Do you have the passion to motivate family and friends to lead a healthy life? We all want those close to us to be happy and able to contribute to the community around them. Kids enjoying outdoor play or a school running club, teens helping with a neighborhood cleanup, parents taking walks after work, and grandparents living independently.
Active Southern West Virginia would like to help you become a leader in your community through safe, quality physical activity programs.
What’s in it for you?
- Helps you stay accountable for your own fitness
- Those who volunteer have a lower mortality rate
- Greater functional ability
- Lower rates of depression
- Investing your time in a brighter future for your community and state
- Access to professional support
- Professional development opportunities through certifications
- Collect community service hours
- Social support is created
- Flexibility to be creative with your activity and have some FUN!
Certifications
Active SWV provides American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid/CPR AED certification to our Community Captains in exchange for their time volunteering to organize free activities.
Leadership Training
Each Community Captain receives one-on-one coaching specific to the activity they will be leading. This Active SWV Leadership Training Manual covers: risk management, group dynamics, communication, promotion, tracking, and retention. We work with you every step of the way to create a program you will be proud of and is accessible to your community.
How do you get started?
- Look through our current programs online; webpage, Facebook, Bulletin Board.
- Join a program nearby.
- Take a mental inventory of your community for indoor and outdoor resources.
- Contact us to set up a time for an introduction to discuss possibilities.
- Pick your start day and get the party going!
