[SMCARA] Fw: Thank you, volunteers!

[Ray]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Liza Recto" <lizalasagna at hotmail.com>
To: <cbrc9 at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 11:36
Subject: Thank you, volunteers!


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> Hi All,
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> It's less than 48 hours until the start of the 6th Lower Potomac River 
> Marathon, and we've lined up a fine field of volunteers.
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> Special thanks to Pax Velo for answering the call with 9 cyclists to 
> ensure the safety of our modest field of runners along the 26.2-mile 
> course.
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> Several of you volunteers are injured or retired runners, and we commend 
> your dedication to the sport!
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> We lost a few valuable volunteers from the Lighthouse Museum to a family 
> emergency, but the Friends of the Piney Point Lighthouse are old hands at 
> this, and we're confident they'll cover seamlessly.
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> The Chespeake Bay Field Lab will also be manning a 3-in-one water station 
> on St. George Island and another at Old Tall Timbers Road.  Thank you, 
> Viki and Captain Jack!  Where but Southern Maryland would you see the 
> President of the County Board of Commissioners handing out water to 
> runners?
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> Seven ham radio operators from the St. Mary's County Amateur Radio 
> Association and REACT will be back to do their excellent job of handling 
> communications on the course.  Who says ham radio is dead?
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> Thank you to all of our water station volunteers, who sacrifice their 
> weekend sleep-in time to keep our runners hydrated and nourished in all 
> kinds of weather, and are the main source of cheers and encouragement on 
> the mostly serene course.
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> Similar thanks to our race morning registration volunteers, who show up 
> bleary-eyed but alert to give our runners their first race day welcome, 
> and our packet pickup volunteers who are ready to dole out tourist 
> information as well as t-shirts and bib numbers.
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> Kudos to runner supporters who want to do more than cheer from the 
> sidelines, and pitch in to cover the often overlooked jobs at the finish 
> line.
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> Thank you, Liz Carroll, for providing roving EMTs, and to the Valley Lee 
> Rescue Squad and Fire Dept. for standing by at Mile ~22.
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> Jerry Phelps has been invaluable for his tireless work in transporting 
> course and water station supplies, driving the SAG wagon, and acting as 
> Master At Arms.  Thank you, Jerry!
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> Mark Byers is back for his 6th year as Director of Course Operations, and 
> he's my eyes and ears on the course.   Thank you, Mark, for taking on this 
> huge responsibility!
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> Course volunteers, in the event of any unusual situation that has you 
> stumped, please turn to Mark or Jerry, or pass the information via a ham 
> radio operator.
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> Thank you to all CBRC members who have been part of the planning and 
> logistics for our marathon and ten-miler, which is a year-round process.
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> Thank you to Suzanne Edgar, CBRC's resident artist, for the t-shirt 
> design!  Her appealing minimalist designs have become a trademark of our 
> LPR t-shirts.
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> Let's not forget to thank the St. Mary's County Public Works Dept and 
> Sherriff's Dept. for expediting our race permit requests.  With a good 
> traffic plan and volunteers such as yourselves, it's amazingly painless to 
> put on a race in St. Mary's County.  DC is green with envy, and blue from 
> strangling in red tape.
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> Of course, this race would not be possible without our sponsors:  Michelob 
> Ultra/Guy Distributing, Wyle Labs, Deloitte, Smartronix, Precise Systems, 
> St. Clement's Care Medical Group, Good Earth Natural Foods, Hampton Inn, 
> and Cedar Cove Marina.
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> Our hosts, the Paul Hall Center at the Harry Lundeberg School of 
> Seamanship, have been tops in hospitality since 2005.  They don't just 
> provide the post-race meal, showers, tables, and other "if you forgot it, 
> we've got it" items.  At our inaugural marathon, the portable toilet 
> company misplaced a toilet by 3/10 mile, and a crew from the Paul Hall 
> Center drove out to reposition it.  We're very fortunate and grateful for 
> their support!
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> I've stopped watching the weather forecasts, since there's nothing anyone 
> can do about the weather.   The weather gods have been kind to us at our 
> previous five marathons, so we can just hope for the best.
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> Thank you all again!  Let's give our runner guests a great race on Sunday!
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> Liza Recto
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> Race Director
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