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Volunteer to Ski Program *NEW TENTATIVE DATES AND TIMES FOR 2022: APRIL-MAY TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS 3:45-5:45PM* Volunteer to Ski Program offers youth the opportunity to volunteer in our community and experience the reward of a winter season pass to Whitefish Mountain Resort. This opportunity is available for students entering 6-8th grade in 2022/23 school year. So how does it work? • Return a completed City of Whitefish Volunteer application, along with essay questions no later than 5:00pm by Friday March 18, 2022. Email to [EMAIL REDACTED], or mail to City of Whitefish, Attn: Stephen Kostoff, PO Box 158, Whitefish, MT, 59937. • Applicant names will be put in a hat, and approximately ten names will be drawn for the volunteer program. • If your child’s application is accepted, he/she will be required to complete 20 hours of age-appropriate community service in our city parks throughout the spring. • Parents and participants are required to attend a mandatory meeting with the Parks and Recreation Staff. We will meet at City Hall Thursday, March 31, at 6:00pm. • It is the responsibility of the participants to secure transportation to and from the park locations at the designated times throughout the season. • Once the 20 hours of community service is completed, participants will need to complete a written exit essay to receive their gift card. • Gift cards, in the amount of an early season junior pass (ages 7-12), will be distributed after. Families will need to purchase the pass prior to September 30 to receive the early season rate for the 2022/23 winter season. For children over the age of 13, families will need to pay the difference for a teen pass (ages 13-18). For more information, call Stephen Kostoff, Recreation Programmer at 863-2447. Thank you to our Volunteer to Ski Program Sponsors who help make this program possible! • Hunter & Company • Logan Health • Montana Creative Architecture and Design • Copperleaf Chocolate Company and Voyageur Booksellers • Good Medicine Lodge • Rock Climb Montana ---PAGE BREAK--- Volunteer to Ski Essay Questions Two page minimum. Please use a separate piece of paper. Answer all questions. • What does our community mean to you? • How can you make our community better? • What will this volunteer opportunity do for you? • Who will benefit from your service? • What makes you different from other applicants?