Are you a TUC player, a retired TUC player, high school student looking for required hours or just love the game and would like to help? Check out the following information for all things volunteer related.

General Volunteering

Here are some examples of volunteer opportunities with TUC: (For all inquiries relating to volunteering email volunteers@tuc.org)

• TJSL Coach
• Clinic instructor
• Spirit mentor at our Spirit Hat Tournament
• Spirit Committee member
• Lands Committee member
• Photographer
• General volunteer: in our events and tournaments we always need help in scoring games, reporting scores, helping out in setting up tents and banners, refilling water, registration and sign in at the day of the tournament.

Have a look at our past volunteers of the month and see how they helped TUC.

Volunteers positions currently available:

Touring Chair

The Touring Chair acts as the liaison between the TUC office and the touring community. He/she is someone who is active in the touring circles and therefore can effectively communicate between the two parties. The Touring Chair seeks to promote and support Toronto touring through TUC resources as well as utilize touring expertise to improve the quality of play in TUC leagues. Touring Chair reports to the GM. Touring Committee Sub-volunteers: up to 3

• Set yearly event goals with GM – how will TUC support touring?
• Work with GM to establish a budget for touring support
• Work with GM to identify practice fields requirements for touring teams
• Promote and communicate the TUC touring policy to teams, highlighting the benefits of TUC support
• Create a touring community database
• Request submissions from teams who are seeking TUC support
• Contact touring community to fulfill volunteer roles for TUC events
• Track volunteer hours for touring teams, and communicate deadlines for volunteer point submissions
• Enforce policies and sanction teams who do not fulfill volunteer hours
• Review the touring policy on an annual basis
• Facilitate communication amongst touring teams and with TUC partners
• Plan touring related events that promote and enhance the touring community
• Establish relationships with touring communities from other cities, provinces, and countries
• Post touring results, news, and updates on the TUC website
• Host a touring information session
• Work with GM to identify expendable resources that can assist Toronto touring teams
• Provide a year-end report outlining team commitments and allocations, results, and overall summary of the touring season

# of events required: 3-4

Meeting requirements: informal meetings with GM, touring information session, AGM attendance

Average time commitment: 1-2 hrs per week during peak season (April-October)

If you are interested please email Jack Lilwall - volunteers@tuc.org

Social Events Chair

The Social Events Chair is responsible for planning and organizing TUC parties/social events. The TUC will typically host 1-2 social events per year as TUC league teams tend to organize their own post-league and tournament socials. Social Events Chair reports to the GM/AEC. Social Events Committee Sub-volunteers: up to 5

• Set yearly event goals with GM/AEC – establish social events for the year
• Work with GM/AEC to establish a budget (total and per event). Expenses over $100 to be approved by the GM.
• Work with AEC to promote events
• Scout for committee members/volunteers for events
• Provide write-ups and promotional ideas for events
• Work with AEC for online event registration (if necessary)
• Coordinate logistics for social events (signup, venue, food/beverage, entertainment, setup/takedown, finances)
• Sponsorship hunting and working with vendors if applicable
• Create new events that will attract large membership participation
• Create events that cater to different demographics of TUC membership
• Create events that tie-in to TUC tournaments and work with AEC to coordinate logistics and promotion at tournaments
• Improve ‘community’ feel of TUC socials and introduce new charitable events
• Outreach into TUC community – physical/verbal contact with members to promote events

# of events required: 1-2

Meeting requirements: informal meetings with GM/AEC attendance

Average time commitment: 1-2 hrs per week

If you are interested please email Jack Lilwall - volunteers@tuc.org

World U-23 Championships (Summer 2013) volunteers

The Toronto Ultimate Club (TUC) is pleased to announce that it will host the World Flying Disc Federation's Under-23 Ultimate Championships in 2013. This prestigious Ultimate Frisbee event will be held at York University from July 22 - 28, 2013. WU23 2013 will welcome 40+ teams from over 20 nations in 3 divisions of competition: Open, Women's, and Mixed.

Our executive committee is now seeking volunteers interested in helping with the event! If you are interested in volunteering for WU23 2013 either as a general volunteer or on one of our committees, please send an email to volunteers@wfdf2013-u23.com which includes your name, place of residence, level of interest (ie. manage a committee, serve on a committee, general event volunteer), areas of interest and/or expertise, and anything else you want to add. Please be patient with us - we may not respond right away but we will get back to you! Examples of committees in place for World's include Facilties, Events, Sponsorship, PR, Competition. General volunteers do not need to join a committee.