What Are Member Expectations?
* Keep up with the BGC news by checking the TEAM bulletin board, reading the BGC Newsletter, which is sent by email where possible and through regular mail where necessary, and reading all notes sent home with gymnasts.
* Join the BGC and pay $5 annual dues each year.
Each Rising Stars , Aerial, and High School family is expected to work in the leotard stand 1-3 times per year. You may sign up at the Gym Bin or you may email Laurie Hickman to be added to a date slot that is open. Parents are responsible for trading with someone
if you are not going to be available on the date that you signed up for.
For more detailed information about BGC membership, click here.
- We expect
all families to volunteer in some way with our biggest fundraiser,
the Circus.
- We expect all families to volunteer above and beyond the leotard sales and the
Circus.
- We expect
50% of the total volunteer hours to come from the Aerials, who receive
the most benefits. This year that comes to: 32
volunteer hours/year (2-1/2 hrs per month) per family per Aerial gymnast.
- We expect
that 25% of the total volunteer hours will come from the Rising Stars families
with the other 25% coming from Bemidji High School Families. This year
that comes to: 16
volunteer hours/year (1-1/4 hr per month) per family per Rising Stars
or H.S. team gymnast.
- Keep checking
for volunteers opportunities through the "Volunteer board" at
the Gym, through Emails or on this Web Site and sign up to help!
- Read the BGC Board Minutes posted on the Team Bulletin board and stay informed about board decisions.
Too often a few families are burdened with the brunt of the work while many families reap the benefits. This is both unfair and causes burn out of those who are so willing to say yes. Many hands make light work and this is our goal. Watch for volunteer requests in newsletters and on the team board, sign up to do your part, and have fun supporting gymnastics in Bemidji! Thank You!
What is an Active Member?
An active member has completed a membership form, paid the $5 dues and has volunteered to help us out! In order for the BGC to support gymnastics at the level that we do, we use over 1900 hours of volunteer labor each year. If 1/4 of that comes from the High School Team families, 1/4 from B/PreTeam families, and 1/2 comes from Aerial families, we will meet our needs. To be considered an active member, we require that you donate your time helping the BGC -- 16 hours annually (1-1/4 hr per month) per High Schooler or Rising Stars gymnast and 32 hours annually (2-1/2 hrs per month) per Aerials gymnast. There are many opportunities to help. Watch your emails, newsletters and the volunteer board at the gym. (For those moving up to B/Preteam or Aerials in January, volunteer hours will be prorated. (25 hours or 2-1/2 hours per month for Aerials, 10 hours or 1-1/4 hours per month for Rising Stars) For those moving up to the Rising Stars after May, volunteer expectation will begin with the new calendar year which runs from September to September. Those moving up to the Aerials after May will be expected to fulfill their previously stated Rising Stars volunteer hours with the expectation that Aerials hours will begin with the new calendar year which runs from September to September.)
What additional Benefits do ACTIVE members receive?
An active member could receive discounts as high as $800 per year per gymnast with benefits varying depending on the level of participation in meets, clinics, camps, etc. Some of those additional discounts are as follows:
★ For each USAG meet, a $25 meet fee to help pay for coaching expenses and team fees will be waived for active members.
★ Active members who are Level 5 Aerials will be provided with their first pair of team warm up pants free of charge.
★ Active members on the Bemidji High School or Aerials team will be provided with a gym bag free of charge once they have achieved
the standards to compete.
★ Active members will receive discounts on all camps, developmental clinics, and meets.
★ USAG active members will be offered financing of meets through the BGC.Notes:
★It is YOUR responsibility to report your volunteer hours by signing in on the volunteer record sheets kept in Mary's Office.
★A monthly report will be printed and placed in the volunteer folder so that you may verify your volunteer hours status.
★Please stay informed by reading newsletters, emails, and watching the Team and Volunteer bulletin boards.
★If you need hours to maintain an active membership status please ask Mary or a board member what you can do!
★We are all in this together, lets make light work for all and continue to advance our mission of supporting gymnastics in Bemidji!
What is an Inactive Member?
A member will be moved to inactive status if they have not paid their dues or if they have not fulfilled their volunteer hour requirements from the previous year and are making no attempt to fulfill them during the current year. An attempt to fulfill volunteer hours can be shown by volunteering 1-1/4 hr per month for Rising Stars and High Schoolers or 2-1/2 per month for Aerials.