FLCC> ESSG Cycling Volunteers THANK YOU

[Mark Rishniw]

Marcia said it all.  Except for two items:

1.  THANK YOU MARCIA!  Without the uber-volunteer taking charge in my 
absence, the race would likely be a bunch of people standing around 
with bikes or flags, wondering what they're all doing at Greek Peak 
on a Saturday AM.

2.  Thank you Gimme Coffee, for providing the hot 
beverages.  Probably less popular this year, given the temperatures, 
but appreciated nevertheless, I'm sure.

Finally, thank you all volunteers for once more making the FLCC the 
great club that it is.

Twinkieboy.

At 10:07 AM 6/9/2008, Glenn Swan wrote:


>>From: Marciaswan at aol.com
>>Hi, all.
>>
>>Thanks so much to all of you for coming out on a blistering hot day 
>>to help make the ESSG cycling events a success. I got to speak with 
>>most of the riders during the day, and from everyone I heard 
>>nothing but thanks and compliments for the great staff we were able 
>>to field on the day.
>>
>>Some of you will get this message twice -- maybe that will be 
>>sufficient! But I have to ask Glenn or Mark to pass this on to the 
>>FLCC list (since I don't subscribe, I can't post directly), and for 
>>some of those late to join the ranks, I don't have your e-mail 
>>addresses in my file...
>>
>>Jack Ruckheim, Lilynn Graves and Glenn went out on Friday evening 
>>to sweep the course. (Jack had a vested interest in removing all 
>>obstacles, as he was among the competitors on Saturday -- and he 
>>took home a medal.) Glenn commented that they only had to move one 
>>roadkill, apparently a 'possum, and in a state of such decrepitude 
>>that even Mark couldn't misdiagnose its state ;-)
>>
>>Glenn got pressed into set-up duty and arrived with me at Greek 
>>Peak at 7:00AM, only to find a competitor already waiting... We'd 
>>thought to open registration at 8:00, but by 7:30 we were pretty 
>>much inundated.
>>
>>Dave Heck arrived early to set up the computer and stayed all day 
>>to make sure our results were accurate. Glenn did his best to keep 
>>Dave's life interesting by throwing in a few out-of-order and 
>>in-between-minutes TT starts, so Dave had to wrestle a bit with 
>>Mark's new and improved results spreadsheet to handle the variations.
>>
>>Dave Heck Sr also arrived early and stayed all day, helping with 
>>registration, running between finish line and computer with 
>>intermediate results, and marshaling a corner for the afternoon RR.
>>
>>Sara (and Aidan of the chubby cheeks) and Erin arrived just as the 
>>hordes were overwhelming the registration table and took over 
>>there, then went out to handle TT finish line duties for the rest 
>>of the morning.
>>
>>Glenn and Andrejs handled the TT start line duties. Ernie was with 
>>them in thought if not physically. In fact, a lot of people missed 
>>Ernie and conveyed greetings and good wishes.
>>
>>Corner marshals ably directed traffic, coached riders at the TT 
>>turnarounds and helped count laps in the RR:
>>    * Wayne Gottlieb (Worked all three events.)
>>    * Jeff Dubois (Thank goodness you arrived with the coffee when 
>> you did. I was seriously decaffeinated!)
>>    * Dave Ruppert (Thanks also for bringing the FLCC stash of 
>> flags, vests and cones to augment ESSG supplies.)
>>    * Owen Bailey (Worked all three events.)
>>    * Steve Powell (Worked all three events.)
>>    * Vanessa McCaffrey (Fended off a few rude motorists with aplomb.)
>>    * Bill Begeal and son Aidan
>>    * Peter Blenkiron
>>    * Dave Heck Sr (See above!)
>>    * Don Ten Kate
>>    * Ruth Sherman
>>Charles Hamilton drove the pace car for the road race.
>>
>>Laurie Cuomo came out to race the TTs (and got some medals for her 
>>efforts), but decided to forego the RR and instead of racing, she 
>>helped Glenn and me pick the finish order. We did pretty well, 
>>except for the lead pack that came zooming through in a big bunch. 
>>Dave chased them down and soon sorted them into the right order.
>>
>>Jack (after racing all day), Dave and Dave Sr all stayed long 
>>enough to help us clean up.
>>
>>We also need to acknowledge Greek Peak, for allowing us to use the 
>>facility, providing tables and supplying ice for the drinks 
>>coolers, and disposing of our trash.
>>
>>Machell of the CRSC delivered our food order to the site on 
>>Saturday morning. Riders really appreciated the caloric sustenance 
>>and liquid refreshments. One woman commented that the ESSG running 
>>events didn't provide food, so she thought she'd switch sports permanently ;-)
>>
>>The ambulance crew and fire department were on the course to help 
>>with potential emergencies. Thankfully, we didn't have to take 
>>advantage of their professional services, but they were out with us 
>>in the sun all day anyway.
>>
>>And we can't forget to thank Mark for dealing with all the upfront 
>>coordination with the ESSG organization that made things come 
>>together so well on race day. Thanks, Mark! But you still owe me a beer...
>>
>>Thanks again to all of you!
>>m.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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