We’ve only got 6 months left… ![]()
First, a huge thank you to Colin for doing an amazing job of keeping us on an even keel for 2015. Colin’s work this year will unfortunately be stealing him away from a full time volunteer position in the club, but he’ll be at the events when he can.
So, I need a helping hand. The VC job has, like many of the volunteer positions changed considerably for the upcoming season. The primary responsibilities are as follows, although there are occasional others:
Contact the Tech chair, registrar, race control and myself for a list of lunch orders for each of the four events. Assemble these names onto a spreadsheet (pre-populated sheet matrix provided) and get the list to me one week prior to each event.
Set out and fill (4) coolers with ice and water (water supplied to you at tech, ice at track canteen) One cooler goes to Pit in, one to pit out, one to bike pick up, one to tech.
Supervise and supply volunteers to pit in (4), supply back up and rotational volunteers to bike pick up (1-2) same for pit out (1-2)
I have the pre-populated volunteers spreadsheet from this season, and it’s shockingly large. So the majority of the work is pre-event (1-2 weeks) contacting volunteers and making sure they’re on board with helping out, and working out who’s available for what, and what times they’re available. Also recruiting new volunteers to lighten the load. Many hands make light work! Mornings pre-rider meeting are probably the busiest part of your day, making sure the four primary stations have what they need. From there it’s very much just listen to the radio (big help if your a racer wanting to hear your race calls!!) and help out when needed. So if you think you can work with me, let me know, and I can get you set up. I can certainly use the help!