It’s that time again – the Rally of the Tall Pines committee has been hard at work and it’s time to get the workers signed up.

Hope you have kept the November 18-19-20-21 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 for 2010, please go to the worker section and register. We have tried to simplify the process for you. So whether you registered as a worker in 2009 or are a first-time registrant, go to the Worker tab on the website, then click on ‘Register’ and follow the cues from there to either update your profile or to create a new profile.  Note – be sure to answer at the top ‘Yes’ to “I am registering as a worker for the Rally of the Tall Pines 2010”  If you are stuck, email me at ross@tallpinesrally.com for assistance.  When you have completed your registration or update, click on ‘Submit’ at the bottom of the page. We need all of you to register as we work extensively with the database to make plans.

As in the past we are assisting workers with subsidized accommodations. See ‘Accommodations’ in the Worker section for full details and for online payment – Note – this part of the site may not go live for another few days. Subsidized accommodations will be provided once again at Elmer’s Hunt Camp, at Limerick Lake Lodge and at Cedar Ridge Camp. Details available soon. If you stay two nights, you pay for the first night and the rally pays for the second. Anyone staying three nights should first check with Ross re subsidy. To assist workers in finding accommodations at the Pines we have Trish Groom waiting to assist you. You can contact Trish at accommodations@tallpinesrally.com .  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 super 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.  In addition Shakedown is scheduled on Friday evening. The rally runs all day Saturday as usual,  finishing with the Awards Banquet on Saturday evening, at the Bancroft Fish & Game Club.

Rally Headquarters will be at the Dungannon Rec Centre on Hwy. 62 south.  Virtually  all activities except the Banquet will take place there.  The official WORKER’S MEETING will be held there at the  9 P.M. on Friday evening.

We also need lots of help on the WORK DAY on SATURDAY,  OCTOBER 16th.  Please advise if you can attend then by e mailing Ross Wood directly at ross@tallpinesrally.com  Anyone who assists on the Work Day will receive a $10 subsidy on the RallyCross on Sunday. Note – competitors are invited to assist on the Work Day.  This not only offers them an opportunity to contribute to the event, but also affords a chance to preview the stages.

If you have special requests or significant changes from other years, it would be a good idea to advise me also by e mail.

If you have any further questions or concerns,  please feel free to contact me.

Note – Jane Laan will be assisting me this year, so don’t be surprised if you receive a response from her.

Ross Wood,  Clerk of the Course  
Jane Laan,  Assistant for Worker Registration & Recruitment

what does work day on 16th involve? I am contemplating on coming out if I free up my schedule.