Our YMCA
The YMCA is a volunteer based organization. Your volunteer hours will never go unnoticed. Each minute you give the YMCA is greatly appreciated by our community, YMCA staff, and YMCA members.
There are many areas with volunteer opportunities: aquatics, fitness, sports, childcare, and family programming.
In 2008, the Defiance Area YMCA had over 10,000 hours served by over 300 volunteers. Without these hours of dedication, our programs could not run. Thank you!
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Aquatics Instructor Aide: to provide assistance to swim lesson instructors through class supervision and activity participation.
Office Assistant: to assist with filing documents, answering phone calls, and helping with bulk mailings.
Fitness Center Volunteer: to help with keeping the fitness center clean by cleaning the fitness equipment, cleaning weight room equipment, and cycling fitness towels.
Fitness Class Assistant: to help set up and tear down for classes, take attendance, and assist in leading classes.
SMART Center Volunteer: to help with keeping the fitness and weight equipment clean, cleaning the MPR, and assisting with cleaning towels.
Home School Volunteer: to assist with setting up and tearing down for the Home School Program and conducting activities.
Summer Camp: to assist with child supervision during the day camp activities, hiking, crafts, swimming, horseback riding.
Fun Night/Overnighters: to provide supervision for youth in grades K - 4. Play games, go swimming, and watch movies!
Tutoring: to assist with youth, Middle School and Junior High students, with homework.
Youth Center: to be that extra adult a young person needs in their lives. Spend a little time in our Youth Center making a young life better.
Teen Leaders Club: to help us mold our next generation of leaders.
Adult Sports: to provide assistance by being a referee, keeping scoreboard, or officiating.
Youth Sports: to provide assistance by being a referee, keeping scoreboard, or officiating.
Defiance College Student Coordinator roles are designed to give exceptional students more leadership opportunities and responsibilities at the YMCA. Student Coordinators are treated as a staff member therefore are upheld to a higher standard than a basic volunteer.
**Please contact the YMCA if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.**
VOLUNTEERING LEVELS
Volunteering hours will be recognized by different levels:
Bronze: 1-50 service hours
Silver: 51-100 service hours
Gold: 101-150 service hours
Platinum: 150+ service hours