UPDATED for 2021!

If you are:

• looking to support ESDCTA
• need to accrue volunteer hours
• trying to save up enough Volunteer Bucks for the Championships or a Cross Country Schooling

then here is a summary of activities for 2021 that need volunteers and who to contact to sign up!

ESDCTA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITITES – Jan, 2021

ESDCTA Recognized Volunteer Activities – Activities that can be used toward the 6 Hours Required for a Year-End Award, or for the 4 Hours Required for a Grant:

• Memorial Day, Summer Days, and Championship & Open Dressage Shows – hours volunteered
  • Volunteer coordinator, set-up, scribe, ring steward, warm-up steward, bit check, runner, scoring, awards, stable manager, tear-down
• XC Schooling at HPNJ – hours volunteered
  • Check in, out-rider or back field monitor
• Horse Trials – hours volunteered
  • Volunteer coordinator, dressage ring set-up, stadium jump set-up, xc decorators, scribes, ring stewards, warm-up stewards for D, SJ, XC, bit check, runners, xc score collectors, scoring, cross country jump judges, timers, stadium jump crew
• Turkey Trot – hours volunteered
  • Course marking, check-in, course monitors, course unmarking
• Article for the Newsletter – 2 hours for each article
• Organize a clinic – hours approved by the Board
• Board Position – 12+/- hours, hours approved by the Board
• Committee member (non-board member) – hours approved by committee Chair
• Individual Activity (non-board member) – hours approved by the Board
  • Newsletter, Nominating, Show Results, Order Ribbons & Trophies, others
• Awards Banquet/Silent Auction help (except time required for a grant) – hours volunteered
• Recruit new members – 1 hour for each
  • Each new person or past member who hasn’t renewed in two years

ESDCTA Registered Volunteer Activities – Hours can be used toward Remaining Hours Required for a Year-End Award or Grant:

• Volunteer at any ESDCTA Registered Show (shows listed in the Calendar) – Hours Volunteered, approved by the Show Secretary or Organizer

Additional Information:

• If you cannot complete your volunteer requirements, we offer a volunteer hour buy-in program for $10/hour which can be used as ESDCTA Recognized hours for Year-End Awards.  Click here for Buyout info
• Friends and family or other members that volunteer at an ESDCTA Recognized event can gift their hours to the member who is applying for a year-end award or Grant.

 

Function	Location	Date(s)	Contact
Memorial Weekend Dressage	Horse Park of New Jersey	May 29-30	dressage@esdcta.org
ESDCTA X-C Schooling	Horse Park of New Jersey	June 8	xc@esdcta.org
Summer Days Dressage 1 and 2	USET Headquarters	June 29-30	dressage@esdcta.org
ESDCTA X-C Schooling	Horse Park of New Jersey	July 3	xc@esdcta.org
ESDCTA X-C Schooling	Horse Park of New Jersey	August 4	xc@esdcta.org
ESDCTA NJ Horse Trials	Horse Park of New Jersey	Sept 25-26	Carey Williams careymickie@gmail.com
ESDCTA Dressage Schooling Show and Championships	Horse Park of New Jersey	Oct 16	dressage@esdcta.org
The Turkey Trot	Horse Park of New Jersey	Nov 21	Gary Maholic gary@esdcta.org 215-489-1557
Work on any committee/event or Educational activity		Variable throughout the year	Appropriate committee chair