you to find volunteer sessions for you. (We will not just suddenly cash your check)
· If, however, you prefer us to cash your check, rather than fulfilling your volunteer sessions, please let us know. Write: “Please cash my volunteer deposit” on the registration form.
The following volunteer position need to be filled for the summer 2009 swim season:
Download the Volunteer Position Description and the State Meet Volunteer Commitments for detailed description of the duties for each position. The number in parenthesis indicates the number of volunteers needed for a particular position.
Season-long Assignments:
Bagel Day Coordinator (2) 1 position filled
Bagel Day Friday Helpers (2)
Computer Manager (1) 1 position filled
Computer Input (3) 1 position filled
Party Person (4)
Heating and Clerk of Course (7)
Chair Transportation and Lions Club Coordinator (1) 1 position filled
Lost and Found (1)
Ribbon Filing/Folders (2)
Tent Transport (2)
Head Official (1) 1 position filled
Officials (Stroke and Turn Judges, Event Starter) (9) 1 position filled
Volunteer Coordinators (2) 1 position filled
Meet Announcer (1)
Picture Day Coordinator (1)
Picture Person (1)
Meet Coordinator (1) 1 position filled
Advertising for the Marlins (1) 1 position filled
Spirit Wear Coordinator (2) 1 position filled
Concessions Manager/Purchaser (1) 1 position filled
Trophies/Awards (1)
Head Timer (1) 1 position filled
Meet Setup Supervisor (1) 1 position filled
Swim Meet Session Volunteer Positions:
Sign up for at least four sessions to fulfill volunteer requirement. Some families do all required sessions during one meet; others do one session per meet. For example, one parent may sign up for the June 20 meet as timer in session 1 and timer in session 2, both parents sign up for tear down, and you have fulfilled all four sessions of your volunteer requirement in one meet.
May 30, Intra-Squad Meet
Concession/Hospitality Workers (3)
Runner (2)
Event Board (1)
Tear Down (4)
Timing (18)
June 6, at Columbine Knolls
8 and Under Liaison (2)
9-10 Liaison (2)
Timing, 2 sessions (18)
Backup (1)
June 13, at Five Parks 8 and Under Liaison (2)
9-10 Liaison (2)
Timing, 2 sessions (18)
Backup (1)
June 20, at Home
8 and Under Liaison (2)
9-10 Liaison (2)
Timing, 2 sessions (36)
Concession/Hospitality Workers, 2 sessions (6)
Ribbons (3)
Runner, 2 sessions (4)
Event Board, 2 sessions (2)
Tear Down (5)
Backup (2)
June 26 and 27, Ken Caryl Invitational
Timing, several sessions (6)
June 28, Pentathlon at Applewood Athletic Club
Timing (6)
June 28, C/D Meet at Mount Vernon Country Club
Timing (6)
July 8, Odd Events, Stroke Events at Stingrays
Timing (6)
July 8, Odd Events, Distance Events
Timing (6)
July 11, at Green Mountain
8 and Under Liaison (2) 9-10 Liaison (2)
Timing, 2 sessions (18)
Backup (1)
July 18, at Home
8 and Under Liaison (2)
9-10 Liaison (2)
Timing, 2 sessions (36)
Concession/Hospitality Workers, 2 sessions (6)
Ribbons (3)
Runner, 2 sessions (4)
Event Board, 2 sessions (2)
Tear Down (5)
Backup (2)
July 19, Last Chance
TBD
July 24-26, League Meet at Applewood Athletic Club
Timing, several sessions (22)
July 31-Aug 2, State Meet in Golden
8 and Under Liaison (2)
9-10 Liaison (2)
State Meet Commitment
State Meet Worker Bee Volunteer Shifts (50) - be available during State Meet for any shift for Concessions/Hospitality, Setup/Teardown or other duties. Shifts and duties assigned after sign-up.
Advertising (collect ads) (5)
Awards (2)
Ceremonies (2)
Concessions Planning (3)
Deliveries and Returns (4)
Evaluations (2)
50th Anniversary Records and History Book (4)
Hospitality (8)
Lost and Found (2)
Program (2)
Publicity (1)
Sales (8)
Signage (4)
Sponsorship (5)
A couple notes on volunteer sign-up:
The board reserves the right to assign/fill certain key volunteer positions (e.g. Head Official) or positions which require work in advance of the Summer Season (e.g. Bagel Coordinator and many of the state meet jobs) in advance of the registration meeting. All other positions are offered up for sign-up on a first come/first serve basis beginning at the registration meeting until all positions are filled.