Going on GOC events gives people a lot of enjoyment and has resulted in enduring friendships and partnerships, so a lot of members want to give something back. Others understand that the surest way to enjoy the club more, and build more enduring friendships, is to get more involved.
Because GOC is a member’s club, it’s the members who run the club and all its events. The success of GOC is entirely down to the many members who play a part in organising something for the club, and we encourage new people to step forward and help.
There are three main ways that a member can get involved in helping the club:
Organise an Event
Talk to the Group Coordinator of your local or specialist group and see how you can help their programme by running an event. You are able to submit events on the website which are then reviewed and published by the group’s Coordinator. For most GOC events you don’t need experience but there are always people in the group to help you plan and run the event. There are also guidelines for organising an event on this website under Information.
Help to Run a Group
Many groups have a few people who help the Co-ordinator with things like keeping the events up to date on the website or organising some local publicity – splitting the tasks of a Co-ordinator role amongst a group of people helps to spread the load and also gets people enthused about the group. If you want to help with any particular group, talk to the Co-ordinator or message them via the group page.
Join a national committee
The Board, listed in the Governance page, are responsible for co-ordinating GOC at a national level, supported by a Marketing Committee, an Annual Outdoor Gathering committee and a Website User Group. There is a continuing need for people to help, by serving on these committees or just supporting with particular tasks and roles – if you are interested to help, please see the Governance page and complete the short response form there.
Please don’t wait to be asked to step forward – if you want to do something for the club, please put yourself forward. There is plenty of help available for whatever you want to do, and you could find that you get much more from the club by putting a little bit in!
