Rams President Tony Marshall said a lot of that hard work to get players out on the field or on the court goes unseen and unnoticed.
But he said they are appreciated by the club, and need to be celebrated.
“Volunteers put in a lot of work, much of which is at home, outside of the club, before and after trainings and games,” he said.
“If we’re talking about the average match day, it involves about 100 volunteers doing different jobs on each match day that need to be done.
“Coaches, trainers, water, bar, canteen, gate, admin - you name it, and there’s so many more.
“And that’s just game day. It’s not just on Saturdays.
“Everyone sees Saturday, which is great, but so much more goes into it.
“Some members of the club donate over 20 hours each week behind the scenes to the club outside of match days and trainings to get ready for those things.
“We have regular people for different jobs, but sometimes things come up, or people go away. But we have a volunteer structure to co-ordinate who’s on, while reaching out for people to help fill in.”
Tony expressed thanks to the army of volunteers who do such a wonderful job.
“All in all, we’ve got some amazing volunteers, and we can’t thank them enough.
“Obviously, we want to thank those people and make sure they know they’re very much appreciated.”
Tony said there’s always room for more volunteers who can help with the growth of the club.
“A lot of people don’t necessarily know they can help out, and we’d love it if they could.
“There are plenty of people who have plenty of different skills they can offer.
“As a club, a key for us is how can we best tap into those resources. For example, tradies can volunteer just by giving a bit of a hand with work and their expertise around the club.
“Others have the ability to stand on the gate or volunteer in the bar or canteen.”
“We’re always looking for more volunteers.
“What’s the saying? Many hands, make light work.”
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