Phuket Hash House Harriers Volunteers for 2019

Who Can Volunteer?

You, your family, your friends...

Standby & Training Help: Ideally we want a few extra volunteers to help cover last-minute situations (we've had several in the past).

If you haven't volunteered before this can help you to train up for next year while helping volunteers this year. And just think, you'll get to meet some other cool hashers and you even get a free T-shirt. Besides, what else are you doing at 06:00 AM on a Sunday morning?

Some Benefits for Volunteering

Over the years volunteers have described their positive interaction with the local police, the local security volunteers and the local communities. Volunteering is a form of giving back to the community and is a great way for HHH to interact with the local people living in some of the areas we laager in and run through.

Our PH3 GM and Committee are provided with a chunk of money that over the years has always come back to the Hash and each volunteer in many ways like Saturday food sometimes at the Hash, Gala Dinners, vouchers for events, Hash Ball, sport equipment for students, needed supplies at an old-people's home, and more. Let the GM know your idea. PH3 not volunteering for the previous two years brought a budget shortfall to PH3 that caused us to raise our weekly registration fee to compensate.

Contact Fungus by text sms @ 089.973.3483 or Email
Contact Sam Song by text sms @ 089.652.7009
Don't even try Where The Fuck Is Fagen, if you can even find him that is!

Points About Volunteering

• You will be standing in the hot sun for up to 4 hours on a hot tarmac road, some of which is fresh blacktop & even hotter. You need sun protection including broad hats, sun block, sunglasses and lot's of easy-to-drink liquid. If you have a small cooler it will be very handy. A stool or chair and umbrella are very nice when it's slow.
• At your station check for dogs and ask owners to tie them up, remove rocks or sticks that may have fallen near your area overnight & ask people move cars and motorbikes parked near the turns that might interfere with the riders, put out the traffic cones, etc. Please park sensibly yourselves, spaces are tight, display your Volunteer Road Pass.
• Preceding the front riders by intervals will be several event vehicles to ensure course readiness, including Fungus & Sam Song checking on PH3 volunteers. Wave when you see them pass about 22-28 minutes before the front riders. Show us your Finger.
• Remain on Station until the sweep vehicles pass you, which are usually the ambulances flashing their lights and a Laguna resort songtaew or truck carrying broken bikes. Sometimes the police leave earlier than the final riders, and sometimes there is still some last rider struggling behind the sweep. Please give extra help to all trailing riders, they're very exhausted and can even get confused and headed the wrong direction.
• Your job is to assist bike riders safely getting through your location point. For vehicle-critical Points there is a policeman to help with traffic issues although you may find yourself being the more effective person doing the flow-control since you're the one in the intersection, the policeman quietly off to one side, a bit closer to the shade. Don't be shy to call them in when it gets tricky. Most important, let the policemen handle all conflicts; we only take care of the bike riders.
• You are not allowed assist a rider without risking their disqualification. This applies to holding a bicycle for chain repairs or helping them up if they fall. Of course Emergency Aid is different. You will be given a phone number to call that co-ordinates ambulance and safety vehicles with your location ID.
• Pointing Fingers. Please, if you have one of these bring it along to use at your station or hand over to Fungus or Sam Song for others to use. We really need these aids returned following this event. Bring them to any Sat hash.

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