Special Olympics Vermont offers volunteer opportunities in a variety of different areas, providing you with the chance to fulfill your volunteering goals. These volunteer opportunities fall into two main categories: short-term, and longer-term, and can be for individuals or groups.

Short-term of day-of-event volunteers perform tasks associated with a Special Olympics Vermont competition or fund raising events, usually a one-day commitment of four to eight hours. Below are some of the common day-of-event opportunities:

• Athlete escort
• Serving meals
• Games officiating
• Volunteers and event registration
• Score-keeping
• Awards presentations
• Event set up/tear down
• Post-event clean-up
• Hospitality at competition or events
• Medical support
• Photography

Longer-term volunteer commitments provide additional opportunities at competition and fund raising events, and in your community with local teams. These opportunities can encompass roles on management teams requiring several months of involvement leading up to the event; or with local teams, coaching and program management opportunities that can be seasonal with flexible time commitments from a minimum of two hours a week for eight weeks.

Some of the more common longer-term opportunities include: (for more information please contact Donna Diaz)

• Competition and event management
• Coaching
• Fundraising
• Volunteer training
• Volunteer recruitment
• Local team/program management opportunities (fundraising, coaching, transportation, communication/public relations, training coordination, and many more...

How to Volunteer:

1. Print the Volunteer Information/Application and fill it out and Fax or mail it to us.  Unless your information has changed, we only need your volunteer application once.
2. Chose the event that interests you (below) and print off the event specific form and send it to us (or call/email with the even name, your name, address, email and availability):

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities:Competition Events:   

Summer Games- June 2008, University of Vermont, Burlington     

Fall Sports- Soccer, October 4, 2008 @ Norwich University- no volunteers needed 

                   Bowling, October 5, 2008 @ Twin City Lanes, Berlin

School Based Bowling- December 8, 2008 @Twin City Lanes, Berlin                                                                                                                                                      

 

Fundraising Events:    

Irving Oil Fundraiser- Please contact Robyn Comstock                                                                                          

 

Additional Volunteer Information

To volunteer with a local Special Olympics team, check out what is happening in your town...