Hi all,

I would like to annonce a new requirement for all the NECTC member
schools, so please read the following carefully.

This year, we will require each NECTC team to provide two volunteers
for the Mightyman Half Triathlon, which is held on the following day
of our race, Mightyman Sprint. Each volunteer will be paid $25* and
will be elligible for the staff party after the race, so although I
said "requirement", it will be a fun experience.

This decision was made for a couple of reasons:

1) In order to raise funds for the conference. The race organizer will
pay us $15* per volunteer, which in turn can be spent improve the
conference such as plaques, banners, posters, etc. By doing this
volunteering, we can avoid collecting dues.

2) To help the race organization and continue the good relationship
with the community. I am hoping this event will be like Wildflower in
the west coast, where hundreds of collegiate triathletes race,
volunteer and have a great time.

Of course, more than two people from one team can volunteer as well.
In fact, I encourage all of you to volunteer!

In case none of your team mates can volunteer, we will ask you to pay
a membership due ($50*). Failing this requirement will disqualify your
team and teammates from the NECTC (and thus Collegiate Regional)
ranking so please be careful.

* All the prices are subject to change. But I will try to keep the
volunteer's pay as high as possible while the membership fee is kept
reasonable.

I will start collecting the information for the volunteers once the
race date is closer. For now, I would like you to be aware of this
requirment and discuss with your teammates (who to volunteer, etc).

This is a new attempt and I am willing to hear feedback from any of
you. So let me (keisuke[at]nectc.net) know if you have any comments.

Thank you,

Keisuke Inoue
Director, NECTC