Central Coast Disabled Surfers Association (DSACC) will hold a “Smiles on Dials” event at Umina Beach on Saturday, March 1, following a successful February event.
To ensure a successful, safe and enjoyable event, large numbers of volunteers are needed.
Volunteers do not need to know how to surf although water skills are highly valued.
Interested volunteers are asked to register online via Humanitix or via https://bit.ly/DSACC1stMarch prior to the event so organisers know how many surfers they can accept.
Volunteers will also be accepted on the day.
A water refill station and a rash shirt will be provided for the day, but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own wetsuits.
A sausage sizzle 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.
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, whilst under complete supervision of trained team leaders and beach marshalls.
DSA 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 up to as high as 30-to-one for more challenging participants.
Participants only surf in broken waves, in waist depth water with volunteers helping participants enjoy the experience that able-bodied people often take for granted.
The DSA was established in 1986 and currently has 19 branches across Australia and New Zealand.
The association sets world’s best practice for the sport of Disabled Surfing.
DSA training programs are award winning for Outstanding Achievement in implementing Safe Sport Practices and Minister’s awards for Most Significant Contribution to Water Safety by an organisation.
View event at https://www.facebook.com/share/14EpGu1D2u/ or for more information on DSA, visit http://disabledsurfers.org.