“Somewhere, sometime, the leader within each of us may get the call to step forward.”
James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Special Olympics West Hawaii is continuing to grow stronger each season.
However, Area Director Dave Ross insists that the program’s continued success depends on its dedication and hard work towards athletes, the community and its volunteers.
There are several vital roles volunteers can fill in addition to the coaching staff, unified partners and event volunteers.
Each Special Olympics chapter is supposed to have a management team in place to oversee all aspects. SOWH needs a volunteer coordinator, a families/outreach coordinator and a fundraising chairperson.
“For our program to truly thrive, we must put our energy into all of these departments,” Ross said. “If you or anyone that you know may be interested, please contact me as soon as possible.”
SOWH recently lost a fabulous volunteer coordinator, Debbie Extor, whose leadership will be missed dearly.
“Debbie has done a great job for the past few years, but needs to retire from the position at this time,” Ross said. “That void is what we need to fill first off and Debbie has assured me that she would help her replacement get aquainted with the position.”
