I signed up for a few days of volunteering with the Des Moines Sports Commission – hosts of the 2009 AAU Junior Olympics. The event will run from July 27th thru August 8th and there’s lots of ways to get involved. Here are a few of the categories where volunteers are needed:

• Athlete Registration
• Baseball Volunteer
• Baton Twirling Volunteer
• Beach Volleyball Volunteer
• Boys Basketball Volunteer
• Cheerleading Volunteer
• General Volunteer
• Girls Basketball Volunteer
• Gymnastics Volunteer
• Jump Rope Volunteer
• Karate Volunteer
• Power Lifting Volunteer
• Swimming Volunteer
• Table Tennis Volunteer
• Taekwondo Volunteer
• Track and Field Volunteer
• Trampoline & Tumbling Volunteer
• Weightlifting Volunteer
• Wrestling Volunteer

Visit the Des Moines Sports Commission’s Volunteer Webpage for more details and to sign up!