Volunteering at Canoe ’09 is a great way to feel the rush of excitement at the largest international sporting event held in Atlantic Canada to date: the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
If you’re 15 years or older you can volunteer to help hold and dry the boats between Aug. 10 and 12 at Boat Control Stations around the venue. This opportunity will take you up close and personal with 1,000 elite athletes coming to the competition from over 75 countries around the world.
Boat Control Station volunteers will help officials ensure fairness and objectivity during the races. It will look great on your resume, and offer you a rare opportunity to watch the fastest paddlers on the planet battle for gold from the best seats in the house.
If you’re not interested in boat control, don’t worry, there are many other exciting positions up for grabs. The four-day competition requires over 800 volunteers from different walks of life, paddlers and non-paddlers, to fill positions requiring a wide array of talents.
If interested please contact:
Jill Knowles, Volunteer Coordinator
Then visit www.canoe09.ca and sign up as a volunteer. Under volunteer choices select competition officials.
i WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS POSITION. IVE ALREADY REGISTERED AS A VOLUNTEER.
I am already registered as a volunteer and would love to be a part of the “canoe Drying ” group. My daughter Erin Hughes turns 16 in Sept and is also volunteering with me this summer with the tall ships. This is just another chance for us together to help out in our community.
I would like to be involved with this position. I am already signed up. How do I get in contact with Jill?
Jen
Hello Jill
I have registered my son as a Volunteer and he would be interested in the Boat Control Station. I as well have Volunteer and will be working with Nancy MacKenize.
Hi Jill,
Volunteering with Canoe 09 has been wonderful, Thank you! As a volunteer for Canoe 09, I got the chance to meet local, national and international members of the paddling community, engaging residents of HRM and so many others who had an enormous impact on the success of the event. Your constant enthusiasm helped us all.
Thanks are also due to all those individuals who had the vision and energy to bring such an international event to Halifax, Nova Scotia and for making it such an enriching experience.
A grateful volunteer.
Ms. Tania Stella Meloni