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Kathy,
Weren't you planning on a vacation in Michigan this year?  :)  Around the
first weekend in August?  Heeheehee!!!  I can ALWAYS find work for a
volunteer....I tend to think I am lucky in having so many volunteers at my
ride but there is still so much that needs to be done...things that I feel
guilty asking someone else to do...it's not just vet check stuff.  I need
people to fix food for my volunteers, put together dinner on Sat night (we
don't cater here), cook, clean up, monitor kids and dogs (I try to have an
older kid watch kids for my volunteers so they can help ME) and this year, I
have some people who are going to be my "hospitality" welcome wagon.  I
can't seem to get to everyone sometimes and I want EVERYONE to feel special
and needed and necessary to the success of my ride whether they are
volunteering, riding, crewing or simply there to soak it all up.  :)  If you
think you are not needed, try handing out a cold water bottle or a sponge to
a hot, tired horse and rider when they come in (I know I appreciate that at
the Pyramid Challenge) or getting them a sandwich or snack if ride
management offers that for riders....there is always SOMETHING you can do.
Just don't be shy!  :)
Maggie



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