Volunteer Opportunities

If you are looking for a way to make a lasting difference in a person's life, Colorado rivers, or the Club itself then consider volunteering with Colorado Whitewater. Throughout the year, we have numerous volunteer opportunities so check back frequently. 

Current Volunteer Opportunities:

Be a Cruise lead or sweep

Help at Colorado Whitewater Events

• Whether it's setting up or checking people in, soliciting companies for raffle donations or selling raffle tickets at the event, setting up audio equipment or cleaning up at the end, we're always looking for volunteers to help at our CW events - Spring Kickoff/Movie Night, Training Camp, River weekends, cruises, Golden Rodeo Series, Fall Dinner, and Bailey Fest.  

Become an ACA-Certified Instructor and Teach Beginner Kayakers

• Colorado Whitewater will pay for you to become an ACA-certified instructor with your commitment of volunteering your time to teach beginner kayakers for the club. 
• Contact our Instruction Director for more information.

Conservation

• Attend meetings such as American Whitewater boater meetings to help define and protect recreational areas
• Participate in river cleanups such as the annual South Platte River Cleanup in April.

• Understand your rights to float rivers flowing through private lands, boaters' rights to run a river during high water periods, appropriation of water for whitewater parks, government regulations to control use levels, and the more traditional problem of finding legal launches.

Spread the Word

• You can help CW by promoting our instructional classes, safety classes, training camp, movie night, or Spring and Fall dinners.
• Comment or share CW Facebook posts to help spread our messages to a broader audience.
• Comment on CW posts on Mountainbuzz.com to help spread our messages to other paddlers.
• Spread the word to all of your friends and family about the sport of kayaking and encourage them to join Colorado Whitewater. You'd be surprised how many would love to get involved in the sport but don't know where to start.