Board Member: Contact any current board member or attend a board meeting. Generally held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30pm. All association members are welcome at board meetings.

Concessions:  Workers needed for all home games.

Zamboni Driver: contact us at rvhockeyinfo@gmail.com if interested

Fundraising Committee: contact Jenelle Pringle at jenellek83@gmail.com

Ice Crew: Responsibilities include flooding and ice maintenance

Summer Grounds Maintenance: Includes lawn mowing and weed whipping. Must have your own mower and weed whip.

Summer Eagle Eats: Volunteer for a shift at our amazing booth during the Polk County Fair! A fun way to get your summer hours and see all your hockey friends during the off season.

Grandstand Cleanup at Polk County Fair: Early morning grounds cleanup on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the fair. This is a required volunteer opportunity for all RVHA members with a buyout if you are unable to attend at least one shift.

XI. Volunteer Policy

River Valley Hockey Association operates strictly on a volunteer basis. The RVHA relies on our members to keep us operating and running smoothly. All members of RVHA are required to perform a minimum amount of work each year and encouraged to volunteer additional services. This allows the RVHA to keep participation in its programs as affordable as possible. All RVHA families must understand that minimal requirements must be met to assure RVHA can function such as ice making, ice cleaning, snow removal, etc. If these tasks are not covered properly, RVHA will cancel activities. It is the responsibility of members to fulfill their Eagle hours commitment. Players may participate in work requirements and hours will be counted accordingly. Any deviation of these requirements must be approved by the RVHA Board of Directors.

1st year families:

Winter Hours (25):

• Winter hours period is September 1st to March 1st.
• Must include 5 hours of ice making or ice maintenance.

Summer Hours (10):

• Summer hours period is March 1st to September 1st.
• A minimum of 10 hours must be completed by September1st.
• Eagles Eats Booth is NOT included. See below for Eagle Eats requirements per family.

All Other Families:

Winter Hours (40):

• Winter hours period is September 1st to March 1st.
• Must include 5 hours of ice making or ice maintenance.
• A minimum of 10 hours must be completed by February 1 in order for player to be eligible for remaining games and tournaments.

Summer Hours (25):

• Summer hours period is March 1st to September 1st.
• A minimum of 25 hours must be completed by September 1st.
• Eagles Eats Booth is NOT included. See below for Eagle Eats requirements per family.

Additional Hour Requirements

• County fair clean up:
• All families are required to help clean up the grandstand one morning during the Polk County Fair. A major part of our agreement with the Polk County Fairgrounds for use of their land is to clean up grandstand. Polk County Fair this year runs around the last week of July or first week of August. Check RVHA website for exact times and dates. 

Eagle Eats Booth Requirements

• All Families are required to work 3 shifts per family.
• This includes booth cleaning & prep.
• There is no buyout for the Eagle Eats Booth.
• Not working the minimum of 3 shifts per family will result in Association Board review for next season restrictions/unable to play.

Buyout options:

• All RVHA families have a buyout option of summer hours only. The buyout option is $25 per hour, if you do not complete your summer hours by March 1st you will be invoiced for hours not completed.
• There is NO buyout for Eagle Eats Booth as this is mandatory.

Submitting Hours:

• Families will submit their hours to the email address eaglehours@gmail.com. 
• Once approved, you will receive confirmation of submitted hours. 
• Hours will be updated on website regularly. All hours worked above and beyond the minimal requirements should be submitted to the Eagle hours coordinator for recording. This allows us to properly assess the amount of time and effort we need to keep our association running properly.

Unfulfilled hours:

• Eagle hours year begins Sept. 1 of each year. On Sept. 1 of each year, the number of hours worked will be tallied and submitted to the RVHA board of directors for disposition.
• If the number of hours worked is less than the number of hours required, the family will be invoiced a fee of $25 for each unfulfilled hour.
• Payment or RVHA board of directors approved arrangements for unfulfilled Eagle hours is mandatory prior to registration for the following season.

Approved activities:

• Eagle hours work opportunities may include, but not be limited to the following:
• Zamboni Driver
• Flooding Rink
• Concessions Stand
• Spring Cleanup
• Fall cleanup
• Parade Help
• Board Meeting
• Grounds Keeping
• Coach’s Helper
• Team Manager & Helper
• Snow Removal
• Coaches Meeting
• Recruiting
• etc.
• Essentially any activity that is performed at the interest of the RVHA may be included as Eagle hours.
• Also, if you use your own equipment to perform snow removal or grass cutting activities, you may count the hours for your machine as well. If you have questions on your particular activity, it is your responsibility to clarify with the RVHA board of directors whether the activity may be counted.