VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Administrative Responsibilities (Year Round)
Please submit any questions about Administrative volunteer opportunities to cindy@disabledsports.net, Program Manager
Community Outreach
Please submit any questions about Community Outreach volunteer opportunities to vanessa@disabledsports.net, Program Coordinator
Cycling (Summer)
Participants and their friends/family members will pedal hand cycles, tandem cycles, recumbent foot peddled cycles, and traditional two-wheelers on introductory through advanced riding experiences. As a volunteer, you will assist with equipment fitting and repair, be a cycling buddy for the participants, and help organize and potentially lead small pods of cyclists on day trips along bike paths in the Sacramento, North Tahoe, Reno and San Francisco areas. Cycling Volunteers are expected to attend the cycling volunteer training (mandatory for new volunteers) Volunteer at least 3 days throughout the summer, have access to your own bicycle and helmet, be confident in your cycling abilities, be comfortable riding in populated places and be able to transfer a participant weighing at least 100 lbs. Bike maintenance experience is helpful but not mandatory. Volunteers must provide their own transportation to and from the program sites. Please submit any questions about volunteering this summer to Vanessa Belz, Program Coordinator at x203 or vanessa@disabledsports.net
Equipment Room (Winter & Summer)
Please submit any questions about Equipment Room volunteer opportunities to brian@disabled sports.net, Program Coordinator
Flat water Kayaking / Canoeing (summer)
Please submit any questions about Flat water Kayaking / Canoeing volunteer opportunities to michael@disabled sports.net, Program Coordinator
Fundraising (Year Round) is a key part of our organization’s success. Please submit additional questions about volunteering for any of our Fundraising opportunities by contacting Haakon Lang-Ree, Program Director at x201 or haakon@disabledsports.net
Golf Volunteer (Spring, Summer and Fall)
Lesson series are held at Golf Courses in Sacramento, Stockton, Oakland, Concord and Reno. Professional golfers provide instruction to participants with disabilities. As a volunteer you will accompany participants through the lesson process assisting wherever needed. Volunteer at least 4 days, help set up before lessons and break down after lessons, be able to transfer a participant weighing at least 100 pounds. Volunteers assist with lesson safety, equipment, adaptive carts, instructional drills and emotional support. Golf experience is helpful but not mandatory. Volunteers must provide their own transportation to and from the program sites. Please submit any questions about volunteering to Chris Clark, Program Coordinator at our Sacramento Executive Office by calling 916.722.6447 x101 or email chris@disabledsports.net
Off-Highway Motorized Vehicle Program (4-WD) (Summer)
Please submit any questions about OHMV volunteer opportunities to brian@disabledsports.net, Program Coordinator
Sailing (Summer)
Please submit any questions about sailing volunteer opportunities to cindy@disabledsports.net, Program Manager
Serving on Advisory Committees or Board of Directors (Year Round)
Please submit any questions about Advisory Committees or BOD volunteer opportunities to haakon@disabledsports.net, Program Director
Snowsports Lesson Assistant (Winter)
This winter, assist snowsports instructors in delivering the best lessons possible to people with physical and cognitive disabilities. Free training, clinics and lift tickets are provided. As a Lesson Assistant volunteer, you will be asked to assist students and their instructors with transfers, equipment set up, chair lift loading, and skiing/snowboarding techniques. Often, a volunteer’s most helpful role is in being available to help students focus and make their day on the hill a safe, fun learning experience. Certain lessons require both you and the instructor to repeatedly lift a student who may weigh up to your body weight. It is not necessary for you to have experience teaching people with disabilities how to ski or snowboard. Applicants should possess strong intermediate skiing and/or snowboarding skills, or above. The minimum commitment we ask of our volunteers for the winter season is two days for training and four days total of volunteering. A typical day runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Our season runs from mid-December through mid-April, seven days a week. Please submit any questions about volunteering this winter to Brian Sheckler, Program Coordinator at x204 brian@disabledsports.net or Michael Hunter, Program Coordinator at x208 michael@disabledsports.net
Special Events (Year Round) are a key part of our organization’s success. Volunteers will be asked to generate silent auction prizes, solicit sponsors, act as “event staff,” and as committee heads, help decorate, hang banners, distribute flyers, prepare food, sell event and raffle tickets and help with event setup and breakdown. Please submit additional questions about volunteering for any of our Fundraising Events by contacting Mary Roll, Events Coordinator at x205 or mary@disabledsports.net
Water Ski Volunteer (Summer)
Our highly successful water ski program in the Sacramento Valley is held weekly at two private tournament water ski lakes. As a volunteer, you will assist disabled students with equipment set-up and water starts. Your day lasts six to eight hours, and you will typically be in and out of the water all day. Water Ski Volunteers are expected to attend the water ski volunteer training (mandatory for new volunteers, optional for returning). Volunteer at least 3 days throughout the summer, be a strong swimmer, and be able to transfer a participant weighing at least 100 lbs. No prior water skiing experience is necessary. Volunteers will begin by helping participants from dry dock and with more experience will have opportunities to help students and staff in and on the water. Volunteers must provide their own transportation to and from the program sites. Please submit any questions about volunteering this summer to Brian Sheckler, Program Coordinator at x204 or brian@disabledsports.net
White water Rafting (Summer)
Professional guides take participants and their friends/family through Class II/III rapids on the American River and serve a delicious lunch. Volunteers assist the guides in providing a safe trip down river, lunch set up/clean up and trip rigging/de rigging. Volunteers should be available on an on-call basis. Volunteers must have Class III+ rafting experience in paddle boats and/or oar rigs and be a strong swimmer. Volunteers help with shuttles, lunch set up/clean up, rigging/de-rigging trips, assist participants and their friends/family members providing a safe and fun river experience. Volunteers must provide their own transportation to and from the program site. Please submit any questions about volunteering this summer for this and other water related adaptive programs to Michael Hunter, Program Coordinator at x207 or michael@disabledsports.net
Prospective volunteers, please visit this link for more information about how to get involved.
Please submit any questions about volunteering for additional volunteer opportunities not listed to info@disabledsports.net
Minimum age for all volunteers is 18. |
