Volunteer

From our Alison Cross, our 2010 Volunteer Coordinator:

I would like to thank all of you who made this year’s Mountains of Misery possible. I didn’t have everyone’s email address since some people where gathered by the specific site coordinator. Please forward this to anyone who I may have missed.

It was a pleasure to meet so many generous people who volunteered their time…and some of you stayed the entire day to make this event a success. So many riders told me everything was so well organized and being able to complete such a challenging event meant so much to them. Without all of the volunteers, we could not have given that opportunity for all these riders.

First, I would like to thank James DeMarco, Race Director of the Mountains of Misery. For the last six years, James has been organizing the various planning committees to host one of the best rides on the East Coast. The comments we receive from riders following the event are testimony to the great work James does. Not only is he coordinating an amazing event but I saw him running around to make sure riders were doing okay after riding on such a hot day. He truly cares about every person and every aspect of the event. Thank you James and all of your cross country team and for all of the work you do!

We would especially like to thank Chris Betz, at East Coasters – our Title Sponsor, for their support. East Coasters continuously promotes road cycling and mountain biking and has a new youth program to bring along a new generation of cyclists. Please be sure to thank Chris when you see him.

A huge round of applause goes to the following people who served as the MOM Committee Chairs. These are the folks who coordinated the following: contact with all of the sponsors, making the advertisements, recruiting volunteers for rest stops, recruiting and coaching SAG drivers and mechanics, setting up the Start/Finish venues, organizing the parking, marking the courses, and making sure everyone had fun while being safe during the ride. Hopefully I got all of the details right since there were so many people involved to make this event happen.

· James DeMarco, Event Director

· Jerry Ford, Treasurer

· Rob Davie, Sponsorships

· Matt O’Toole, Website

· Liz Hokanson, NRVBA Liaison

· Karen Novak, Start/Parking

· Bernice Hausman, assisted James with Cross Country Volunteers

· Anne Thompson and Lynne Krulich, Rest Stop Coordinators

· Wil Orndorff and Andie Armstrong, Route Marshall Coordinators/Safety Chairperson/Transportation

· Andrew McElvery, SAG Coordinator

· Rick Armstrong, HAM Operator Coordinator

At the Rec Center, we had so many people help with parking and registration, Karen please fill in any gaps if I miss anyone:

· Wynne Parker, Blake Parker, Jim Kline, Ingrid Burbey, Tom Burbey, Jerry Cross, Renae Gillie, Bob Broyden, Julian Esguerra, Pam Higginbotham, Sheryl Bontuyan, Ed Hokanson, Marsha Burrow, Meredith Hammond, George and Lindi Filz.

We had 11 Rest Stops with some amazing Site Coordinators. You guys were incredible while helping to cheer all of the riders, some of you had to physically take care of people who were over heated. You guys represented this event so well since you truly interact with all of the riders and we had people travel from all over to come to this event. Thank you for all you did!

· RS 1 – Kylie Johnson, Site Coordinator

· RS 2 – Rich Harrell, Site Coordinator

· RS 3 – Darlene Brookman, Site Coordinator

· RS 4 – Larry Alexander, Site Coordinator

· RS 5 – Lisa Piedl, Site Coordinator

· RS 6 – Katherine Ferguson, Site Coordinator

· RS 7 – Lynne Krulich and Anne Thompson, Site Coordinators with Tri Adventure

· RS 8 – Reid Garst, Site Coordinator (a special thanks to you for jumping in last minute and being so patient while we pulled that site together!)

· RS 9 – Amy Egan, Site Coordinator

· RS 10 – Don and Edith Jensen, Site Coordinators

· RS 11 – DeWayne Moore, Site Coordinator with The Weight Club

Please pass a huge thank you to all of the people who volunteered at your rest stops.

Thank you to all of the Route Marshalls, SAG and bike marshals for keeping the riders as safe as you possibly can. I am sure you all have many stories. I know of one guy I talked to at the finish line who had major bike troubles and you guys were able to fix his bike on site so he could finish. This was his first year to ride the MOM so that meant the world to him to be ablet to ride through the finish. I am sure there are many stories like this. Please pass a thank you to anyone I may have missed.

· Marshalls: Julian Metz, Dan Maderic, Cory, Roger Woolford, Helen Renquist, Beth Howell, Maggie Howell, Daniel Armstrong, Sarah Marrow, Megan Foster, Margi Redditt, Ben Logan, Jennifer and Laurie

· SAG: Ted Gates, Brian Meadowcroft, Dale Kipp, David Billstrom, Jen Caldwell, Joel Ruggles, Marc and Kent Eaton, Michael McDermott, Yusef Messallam, Kathy Rohr

· HAM Operators: Tom Keenan, Rick Armstrong, Dan Edwards, Kenny Lewis, Dave Potter, Ron Angert, Larry McCoy, Pete Burkey, John Lawson, Randy Ward, Roger Bell, Phil Foster, Dill Charlesanna, Patrick Johnson, Andrew McElvery, Heather McElvery, David Billstrom, Brian Meadowcroft, Danny Whylam, Glen Sage, Carter Craigie, Rich Beamish

Again the ride would not have been possible without all of these people. I cannot thank you enough!

Sincerely,

Ali