Group Ride Volunteer Requirements
Ride Leader or Sweep?
Here are the requirements:
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RIDE LEADERS Steps 1-4 are required
SWEEPS Steps 1-2 are required
EVERY YEAR
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Step 1 Sign the WMBC Waiver: Find our annual waiver here. Scroll down to 2023 Group Ride Volunteers
Encouraged: Become a WMBC member: www.wmbcmtb.org/become-a-member
EVERY TWO YEARS
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Step 2 IF RIDING WITH YOUTH: Complete and Submit a Background Check: Go through Bellingham Public Schools: WASP background check.
Exceptions: Teachers in Whatcom/Skagit County; students in a local high school; already approved volunteers within BPS for 2022-2023 school year
Find your status here: https://bellinghamschoolsvolunteers.myschooldata.net/Home.aspx
Forward approval email to youth@wmbcmtb.org
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Step 3 First Aid/CPR Certification: In-person class is preferred. Check out Backcountry Medical Guides and/or Remote Medical Training. They both have courses coming up and WMBC can provide a partial reimbursement.
EVERY FOUR YEARS (if you stay active)
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Step 4 Stay tuned for Ride Leader Trainings for Spring 2024:​​
If you have received a Ride Leader Certification from another organization, please email certificate to youth@wmbcmtb.org