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Volunteer With Us!
Thank you for your interest
in volunteering with The Club for Boys. The Club is proud to
serve over 1,400 boys a year from Rapid City and the surrounding
area. Volunteering at the Club is a rewarding experience for you
and the boys your work will impact.
Our volunteer staff come
from all walks of life. Some are retired, others work full time
jobs, some are college students, and others volunteer as part of
a group. A volunteer might work anywhere from 3 to 30 hours a
month. Some might work one event a year. All volunteers are
important in helping the Club meet its mission and vision.
Benefits of Volunteering
Have a positive impact in a child’s life
Free meals while volunteering
20% discount at the Thrift Store
Special events and trainings
Volunteer newsletter
Volunteer Application - Click
link to download and print (Adobe Acrobat)
Volunteer
Brochure - Click link to download and print (Adobe
Acrobat)
Volunteer Positions
Club Volunteers
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Fine Art
Instructor: Instruct members in a fine art such as
watercolor painting, charcoal drawing, etc. Year-round.
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Reading, Math,
Homework Tutor: Mentor and tutor members who need help with
homework. School year.
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Library/Special
Activity Assistant: Assist or lead special activities in the
library such as chess. Year-round.
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Individual Game
Instructor and/or Small Group Games Instructor: Work with
individuals or groups playing games and/or leading
tournaments. Year-round.
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Music
Instructor: Teach boys how to read music and play guitar,
piano or other instruments. Year-round.
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Small Group
Coordinator (Juniors’ Room): Work with individuals or groups
(ages 10 & 11) playing games and/or leading tournaments.
Year-round.
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Mentor: Work
with a members one-on-one at the Club, serve as a positive
influence and role model. Year-round.
Administrative
Volunteers
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Volunteer
Program Assistant: Assist with the overall running of the
volunteer program including publication of the volunteer
newsletter, recruiting, volunteer appreciation activities,
etc. Year-round.
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Event Sales
Volunteer: Help promote and recruit participants for
fundraising events by contacting potential participants by
phone, delivering flyers, soliciting donations, etc.
Year-round, on-call.
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Special Events
Volunteer: Assist with the set up, execution, and tear down
of special, Club, and fundraising events. Year-round,
on-call.
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Virtual and/or
Professional Volunteer: Be on call to perform a variety of
activities that are in your professional field, examples:
graphic designer designing a poster for an event, English
teacher editing a grant, a human recourses manager serving
as an on-call consultant. Year-round, on-call.
Outdoors Program
Volunteers
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Gold Panning
Assistant/Instructor: Go on gold panning trips with members,
teach gold panning techniques and share the history of gold
panning. On-call, based on weather.
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Rock-Mineral-Gemstone Instructor: Go on trips/hikes with
members and staff and lead the group in collecting and
identifying rocks and gemstones. On-call, based on weather.
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Cabin Trip
Assistant: Assist with teaching outdoor activities and help
supervise boys on overnight trips to the Club’s cabin.
Year-round.
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Fishing Trip
Assistant: Go on fishing trips and assist members with
fishing, rigging lines, cleaning fish, and minor repair of
fishing equipment. Year-round, based on weather.
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Bird
Watcher/Instructor: Go on trips/hikes with members and staff
and lead the group in the finding and identification of
birds. On-call, based on weather.
Sports Program
Volunteers
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Coach, Official,
Scorekeeper for Basketball. January through mid-March.
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Coach, Official,
Scorekeeper for Flag Football. Mid-September through
mid-November.
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Coach, Official,
Scorekeeper for Wrestling. Mid-January through mid-March.
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Ice Skating
Assistant: Assist on trips to the ice arena and help members
learn how to skate. On-call.
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Fitness
Assistant: Assist in running fitness activities such as
weight lifting, fun runs, fitness fun stations. Year-round.
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Sports Card Club
Assistant: Promote and teach members about sports card
collecting. Year-round.
Thrift Store
Volunteers (All year-round.)
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Cashier: Greet
customers, operate cash register, bag purchases.
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Sorting &
Pricing: Work in the back of the store sorting and cleaning
donations, pricing items, some lifting required.
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Clothing Hanger:
Hanging, tagging, and pricing clothes and getting it to the
sales floor in the proper departments.
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Display Person:
Make displays attractive throughout the store with donated
merchandise, dressing mannequins.
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Electronics:
Test donated electronics, clean and repair them as needed to
prepare for sale.
Floor Assistant: Keep store clean and organized, check
dressing rooms, put away processed merchandise.
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Baling:
Responsible for baling clothing and shoes.
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