Volunteering

Become a Volunteer
Your time and talent can make a real difference

Thank you for considering sharing your time and talents with American Coaster Enthusiasts.

As a 100 percent volunteer organization, all club activities depend on the efforts of our members. Whether you give a little time or a lot, you can make a difference.

Our volunteers orchestrate:

  • Event planning
  • Social media
  • Marketing efforts
  • Writing and producing publications
  • Media coverage
  • Operations and IT
  • Email communications
  • And so much more

Start your volunteer interest survey

If you would like to see more of the roles that volunteers fill within ACE, please take a few moments to browse our organization chart.

Volunteering offers you even more opportunities to enhance the enjoyment of your roller coaster hobby by:

  • Having an impact on the future of ACE
  • Providing opportunities for rewarding experiences
  • Developing friendships in a small group
  • Learning new skills or sharing your talents with ACE

If you are interested in getting involved, please complete our volunteer survey.

Start your volunteer interest survey

Following your submission, one of our team members will reach out to you within a few weeks to arrange a short conversation to help us find the best role for you.

From there, we will connect you with a coordinator to get you started on a project.

FAQs:

Volunteer opportunities vary from a few hours occasionally, a few minutes a day or week or a few hours each week or month. Our volunteer interviewers will discuss the time commitment of different roles with you to ensure we do not overcommit (or undercommit) you for what you would like to give to ACE.

No, volunteers work remotely from their home, however there are occasional exceptions.

Some examples of those exceptions could be helping with social media coverage at an event or inventorying our archives.

We do ask that those volunteering on a regional team, live in that region.

ACE has an immense variety of volunteer opportunities so we do not look for any particular skills. We simply ask for:

  • Respect
  • Communication
  • Follow through

Please be sure to tell our the volunteer coordinator when you speak to him/her what you are interested in.

Let your coordinator know that you would be more interested in a different project or responsibility or drop an email to volunteer@aceonline.org to let the team know you would like to be considered for another role.

ACE has no minimum age for volunteering. For minors, we ask a parent or guardian to respond to an email giving us permission to communicate.

Yes, as a 501(c)3 ACE qualifies for most programs that record.

If you have additional questions, please reach out to volunteer@aceonline.org.