The 2012 Board of Directors has voted in a new policy regarding volunteer hours that is effective for the 2012 season. This change is very important and will affect all senior and U-17/U-19 players. Please read through the document below. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your team reps.
We are looking for any individuals interested in managing the bar this season as their volunteer hours. Unlike past years, we are trying to tighten up accounting procedures in order to meet standards expected from organizations which provide money to the Pirates (for example, grants, casinos, sponsors, etc) so it is essential that the individual who decides to take on this job understand the requirements of the position. We will look at all applicants and a board committee will select from those applicants. Organizational skills are a MUST! This position would MORE than cover your 24 hour volunteer commitment.
The following are the main responsibilities of the bar manager:
The bar manager DOES NOT have to:
There has been a procedure developed for things such as inventory, stock purchasing, and deposits that has been approved by the board and will be discussed with any of the interested parties. Any interested individuals are to submit an email to Kady Martin at ktowns@ualberta.ca. This email should include a small statement describing your skills and how you think you will be able to handle such a commitment to the club. Depending on the applicants, there is the possibility of job sharing — individuals who are interested in job sharing would need to explain how they plan to divide the work and what their organizational system would look like. Please submit your emails by November 30th, 2011.
The Pirates has been given a wonderful community outreach opportunity coming up this February. It is the 10th Anniversary of Hair Massacure at West Edmonton Mall and it will take place on Friday, February 3rd, 2012. This event has grown immensely in the past 10 years and as such requires a large volunteer base in order to make it a smooth running, safe, and successful event. Our job at this event would be to act as security — any volunteers may be asked to attend an orientation at Hair Massacure’s discretion.
The job itself requires 15 volunteers for the hours of 8:00 AM – 9:30 PM. Depending upon the availability of the applicants, there is the possibility of working an early shift or a late shift, although participants are more than welcome to volunteer for the full event — this will be decided by the volunteer coordinator once all volunteers have been found. All hours count towards your volunteer commitment to the club. The security detail will primarily include ensuring safety of the guests and volunteers, and controlling access at the entrance and exits. All applicants must be comfortable being authoritative and maintain a professional attitude and manner throughout the event. There will be a crowd of over 5000 people throughout the day so it is important that applicants take this job seriously, as it is substantially larger than any security events the Pirates have done in the recent past. Applicants will be able to order (and hopefully keep) a Security T-shirt in their size if they volunteer before the end of November — late applicants will get a general size.
**WE ARE STILL SHORT AT LEAST 6 VOLUNTEERS FOR THE EARLY SHIFT (8AM TO 5 PM) AND REQUIRE AT LEAST 3 MORE MALE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE LATE SHIFT (5 PM TO 9:30 PM). ** This will help alleviate the need for individuals to work all day.
**Many companies offer paid time off for charitable work — if you require a personalized letter that details the work you will be doing, these are available upon request.**
If this is an event you are interested, please message our volunteer coordinator for the event, Scott Poirier as well as CC your reps (see contact info below). Please include the following in your email:
- Shift availability (8 AM – 5 PM, 5 PM – 9:30 PM, or both)
- T- shirt size
- any special skills you may have that make you a suitable candidate (examples, experience working security or volunteering for large events with similar expectations of attitude and manner)
Scott Poirier
M: 780.940.5497
E: scottfpoirier@gmail.com
Reps: Amelia Towns (meals_bedeals@hotmail.com) and Dylan Orr (dylan_orr10@hotmail.ca)
For more information on the Hair Massacure event, please visit their website at http://hairmassacure.com/
Thanks in advance!!
We have the following individuals signed up for Hair Massacure. IT IS THE MEMBERS RESPONSIBILITY TO ARRANGE A REPLACEMENT IF THEY CANNOT MAKE THEIR SHIFT — PLEASE NOTIFY SCOTT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO WORK YOUR SHIFT!!
Early Shift (8 AM to 5 PM)
Andrew C., Brent L., Tom T., Dave B., Thomas H., Andrea L., Steph M., Amanda M., Andrew G., Didier C.
Late Shift (5 PM to 9:30 PM)
Bolivar G., Michelle M., Sara R., Justyse M., Melissa D., Anna L., Kirsten L., Michelle H., Alysha H., Mark F., Tom P., Latoya W., Adam B.
Mid Shift (noon to 9:30 PM)
Mike M., Dylan O.
Thanks to everyone who showed up to the Annual General Meeting on Sunday, especially those who were able to stay and help clean up the aftermath of our wonderful banquet the night before. A new executive has been elected and is posted in the contacts.
And a big congratulations to our award winners at the banquet. It was a wonderful season and we continue to be proud of the growth and pride in the Pirate community!
Junior Girls MVP — Michelle Hoang
Junior Boys MVP — Andrew Cormier
Senior Women Rookie of the Year — Angela Lieu
Senior Men Rookie of the Year — Dylan Orr
Senior Women Most Improved — Kristin Morrissey
Senior Men Most Improved — Mike Buijze
Senior Women MVP — Tenaya Price
Senior Men MVP — Will Grady
Disco Cheetah — Melissa Dziwenko
Pig of the Year — Sean Newcombe
Barf Kilips — Brent Lealand
Clubperson of the Year — Jodie Olson
Sportsman of the Year — Tom Poon
Honorary Life Membership — Dave Bailey
Congrats go out to some members of the Pirates family. Shelby and Britney, two members of the Pirates U-18 Girls team, represented Edmonton in the Alberta Summer Games this week. The Edmonton team was also coached by Pirate president Kady Martin. The team lost by a kick in the gold medal game on Thursday, but still bring home silver. Congratulations ladies!
The ERU Awards Banquet was held Saturday, September 26th and congratulations need to be extended to our own Kady Martin, who won Club Administrator of the Year. Congratulations Kady on all your hard work this year!
A big thank you to everyone involved in helping organize this years banquet — the first ever in our own clubhouse! The following awards were handed out after dinner:
Junior Boys MVP — Dylan Orr
Junior Girls MVP — Kirstin McDonell
Senior Women’s Rookie of the Year — Amelia Towns
Senior Men’s Rookie of the Year — Bret Shandro
Senior Women’s Most Improved Player — Rachelle Rose
Senior Men’s Most Improved Player — Mark Grenier
Senior Women’s Most Valuable Player — Alexa Fleming
Senior Men’s Most Valuable Player — Joel Poshtar
Disco Cheetah — Michelle Maycock
Pig of the Year — Shaun McLaughlin
Barf Kilips — Mark Grenier and Pablo Techera
Clubperson of the Year — Will Grady
Sportsman of the Year — Keith Darby
Congratulations to all of our award winners and thank you to all who attended — you made it the fabulous night that it was.
Pictures have been posted in the gallery.
Congratulations to the U-18 girls team, who won their city final game 5 – 0. They are the 2009 Northern Alberta Champions! Way to go ladies!!
Congratulations to the men’s team, who defeated Leduc 34 – 5 to win the 2009 E3 Shield. We welcome a new piece of hardware to hang in the clubhouse!!
Congratulations to the women’s team, who came in third in the EW2 division after a heartbreaking overtime loss in their semi-final game.
Congratulations to the U-18 boys team, who really pulled through and came together as a team, despite the bumps along the way. We look forward to great things from you guys next season!!
