
Williamsburg Aquatic Club
Parent Support Details
As a non-profit swim club, WAC relies on parent support to host meets, act as meet officials, organize social activities, and support overall club operations. These club support commitments are essential to the vitality of our club. The information below outlines clear expectations for WAC families. Families are expected to complete their club support commitments as outlined below:
| General Club Support |
The club needs each family to volunteer for one general work commitment. Our general club support options include:
- Locker Room Committee: Assist with cleaning the locker room and clubhouse.
Note: Due to SafeSport guidelines, this must be done when swimmers are not present.
- Bubble Maintenance Committee: Support the setup and takedown of the pool bubble, including preparation work to ensure proper installation.
- Liasions -Plan fun, team-building activities for your swimmer’s practice group at least once per session (Fall, Winter, Spring).
Examples: Cookie or pumpkin decorating, team bowling night, escape room outing.
- Social Committee: Help to coordinate, setup & breakdown the clubs 2 annual team socials: Awards Banquet | Holiday Party
- USA Swimming Officials: Serve as an official during swim meets. Training is available if you're new!
- Fundraising Committee:
Assist with:
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Collecting and coordinating raffle prizes
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Setting up spirit nights with local businesses
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Securing corporate sponsorships
- Volunteer Tracking Committee
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| Swim Meet Support |
- When WAC hosts a meet (4 per calendar year), at least one family member is required to sign up to volunteer during the meet if your swimmer is enrolled during the session of the meet. Please put these dates on your family calendar once the meet schedule is available.
- Non-WAC hosted meets also require parent support. If your swimmer(s) is (are) swimming during a non-WAC hosted meet, at least one parent is required to sign up to time. Please sign up prior to the meet so we do not have to ask for help to fill the schedule during the meet. Timing at these meets does not count toward your responsibilities during the WAC meets.
- Level G parents are not required to provide swim meet support, but parents are welcome to do so, as it will help the team and allow parents to learn more about swimming as a sport.
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| Club Raffle Support |
- All families are required to participate in the club raffle fundraiser during the fall. This requires each swimmer to sell $150 worth of raffle tickets. Maximum $300 per family.
- The tickets will be placed in each families ribbon folder. It is the family’s responsibility to return the money & ticket stubs by the established deadline.
- Families can pay for any unsold tickets. Any unsold tickets will be billed to the family in the subsequent month following the raffle.
- Families joining WAC after the raffle will be billed the $150/swimmer (max $300/family) fundraising fee.
- If a family brings in $500 in Coroprate sponsorship, they are exempt from the Raffle.
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Please note that our club support commitments are designed to meet the essential needs of the club. The club is best served by families fulfilling the club support commitments (general, meet, and raffle) outlined above. Families who choose not to meet the club support commitment (general and meet) will be billed an additional charge of $300 at the end of each season (short course or long course). Partial completion of the club support commitment will result in a $100 fee at the end of each season (short course or long course).
Families who leave the club prior to the end of a session or season will be contacted by the Team Administrator to follow up regarding an assessment of parent support fees.
A general club support sign up link will be sent out to the membership just before or just after the start of the first swim session of the year. If you join WAC later in the year, be sure to sign up for a club support commitment via the link on the website.