Community Athlete Representative 13 Month Check List

MONTH 1

Things you will do:

□ Create introduction letter for community council/ clubs

□ Introduce yourself to your District Developer

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Introduce yourself to your Provincial Athlete Advisory District Representative

Things you may do:

□ Start introducing yourself to volunteers and athletes in your community

MONTH 2

□ Create your biography, what are your interests/ sports…

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Create a list of clubs in your community that you will visit over your term

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ Create a list of schools/external clubs that you may visit over your term

MONTH 3

□ Start visiting sports clubs in your area, take along your biography and speak to the athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Connect with P.R. coordinator in your community and talk about helping get media coverage, circulate your biography

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ Start doing school or external organization visits

MONTH 4

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Work with PR coordinator on Public Speaking Events

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

MONTH 5

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Connect with your Fundraising coordinator about how you or other athletes can get involved in fundraising in your community

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

MONTH 6

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Report back to your District Developer on how things are going and what you have done

□ Work with your Fundraising Coordinator and participate in a fundraising event

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

MONTH 7

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Connect with your athlete/volunteer coordinator to see how you and other athletes can help find new athletes and volunteers

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

MONTH 8

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Work with your athlete/volunteer coordinator on recruitment events (athlete or volunteer information session)

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

MONTH 9

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Work with your athlete/volunteer coordinator on recruitment events (athlete or volunteer information session)

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

MONTH 10

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Start thinking about finding an athlete to replace you as the Athlete Ambassador for your community. Visit local clubs and present on what it means to be an AA.

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Prepare an application form for athletes interested in being the AA

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

MONTH 11

□ Visit sports clubs in your area, speak to athletes and volunteers

□ Get feedback from athletes about their interests, concerns and wishes for Special Olympics

□ Report your feedback to your P.A.A.C. representative & Community Council

□ Send out AA application forms to local clubs. All forms must be returned to the community council by month end

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Read all applications and talk with the community coordinator about who would be a good AA

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

MONTH 12

□ Review AA applications with community council and select a new Athlete Ambassador for your community

□ Inform the new AA that they have been chosen and introduce them to the council

□ Send a Thank you note to your community council and say Thank you to the P.A.A.C. and your DD for working with you

□ Attend a Community Council Meeting

□ Public Speaking or Media Events

□ School or external organization visits

MONTH 13

□ Shadow the new Athlete Representative, introduce them to the sports clubs and help them when they need it

□ Contact your District Developer and submit your completed checklist to them

□ Receive your Thank you gift in the mail