Association Volunteer (Requirements)

Volunteer

To qualify for the Association Volunteer certificate, you must:

1. Have served actively on one or more NMRA committees (National, Regional, or Division) long enough to accumulate sixty (60) certified time units (TUs). The TUs you receive for various types of service are listed below:
1. Active satisfactory service as a General Manager of a National committee: 4 TUs per month.
2. Active satisfactory service as a National committee Manager: 3 TUs per month.
3. Active satisfactory service as a Region committee Manager, or on a National committee: 2 TUs per month.
4. Active satisfactory service as a Region committee member, a Division Officer or committee Manager: 1 TU per month.
5. Active satisfactory service as a Division committee or board member: 1/2 TU per month.
6. Editors of an NMRA publication shall receive credit at the rate appropriate for committee Chairmen at the same level.
7. Service as a Division officer or director (other than at the Regional level): 1 TU per month.
8. Newsletter Editors of 100% NMRA clubs having 10 or more members, may earn one time unit per issue of the club newsletter, providing it is four pages or more. All newsletters must have four issues on file in the NMRA's Kalmbach Memorial Library, edited by the person applying, before the time units will be considered for credit.
9. Official judges at NMRA sponsored model contests (including non-rail) shall be given time units for such service at the contest only (not monthly), as a one-time service credit per contest as follows:
1. National Contest Judge 3 Time Units
2. Regional Contest Judge 2 Time Units
3. Division Contest Judge 1 Time Unit
10. Individuals (and their crews) who open their home or club layout for layout tours in conjunction with NMRA conventions or other NMRA sponsored events earn credit as follows for each day that the layout is open for viewing.
1. National Event 3 Time Units / day (12 TUs maximum per event)
2. Regional Event 3 Time Units / day (6 TUs maximum per event)
3. Divisional Event 3 Time Units / day (3 TUs maximum per event)
11. Individuals who participate in modular layouts in conjunction with NMRA Divisions, or at NMRA sponsored events, earn credit as follows for each day the layout is open for viewing at the event.
1. National Event 3 Time Units / day (12 TUs maximum per event)
2. Regional Event 3 Time Units / day (6 TUs maximum per event)
3. Divisional Event 3 Time Units / day (3 TUs maximum per event)

NOTE: There is generally a maximum of 48 time units credited for any one National convention, 24 time units credited for any one Regional convention, and 6 time units credited for any one Division event.

12. Boy Scout Railroading Merit Badge Counselors who are NMRA members can earn: 1 TU (time unit) per month and 1 TU per Scout that qualifies. This credit is retroactive with no time limit for those who have served as counselors in the past provided that they were also NMRA members during the time of service.
13. A live clinic that is presented more than once earns Association Volunteer credits for each additional (the first presentation is credited toward Author) presentation at the following schedule:
1. National Clinic - 3 Time Units
2. Regional Clinic - 2 Time Units
3. Divisional Clinic - 1 Time Unit
14. Certification of accomplishment shall be by the Committee Manager (in the case of committee members), or by the appointing officer (in the case of Committee Chairmen). The Region (or National) President or Secretary may certify when the appointing officer is not available or when many positions will require several signatures.

KEEP TRACK OF YOUR SERVICE AS YOU DO IT

I have accumulated the necessary Time Units (TU) during various conventions and exhibitions around Europe, as well as British Region conventions.

Contest Judge (8 TU's) British Region Convention

Clinician (18 TU's) on major exhibitions and conventions in Germany

Layout Operator (84 TU's) conventions in Rodgau/Germany and Adliswil(Switzerland

Layout Operator (12 TU's) British Region conventions in Kegworth, Swindon, Copdock