Because CAPNWP is now using new record-keeping and training procedures to fulfill regulations and standards, all Youth Camp, Family Camp, and Special Event volunteers are required to submit an application:

• Returning volunteers only need to complete the abbreviated Update Application for Returning Staff & Volunteers and supply ONE (1) current reference form if they served during 2011.
• New volunteers need to supply a completed Application for New Volunteers and THREE (3) reference forms.

In both cases, the Program Coordinator or Chaplain of the program in which you’ll serve will contact you about any training and preparation he or she requires.

Here’s how to apply and what to expect:

1. Check the dates and events in which you would like to serve in our 2012 brochure.  Select one or more events and volunteer for positions of interest to you.
2. Complete, sign and mail* the appropriate application form directly to CAPNWP as soon as possible – please do not give your application to someone else to pass on.  It is to your advantage to apply quickly – even if you’re unsure of your summer plans – because:
   • —The deadline for all volunteer applications for the summer 2012 season is 15 May 2012.
   • If you’re a new volunteer, you may be asked to attend a Volunteer Orientation this spring.
   • Your Program Coordinator may ask all volunteers to meet or do other preparations this spring.
3. Then complete the blank lines on page 1 of EACH reference form and give it to your reference(s) with the directions to mail* it/them directly back to CAPNWP as soon as possible.
4. Volunteers are accepted if:
   • —Their application, reference(s) and background checks are satisfactory and on time.
   • —New volunteers attend Volunteer Orientation this spring (if asked).
   • —Returning volunteers attend a Volunteer Orientation once every three years.
   • —Their respective Program Coordinator accepts them.
   • —There are an adequate number of participants to justify the number of volunteers.