It’s that time again – the Rally of the Tall Pines is just around the corner.

Hope you have kept the November 21-22 weekend open on your calendar.  As the  Pines keeps growing and adding exciting new features, our needs for volunteers are greater than ever. So please pass this message on to others.

Check out the Pines website at www.tallpinesrally.com for details.

While on the website,  if you have not already registered,  please go to the worker section, complete the registration form and submit it.  Note – if you were registered as a worker last year,  you will simply answer “Will you be helping at the 2008 Rally of the Tall Pines?” with “Yes” and update the information already in your file.  Returning workers will soon receive an e mail providing details of your username and personal password, in case you have forgotten. If you do not  receive that,  just register as a new worker at  http://www.tallpinesrally.com   or send me an e mail directly at ross@tallinesrally.com for assistance. When you have completed your registration or update, click on “Update” at the bottom of the page.

To assist workers in finding accommodations at the Pines we have Trish Groom waiting to assist you. You can contact Trish at accommodation@tallpinesrally.com  She will help you find what you want,  ranging from Elmer’s Hunt Camp (super inexpensive) to lodges with full facilities and breakfast.  We are offering generous cash subsidies to workers who arrange to stay at specified sites through Trish.  In addition there are many other worker perks including free Tall Pines merchandise, a free post-rally dinner and being entered in a draw for a kayak, courtesy of Clearwater Design.

With a new compact Route Plan and Schedule, we are able to squeeze two passes of recce for all stages into Friday, so we will need helpers to supervise that all day. Meanwhile we will be doing the usual final route preparation, so we will about 20 workers on Thursday and lots of helpers on Friday.