[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by bkahl

HOWEVER, what this document does do is make a college student like me feel not welcome. The sheer tone of this is terribly off-putting.

I honestly don't see anything there that gives a "not welcome" tone. On the contrary, it starts with the command DO volunteer often and energetically.

A region (especially one that is hoping/should be hoping to move to districts) should always be actively seeking volunteers. Beyond the active seeking of volunteers, they should be actively training new people to fill new jobs, as more events will require more key volunteers.

Isn't that what the document is about? It is a guide for how you should work toward becoming whatever kind of volunteer you want. It makes that explicit in the first paragraph.

Furthermore, I have countless friends my age, or just older than me, that ARE key volunteers in their areas (FTAs, Refs, planning committee members). There is no reason to discourage a student from seeking a position like this. While not every college student is a Dave Givens, we can (apparently contrary to popular belief) be good leaders and hold important positions.

Seriously, what's going on that I am not seeing? Every Key Volunteer I know was a "regular" volunteer for at least a couple of years first. That's what the document is saying. It isn't telling anyone not to aspire to a Key Volunteer position. What it's telling people is how to become a Key Volunteer.