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Volunteering is a key element of New South Swimming.
Typically, NSS sponsors two meets, one during the short course
season and one during the long course season. Hosting swim
meets is the primary means of fundraising by the team - we do not
run any other fundraisers during the year. Funds raised are
used to offset costs associated with pool rental, travel expenses
for coaches, equipment and administrative expenses; without these
funds, your fees would be significantly higher!
The team depends on its parents for the success
of these meets. We are a small team and everyone’s help is
essential to our meets. Parents are expected to volunteer to help
run these two meets.
Parents are also asked to solicit corporate donations
(sponsorships) for these meets. We have a non-profit arm of New
South Swimming, NSS Booster Club. NSS Booster Club is organized as
a non-profit organization and any contributions made to NSS Booster
Club are tax deductible.
Sponsoring a meet requires work to be done in preparing for the
meet as well as work to be done during the meet. It takes everyone
to make a meet successful. Examples of volunteer opportunities
before and during a NSS sponsored meet include but are not limited
to: head timer, lane timers, marketing, hospitality, donations of
food and drinks for hospitality, ribbon preparation, heat sheet
sales, ad sales for the heat sheet, concession stand management and
workers, clerk of course, solicitation of corporate sponsorships,
and computer operators.
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