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Volunteering at the FWCC 

Quick Link to SignUp Genius Here.

Looking to volunteer at the club?

Not only will volunteering give you a warm-fuzzy-feeling for helping out our club; it will also net you a $50 discount on your club membership for the next season if you volunteer for 8 hours or more!

Here are some ways you can help out! 

Educational Leagues

For our Rookie and Junior leagues, we like to have somewhat experienced curlers on the ice to help coach our rookies and our youth in the sport. Rookie Leagues are typically held on Wednesday evenings, and Juniors league is usually held on Saturday mornings. Please get in touch with either league via the following emails: 

Rookie League: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Juniors League: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Learn to Curls

We typically host 2 types of Learn to Curls: public and private events. Public events happen throughout the year to introduce our community to the sport of curling. We also allow folks and organizations to host private events for a fee. In both cases, we need a few types of volunteers: 

• LTC Lead
  • This person takes point for running the learn to curl. They are in charge of verifying all waivers are signed and accounted for, of making the announcements during the evenings events, and giving instruction and demonstrations to all participants before breaking out into smaller groups. 
  • Typically we want a Lead to be a slightly more experienced curler who has helped out at several LTCs previously. 
• LTC Instructor 
  • Including the LTC Lead, we typically need 1 instructor for every 4 participants in a LTC. These volunteers will lead the break-out groups after the inital instruction/demonstration is given by the LTC Lead. These volunteers: 
    • Help drill the individuals in their group with their newly-learned curling skills, such as learning to deliver the stone and sweep. 
    • Guide the individuals through a 4-end game against another group during the last hour of the session. 
  • Anyone with basic curling knowledge and skills can volunteer their time in this position, even if you've only been curling for half a season! 
• LTC Bartender 
  • Serves drinks for the participants and other volunteers of the LTC before, during, and after the session. Can also volunteer on the ice if needed. 
  • Requires the volunteer to have gotten a volunteer license from the state via the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission. More information can be found here on their website. 

For volunteering for LTCs, you can sign up for upcoming events via our SignUp Genius page. 

Bonspiels 

Bonspiels can run from full weekend events that start at 8:30 am on Friday and go until 4:00 on Sunday, or they can be a short Friendly spiel that happens over the course of the afternoon. For these events, we typically need bartenders, kitchen help (as we serve meals for these events), and clean-up help. 

• Food Prep
  • Plans the meals for the bonspiel. Depending on the event, we will cook and serve meals ourselves, or cater in. 
  • Typically preparation for this starts long before the bonspiel, and will require some work the week of in order to prepare the meals in time. 
  • To get involved with food prep, you can get in touch with the bonspiel committee by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 
• Facility Prep
  • Prepares the facility the night before the event so that everything is clean, the floors have been vacuumed paper towels and soap dispensers are refilled, etc. 
• Kitchen/Cleanup Help
  • Helps on the day-of with serving meals to participants and making sure everything is cleaned up afterwards. 
• Bartenders
  • We typically want at least 2 bartenders for the busier parts of the day. 
  • Requires the volunteer to have gotten a volunteer license from the state via the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission. More information can be found here on their website. 

To volunteer for bonspiels, you can sign up for upcoming events via our SignUp Genius page. 

Ice Prep 

Keeping our curling ice ready for play is a lot of work, and we are always looking for new additions to the ice team.

Ice Team responsibilities include: 

• Prepping the ice before any game, including league nights and every bonspiel draws. This includes scraping, pebbling, and nipping the ice. 
• Performing any leveling floods/maintenance on the ice as necessary over the course of the season. 
• Flooding, painting, and preparing the ice at the beginning of the curling season. 
• Draining and cleaning up the pond at the end of the curling season. 

If you're interested in joining the ice team, send them an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Another way to look for volunteer opportunities is to join our Discord. This is a great way to get in touch with the members of the Ice team or the Bar team. 

Please stay tuned for more ways to volunteer as they come available! For any other volunteer-related inquiries, please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

So, you've seen Curling in the Olympics or on TV, and you want to give it a shot. Maybe your team at work has signed up for Learn to Curl event. Or... maybe you have a friend who is a super enthusiastic curler and they won't stop talking about getting you to attend a Learn to Curl. However you found us, we aim to answer any of your questions!

• Do I need to know how to ice skate? Is it easy to fall?
  Fortunately for most of us, skates are not needed (or wanted) for curling. Grippers are worn over your (clean) sneakers so that you can comfortably walk across the ice. As long as you are wearing your grippers, fall risk is minimal. The main risk of falling is present when you are delivering the stone with a traditional slide delivery, as you will place a slider under your leading foot in order to slide out onto the ice. However, you will be close to the ground when delivering the stone, so risk of injury is pretty minimal. If you choose to deliver with a delivery stick, chances of falling will be slim-to-none (more on that shortly!)  
• What should I wear? Should I bring anything? 
  The room temperature around our ice sheets is around 40° F, so you will likely want to wear long pants and a long-sleeved shirt or sweatshirt. For ease of movement, we suggest wearing sweatpants, yoga pants, leggings, etc. instead of blue jeans, but it's up to you! Some of our curlers like to dress in layers, since you may start to warm up when you get moving! Additionally, you'll want to wear clean close-toed sneakers- no sandals, dress shoes or work boots. 
  Besides bringing yourself in your curling-appropriate attire, the only other thing you may want to bring is your water bottle- we have drink holders in the cold room so that you don't need to worry about getting thirsty! We also offer free water and coffee, as well as sodas, sports drinks, beer, and cocktails for purchase at our bar. Please note that outside alcohol is not allowed in our space, but anything else is free game! 
• Is curling hard on the body? What if I’ve got bad knees or a sore back?
  We pride ourselves on the fact that curling is a very accessible sport for all, and we have accommodations for people of all ages and abilities. If someone is for any reason unable to deliver the stone using the traditional slide method, they can use a delivery stick to deliver the stone instead. The delivery stick allows the player to deliver the stone from an upright, standing position. Click here to watch a video that explains stick delivery. Many passionate curlers are able to continue to curl into their 70s and 80s!
• What happens during a Learn to Curl? 
  Once you walk in the door, you'll first need to sign a waiver in order to curl at our club. While you are waiting for the event to start, you can relax, check out our warm room, and order a drink at the bar. We will start the event with an overview of basic curling rules and safety protocols. You'll then be instructed to put on your grippers (provided by us) and head out onto the ice. Club members will then give general instruction on stone delivery, sweeping, and basic curling mechanics. After this, we break into smaller groups so that participants can start to practice these techniques with the assistance of a club member. After everyone has the basics down, we'll break into teams and play a 4-end game! 
• Is there anything else I should know about curling before I show up?
  In general, you will learn what you need to know at the Learn to Curl. But if you want some extra credit, we suggest checking out the rules of Curling Ettiquitte or our Curling University series. 
• How do I sign up?
  You can check here for the list of upcoming Learn to Curls. Typically, these run from the end of September until mid-April, along with our curling season. Learn to Curls are priced at $20 per individual. We hope to see you there!