The club is able to put on events due to the awesome volunteers who help out.  If orienteering in NE Ohio is to continue and grow, it will happen because of you!  Have you noticed that the same people often seem to run each event?  Although they want to help, they don't want to help all the time.  Did you realize that each of these people was at one time new to the sport of orienteering?  They learned to organize events and design courses by offering to help.  They had on-the-job training.  Don't worry about the details,  experienced club members will give you the guidance to make your volunteer effort a success.  Perfection is not a requirement.  Pick something you are comfortable with and like to do.  Call Ken Lappin at (330) 296-6745 or send an email.

Here are some job descriptions for the volunteer positions:

Event Director

Find volunteers for other event positions, contact emergency personel as needed (very rarely necessary),  purchase water and cups for event (reimbursed), take event materials to the site, place and pick up road signs, write event report with results for the newsletter, reconcile event receipts, return event materials to the equipment manager.  If you are interested in trying out your hand at being an event director, Ken Lappin will be glad to help you get started.

Course Designer

Scout area, design courses, mark master maps, make clue sheets, set out controls, organize control collection.  The equipment manager will give you maps and instructions to help you design the differenct color courses.  Club policy:  Any course is a good course.  If you are interested in learning more about orienteering, this is an excellent opportunity.  Experienced course designers will be more than happy to have you assist them in their designing, in order for you to learn course design.

Registrar

Register participants, collect event fees, pass out maps and plastic cases, sell safety whistles, direct participants to starter.

Starter

Collect participants form and put in binder, assign start time, tear off and give control card to participant, call out start times.

Timer

Collect control cards from participants at finish, mark finish time, check punch cards, calculate event time, post results.

Beginner "O" Instructor

Follow outline in instructor packet to turn directionally impaired citizens into confident orienteers.  You don't have to be an expert to be a great teacher!