Opportunity Details | 2024 Health Promotion Summer Games (Lakeville)

2024 Health Promotion Summer Games (Lakeville)

Special Olympics Minnesota's Summer Games is being held on June 15-16 and we are looking for volunteers to help run Health Promotions screenings at the event! Feel free to sign up for AM and PM shifts if you are able to help out all day!

 

Through Health Promotions, athletes receive free screenings in a fun, welcoming environment.  Health Promotion screenings use interactive educational tools to raise awareness as well as conduct health screenings for BMI, BP and BMD.  Our mission is to improve each athlete's health and fitness, leading to enhanced sports experiences and improved well-being. 

 

 

Volunteer Expectations….

 

Clinical:

• Volunteers must have current licensure as a health professional e.g., RD, CHES, RN, MD, DO, PA, NP, fitness professional, PharmD or Dietitian or be a student to sign up for a Clinical role. 
• Volunteers do not need to have Clinical experience to sign up as General Support, Warm up/Competition Readiness Assistant, Check In or in Floater roles. 
• Watch our 'What to Know Before Volunteering' video for more helpful hints!

Warm up/Competition Readiness Assistant (Non-clinical)

• Volunteers are preferred to have experience and knowledge in stretching and warm-ups. 
• Volunteers will help athletes warm up and stretch before their competitions. 
• Provide education on why a proper warm up is important.
• Lead athletes through dynamic warmups. 

Thank you for volunteering with Special Olympics Minnesota! We count on you and you play a very important role in our success!

• Wear
  
  • Comfortable clothing & shoes. This role will be indoors. 
  • Volunteer t-shirt (given when you check in).
• Check In
  
  • Volunteer Check-In will be located outside the lobby door of Century Middle School.
  • Training is scheduled to start at the time you sign up for.
• Pack
  
  • Any meals or snacks needed.
  • Lunch will be provided to volunteers who stay all day only. 
  • A water bottle.
  • We recommend leaving personal items (purses, bags, etc.) at home as we don't have the space to store any items & SOMN is not responsible for any lost or stolen items.   

***Parking***: All volunteers, athletes, and spectators must park at Lakeville North High School (19600 Ipava Ave, Lakeville, MN 55044). Shuttles will be running throughout the day between Lakeville North High School and Century Middle School. Please be sure to allocate extra time to find parking and shuttle over to Century Middle School. Should you run into any issues with parking or shuttling over, please call 763-270-7110 and let the volunteer team know that you are running late. More information will be sent out in the coming weeks regarding specific details. 

• Cancellations
• We count on you and couldn't run this event without your support! Please notify SOMN as soon as possible if you need to cancel your volunteer shift.
• Volunteers will be notified of a cancellation (due to weather or for any other reasons) or an update to the schedule by email & text, most often this happens the day of the event to maximize the potential for athletes to compete.

• Keep in Mind
• All volunteers are expected to follow our Volunteer Code of Conduct.
• The relationship between Special Olympics and volunteers is an “at will” arrangement, and termination can happen at any time without cause.
• Watch
• Our 'What You Need to Know' video for some helpful tips before volunteering!

Questions? Contact us at any time at volunteers@somn.org!

Category:

004 - Healthy Athletes / Health Promotion (Nutritionist)