Volunteer for the 2015 MWA Whitewater Races and Win Cool Swag!

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- 02/03/2015 at 3:33 pm #787
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- 02/03/2015 at 3:37 pm #789
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  Anybody can volunteer – whitewater experience not required! Need something to do while your significant other races and ignores you all day? Some of the many possibilities are:
  Judging
  – You’ll get training and a front row view with this position! This is about an 8 hour commitment on Saturday (with a lunch break), a few hours less (usually) on Sunday. Contact Michael Dee: mdee@jburroughs.org
  Start – All you need is a voice, work a stop watch, or a walkie-talkie, for this one!
  Finish – You get to work a stop watch or walkie talkie.
  T-Shirt Sales – Spend a few hours at the Big Drop sales table and meet everyone!!
  Registration – You will get to know all of the boaters names handing out registration packets and collecting used bibs at the Pavilion.
  Timing Tent – Here you get to track race results.
  Announcer – Wouldn’t you love to commentate for a few hours?
  Boat Lift – Are you agile, energetic and like to play with climbing gear?
  Solicit Raffle prizes – Do you have an outgoing personality?
  Safety – (the only job that requires a bit of experience) Here you get to play in your boat and help an occasional swimmer or boat to shore. Or you can hang out on a rock, and stand ready to throw a rope.
  
  We do two shifts each day, these are not all day jobs.
  More people = More fun!
  
  The Volunteer Raffle is held at the end of the day on Sunday, after everyone helps take down the race course.
  
  The races are March 21 & 22, 2015. Contact Bill Fordyce to Volunteer Today: racevolunteer@missouriwhitewater.org.
  
  If you have a donation you’d like to make or a suggestion on who to contact for a donation contact me,
  Ellen: donations@missouriwhitewater.org
  
  Drum Roll………..And our first cool swag donation for the Volunteer/Paddlers Raffle comes from Aqua~Bound https://aquabound.com/ makers of all types of Paddles!
  
  American Canoe Association http://www.americancanoe.org/? Donated:
  
  Thank You Chris Matsuno for You Donations!
  
  Kiefer Water Safety Kit, Large Dry Bag, Kelty Chair, Eagle Creek Cube, Smithsonian Book – Discover America, Knapsack, Seattle Sports Pump, Columbia Fanny Pack w/ Water Bottle, Water Bottle and an Omega USA Carabiner
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- 02/18/2015 at 11:47 am #873
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  We would like to extend a special thank you to the Alpine Shop http://www.alpineshop.com/ and Pyranha rep Bill Eades for helping us obtain the canoe and kayak to be raffled off. Tickets for this boat raffle are $1 each or 6/$5.
  
  The Alpine shop is also sponsoring MWA Pint night on Thursday, March 12 from 6 – 9pm. You will pay $10 for a glass that will be filled twice with a local craft beer. They will then donate the proceeds from the pint glasses to the MWA to help defray the cost of the raffle canoe.https://www.facebook.com/events/345160139018242
  
  The Mad River Adventure 14′ can be viewed here: http://www.alpineshop.com/mad-river/adventure-14-canoe-spruce-5022
  
  The Pyranha kayak:
- 02/18/2015 at 11:56 am #874
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  Thank you Michael Dee for donating your local honey.
  
  Thank you to Tim Pfeil and Team River Runner for the Shred Ready Helmet, size L
- 02/24/2015 at 3:09 pm #918
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  Thank you REI for your donation of four, waterproof, lightweight dry sacks!
- 03/02/2015 at 5:01 pm #979
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  Thank you Schlafly for you donation worth $100! You and up to nine of your friends are invited to a private VIP tour and tasting at our original St. Louis downtown brewery, The Schlafly Tap Room.
- 03/08/2015 at 10:40 pm #1068
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- 03/11/2015 at 5:58 pm #1117
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  Our next donation is from:
  
  OMGX recently sponsored Katie Wilson, winner of the Ozark Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race. Watch out racers because OMGX is sponsoring Levi for the MWA Races!
  
  The book on Silvermines/Millstream Gardens climbing by Jim Thurmond, has just been published. There is also a hammock, a platypus wine preserve, thermos and canoe, complete with paddles.
  
  Next we have a donation of one free night with a minimum of a two nights stay from the DragonFly~In Bed and Breakfast, 16251 Hwy.21, Ironton, MO 63650, 1-888-840-3657 http://www.dragonflyinbb.com/
- 03/13/2015 at 3:20 pm #1169
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  Thank You Jackson Kayak!
  
  JKrate Low, Fun Float airbag, Jackson Kayak Strap Set (2 straps), 5 hats, 5 shirts, and 2 hoodie’s and 25 stickers.
  
  Thank You Alpine Shop!
  
  5 – Water Bottles, 7 – Hats, Frisbee, 3- Chaco Snap Huggies, Kiss my Face for Kids, Sting Bag, Salomon Bag and oodles of Patagnoia Bottle Openers!
- 03/16/2015 at 8:38 pm #1208
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  A Big Shout Out to Tim Pfeil, just look at all of the Volunteer Donations he has collected in the last 24 hrs!
  
  $20 gift certificate to Baylee Jo’s BBQ and Seafood with a bottle of their Cherry BBQ Sauce and one of their t-shirts, 1315 North Highway 21, Ironton, MO Bayleejos.com
  
  The Madison Inn, Fredericktown MO, is donating one night stay for two people with a king size bed.
  
  $20 Gift Card form Captain D’s
- 03/16/2015 at 10:20 pm #1216
  jw
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  with which you can buy 7.435 gallons of Sweet Tea!
- 03/17/2015 at 9:01 pm #1236
  George and Rhonda Palmer
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  Still needing volunteers?
- 03/18/2015 at 11:22 am #1239
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  Yes, we are still in need of volunteers and the weather foecast looks beautiful!
  
  Thank you Cathy McCredie for your donations:
  
  And we have one more from Old Mountain Gear Exchange in Webster Groves:
- 03/19/2015 at 4:25 pm #1254
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  Thank you Dick’s for almost $400 worth of gift certificates!
- 03/19/2015 at 9:47 pm #1258
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  Eric from Flying Tiger Scooters & Motorcycle Shop really want’s more people to smell like a real Mechanic ! Grease & Grime , Oil Leather & burnt Rubber !! http://www.flyingtigermoto.com/
- 03/24/2015 at 8:56 pm #1300
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  Thank you Debra Sartori for you donation of 2 – $25 gift cards to the Alpine Shop!
  
  For all of your real estate needs call Debra 636-346-5367
  
  And thank you Vince Swoboda for your water tight Medical Kit!
- 03/24/2015 at 10:35 pm #1302
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  Josh Wood‘s donated his handmade beet steins!
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