Saturday, March 24, 2007
Volunteers and the lottery
For those of you that don't already know, I've been helping out at Javelina for the last three years now. Last year, my son Jimmy took over as RD and even though things went really well, we're trying to get an early jump on things this year so that we're not so pressed right before the race. The 2006 running of Javelina was Paula Humpage's last year as Javelina Jeadquarters captain; so, we now have some huge shoes to fill. Paula and Woofie have done so much for Javelina over the years and will surely be missed.
What we're looking for is a captain for Javelina Jeadquarters (which is the aid station at the start/finish), as well as a captain for our night shift at Jackass Junction from 11 PM to 8 AM. If we can find 'experienced' aid station captains for these spots, we'd be more than happy to give these volunteers guaranteed spots into the Across The Years run (allowing them to bypass the lottery). If the volunteers don't wish to run ATY but have friends or family members that would, they are welcome to give the pass to one of them. We think that we have our other shifts fairly well covered but will give them (the captains of those shifts) the same recognition with guaranteed spots, if they wish to take us up on our offer.
All other volunteers that have helped at Javelina (as well as ATY) will get points for days worked that can be used in the upcoming ATY lottery. Only the captains will get the automatic pass. Volunteers are extremely important to us and we feel that they should be rewarded for their support. More about the ATY lottery will be posted in the next couple of weeks.
There will also be a work weekend 2 weeks prior to the Across The Years event. Last year Jimmy and I had so much to do prior to the event that we actually missed being with the rest of our family in Silverton Colorado for Christmas. I have promised my wife, as well as the rest of my family (and especially my 6 year old son) that this will NEVER happen again, thus the reason for the work weekend. This work weekend is our chance to get the majority of things in place, well in advance, so that we aren't so rushed right before the race. We feel that this will work better than having to use and abuse our committee members anymore than what we already have.
We are looking for 2 more people that would be willing to work two days on the weekend of December 15th and 16th. It won't probably take the full two days to get this work done but we're saying two days just to be safe. We'll have cots and some simple meals for the volunteers but if you require anything special, please bring it. As a way of showing our gratitude, we will offer these volunteers guaranteed spots into this years running of our event. We are looking for volunteers that are good when working with their hands and don't mind putting in some long hours. The work is fairly labor intensive and the weather conditions are unpredictable at this time of the year. Some of the tasks will include: installing flags and flag poles, watering and grooming the track, tent set-ups, banner set-ups, tables, chairs, cots, trash cans, aid station equipment, goody bag stuffing, registration set-up, assigning transponders, shower set-up, electrical hook-ups, webcam and visual aid set-ups and much more. These volunteers could be friends of the runners and not actually the runners themselves to get the guaranteed entry.
As always, we'll also be looking for volunteers that can help out during the three days of the run as well as some that could help with the clean-up immediately after the event. These volunteers would all get points for upcoming ATY lotteries.
If you're interested, please contact me at: nardinimanor@qwest.net. In your post, let me know what your capabilities and weaknesses are. This way, I can pick people most suited for the tasks at hand. Please don't inquire unless you are absolutely sure you can make the dates. More details about how the lottery is going to work will be posted on this news blog very soon. Keep watching and thanks so much for your interest.
Rodger Wrublik (ATY Host)
http://www.acrosstheyears.com/
http://www.javelinajundred.com/
http://www.nardinimanor.com/
What we're looking for is a captain for Javelina Jeadquarters (which is the aid station at the start/finish), as well as a captain for our night shift at Jackass Junction from 11 PM to 8 AM. If we can find 'experienced' aid station captains for these spots, we'd be more than happy to give these volunteers guaranteed spots into the Across The Years run (allowing them to bypass the lottery). If the volunteers don't wish to run ATY but have friends or family members that would, they are welcome to give the pass to one of them. We think that we have our other shifts fairly well covered but will give them (the captains of those shifts) the same recognition with guaranteed spots, if they wish to take us up on our offer.
All other volunteers that have helped at Javelina (as well as ATY) will get points for days worked that can be used in the upcoming ATY lottery. Only the captains will get the automatic pass. Volunteers are extremely important to us and we feel that they should be rewarded for their support. More about the ATY lottery will be posted in the next couple of weeks.
There will also be a work weekend 2 weeks prior to the Across The Years event. Last year Jimmy and I had so much to do prior to the event that we actually missed being with the rest of our family in Silverton Colorado for Christmas. I have promised my wife, as well as the rest of my family (and especially my 6 year old son) that this will NEVER happen again, thus the reason for the work weekend. This work weekend is our chance to get the majority of things in place, well in advance, so that we aren't so rushed right before the race. We feel that this will work better than having to use and abuse our committee members anymore than what we already have.
We are looking for 2 more people that would be willing to work two days on the weekend of December 15th and 16th. It won't probably take the full two days to get this work done but we're saying two days just to be safe. We'll have cots and some simple meals for the volunteers but if you require anything special, please bring it. As a way of showing our gratitude, we will offer these volunteers guaranteed spots into this years running of our event. We are looking for volunteers that are good when working with their hands and don't mind putting in some long hours. The work is fairly labor intensive and the weather conditions are unpredictable at this time of the year. Some of the tasks will include: installing flags and flag poles, watering and grooming the track, tent set-ups, banner set-ups, tables, chairs, cots, trash cans, aid station equipment, goody bag stuffing, registration set-up, assigning transponders, shower set-up, electrical hook-ups, webcam and visual aid set-ups and much more. These volunteers could be friends of the runners and not actually the runners themselves to get the guaranteed entry.
As always, we'll also be looking for volunteers that can help out during the three days of the run as well as some that could help with the clean-up immediately after the event. These volunteers would all get points for upcoming ATY lotteries.
If you're interested, please contact me at: nardinimanor@qwest.net. In your post, let me know what your capabilities and weaknesses are. This way, I can pick people most suited for the tasks at hand. Please don't inquire unless you are absolutely sure you can make the dates. More details about how the lottery is going to work will be posted on this news blog very soon. Keep watching and thanks so much for your interest.
Rodger Wrublik (ATY Host)
http://www.acrosstheyears.com/
http://www.javelinajundred.com/
http://www.nardinimanor.com/
