Volunteer Commitment Policy

SCBC operates as a not-for-profit organization that requires the support of volunteers to operate successfully. The club offers various volunteer opportunities throughout the course of the skating season. For more information on the volunteer tasks that are required throughout the year, please contact the Volunteer Chair at [email protected].

Volunteer Requirements:

The volunteer following commitment applies to all registered skater families in the following sessions: Junior, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Senior, Advanced, Pre-Competitive, High Competitive, Dance/Pairs Academy, and Open.

– The volunteer requirement for each skater family is 15 volunteer hours or $300 per skater.

– For families with multiple skaters registered, the volunteer requirement is 20 volunteer
hours or $350 per family.

You are required to submit to the club prior to September 30th, a postdated cheque, dated April 1st, 2019, payable to Skate Canada Brampton Chinguacousy for the applicable amount. This will be kept until such time as you have completed all of your volunteer hours. At this time your cheque will be returned to you. If you are unable to complete the necessary volunteer commitment, your cheque will be deposited. If your volunteer cheque is not received before September 30th, your account may be considered in arrears and may affect your skater’s ability to participate in scheduled sessions and test days after this date.

Note: There is no payout for partial hours completed against your deposit cheque. If you do not complete the required number of volunteer hours, your cheque will be cashed. A returned cheque is subject to NSF and admin fees, in addition to the original cheque amount.

Volunteer hours may be contributed by skaters, only where the skater has reached 16 years of age. There are a limited number of opportunities for these skaters to gain the necessary hours. Check with the Volunteer Chair to determine what qualifies as acceptable hours. These skaters at their discretion, can use these hours towards the High School Volunteer Commitment that students are required to complete. Volunteer hours may not be used for both, therefore the skater will need to decide how they would like their hours counted.

Canskate Program Assistant hours do not count as part of the volunteer commitment under this program.

Volunteer Reporting Cards are available for all members from the SCBC office. Once you have completed a volunteer session, you are to record this on your card and have it signed off. Only SCBC Board members are able to authorize your volunteer hours.

Volunteer cards are due back to the club, attention Volunteer Chair on or before April 30th of any skating year. Only these hours will be used to count towards your volunteer hours for the year. Any hours after April 30th will be counted towards the following year’s volunteer commitment.