Getting close! As always we need an army of folks to make this FORC event a success. It is highly doubtful the Lodge will be ready (official word Fri 30th). We need tons of help with Plan B, both volunteer time and equipment/materials.

Please post up, it makes planning smoother. And its MUCH appreciated!

VOLUNTEERS
  • Thurs 5th at 3pm -- Need 1 or 2 folks for grunt work for the pros for an hour or two. Turtle Construction donating equipment & crew to wrap picnic shelter for registration.
  • Fri 6th -- Full day setup on Credit Island. Venue, signs, course, parking, etc. I’ll be there by 8am, staying all day (vacation day). Post-up - could use a lot of help.
  • Sat 7th -- Big Day
    • 8am Final setup - firepits, wood, traffic cones, kiddie pool, etc. Help needed.
    • 1030am Need NON-RACING folks as road crossing guards & lap counters. We’ll have fire pits at each road X-ing! Please chip in to rotate shifts.
    • 5pm Lock up some equipment & gear in FORC trailer. FFFFest on & get pickled.
  • Sun Feb 8 --Teardown/cleanup @ Credit Island 10AM. Need a lot of help, plus some trucks to pull trailers. Perfect fit for weekend--hangover curing greazy breakfast 830AM at Lo-Vee on Rockingham.

EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS
  • Firewood -- need a truck load of seasoned firewood that fits in firepits; free=optimal, cheap=good.
  • Kiddie pool -- for beer potluck, Tara has one, need a spare/backup
  • Fire pits -- we have 4 (Vonda, Tara, Cayson-2). Need a few more for road guards.
  • Generator -- using AGs & Struck’s; need a standby just in case
  • Heaters -- 2 or 3 propane patio heaters w/tank for fumeless registration tent. Propane jet is awesome, or kerosene. Generator/electricity concern.
  • 4 or 5 Heavy duty 50’ extension cords; power strip
  • Recycle bins for Glass - Plastic - Paper (have 3, could use 3 or 6 more)
  • And whatever else that springs up as needed on short notice


THANKS EVERYONE for getting FORCs first Fat Bike Festival off the ground!