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We're giving away over $3000 in festival passes! Signup to volunteer for any 4-hour shift and the weekend is on us!*
The Ozark Off Road Cyclists (or OORC) is stoked to present the 14th Annual Buffalo Headwaters Challenge Mountain Bike Festival January 25th through the 27th, 2019 in Red Star, Arkansas. Come celebrate mountain biking in the Arkansas Ozarks… with 500 of your closest friends!
Featuring the Upper Buffalo Mountain Bike Trail System, an IMBA EPIC, the Buffalo Headwaters Challenge (or BHWC) is the OORC's annual membership drive.
We have several volunteer opportunities throughout the weekend!
*While you have to be a member to participate in the rides (liability), all volunteers will receive a complimentary festival pass ($50 value) as recognition for their efforts! This means that if you are already a current member of the OORC, you can attend the event weekend for FREE just for helping out a little with the festival.
The festival pass includes 5 meals, 3 days of riding, live music both Friday and Saturday night, camping, and event swag... all inclusive!
It is requested that all volunteers check-in at the Headwaters School 15 minutes before their shift starts. Some task, like registration, require a little pow wow before they kickoff.
We will have a volunteer sign-in and waiver we request everyone ink prior to starting their shift. 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 on event grounds. We are guest to the Headwaters community and for liability reasons they have a no pet policy... so we do to.
The Ozark Off Road Cyclists (or OORC) is stoked to present the 14th Annual Buffalo Headwaters Challenge Mountain Bike Festival January 25th through the 27th, 2019 in Red Star, Arkansas. Come celebrate mountain biking in the Arkansas Ozarks… with 500 of your closest friends!
Featuring the Upper Buffalo Mountain Bike Trail System, an IMBA EPIC, the Buffalo Headwaters Challenge (or BHWC) is the OORC's annual membership drive.
We have several volunteer opportunities throughout the weekend!
*While you have to be a member to participate in the rides (liability), all volunteers will receive a complimentary festival pass ($50 value) as recognition for their efforts! This means that if you are already a current member of the OORC, you can attend the event weekend for FREE just for helping out a little with the festival.
The festival pass includes 5 meals, 3 days of riding, live music both Friday and Saturday night, camping, and event swag... all inclusive!
It is requested that all volunteers check-in at the Headwaters School 15 minutes before their shift starts. Some task, like registration, require a little pow wow before they kickoff.
We will have a volunteer sign-in and waiver we request everyone ink prior to starting their shift. 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 on event grounds. We are guest to the Headwaters community and for liability reasons they have a no pet policy... so we do to.
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Opens Nov 27, 2018 4:37pm
Registration Closes
Jan 23, 2019 5:00pm or when space runs out.
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Shifts (19)
1 - 7 of 7 Shifts
Shift | Start Time | End Time | Description | Positions | |
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Friday Event Setup | 12:00pm (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Lets get this party started! Looking to get your volunteering out of the way? Signup... | 2/2 | Over |
Gravel Course Marking | 12:00pm (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Pretty painless volunteer opportunity to hop in with our course marshal and spend the afternoon... | 1/1 | Over |
Friday Evening Onsite Registration | 2:30pm (CT) | 6:30pm (CT) | All attendees are required to go through onsite registration (only once) for the weekend. Signup... | 7/7 | Over |
Friday Evening Parking Attendant | 3:00pm (CT) | 7:00pm (CT) | Signup to assist our FOORC branch with parking for the festival. We'll have 3 designated... | 4/4 | Over |
Friday Evening Dinner Volunteer | 3:30pm (CT) | 7:30pm (CT) | Signup to assist in prepping and serving a meal for your hungry friends, with some... | 5/5 | Over |
Friday Evening Bartender | 6:00pm (CT) | 10:00pm (CT) | The most popular volunteers! Signup to assist in serving cold beverages to the thirsty lot!... | 2/2 | Over |
Friday Evening Parking (2nd Shift) | 7:00pm (CT) | 10:00pm (CT) | Folks tend to trickle in throughout the evening and having a couple volunteers to continue... | 2/2 | Over |
1 - 8 of 8 Shifts
Shift | Start Time | End Time | Description | Positions | |
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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... | 6/6 | Over |
Saturday Morning Onsite Registration | 6:30am (CT) | 9:30am (CT) | All attendees are required to go through onsite registration (only once) for the weekend. Signup... | 7/7 | Over |
Saturday Morning Parking Attendant | 6:30am (CT) | 9:30am (CT) | Signup to assist our FOORC branch with parking for the festival. We'll have 3 designated... | 4/6 | Over |
Saturday Dinner Volunteer (AM - Smoker) | 7:00am (CT) | 11:00am (CT) | Know your way around a smoker? Signup and fire up the OORC smoker to get... | 1/2 | Over |
Saturday Aid Station Assistant/Runner | 10:00am (CT) | 2:00pm (CT) | Not up for Saturdays Challenge ride? Want to help with our party in the woods?... | 4/4 | Over |
Saturday Dinner Volunteer (Day) | 11:00am (CT) | 3:00pm (CT) | Know your way around a smoker? We want you! This daytime opportunity will focus primarily... | 2/2 | Over |
Saturday Dinner Volunteer (Evening) | 3:30pm (CT) | 7:30pm (CT) | Signup to assist in prepping and serving a meal for your hungry friends, with some... | 6/6 | Over |
Saturday Evening Bartender | 6:00pm (CT) | 10:00pm (CT) | The most popular volunteers! Signup to assist in serving cold beverages to the thirsty lot!... | 2/2 | Over |
1 - 4 of 4 Shifts
Shift | Start Time | End Time | Description | Positions | |
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Sunday Morning Breakfast Volunteer | 6:00am (CT) | 9:30am (CT) | Signup to assist in prepping and serving a meal for your hungry friends, with some... | 6/6 | Over |
Sunday Morning Onsite Registration | 6:30am (CT) | 9:30am (CT) | All attendees are required to go through onsite registration (only once) for the weekend. Signup... | 2/2 | Over |
Sunday Cleanup Volunteer | 10:00am (CT) | 2:00pm (CT) | Ah... our favorite volunteers! After a weekend of shenanigans our cleanup volunteers are by far... | 6/6 | Over |
Sunday SAG Driver | 10:00am (CT) | 4:00pm (CT) | Have a vehicle that can haul 4 cyclists and bikes, and possibly a photographer too?... | 1/1 | Over |
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Jay Mihalevich wrote on November 18th, 2019
Were some people taken out If they were not registered at the time of sign-up?
John Goins wrote on January 3rd, 2019
I plan on helping with cleanup on Sunday. I don't know if I can stay all the way tell 2 but I'm planning on it.