BECOMING A VOLUNTEER LEADER for SUMMER 2013

Dear Members of Friends of Camp Mather,

We know how much you love Camp Mather and want to support what FoCM does. 
One of our major commitments is the Volunteer Leader program at Camp Mather during the summer. Please let us know if you are interested for Summer 2013.

Leaders are chosen for each camp week, usually a schedule of ten weeks beginning in June and ending in August. The schedule is determined each year by the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. Volunteer Leaders for 2013 will be selected by the FoCM board by December 3, 2012, recognizing, as much as possible, the wishes and availability of potential volunteer leaders. Those selected provide a valuable service to FoCM and Camp Mather and make a commitment to be at camp for the entire week and fulfill all the assigned volunteer leader tasks.

Please know that being a volunteer leader is not easy, but it is always rewarding. Leaders receive a guaranteed reservation (cabin or tent site) of their choice for their week. This is not a free week. All leaders must follow the Rec and Park application and registration guidelines and pay all fees for meals for themselves and their guests and the cabin or tent site of their choice.

Volunteer hours at camp range from two to three hours each day and up to five hours a day during the final days of the camp week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. In addition, there is a session for Volunteer Leader training and a session for Volunteer post camp follow-up before and after the camp season. Each session is usually scheduled for four hours in San Francisco on a week night. Volunteer Leaders are finger printed and must reside in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is highly preferable that leaders have experience as a Volunteer Leader and a camper at Camp Mather as well as a history of volunteer work. Friends of Camp Mather is a 501(c)3 organization. 
All volunteers are required to:

Attend FoCM board meetings to understand FoCM goals and to provide

information and assistance to help campers enjoy their time at camp.

Attend special Volunteer training before and after the camp season that includes: 
speaking at the campfires, talent shows and the Friday night dance; 
selling raffle tickets at the dinner line for fund raising; 
accepting and recording donations;

displaying and selling FoCM merchandise for adults and children, such as

t-shirts, hats and visors; 
keeping merchandise sales and inventory records; 
keeping records of raffle sales and donations; 
preparing bank deposits and other money records, as required; 
coordinating closely with the Manager of the FoCM Camp Mather Store; 
setting up and coordinating the Friday night raffle drawing; 
keeping a record of all raffle winners; 
speaking personally to the first prize winner each week about the guaranteed reservation for the next year; 
preparing end of the week reports, as necessary; 
coordinating and assisting the Manager of Camp Mather, as appropriate.

Coordinate with the Camp Mather San Francisco Recreation and Park Manager and the Manager of the FoCM Camp Mather Store and have your picture posted at Camp Mather.

VOLUNTEER LEADER SUMMER APPLICATION 2013 
Please know that preference is given first to experienced Camp Mather Volunteer Leaders, and then to members of Friends of Camp Mather who regularly attend the monthly FoCM Board Meetings and who are San Francisco residents. Board meeting are usually held the first Wednesday of each month, beginning at 7:00 pm at the Parkside Police Station Community Room. Check calendar for dates, times and changes.

Volunteer Leader Application

NAME ____________________________________________ E mail ______________

ADDRESS ______________________________________________ZIP CODE____________

PHONE (home, office, cell)_____________________Driver’s License or other ID___________

CAMP MATHER PERSONAL HISTORY INCLUDING VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

OTHER VOLUNTEER HISTORY

SELLING, BOOKKEEPING, FUND RAISING, DONATIONS and ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

HOW MANY FOCM BOARD MEETINGS CAN YOU ATTEND ? ________________

HAVE YOU BEEN CONVICTED OF a FELONY? YES NO ______________\

ARE YOU WILLING TO BE FINGER PRINTED YES __ NO __________ 
by SAN FRANCISCO RECREATION AND PARK?___

REFERENCES (Names and contact information. of at least three people.)

WEEKS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER (1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices

WEEKS THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE AT CAMP

ARE YOU WILLING TO BE A SUBSTITUE LEADER? A LAST MINUTE SUBSTITUE LEADER? ( In the event of a substitution, we will be able arrange a cabin or tent site. You will be responsible for paying all registration fees before you go to camp.)

Please submit application or questions to Ann Clark, FoCM Volunteer Leader Coordinator: 
E-mail cbofcb@sbcglobal.net, subject line: Summer 2013 VL Application.. Applications will be accepted until November 15, 2012 for Summer 2013. VL reservations are submitted to SFRP by December 15, 2012. If other VL openings become available, you will be notified immediately.

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Friends of Camp Mather | FriendsofCampMather@gmail.com | 415-845-6701 | PO Box 320542, San Francisco 94132-0542
The mission of FRIENDS of CAMP MATHER  is to promote, enhance, protect, and support the traditional, recreational, social, environmental, and historic aspects of Camp Mather.
Camp Mather reservation desk / SF Recreation + Parks / 501 Stanyan St., San Francisco CA 94117-1898 / 415-831-2715
Camp Mather Office / phone 209-379-2284 / fax 209-379-9326 / 35250 Mather Road, Groveland, California 95321-9717