Want to get involved?
Wakefield Whirlwinds is a industry leading charity organisation. Like most charitable organisations, we are dependant on volunteers and supporters to keep delivering our life changing work in the local community.
Why not take a look at the different roles you could play in supporting Wakefield Whirlwinds today?
Wakefield Whirlwinds coach, James Dynia running a demonstration session at Wakefield Mental Health Day 2025 @ WX Wakefield - Organised by Turning Point Talking Therapy's Wakefield
Join us as a supporter:
Stay up to date with the club and its adventures by becoming a supporter of Wakefield Whirlwinds!
By becoming a supporter, you get exclusive access to
- Newsletters
- Events
- Game Admissions
- Fundraisers
- Club Merchandise
- & More!
This is a great way to keep in touch with Whirlwinds no matter your involvement in the club! You could be an fan, a family member, a previous member of the club, everybody is welcome!
Join us as a Volunteer:
Volunteer's are the backbone of a charity like Wakefield Whirlwinds. We are always on the lookout for people with skills and talents to support in our volunteer network! We require a whole host of skills to ensure the club stays running.
Steve Greatorex, Our Star Founder & Volunteer receiving the Spirit of Sport and Recreation Award from the sport & recreation Alliance, Presented by HRH The Duke Of Edinburgh
These skills could be, but are not limited to:
- Officiating (Table Officials, Referee's)
- Coaching Staff
- Social media Volenteers
- Photo & Video production
- Live-Streaming
- General Support (Setting up & packing down sessions)
- Events
- Sponsorship & Bid Writing
- & Much Much More!
If you think you can volunteer to support whirlwinds in any way, sign up to our volunteers group today!
Join Our Fundraising Team:
Our team of relentless fundraisers work around the clock to deliver a fundraising programme throughout the year to help raise crucial funds for the clubs sustainability & ongoing provision of disability sport in Wakefield! We are always looking for additional volunteers to join this group to help create ideas, run events, and support collections/raffles & more!
Photo from Normanton Rotary Club & Wakefield Rotary Club's Annual Dragonboat Race 2025
As a Fundraiser, you could be involved in:
- Identifying places to roll out or donation tins
- Attend events to sell raffle tickets & collect donations
- Contact companies to gain donations for Bi Yearly Raffles, Tombola's and other fundraising games
- Identifying Fundraising events to take part in
- Support fundraising efforts at annual events like our Dragonboat Race each summer (Paddlers, shore crew, Raffle's & Tombola's)
- Running social media campaigns for our fundraising efforts