Hi Dave

You may already have me down, but to be sure...I plan to help with
the course marking on Friday night and whatever around the
registration area on Sat morn.

Ray
--- In yorkareamountainbikers@yahoogroups.com, skinnyoldman2003
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> It's that time already....we need firm commitments from volunteers
> for this years Poker Ride to be held September 9. We have openings
> for 4 to 5 course marking people the day before the ride. We will
try
> to meet at Rocky Ridge about 5:30 PM to put up course markers
> (direction arrows) for both the long and short courses. We
normally
> need about 6 people for this task to go quickly and efficiently.
Last
> year Ray Michels, Dusty Gordon, Joel Horni, and myself performed
this
> task. We also need five people, or more, to man card buckets on
the
> course, for the duration of the ride. This involves staying at
your
> post from 10:00AM through 12:15 PM and making sure each rider gets
a
> card as the ride by. It also may involve giving directions, first
aid
> assistance, advice, and/or bicycle repairs. Last year Derron
Welker,
> Jim Gable, Luke Smeltzer, Bryan Grim, and myself performed this
task.
> We will need two cashiers at registration. Last year Mike Bega and
> Shawn Durgin performed this. We could also use two to three course
> monitors, whose function is to be my eyes and ears on the course,
and
> fill in where needed as needed. Last year this job was handled by
> Mason Smeltzer and his friend Adrian. We may be able to use some
> assistance with registration and poker hand scoring. Mike Bega has
a
> computer programmed for scoring but he can always use help double
> checking the results. Mrs. Gantz and her daughters, along with
Tammy
> Gantz ably handled registration last year, and will hopefully be
back
> to help with that again this year.
> Please let me know as soon as possible what you can do to
help
> this year. Contact me personally or on this web site. This event
is a
> major fund raiser for the York County Parks and major fun for the
> participants. We have had many positive comments the past two
years
> about our Poker Ride. It has been a great event because of the
great
> support of our club members. Thanks in advance for helping out.
You
> will have a good time!!!
>
> Dave Anderson
>