Volunteer with HRCA! Our volunteers are a vital part of HRCA’s success in fulfilling our mission to bring the life benefits of chess to the Hampton Roads community.
HRCA is also a certifying organization for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award.
What Do HRCA Volunteers Do?
Community support is a must to keep things going smoothly. Our volunteer chess heroes assist with officiating local tournaments, provide extra classroom support, and help with other needs in our chess programming. They set up venues, help ensure smooth event operations, assist with scorekeeping, help with concessions, participate in fundraising efforts, and enjoy playing chess with members of our community at festivals and clubs as ambassadors of HRCA.
Presidential Volunteer Service Award
We are a certifying organization for the AmeriCorps’ Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA). This award recognizes volunteers who positively impact communities, and is open to US citizens and permanent residents, ages 5-adult. There are Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards available for cumulative hours served each year. The PVSA also have a Lifetime Achievement Award for those who complete 4,000+ hours of service.
We are honored to offer this award to our HRCA volunteers who qualify!
See Our Current Opportunities
Complete our Application Form to Get Started
Ready to make a positive difference in the chess community? Please complete our application form for each youth and adult wishing to volunteer with HRCA!
We will add you to our volunteer mailing list to be notified of upcoming opportunities.
Many of our opportunities that involve working with children or finances will require completion of a background check and reference check.
HRCA Volunteer Resources
We use Sign Up Genius to register for specific volunteer needs. We often need/have unscheduled volunteer opportunities, so please be sure to let us know if you’ve helped!
Please remember to sign in at the beginning of your shift and sign out at the end to ensure accurate tracking of volunteer hours and smooth event operations.
Here is a link to our super quick Google Form to check in/out for your convenience!