We are always looking for volunteers to help plan trainings and clinics and to cover area races.

TRAILBUCKS 2005 VOLUNTEER POINTS SERIES

For the 2005 year, the Support Crew has decided that we want to have more training sessions, more visibility at regional races, and give back more to the community. That means active members are going to be a necessity! In order to encourage members to contribute to these activities, TBARC will be hosting TrailBucks, a volunteer points series. All the prizes have not been determined yet but could include GIFT CERTIFICATES, CLUB MEMBERSHIPS, RACE ENTRIES, AND GEAR. Announcements will be made as prizes become finalized.

Prizes will be awarded as follows: The person with the most points at the end of December (non-Support Crew) will receive the Grand Prize. The other prizes will be given out by a drawing. The number of points accumulated will determine how many entries each person has in the drawing. Anyone who has at least one point will have one entry into the drawing. After that, every 50 points will receive another entry into the drawing. Points will be awarded based on the following system:

Activity/ Point Value
-Philanthropy Events (per hour) /15 points

-MRAR (per hour, assuming other
benefits of volunteering, i.e.
race entry discounts…etc.) /10 points

-Training Events (Leader) – per hour /20 points

-Training Events (Helper) – per hour /15 points

-Mentoring (per event) /50 points

-Race Booths (per event) /70 points
NGAR (Jan 14)
Blue Ridge (April 8 )
Raging Russell (Feb 26)
Greenway Challenge (May 21)
SMAR (April 2)
SMAR (Oct)
Possibly others to be determined

-Meeting Leader
(i.e. Monthly meeting speaker, etc) /50 points

About how we determined points:
We wanted the people who do the hardest and most time consuming activities to get the most points for their efforts. Therefore, a training session leader would spend the greatest amount of time and effort. We tried to rate other activities accordingly based on the expected amount of time each activity would require.

So start marking your calendars and plan on helping out to make this a great year for our club! And hey, you’ll get the chance to score some schwag in the process!

Should you have any questions, feel free to post a reply on the message board or send an email to Chris and Rachel.

Prizes include:
2006 Midnight Rush AR Entry
REI Gift Certificates
Club Memberships
more to come!

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