It is August 10. That means there are only 10 more days until I can take my bike back on the road again and 39 days until I head out to Memphis to begin the 2010 Ride for Mike. That also means there are only 39 days until the USA Cycling Professional Championships come to Greenville.
That is right. I’m going to miss the South Carolina Road Race Championship and the events with the USPros. I didn’t start out to plan it that way, it was just a matter of not having an option. That weekend is such a blast! I hate to miss it.
However, I do want to help out here. Actually, the truth is, I feel guilty. I want to encourage you to help out volunteer organizer extraordinaire, Kimberly Morgan, as she helps make this event in Greenville a success. Perhaps you can help out since I am skipping out on her.
Here is an email she sent out recently…
Hello, everyone!
I certainly hope that this email finds you enjoying this hot but great Summer. I am, once again, the volunteer director for the USA Professional Cycling Championships that will roll into Greenville for the 5th year this September 18th and 19th.
If you are getting this email, please feel free to forward it on to anyone and everyone that you think might be interested in helping us out for the weekend’s activities; tweet and FB for me, too. I will need 100 volunteers on Saturday the 18th for the ITT which will be at CU-ICAR and I will need closer to 200 for Sunday’s road race that will climb over Paris Mountain and run through downtown several times!
My biggest need is always Course Marshals, and I am ready to begin placing you where you want to be! The city of Greenville is allowing us to use their computer system to register volunteers, so here are the directions to sign up for this year:
1. Fill out an application at: http://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?AP=1947161640
2. You can click on an organization that you are affiliated with or choose none for you out-of-towners…
3. A confirmation with your password and directions will be sent to you within 24-48 hours from Elane Fleming, Greenville’s Volunteer Director for ALL city events.
4. Once you log in and complete your info, you will have access to choose the position and day you would like to help me with. There is a PDF file on the HOME page of each volunteer’s account that has directions on how to use the system. But, as long as you are registered, I will be able to contact you as well. And if you do not want to be contacted by the city for future volunteer opportunities, make sure you check that box to opt out of that as well.
Lastly, if you need me for specific USA Pro info, please feel free to use my USPro email:
kimberlym@usacyclingchampionships.com
Have a great Friday and a fabulous weekend! I am looking forward to seeing all of you soon!
Kimberly
So, how about a little help here? You don’t even need to be a cyclist. Kimberly can find a spot for you and you can learn a lot about this incredible sport during a very exciting event that is helping to put Greenville on the map.
