Burning River Volunteers
Welcome to the June 2018
Western Reserve Racing Volunteer Newsletter!

We're sending the June newsletter a little early this month as our only June event with volunteers is Green Jewel on June 2.

You've received this newsletter because you've volunteered in the past at one of our races or have expressed a desire to volunteer at one of our future races.
This newsletter provides updates on our volunteer program and volunteer opportunities.

Thanks to everyone who volunteered at our recent events including the Rubebr Ducks 5K and the Down and Dirty 5M!!!

NOTE: We still would like to have more volunteers at the Green Jewel 50K and 25K next Saturday! More information below.
2018 Green Jewel
NEXT ENDURANCE RACE: GREEN JEWEL
Help is still wanted for our next endurance run, the Green Jewel 50K and 25K in the Cleveland Metroparks this Saturday, June 2 . We especially could use YOU volunteering at an aid station!

Beginning at Oak Grove in Brecksville, the course follows the All Purpose Trail (aka bike path) through the Metroparks to Rocky River. This year we've replaced the two-person relay with a 25K that starts in Berea.


If you have any problems registering as a volunteer send an email to   joe@westernreserveracing.com  .
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
All Western Reserve Racing events require volunteers, some more than others. All of our current opportunities are listed on our   web site . 

The next few races that require volunteers are:  

Volunteers are needed for parking assistance, course marking, course marshalling, packet pickup, aid stations, course sweeping and more! 

(Note: if you are running the race you can still volunteer for race day packet pickup at the event and then run the race.)

You can also register to volunteer at any of our races on our web site. Go to the   Races page  and click on the event name to go to the page for that race - e.g. click "Green Jewel 50K and 25K" - and then click on the green Volunteer tab. Scroll down to the volunteer opportunity(ies) that interest you and complete the registration form.

If you have any problems registering send an email to   joe@westernreserveracing.com  .
2018 Burning River
VOLUNTEER AT BURNING RIVER!!!
Volunteer registration is now OPEN for the BIG EVENT, the Burning River Endurance Runs and Relays!!!

The Burning River event has more than a thousand runners and requires more than 400 volunteers! Volunteers are needed for course marking the week before the event as well as help with packet pickup, aid stations, supply delivery and cleanup at the event.


If you have any problems registering as a volunteer send an email to   joe@westernreserveracing.com  .
VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH
Renee Slembarski is our June Volunteer of the Month!!!
Renee Slembarski is a born and bred Lakewood-ite, and just started trail running last year. Over the past 5 years she’s run/walked a 5K now and again for different charities, but never considered herself as a runner until recently. Her first half marathon was the 2018 Cleveland Half last week! She loved the big race atmosphere but prefers the more laid back and friendly trail race community. 

Renee has a long love affair with trails as a hiker. She decided to resign from her job to thru hike the Appalachian Trail in 2013, and hasn’t looked back since! While backpacking the Pacific Crest Trail in Southern California in April 2014, she met many runners on the trails, some of whom were training for a 100 mile race. She thought they were nuts to try to go that distance all at one time, and they thought she was crazy for backpacking several hundred miles over a few weeks! Mutual admiration society all around. 

Renee started volunteering in 2016 since working from home as a freelancer opened up all of that annoying commute time. She is a Trail Ambassador for the Cleveland Metroparks, and got hooked up with Western Reserve Racing (WRR) for a little event called Burning River. She was so impressed with WRR and all of the runners that she decided to give running a try again. She’s been a regular WRR volunteer at races since the 2017 Fall Running Series, and is looking forward to running the Leave No Trace Half Marathon in September. Her big goal is to run her first trail marathon before her 40th birthday next year.  

Thanks to Renee for all of your volunteering!!!
VOLUNTEER REWARDS
Western Reserve Racing appreciates race volunteers and we want to show it!

In addition to race day fun, Volunteers will receive a $5 race discount for each task for which they volunteer. These discounts can be used separately or stacked on top of each other for greater discounts at other Western Reserve Racing events including Dirty Trail races, Endurance Races and the Burning River 100 Endurance Run and Relay. 

To get volunteer rewards you must register online as a volunteer.   A list of available Volunteer Credits is linked on the  Volunteer for a Race  page on our web site.

Please email  joe@westernreserveracing.com  to apply your earned rewards towards a future race fee.
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QUESTIONS?
Western Reserve Racing is a small business that employs local runners. We're 100% committed to providing you with a top-notch race experience from registration to the finish line.

If you have any questions at all, or if there's something you think we can do better, please hit REPLY to this email, or send us a message at  info@westernreserveracing.com  and allow us the opportunity to assist you. 
THANK YOU
We're in this together, and giant smiles on the faces of awesome runners is why we do what we do!

Thank you for volunteering with Western Reserve Racing. We hope to see you at the next race!

Jim, Joe, and Vince