Chris Fincher

I went to the retail store on the morning of my shift because I had no instructions at all. When I arrived, only the Winfield drop bags had made it back and runners arriving to pick up all their drop bags were not very happy. Eventually, Tamira arrived and she and I devised a plan and within an hour, all the remaining drop bags from the remaining Aid Stations were back at HQ. There were supposed to be 3 of us volunteering for the Half-Pipe drop bag return. With a single pin drop, I went out to Half-Pipe and retrieved all of the DBs and returned them to HQ myself. I humbly request to receive the hours from the other two volunteers that never arrived (no-shows). Instead of 4 hours, I believe that I should receive 12 hours because I did the work of 3 people and took the initiative to go to HQ on Sunday morning. I easily could have not arrived for my shift bc no one ever communicated with me prior to my arrival at HQ. If Tamiria needs assistance with rounding up Team Captains/volunteers, I have ideas and could be the Captain for that.

This shift was very self-explanatory to someone like myself. I have hiked to Hope Pass several times, know the trail well, and how to find the trailhead. Without that experience, I would have never known where to go and what to do because no one reached out to me in advance. I have been a committeeman (volunteer) at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo and it takes thousands of volunteers to run that show. Not as large as HLSR, the Leadville Race Series should select team captains, for the various volunteer needs for 2025 within a couple of months from the conclusion of the 2024 season. If there were Captains selected in advance, they never contacted me.. ever.