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| WHAT TO BRING: |
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Hat, snack, sunscreen, sunglasses, watch, water |
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Optional: binoculars, camera (useful to document rule violations) |
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| AT NIGHT ALSO BRING: |
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Flashlight, hat or visor (useful to reduce glare of vehicle headlights) |
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Warm clothing, reflective vest |
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| DO NOT BRING: |
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Alcohol |
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Children |
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Headphones |
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Pets |
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| THE RELAY WILL PROVIDE: |
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Clipboard with Exchange Record, maps, rules, pen |
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Cones (2) to mark the Baton Exchange Area |
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Garbage bags |
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Incident Report form (for teams to report rule violations) |
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Portable toilets (if bathrooms are not available) |
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T-shirt |
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VOLUNTEER DUTIES (view Terms
: Exchange, Van Exchange, Active Van, etc.)
Volunteer 1 (Exchange Captain): |
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Mark the Baton Exchange Area with two cones (with help from Course Director). |
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Record Baton Exchange Times of first and last teams on Exchange Records. |
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Record rule/safety
violations on Exchange Records. |
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Give breaks to other volunteers or fill in for a volunteer that arrives late or fails to show. |
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| Volunteer 2 (Baton Exchange Area Monitor): |
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Prevent walkers from being forced onto the road by spectators obstructing the shoulder. |
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Ensure that only outgoing walkers wait near Baton Exchange Areas.
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Review maps and alert outgoing walkers of problems. |
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Request quiet at night near residential areas. |
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| Volunteer 3 (Active Van/Parking Monitor): |
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Do not allow vans to force walkers onto the road by obstructing the shoulder.
Vans may not park for 500 feet BEFORE Exchanges so incoming walkers have a clear view. |
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Allow only Active Vans to park in Exchanges. Both team vans (Active and Resting)
may park in Van Exchanges (6, 12, 18, 24, 30). |
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Keep Exchanges clean. |
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| Volunteer 4 (Sighter, if available): |
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Call team numbers from bibs of incoming walkers from 50 yards before
Exchange so the correct outgoing walkers enter Baton Exchange Areas. |
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| EXCHANGE CLOSURE |
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Do not leave the Exchange until your Director confirms that the last team has passed. |
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Clean the Exchange (bag the trash) so that we will be allowed to use the site in future years. |
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Return completed Exchange Record, clipboard and cones to your Director or sweep vehicle. |
