Volunteer Requirements
The Dolphins are a nonprofit organization that relies on our families volunteering to keep our registration costs low. Each family is asked to complete 13 points worth of volunteer shifts (with 1 point roughly equaling an hour of volunteering).
For more information on a specific volunteer shift, see our Volunteer Jobs page.
If your family does not fulfill their volunteer responsibilities, a fee of $25 per point short of 13 will be charged at the end of the season. This fee is authorized but NOT charged on your credit card at registration. Upon fulfillment of your volunteer obligation at the end of the season, the hold is released. If you fail to fulfill your volunteer duties, the appropriate charge is assessed.
Any Dolphins family with 15-18 year olds swimmers only are exempt from volunteering.
Every Dolphins family with a swimmer under 15 years old will be held to the same policy regardless of the number of meets that a swimmer attends.
Examples
Family A (our preferred choice!)
Does not opt out of volunteering during registration
Completes (at least) 13 volunteer points
Additional amount owed to Dolphins: $0
Family B
Does not opt out of volunteering during registration
Completes no volunteer points
Additional amount owed to Dolphins: 13 x $25 = $325
Family C
Chooses to opt out of volunteering during registration
Is exempt from volunteering
Additional amount paid during registration: $250
Family D
Does not opt out of volunteering during registration
Completes 8 out of 13 volunteer points
Additional amount owed to Dolphins: 5 x $25 = $125