Volunteers Wanted: Club Mentor Program
The Membership and Communications Committees are proud to announce an unprecedented number of new members joining City Island Yacht Club in 2024. After dedicated and coordinated efforts, including multiple Open Houses and an online awareness campaign, new sailors at all membership levels are joining our community. To help with onboarding, CIYC is launching a new Club Mentor Program to ensure each new member is welcomed and gets to know our unique sailing community with ease.
From L to R: Murat S., social member, Merima L., active member and Tayfun H., social member, celebrate together during the 2023 Going out of Commission ceremony.
Current members are needed to pair with the new members of similar membership level to provide a friendly point of contact for the new member and be available to answer questions or guide the new member in getting to know the Club and become more involved.
The expectation of a Club Mentor is to call the new member, once paired, and welcome them to the Club, offering to “show them the ropes.” Mentors are encouraged to share contact details in case the new member has a question in the future. If schedules align, a quick, in-person meet-up at the Club would be fantastic, but is not required.
The program is not meant to provide mentorship on sailing, but rather is meant to help new members get to know current members of our community faster, acclimate to the Club to get the most out of membership and build our growing community of sailing enthusiasts.
If you’re interested in being paired with a new member as their “Club Mentor,” please email Matt McDonough at membership@cityislandyc.org. Please provide your name, contact information, and current membership type.
Thank you for your support.
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