Advice for New Rallyemasters
Here is the "Call for Rallyemasters" email message that I sent to the TRC-RM and TRC-Talk lists. Some of it should make a good starting point for this article, and some of it can be moved elsewhere (e.g., an "other ways to help" article). Note that I have cleaned it up a bit (converting it from an "email" format to a "web page" format).
Darin McGrew 10:04, 22 July 2007 (PDT)
The few, the proud, the TRC rallyemasters!
Have you considered writing a gimmick rallye? TRC is looking for rallyemasters to write rallyes for 2008. Are you up to the challenge?
You don't have to do it alone! Other TRC members will help you with details like:
- printing
- registering rallyists at the start
- awards
- participation plaques (refrigerator magnets)
- tools and expertise for posting CMs (if necessary)
- recruiting precheckers and checkpoint workers
We can also help new rallyemasters by giving you a more experienced mentor to help, guide, and encourage you.
And if you want to get involved, but still aren't sure you're ready to write a whole rallye, there are other ways to help:
- sign up to write one segment of The Amazing Rallye '08
- rethrow an old rallye (change the name, change the theme,...)
- precheck a rallye (get series points for a rallye you'd miss anyway)
- work a checkpoint
- volunteer as an assistant rallyemaster
However you want to help, feel free to contact any of the TRC officers, or to drop by one of our business meetings (usually the third Tuesday of the month, but check our calendar to be sure).