April 17, 2024

Julie Kozun, a Paralympian in sitting volleyball, knows just how important volunteers are to the sport community as a whole.

As a volunteer herself, the Melfort-born athlete sees how integral volunteers are in every area and sport from grassroots to the Paralympic Games. To celebrate National Volunteer Week, Sask Sport reached out to Kozun to chat about her personal volunteer experiences and about how she has been impacted by the work of volunteers in her career.

“Without volunteers I don’t think the sport community would be able to afford to host the events we have. Volunteers are the people behind the scenes setting up gyms and events way before they start and they are there taking everything down way after everyone leaves.” – Julie Kozun

Read the full Q&A on Sask Sport.