NOTE: This policy is for 8U and above only and does not include the Little Spartans.
Background:
The IGHSF determined that a Volunteer Policy needs to be established for its travel teams’ members in the interest of creating a more fair and equitable situation for all of our members. We have in the past had a small group of members doing the large majority of the volunteering. This creates an unfair circumstance and at times has made it very difficult to get enough volunteers for a particular event. Thus, we have researched what several other youth associations have done in terms of volunteering and created our own policy as outlined below. We believe our volunteer policy is very fair and meets the needs of the IGHSF.
Volunteer Policy:
Our association is dedicated to providing the lowest possible cost to players, while at the same time continuing to provide excellent equipment, uniforms, tournaments and clinics. We have established many fundraisers to meet our goals, but volunteerism is also very important to the success of our program.
Each family is expected to participate in IGHSF fundraising and volunteer events. The following requirements have been established for every softball calendar year for each family:
Those not meeting this requirement will forfeit the $250 volunteer fee to the association as outlined below.
Administration of the Policy:
The IGHSF Board will organize, delegate and monitor all volunteering activities. In order for the required time to count towards the yearly requirement, the time must be pre-approved through the IGHSF Board.
The policy will be administered as follows:
The IGHSF Board will monitor each event, the volunteers who participated and the number of hours worked. Upon the completion of our last volunteer event for the year, all members who have met their yearly obligation will have their uncashed check returned to them. Those not meeting the obligation will have their checks cashed at that time.