Central Coast Disabled Surfers (DSACC) will hold their last event for the season on Saturday, April 6, at Umina Beach.
The group needs large volunteer numbers to make the Smiles on Dials experience safe and enjoyable.
Volunteers do not need to know how to surf although water skills are highly valued.
A water refill station and a rash shirt will be provided for the day, but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own wetsuits or borrow one of the group’s.
A sausage sizzle and award presentation will complete the festivities.
Volunteering at a Smiles on Dials event consists of helping participants to and from the beach, assisting them in and out of the water and helping set up and clean up.
Food is provided and smiles are always encouraged!
There are water and land positions available, and volunteers will be supervised by experienced team leaders.
Interested volunteers are asked to register online via Humanitix or via https://bit.ly/April6Umina prior to the event.
DSACC is a volunteer-run organisation that enables people of all ages and abilities to take part in one of Australia’s most popular pastimes, beach surfing.
Volunteers serve to provide a safe and happy surfing experience to a wide range of people with various disabilities who would otherwise be unable to access the beach.
In order to ensure safety, DSA has a very high volunteer-to-participant ratio, with a minimum of six to one and up to as high as 30 to one for more challenging participants.
They only surf in broken waves, in waist-deep water.
For more information on DSA visit http://disabledsurfers.org.