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The Ozark Off Road Cyclists (OORC) are happy to bring you the 18th Annual Buffalo Headwaters Challenge Mountain Bike Festival Feb 10th through the 12th, 2023 in Red Star, Arkansas. Come celebrate mountain biking in the Arkansas Ozarks with your people.
Featuring the Upper Buffalo Mountain Bike Trail System, an IMBA EPIC, downhill trails at the Buffalo Outdoor Center, and some of the best gravel roads in the state, the Buffalo Headwaters Challenge is a wintertime classic!
We have several volunteer opportunities throughout the weekend.
All volunteers, rider and non-rider will have to sign a waiver and check in at registration to participate. From there you will receive information at the volunteer table regarding your shift time, meeting place and shift captain.
You will receive an email from givepulse after the event asking to confirm your impact. Please respond to this email as tracking volunteer efforts are critical to organizations like the OORC.
Checkout the list of opportunities and signup today. We'll see you at the Headwaters!
Note: There is very little (none really) cell service on the event grounds so plan on an amazing weekend off the grid. Cell service can be found just a 5 minute drive away though so if it is critical to check-in with civilization you'll be able to.
Also, no pets or smoking of any kind on event grounds. We are guest to the Headwaters community and have been asked to see that we adhere to the policies and rules put in place for everyone's health and safety.
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Opens Sep 19, 2022 9:00pm
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Feb 10, 2023 11:00am or when space runs out.
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Shifts (19)
1 - 7 of 7 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| Aid Station Boss | 8:00am (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | In charge of making sure the aid stations are stocked and managed. In charge of shutting down aid stations as sweeps pass. | 0/1 | Over |
| Fire Tower Aid Station Managers | 8:00am (CT) | 2:00pm (CT) | Keep the cars out and the bikes in. These people will post up at the fire tower and help get it set up running smoothly and break it all down. Will need to provide one sag vehicle with plenty of space for bikes and people that will be parked at... | 3/8 | Over |
| OORC Bike Patrol | 8:00am (CT) | 2:00pm (CT) | WIll split into groups as they deem necessary to cover entire course for medical emergencies. | 1/10 | Over |
| Saturday Dinner Volunteer | 4:30pm (CT) | 8:30pm (CT) | Assist in prepping and serving a meal for your hungry friends, with some light cleanup afterwards. The OORC is committed to minimizing our impact on mother headwaters and strives to run a Zero Waste event. Attendees are asked to wash and dry their OWN dishes and cleanup after themselves throughout... | 0/4 | Over |
| Saturday Morning Breakfast Volunteer | 6:00am (CT) | 9:30am (CT) | You'll have first dibs on the coffee! Signup to assist in prepping and serving a meal for your hungry friends, with some light cleanup afterwards. The OORC is committed to minimizing our impact on mother headwaters and strives to run a Zero Waste event. Attendees are asked to wash and... | 4/6 | Over |
| Saturday Morning Onsite Registration | 7:30am (CT) | 9:30am (CT) | All attendees of any kind (even non riders) are required to go through onsite registration (only once) for the weekend. The registration team will lead participants through the registration process including signing waivers, and picking up plates and swag. Onsite registration is cash only. | 2/4 | Over |
| Saturday Morning Parking Attendant | 6:00am (CT) | 10:00am (CT) | We'll have 3 designated areas depending on vehicle size and volunteers will work as a team to sardine with vehicles in place. RV spots are reservation only. NO VEHICLES on the road or down the school house driveway. | 0/2 | Over |
1 - 9 of 9 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| Festival Entertainment Boss | 3:00pm (CT) | 9:00am (CT) | This person handles all of the running for the entertainment. Fetching of extension cords, filling of beers, more cow bell, whatever they need is on you. Good Luck. | 0/1 | Over |
| Food Boss | 3:00pm (CT) | 10:00am (CT) | Tell people what to do relating to food things. | 0/1 | Over |
| Friday afternoon Parking and Camping Layout | 11:00am (CT) | 3:00pm (CT) | Parking and camping spots will be marked out and RV spots reserved. All parking along the school house road and immediately around the school will be coned off. | 2/2 | Over |
| Friday Evening Dinner Volunteer | 4:30pm (CT) | 8:30pm (CT) | Assist in prepping and serving a meal for your hungry friends, with some light cleanup afterwards. The OORC is committed to minimizing our impact on mother headwaters and strives to run a Zero Waste event. Attendees are asked to wash and dry their OWN dishes and cleanup after themselves throughout... | 2/3 | Over |
| Friday Evening Onsite Registration | 3:00pm (CT) | 7:00pm (CT) | All attendees of any kind (even non riders) are required to go through onsite registration (only once) for the weekend. The registration team will lead participants through the registration process including signing waivers, and picking up swag. Onsite registration is cash only. | 4/4 | Over |
| Friday Evening Parking and camping (2nd Shift) | 7:00pm (CT) | 10:00pm (CT) | Folks tend to trickle in throughout the evening and having a couple volunteers to continue to monitor the main gate and assist attendees in parking after dark is needed. | 0/2 | Over |
| Friday Evening Parking Attendant | 3:00pm (CT) | 7:30pm (CT) | Assist with parking for the festival. We'll have 3 designated areas depending on vehicle size and volunteers will work as a team to sardine with vehicles in place. Parking opens at 3pm and should be wrapped up in the early evening. Parking at the school or on the road is... | 1/2 | Over |
| Parking and Camping Boss | 11:00am (CT) | 9:00am (CT) | Overall in charge of directing the parking attendants and camping area for the weekend. | 0/1 | Over |
| School House Manager/Festival Director | 11:00am (CT) | 12:00pm (CT) | Be the one to communicate with the Headwaters School Community and insure that we are being good stewards. Make announcements/ Start the ride and greet finishers at the finish line with a big ole' smile! | 0/1 | Over |
1 - 1 of 1 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| Set up and tear down boss | 12:00pm (CT) | 3:00pm (CT) | In charge of all grounds related set up and tear down on Sunday. | 1/1 | Over |
1 - 2 of 2 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| Sunday Morning Breakfast Volunteer | 6:00am (CT) | 9:30am (CT) | Assist in prepping and serving a meal for your hungry friends, with some light cleanup afterwards. The OORC is committed to minimizing our impact on mother headwaters and strives to run a Zero Waste event. Attendees are asked to wash and dry their OWN dishes and cleanup after themselves throughout... | 2/6 | Over |
| Sunday Strike (un set up) | 9:00am (CT) | 2:00pm (CT) | What was done must be undone. As a sustainable event, it is crucial that we return the school house and event grounds back to there pre-event (or better!) conditions. We will load up the trailers, take down event tents, and tidy up the schoolhouse. | 2/12 | Over |
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