[NCARC] Need 4 more hams for this Saturday 6:30 am - 1:00 pm Cycling Marathon Fort Collins

[Steve's email]

Hi Folks--- I still need 4 hams to help out this Saturday with the Fort
Collins Cycling Festival.  This is a pretty cool event-- especially getting
to see the professional bike racers go by at top speed.  This event is from
6:30 until about 1:00 pm.  A couple of the volunteer positions can be a
little bit later in the morning (maybe on site at around 7:30 to 8:00 am).
There are some fun compensations-- see below.  Can you please let me know
soon?   Call me at 970 420-5317 or reply directly to this email--

-Steve Henry, N7GN
NCARC President
steveh291 at comcast.net
970 420-5317


QST to all Northern Colorado Hams-

We've been asked to help again with the Fort Collins Cycling Festival
weekend event.  We helped with this last year-- it was a lot of fun and a
good opportunity to provide our ham radio skills for a cool event.

For this event, in addition to being able to provide our skills and
expertise-- each ham radio volunteer will also get a cool T-shirt, 5 belgium
beers of their choice, and free food.  What more could you want?!
Information is below.

We need to quickly sign up volunteers as unfortunately I'm getting a very
late start organizing the event.  (I had a misunderstanding about the
weekend-- this event is less than 8 days away).   If you can respond quickly
with your availability,  I think it will be relatively easy to organize.
I'll work to get a repeater set up on the backside of the course like we had
last year.

I need to staff a net control operator postion and approximately 6 "rest
stop" stations each day along with 2-3 hams with vehicles-- we can work this
as shifts and keep it to 2-3 hours of volunteer time if we get sufficient
operators to volunteer.  The event is both Saturday June 21st from 5:30 am
to 3:00 pm and Sunday June 22nd from 5:30 am to 1:00 pm.  They've
significantly expanded this event from last year-- we will do what we can to
provide assistance.  One issue is that this overlaps our NCARC meeting for a
few hours, but hopefully we can work around that.

Please either call me on my cell at 420-5317 or email me back directly at
steveh291 at comcast.net as soon as possible.

'73

-Steve Henry
420-5317
steveh291 at comcast.net

Race/Ride Weekend Volunteer Bible:

First of all thank you for your contribution to Fort Collins and the Cycling
festival weekend. A lot of fun and

experience will find you this weekend of new friends and exciting cycling
events of all kinds. All Clubs and

Individual Volunteers welcome!

Volunteer positions contained here is:

1. Registration:

2. Course Setup Signs/ Safety

3. Course Marshaling

4. Course Emergency, EMT, Fire Department marshaling Intersections needed

5. Ham Operators

6. Sag Stations / Feed Zone

7. Course Vehicle Sag Support

8. Food and Beverage

9. Beer Services

10. Parking

11. And General put me where you need me

You receive for you time and efforts:

T-Shirt, A super awesome Meal Beverage, five New Belgium beers of choice.
And a after wards

party with food, beverages and New Belgium beer. A staff picture to remember
the weekend. As

well all the happy fun faces you'll meet the days of the event.

Volunteer Positions:

Registration:

Registration is held all three days Time is:

Friday June 20th 3:00pm-7:pm in Old town Zydekos next to the Bike Library.

Saturday:6:am-10:00am at CSU Hughes Stadium

Sunday: 6:00am-10:00am at CSU Hughes Stadium

Course Marshaling:

Saturday:6:am-12:00am and 11:30 - 3:00 at CSU Hughes Stadium

Sunday: 6:00am-1:00pm at CSU Hughes Stadium

Marshals can be anyone who can hold a flag blow a whistle and cheer at
intersections;

All intersections will have a minimum of three marshals. And critical
intersections one emergency vehicle.

Drive ways cattle guards one to two marshals two preferably to have a friend
to talk with.

We will try to rotate personnel out of the canyon every three hours an move
them to other positions.

Pickup at registration: Saturday/Sunday: 6:00am-6:30am

Personnel Position Maps/Cell Phone # List

Flag, Safety Vest, Slow Stop Sign, Go Fast Blade, Radio Communication,
cowbell whistle. Bring with your, Chair,

Sunscreen, Umbrella, Cooler, chalk.

Course Emergency, EMT, Fire Department marshaling Intersections:

Saturday:6:am-3:00pm CSU Hughes Stadium

Sunday: 6:00am-5:00pm at CSU Hughes Stadium: Rist/Juniors Course

20 of the finest emergency first responding fire fighters will be in charge
of operations for course safety. If you are

a EMT or other emergency type personnel in which you would like to volunteer
to help with the safety of our riders

then Please contact Ron Frye @ frys at lpbroadband.net

Course Signs and Cleanup Cattle Guards Covering:

Saturday:6:am-12:00am and 11:30 - 3:00 at CSU Hughes Stadium

Sunday: 6:00am-5:00pm at CSU Hughes Stadium

One week out we need someone to put out signs, 48 hours we need course
reminders to go out. Weather permitting.

Day of Course signs and Cattle guard covering team.

Course Cleanup: Sweep course, pickup signs trash, uncover cattle guards

Sag Station Volunteering:

Pickup at registration Saturday/Sunday: See Schedule for times

Personnel Position Maps/Cell Phone # List

Flag, Safety Vest, , Go Fast Blade, Radio Communication, 10x 10 Tent, Table,
Chairs.

Cowbell, whistle. Bring with your, Chair, Sunscreen, Umbrella Cooler.

Station One: Neutral Feed Zone Rist Canyon Mail boxes, food Water, Gatorade,
Port O Let Station Two: Located

at the Stove Prairie School house, Full Sag, Port O Let

Station Two: Located at the Masonville before the intersection Full Sag,
Port O Let

Feed Zone Support: Feed: Station One: Neutral Feed Zone

Pickup at registration Saturday/Sunday: 5:30am-6:30am

Personnel Position Maps/Cell Phone # List:

Car Window Support Signs, Radio Communication, cowbell, whistle.

Bring with your, Chair, Sunscreen, Umbrella Cooler.



-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Weinbeck [mailto:charlie at fccyclingfest.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:53 PM
To: info at fccyclingfest.com
Subject: Fort Collins Cycling Festival's Volunteers June's Weekend Bible


Hello Cycling friends,

As many of you know Fort Collins is hosting the ACA Masters, Juniors State
Road racing Championships June 21st and 22nd.  Other events such as the King
of Rist Canyon Champion will be awarded. We need your help to make the event
fun and safe for our guest coming to Fort Collins! www.fcyclingfest.com



How you can help us:

Print the attached bible, recruit friends family members that would like to
have a fun day of participating in cycling. If you belong to an organization
many people are using this to count as service for their club.

Attached bible Contains: Descriptions, Maps, What to bring, what to pickup,
with a schedule of times available and of course the signup sheets. Everyone
gets a special staff shirt, meal each day and beverages including new
Belgium's beer.



Mountain Bikers: Dash for the Cache Event June 21st

Please contact Joe Bagley with New World Sports  to volunteer for the new
Dash for the Cache Geo/Clues Mountain bike Treasure Hunt.

Joe's e-mail. Part of the proceeds goes to the Diamond Peaks Mountain bike
Patrol to ensure our local parks single track stay pristine. Joes E-mail:
newworldsports at comcast.net



Thank you for your help and please feel free to contact me any time,

Best,

Charlie





Charlie Weinbeck

Fort Collins Cycling Festival LLC

www.fccyclingfest.com

3200 Sweeney St.

Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526

970-689-3131

charlie at fccyclingfest.com