This is the first call for volunteers to help with the MATHCOUNTS National Competition May 5 - 7, 2005! 228 students from all 50 states, as well as U.S. territories, State Department and Department of Defense schools, will once again compete to become the country’s top team and individual math champions!

This year’s competition is hosted by General Motors and will be held in the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan.

Help make this year's event spectacular and see these marvelous Mathletes® in action! To volunteer, complete the 2005 Volunteer Registration Form, indicating which volunteer opportunity interests you. Return the form via fax or mail by April 4.

If you have further questions, please contact Megan Balkovic with MATHCOUNTS by phone, (703) 684-2889, or by email at mbalkovic@mathcounts.org.

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SAME is proud to be a supporter of MATHCOUNTS, a national competition that promotes middle school mathematics achievement.

Students participate in exciting math competitions that challenge students’ math skills, develop self-confidence and rewards achievement.

The program involves more than 17,000 volunteers (teachers, engineers, other professionals, parents and alumni) who participate annually to coach students and conduct competitions and it has received two White House Citations as an outstanding private sector initiative.

SAME Support and Help

Although more volunteers are needed at the school level to coach school programs, promote school participation or make school presentations about math in the real world, it is the more than 600 volunteer state and local coordinators who provide the critical administrative support on behalf of the MATHCOUNTS Foundation.

MATHCOUNTS works closely with its volunteer coordinators to support local program administration and provide step-by-step instructions and materials for a broad range of activities including school materials distribution, competition arrangement, fundraising and public relations.


Creating Opportunities for Participation within SAME

Volunteers are the driving force of the MATHCOUNTS program and you can help!

• Make volunteering for MATHCOUNTS a criterion for a Post award. Encourage “Adopt-a-School” programs by Sustaining Members to increase school participation.
• Sponsor/host a MATHCOUNTS competition.
• Sponsor/host “MATHCOUNTS Recognition Day” events at various facilities/with local programs.
• Sponsor/host “SUM FUN” events (unofficial, “just-for-fun” MATHCOUNTS competitions).
• Sponsor/conduct MATHCOUNTS Coaching Workshops.
• Submit articles involving MATHCOUNTS/SAME participation for possible future use in MATHCOUNTS News or SAME’s News.
• Encourage SAME Post members to designate MATHCOUNTS (#2440) through their United Way/CFC campaigns.

Volunteer Positions Available
(Position Descriptions available at MATHCOUNTS)

• Coordinator (some areas are in need)
• Coach
• Co-Coach
• Competition Volunteer (Local, State and National Levels)
• Special Event Volunteer

MATHCOUNTS 2004 winners in the Oval Office From left: Gregory Gauthier, 14, of Wheaton, Ill.; teacher, Steven Ondes, of Staunton, Ill.; Jeffrey Chen, 13, of College Station, Texas; Alex Zhai, 12, of Champaign, Ill.; Jennifer Iglesias, 14, of Aurora, Ill.; Zach Nahlik, 13, of Edwardsville, Ill.; and teacher Rachel Schlutz, of Katy, Texas. SAME is a proud supporter of MATHCOUNTS. White House photo by Paul Morse