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Volunteer Activities for the Deep River Blackfly Swim Meet
The Deep River Blackfly now scheduled to be a 1 day meet- Saturday May 28th!!! There will be 2 sessions – one in the morning and one in the afternoon. We host our fabulous BBQ and beach party immediately following the events on Saturday. This meet is HUGE revenue for the team as well as the funnest and largest event of our swimming year!!! BUT without volunteers we can't make it happen!!
Officials (Timers, Stroke & Turns judges, etc.)
Lead Organizer: Diane Davis (584-3033)
If you want the best seat in the house this is the volunteer position to take! You get to be right in the action and even if you’ve never run a stop watch before we will show you. This is also an excellent opportunity to learn how a swim meet is run – no swimming knowledge or experience necessary! We’ll provide you the formal training necessary. Without our timers and turn judges our meet would not be able to be sanctioned for competition. So please volunteer – it takes upwards of 30 officials to make the meet happen!!
Officials Lunch
Lead Organizer: Heather Keeling
Since our officials and visiting coaches are all volunteers we want to be sure we feed them and keep them going all through the meet. The primary responsibility is to feed our officials lunch on in between the sessions. IN the past it typically has been salads and sandwich bar – but it’s up to the volunteer who becomes the lead on this important duty. This position will also have to ensure that water and snacks (such as trays of fruit) are brought to the officials during the meet while on deck. The set-up area is typically the upstairs viewing area at the pool.
Since our officials and visiting coaches are all volunteers we want to be sure we feed them and keep them going all through the meet. The primary responsibility is to feed our officials lunch on in between the sessions. IN the past it typically has been salads and sandwich bar – but it’s up to the volunteer who becomes the lead on this important duty. This position will also have to ensure that water and snacks (such as trays of fruit) are brought to the officials during the meet while on deck. The set-up area is typically the upstairs viewing area at the pool.
Canteen
Lead Organizer: Nicole Adams/Johanne Charboneau
The canteen is run to sell goodies (rice crispie squares, water, Gatorade, little bags of candy, etc.) to the swimmers attending our event. Along with supplying a service to the swimmers it is a good way for the team to make a little of extra money. The Meet Program is also printed and sold at the canteen so that swimmers’ fans can keep track of when their favourite swimmers compete. The canteen at lunch on Saturday also generally tends to organize having pizza delivered and then selling it by the slice – for swimmers who choose to hang out at the pool during the lunch break.
The canteen is run to sell goodies (rice crispie squares, water, Gatorade, little bags of candy, etc.) to the swimmers attending our event. Along with supplying a service to the swimmers it is a good way for the team to make a little of extra money. The Meet Program is also printed and sold at the canteen so that swimmers’ fans can keep track of when their favourite swimmers compete. The canteen at lunch on Saturday also generally tends to organize having pizza delivered and then selling it by the slice – for swimmers who choose to hang out at the pool during the lunch break.
Blackfly BBQ (at Lemure Beach!!)
Lead Organizer: Chela Breckon
Our meet is most well known for the awesome BBq we host on Saturday afternoon following the meet session. We cook up hotdogs, hamburgers and serve veggies and chips for our hungry swimmers. We need ~6 responsible adults to ensure the food is properly cooked and proportions of food properly distributed so that no swimmers are left hungry! We’ll also need BBqs, serving utensils and coolers to keep the meat cold.
Miscellaneous (contact Meggan)
Aside from all the roles mentioned above we need the following extra persons to fill in the gaps:
- Volunteers for pool setup on Friday night
- Parents to make goodies to be sold at the canteen (i.e. individually wrapped treats)
- Parents to contribute food to the officials lunch (i.e. salads or desserts)
- Older or younger siblings to be “runners” on deck
- Older or younger siblings to distribute water to officials on deck
This is an excellent way for high schoolers to gain volunteer hours!!!
Thank you in advance for any help you can provide – each and every little duty contributes to making Blackfly a success for our team! If you have questions at any time you can contact me directly,
Cheers
Meggan Vickerd
Blackfly Organizer
613-584-9366
vmeggan@hotmail.com
