Volunteer Opportunities

Pirates Rugby is always looking for committed individuals to help out with our volunteer activities. While most of our volunteer work is done by current members, as per the time commitments described below, we welcome ANYONE who is interested in helping making our rugby club a better place to be.

If you are not a member but are still interested in volunteering for the Pirates, please take a look at the upcoming/current volunteer opportunities section. If you are a member, please ensure you are aware of your volunteer requirement described below.

Upcoming/Current Volunteer Opportunities

  • Bartenders: ongoing throughout the season.  Required for Tuesdays and Thursdays after practice and special events.  Contact Alexa Fleming for more information.
  • High School Sevens: May 4th all day.  Contact Michelle Maycock for more information.
  • Clubhouse and Grounds Maintenance: ongoing throughout the season.  Flexible jobs and times.  Contact Tom Toma to coordinate hours.

Member Volunteer Commitment

  • All senior players are expected to contribute at least 24 hours of volunteer time over the course of the membership year (January – December of the registered year)
  • All junior players (U17 & U19) are expected to contribute at least 8 hours of volunteer time over the course of the membership year (January – December of the registered year)

**The board does not want to have to increase player memberships if possible. Your volunteer hours are vital in keeping the cost of rugby reasonable. The board hopes that all members will be understanding of our need to ensure that everyone is helping to make this club the best possible place to play rugby. We also strongly encourage those who can contribute more than the minimum to do so. Every hour we get volunteered is beneficial to the club, its members, its guests, and yourself.**

  • All members who are applying for membership with a volunteer commitment are expected to submit cheques/cash as volunteer deposits
  • the cheques/cash WILL NOT be deposited unless volunteer commitments have not been fulfilled by the end of the membership year
  • Junior members (U17/U19) will submit ONE cheque or cash totaling $50 – this cheque/cash will be returned upon completion of 8 volunteer hours
  • Senior members will submit TWO cheques of $80 or cash totaling $160 – one cheque or $80 cash will be returned after the first 12 hours is completed and the second cheque or remaining $80 will be returned after the second 12 hours is completed
  • if you would like to not work volunteer hours at all, please let the treasurer know that you would like your volunteer deposit to be cashed
  • Justification
    • Assuming a total of 65 senior players (x 24 hours) and 30 U17/U19 players (x 8 hours), the club will get 1800 hours of services which would ultimately need to be paid for if not done by members
    • Assuming we could find someone to work that many hours at minimum wage ($9.40/hour x 1800 hours) the club would have to spend $16,920
    • Since this $16,920 would have to be shared by the entire membership, assuming we have 120 members TOTAL that would increase every membership by $141/season.
    • Remember, this is at MINIMUM WAGE!! We would likely have to pay more than that for many of the jobs around the clubhouse.

Other Volunteer Opportunities

  • listed are some of the common volunteer opportunities available, although this is not an all inclusive list. Volunteer opportunities will also be posted once dates are set. If you have an idea for a volunteer activity you would be interested in starting, please talk to an appropriate board member.
    • Clubhouse Cleanup
      • big cleanup events, usually at the midway point of the season, the end of season, or before and after big events
    • Coaching
      • high school, mini’s, juniors
    • Youth Development
      • visiting schools to give clinics about rugby in Physical Education classes
    • Grounds/Clubhouse Maintenance
      • grounds crews rotate in taking care of the fields. This includes mowing, painting lines, watering, fertilizing, etc.
      • general clubhouse maintenance
    • Security Events
      • Dragonboat Festival beer gardens, etc.
    • Committees
      • the board will regularly strike committees throughout the year and will put out notice for participants
      • ex. Bylaws Committee, Banquet Committee, Capital Spending Committee, High School Sevens Committee, Lucky Snow Sevens Committee, Community Outreach Committee
    • Bartending/Bar Manager
      • working and managing the clubhouse bar
    • Hosting Events
      • organizing parking, working concessions, etc. for events such as High School Sevens, Mini’s festivals, and other tournaments
    • Serving on the Board
  • Non-playing members also could also do the following:
    • athletic therapist/first aid/physiotherapist for games