SkiAbilityOttawa is entirely volunteer driven. It relies on the generous donation of personal time by many many volunteers in order for the program to be a success.

We are currently recruiting volunteers for the SkiAbility Ottawa program to be held this summer.

We need YOU!

If you ...

• are an active person that enjoys outside activities
• enjoy assisting persons with a disability and seeing them achieve new goals.
• can participate for half, or full days, for at least 3 Saturdays during July and August.
• enjoy the fun and comradeship of group activities.
• would prefer to help "behind the scenes" with some adminiatration.
• are of age 16 years or more. (For ages less than 16, enquire about Assistant Volunteer positions.)

... then we invite YOU to join the fun!

Volunteers do not need skiing or boating skills to be active volunteers. We provide the training, and the participants provide the fun. We encourage participants to also volunteer when practical. Volunteers will have opportunities to ski or board.

Although most tasks do not need specific skills, we need a few volunteers with one or more of the following skills:

• Skiers and/or wakeboarders, possibly with some instruction experience
• Boat/ PWC driver (Boaters Certification card required)
• Water safety / lifeguard skills
• Camp or day program leader skills
• French language communication
• Sign language (ASL) - some skill if not fluent

Is this for YOU? -- We hope so!

If you would like to volunteer or would like more information, please send an email to Volunteers@SkiAbilityOttawa.ca or call Ross Holden at 613-692-4898.
Please provide your name and all appropriate contact info.

More Details:

Information and Registration:

• We hold one or more information and registration evets each year ... check the shedule for the dates and locations or
• Complete the on-line Registration. (See "Registration" in the left menu.) or
• Send an email to Volunteers@SkiAbilityOttawa.ca   Please provide your name and all appropriate contact info.

Training:

We offer one or more training clinics each year so volunteers can get the expierience they have been asking for. Check the Schedule for details.
When possible we also include ski improvement days and other opportunities for volunteers to improve their skiing or boarding skills. Note:

• New volunteers should attend one training session if possible.
• Returning volunteers are encouraged toattend at least one trining session and may attend more than one, space dependent.
• New volunteers who cannot attend a training session should discuss their situation with Ross (info@skiAbilityOttawa.ca) as on-the-job training can be an option.
• For the training dates see Schedule.

Volunteer  tasks:

Volunteer  tasks:
Some of the tasks that volunteers will be trained for include: Shore based tasks: Co-ordinator Assistant Fitter -- preparing the adaptive equipment per skier requirements Starter -- assisting participants to be ready to ski Shore instructor -- dry land training Photographer/videographer On the water tasks Boat driver Instructor Assistant PWC/chase boat driver Jumper Water starter Side skier Organizational tasks Volunteer registration Participant registration Treasurer Community liaison Media liason Funding co-ordinator Webmaster Translation services (English to French) Photographer

Please email Volunteers@SkiAbilityOttawa.ca or call Ross Holden at 613-692-4898 if you require assistance, have questions or need more information.