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July 22

WWR Captains & Volunteers,

This email is only going to all Captains and to the volunteers at the email address that was entered for them in the database. I noticed that some volunteers have the captain's email address, so it is the Captain's responsibility to forward this information. Captains - if you chose the Non-Profit volunteer option (made the donation to Volunteers With a Purpose), we recruited and assigned the volunteers; all this does not apply to you, you do not have to do anything, but I thought you might appreciate knowing what your donation relieved you of. :-)

First - volunteers - thanks very much for offering to support your team during the Wild West Relay. Long distance relays would not be possible without the efforts of the volunteers. Many volunteers have told me that they really had fun, feeding off the good times the runners are having. I certainly hope this is the case. To help you prepare, if you haven't already, please read the following email sent earlier. And please be sure to read the Volunteer Handbook and to review your exchange before you arrive.

The online volunteer selection process will go live on Wednesday July 27th at 10:00 AM MDT. Following are the instructions. Please read carefully.

Online Assignment Selection Instructions:

  1. It is strongly suggested that you review what exchanges/assignments are available for the team volunteers BEFORE the process goes live and have a second, a third, and even a fourth option just in case. We did the best we could to spread out the team volunteer exchanges - some are during the day on Friday, some are on Saturday in the Steamboat Springs area, but out of necessity, there are exchanges during the night that have to be staffed by team volunteers.
  2. Log in to your team as normal at this link.
  3. Select Wild West Relay from the Event drop down box, then select your team name from the Team Name drop down box. Then enter your database password into the Password box. Please test logging in BEFORE this process goes live. You MUST physically take your mouse and click the Log In! button, you can't just hit your Enter key. (With all the images, you can see a larger version by clicking on it)log in
  4. In the left column, under Team Details, Add runner/volunteer, and Edit team/password there will be a box that says Volunteer assignments. This box will not appear until the process is scheduled to start, so if not visible, you are a bit early. Refresh your page until the box appears. volunteer assignments
  5. This will take you to the Volunteer Assignment page. YOU MUST HAVE VOLUNTEERS listed in the database to be able to assign them. You can add volunteers by clicking the Add runner/volunteer box at any time. You can also edit any volunteer information that is currently entered.
  6. Notice the Exchange drop down box - this is how you choose the exchange you want to be assigned to. So the first thing you need to do is pick the exchange in the drop down box. Each line of the Exchange information includes the location, the reporting time, and the number of volunteer spots available. If the exchange is NOT LISTED, then the exchange is either being staffed by a non-profit group, or the volunteers slots have already been filled by another team. Remember, it is first come first served.exchange drop down box
  7. There are two ways to assign your volunteers to an exchange:
    • If you want to try to assign all of your volunteers to the same exchange, first select the assignment in the drop down box, then click the Assign Exchange button BUT THIS ONLY WORKS IF THERE ARE AS MANY OPEN SLOTS AS YOU HAVE VOLUNTEERS. Assign exchange
    • When you see the exchange next to the volunteer's name in the Assignment column , you know you were successful. assigned
    • This will ONLY work if there are still all the spots available for all your volunteers. If not, you will get a message that you exceeded the slots for the exchange. You will then have to select a new exchange. Remember, just because the exchange is listed when you started does not mean another team is also trying to select that exchange. If they click Assign Exchange before you do, they will get the assignment and you will get this message. It is first come first served. exceeded
    • Individually - you can assign volunteers individually but this is a three step process for each volunteer. If you are choosing an exchange that has less than three slots available, you must use this procedure. First, click the Assign link next to the volunteer's name that you wish to assign to this exchange. Second, select the exchange in the Exchange drop down box. Then third, you MUST click the Assign Exchange button for it to be confirmed. As above, you will then see the location listed in the Assignment column next to the volunteers name if you were successful. Repeat for each of your volunteers.
  8. If you want to clear all of your volunteer's assignments, click the Clear All Assignments link. To clear an individual volunteer's assignment, click the Clear link next to their name. If you want to change a volunteer's assignment, just repeat the process explained above. You do not have to "clear" the assignments first.
  9. VERY IMPORTANT - when this process goes live, it is based on FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED so if someone selects the same assignment as you but clicks Assign Exchange first, you will have to repeat the process for a different exchange. Your volunteer's assignment is only confirmed if it is listed in the Assignment column. So I suggest you have a couple of options in mind.
  10. A confirmation email will be sent to the email address entered for the volunteer. I STRONGLY suggest you save the email. You can also track the progress online. If someone else is doing the selecting, you can refresh the browser page to see any changes.
  11. I will be available via email when the process opens, but I will be limited in what I can do. If the exchange is taken, you must select another open spot. I am not responsible for you not getting your desired choices, or if your volunteers are all not at the same exchange. As the entry info AND the registration process stated and you (the captain) agreed to, volunteers must be flexible as the race is 200 miles long and lasts 36 continuous hours. If your volunteer has limited availability and you are not able to select an exchange that fits their schedule, there is nothing I can do about it. It is your responsibility to fulfill the volunteer option that you agreed to.
  12. You can check back over the next couple of days as there *might* be scheduling changes, but any changes will be made to benefit the coverage of an exchange, NOT to fit a volunteer's schedule.
  13. Your volunteers are responsible for getting themselves to the exchange and for being on time. Failure to do so will cause a team to be penalized, disqualified, or prevented from starting.

Please ask questions BEFORE the process starts. If you log in after the start time, I promise you, your selections will be limited as most teams are on it when the process starts.

Thanks very much.

Paul
Race Director

 
 
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