Every year WAHA families participate in fundraising and volunteer events that help support and contribute to the success of the organization. The funds raised during Chuck-A-Puck nights and WAHA fundraising events help offset registration fees for the upcoming year to help keep fees as low as possible and invest back into our organization towards ice rental fees, purchase of new equipment and uniforms. Thank you for contributing to the success of our organization.
WAHA asks 1 person or 2 people from each family register as a WAHA Volunteer.
Every year, all volunteers are required to complete their SafeSport training, run a background check (good for 2 years) and register with WAHA as a Volunteer. Please follow the steps below to properly register.
STEP 1: Register with USA Hockey as a Volunteer and obtain your registration confirmation number. You will get a new number each year and the process takes 5 minutes. It's free to register as a Volunteer
STEP 2: Complete your SafeSport Certification. Every year, all coaches are required to renew and update their SafeSport Certification before stepping on the ice. First time you do this will take up to 3 hours. Any refresher courses are 20-30mins. Please make sure you give yourself plenty of time do this well in advance, there are NO EXCEPTIONS.
STEP 3: Complete PNAHA Background Check. Screening is completed through PNAHA. Select WAHA when asked for district. Screenings are good for 2 years and if you are unable to submit a new report, it means you are good for this year and go to Step 4. To complete this process takes less than 5 minutes and is reimbursable. To receive a refund please email our WAHA Treasurer at wahatreasurer1@gmail.com with your receipt & mailing address to send your check.
STEP 4: Every year, register on our website as a Volunteer so we can verify credentials. Please use the USA Hockey number in Step 1 to complete this registration. Do not email or attach your SafeSport information. Process takes less than 5 minutes. Once you are registered, our SafeSport Representative/Registrar will verify your information to get you a badge. Please give them a week or two to verify information and contact our Program Administrator for any questions, wenatcheehockey@gmail.com
STEP 5: Read our Fundraising & Parent Volunteer Requirements below on ways you can help our organization.
Program Coordinator
“Many hands make light work”…. and keep costs down.
We are fortunate to have the lowest fees in the state due to the fact that we are a volunteer organization. Parental volunteer support is critical to WAHA’s success! Each family participating in fundraising and volunteering will keep registration costs low as possible. The WAHA Board of Directors has outlined the following parent participation requirements.
ALL FAMILIES are required to volunteer 7 hours of dedicated time to support the WAHA Association.
Each person over 18 years of age is required to complete the Volunteer Registration.
Each person over 18 years of age is required to complete the Safe Sport certification.
*Families may choose to opt out of 4 hours of their volunteer requirement by paying a $300 buyout fee per player. This fee can be added during registration.
**Families that pay the buyout fee will still be required to volunteer 3 hours per player during the “Required Volunteer” events listed below.
***All families are required to do additional volunteer support during their player(s) home games – Timekeeper, scorekeeping, moving boards, locker room monitoring and more. Chat with your team manager(s) to help support your team(s).
During registration, families may choose to pay the $300 buyout fee per player. This buyout fee is only applicable for the hockey season you are registering for. This fee can be added during registration. The buyout fee will:
All families who did not pay the buyout fee will be required to volunteer 4 hours per player during the below WAHA events:
We encourage all teams to host fundraisers! Fundraisers are a great way to connect as a team and raise additional funds to offset tournaments or any other costs.