AMHA Committees Sign Up Form

AMHA Volunteer Committees

AMHA is non-profit organization which is dependent on us, the parents, to make it successful. In order to have a unified AMHA family, we need you to be part of a committee so we can build our organization and keep it strong. Please take a look at some of the following committees and sign up for something that interests you or that might fit your skill level.

We would appreciate any help you can give, as we know schedules and time is already stretched thin.

Below please find a brief job description of each of these committees.

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* 1. Equipment Committee:
– Responsible for accounting for and distributing existing jerseys, pucks and other equipment (i.e. goalie pads) to players
-Collecting, accounting for, assessing, and storing equipment during the off season
-Work with the Learn to Play program in the distribution and collection of equipment
-Oversee the purchase of all new equipment with approval from the board

Board Liaison: Ken Foglesong
Chair: OPEN
Volunteer: John Anderson
Additional Volunteers Needed: 3+
To join the Equipment Committee write your name below.

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* 2. Winter Ice Rink Committee:
-Responsible for building and maintaining AMHA’s Winter ice rink
-Communicate with Promotions Committee regarding when ice is ready and status of ice, if applicable, so association/players can be notified via Facebook

Board Liaison: Dave Flory
Chair: OPEN
Volunteer: Fred Van Bergen
Volunteers Needed: 3
To join the Winter Ice Rink Committee write your name below.

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* 3. Volunteer Committee:
-Work closely with AMHA’s committees to establish and identify volunteer    needs
-Supervise volunteers and provide direction, coordination, and consultation   for all volunteer functions
-Track volunteer contributions and at end of season notify Treasurer of        members who did not successfully complete required volunteer hours
-Target people to undertake roles, and link mentors and understudies
-Develop and/or update letter to members stating requirement of volunteer hours and present it to parents at Face-off as well as post on AMHA’s           website
-Develop a culture that fosters and encourages members to take on roles
-Develop or update job descriptions for volunteers
-Work to recruit, recognize and retain those who volunteer for and on behalf of the club

Board Liaison: Michelle Wilson
Chair: OPEN
Volunteers Needed: 3
To join the Volunteer Committee write your name below.

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* 4. Sponsorship Committee:
-Create and/or update association’s prospectus with the view of attracting    sponsors
-Promote the association to possible sponsors, secure sponsorship deals,      and undertake the management of such arrangement so that it benefits both the sponsor and the club
-Maintain a list of current sponsors
-Ensure on-going support of sponsors (i.e. invite to events, notify of season    results, send newsletter)
-Recognize association sponsors and ensure AMHA fulfill sponsorship            requirements (i.e. business name added to sign in arena)
-Re-asssess level of sponsorships and set targets for next season and discuss with Board at end of season
-The point of contact for members to talk about their sponsorship ideas

Board Liaison: Jeff Nelson
Chair: OPEN
Volunteer: Brian Wierson
Volunteers Needed: 3
To join the Sponsorship Committee please write your name below.

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* 5. Sales Cart Committee:
-Establish a budget
-Assist with the purchase of goods and provide merchandise as a                   convenience to members and for the purpose of member identification and marketing
-Set up and tear down of sales table during: at least one Varsity and JV game per month & at least once per month during practices for all levels of players
-Post on Facebook when sales cart is open
-Each volunteer is expected to “man” the sales cart two times per month
-All money collected must be forwarded to the Treasurer
-Solicit ideas for new merchandise from AMHA members and assist in            locating merchandise and contacting vendors for quotes
-At the end of the season, take inventory

Board Liaison: Rachelle Bristow
Chair: OPEN
Volunteers Needed: 5+
To join the Sales Cart Committee write your name below.

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* 6. Finance Committee:
-Assist with collecting and depositing all money from membership fees, sales cart, green sales, small programs…
-Assist with paying invoices and keeping accurate accounting of money received and dispersed
-Assist in preparing financial report for each regular meeting of the Board and at the Annual Meeting of the Members
-Responsible for making recommendations and suggestions to the Board in respect to budgets and other financial matters

Board Liaison: Elizabeth Helmers
Chair: Jerry Seydell
Volunteers Needed: 2
To join the Finance Committee write your name below.

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* 7. Conduct Review Committee:
-Upholds, interprets, makes modifications and/or additions to AMHA’s Code of Conduct
-Act as the governing body in all violations of the Code of Conduct and investigates any incident that occurs in connection with any AMHA game and assess additional suspensions when appropriate for any offense committed before, during the course of a game or any aftermath thereof by a player or Team Official, whether or not such offense has been penalized by the Referee, as stated in the USA Hockey Playing Rules-Deal with violations of Association coaches with the USA Hockey Coaching Ethics

Board Liaison: Michael Giles
Chair: Ron Smith
Volunteer: Eric Cowles
Volunteers Needed: 2
To join the Conduct Review Committee write your name below.

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* 8. Special Events Committee:
-Develop various social and/or fundraising activities to increase Association revenue and/or to expose Association to Ames community. Events include: Farmers Market, Healthiest Ames, Face-off/Opening of the Season, assistance with Mite Jamboree auction, Trivia Night and Learn to Play Hockey
-Solicit feedback from members on the type and style of events to host
-Outline expenses and projected revenue to board
-Work in conjunction with Promotion Committee to promote and market events to the membership and wider community as appropriate

Board Liaison: Michael Giles
Co-Chairs: Angela Carl and Jessi Sosnouski
Volunteers Needed: 6
To join the Special Events Committee please write your name below.

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* 9. Small Programs Committee:
-Seek alternative fundraising sources including but not limited to selling programs at ISU football games and greens for the holidays
-Work with Promotion Committee to promote events, if necessary, and with Volunteer Committee to help locate volunteers for programs

Board Liaison: Craig Alford
Chair: OPEN
Volunteers Needed: 5
To join the Small Programs Committee write your name below.

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* 10. Promotions Committee:
-Produce all publicity for recruitment etc. on behalf of the club, and               distribute (i.e. yard signs, flyers, banners)
-Promote the Association’s activities via newsletter, Facebook, website,       email blasts and other channels the Association utilizes (i.e. Twitter,             Instagram)
-Actively solicit information and contributions content and images from        various sources within the Association to ensure a “whole AMHA coverage”
-Assist with development of marketing material for social events
-Work closely with the Small Programs and Special Events Committees to      ensure events are publicized

Board Liaison: Elizabeth Helmers
Chair: Stacy Woodward
Volunteer: Mike Bal
Volunteer: Seth Grundmeier
Volunteer: Craig Bumgarner
Volunteers Needed: 2

To join the Promotions Committee please write your name below.