viking ski club
 

 

Host of the Day

Coordinator: Andrea Patch Smith (apatchsmith@gmail.com)

•  55 slots available
•  Hosting involves opening and closing the club on a Saturday or Sundaythroughout the ski season, clearing snow off the walkway and balcony, directing traffic on Saturday mornings, welcoming visitors, selling day passes.
•  We need four hosts on program Saturdays, and two on other weekend days from Christmas until the end of March.

Credit: 1 volunteering day

 

Fall Trail Clearing

Contact Persons: Doug Bowes-Lyon (dboweslyon@videotron.ca)

•  Trail Clearing involves preparing the trails for winter: cutting branches, removing vines and underbrush.
•  Thursdays and Saturdays during the fall.
•  e-mail reminders are sent to members during the fall.
•  Just one day of trail clearing per member will be counted toward volunteer requirements.

Credit: 1 volunteering day

 

Morin-Heights/Viking Loppet event

Contact Person: Marie–France Allard (mf_allard@hotmail.com)
For details about this co-hosted event with the Municipality of Morin-Heights, visit www.skiloppet.com

There’s a wide range of indoor and outdoor tasks:
•  Ski trail preparation, checking, clearing and signage (done the week before the event).
•  Helping at the Morin-Heights school with registration, working in the cafeteria, or helping in parking lot and with the buses on the day of the Loppet.
•  Helping at the Viking Ski Club with communications and start-line coordination.
•  Staffing refreshment stations along the courses.

Note: All volunteers are invited to a post-Loppet party at City Hall.

Credit: 1 volunteering day

 

Parent Assistant Coaches, Youth Programs

Contact Person: Neil Price (neil.price@mcgill.ca)

• One parent assistant instructor is needed for each JR group (JR1-JR5).
•  These volunteers ski with the group every Saturday throughout the season.

Credit: 4 volunteering days

 

Administration, Youth Programs

Contact Person: Neil Price (neil.price@mcgill.ca)

•  Coordinators are needed for each of the following programs: Viking BR/JR and Arrows, Challenge, and Biathlon.

Credit: 4 volunteering days

• Parent volunteer coordinator

Credit: 2 volunteering days

 

Coordinators of special activities in the youth programs

Contact Person: Neil Price (neil.price@mcgill.ca)

•  Orienteering         (Credit: 1 day)
•  Mini-Marathon/Olympics      (Credit: 1 day)
•  Coffee and cookies (Credit: 1 day)
•  End-of-season BBQ        (Credit: 1 day)

• Purchasing supplies  (Credit: 1 day)

 

Club Administration

Contact Person: Brent McCosker (dbrentmccosker@gmail.com)

•  Directors: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary et al.
•  See a complete list of these positions and a description of their responsibilities here.
•  Each Director is helped by several coordinators (see the above list).

Credit: 4 volunteering days