MAKE VOLUNTEERING YOUR 2022 RESOLUTION
Definition of volunteering
‘Volunteering is time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain’
It is also what our clubs, our riders and our sport depend on to make the sport we all love happen!
Put simply, without the thousands of volunteers around South Australia that put the time in to making the sport happen – it wouldn’t happen!
So, for 2022, Motorcycling SA’s catch cry will be;
Make Volunteering your 2022 Resolution!
Help out just once in 2022 at your Club, or at an event, and make a huge difference to our sport.
It doesn’t take much, and those who will benefit include your family members – like YOUR children – and your friends – so really, you’re just helping out your mates!
Here’s just some of the things you can offer to help out with;
- Serving in the canteen or cooking the BBQ
- As a flag marshal or as a sweep rider
- As a timekeeper or a lap scorer
- Running a control or a check-point
- As an observer
- Or assisting at sign on and/or scrutineering
Or ask your Club what you can do to make our great sport better in 2022!
None of the positions listed above require you to have an accredited officials licence, and all you need to do is sign on the Volunteers Sign On Sheet and you are covered under MAIL insurance for your time.
Make Volunteering your 2022 Resolution!
What is volunteering?
Volunteering is time willingly given for the common good and without financial gain. This definition was developed by Volunteering Australia to cover a range of activities that Australians take part in. The definition was expanded upon in a series of explanatory notes.
According to Volunteering Australia:
“The term ‘volunteering’ covers a wide diversity of activities in Australian society. It includes formal volunteering that takes place within organisations (including institutions and agencies) in a structured way, and informal volunteering, acts that take place outside the context of a formal organisation.
While the vast majority of volunteering is undertaken by individuals, entities also donate employee time and this is included within this definition of volunteering.
Volunteering should not be exploitative or be used to replace paid employment. While volunteering provides substantial benefits to society, importantly it also provides significant benefits to the volunteers themselves. The personal benefits of volunteering need to be recognised and fostered.” (Volunteering Australia)