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Help Us Move a Rolling Town!
The Bicycle Ride Across Georgia is a 42-year tradition of cycling across the state. In 2021 BRAG is riding from Lookout Mountain to Columbus, GA from June 5-12 with over 1,000 participants. Ensuring these riders have ample space to camp, eat, use the restroom, have information to stay organized, find their way, and stay entertained is a big job. This presents a lot of moving parts and logistical challenges. It can be thought of as a rolling army, and camp must be broken down and set up each day in a new location.
BRAG Rest Stop Associate
Each BRAG tour includes demanding cycling routes that necessitate frequent hydration and snacks. To support this, we set up three well-stocked rest stops daily, offering snacks, Powerade, and water. Maintaining these stops requires substantial effort but is crucial and rewarding. Each rest stop is managed by two associates; one of whom also drives a U-Haul throughout the week to transport supplies and handle logistics.
As a Rest Stop Associate you’ll be responsible for running a rest stop 7 days in a row. You will wake up early enough to make it to your rest stop, setup the rest stop, operate the rest stop during it’s opening hours, and close the rest stop. You’ll pack everything back into your U-Haul so you can repeat this the next day. Depending on how many supplies you go through in a day, you may need to restock after you close your rest stop to be prepared for the next day.
The night before please ensure you have the location of your rest stop for the following day. Ensure you have reviewed the notes for the rest stop including opening time, setup area, water source location, location contact, etc. Review the ride guide route so you are familiar with where the cyclist will come from and also which direction they will go in after leaving the rest stop.
- Arriving to your rest stop at least one hour prior to the listed opening time. Please stay 1 hour past the posted closing time to catch any cyclist who are behind. Typical listed opening times are as follows:
- Rest Stop 1 – 7:00am – 10:30am
- Rest Stop 2 – 8:00am – 12:30pm
- Rest Stop 3 – 9:30am – 2:00pm
- Preparing the rest stop to open in order of priority:
- Pick up ice to fill all water coolers en route to the rest stop.
- Set up a roadside banner or flag to indicate your location to cyclist.
- Install a Water Wand with soap for handwashing and filling water coolers.
- Prepare and fill half the water coolers with Powerade, half with water.
- Erect a 10x10 tent, or use available pavilions.
- Arrange tables, serving pans, and prepare for making PB&J and cutting fruit.
- Place snacks out for participants.
- Set trash receptacles away from food areas, or secure a trash bag to a stable object for waste disposal.
• Time management skills are necessary to ensure the associate allows plenty of
time to perform duties and serve BRAG riders.
• Physical strength and capacity to load up to 50lb
• Interpersonal skills to interact with riders, ensure they are satisfied with the
service and anticipate and meet their needs.
• Ability to camp either in a tent, hammock, or on a cot in the back of a box truck.
Operating the rest stop entails ensuring riders will have access to everything they will need to get hydrated, refueled and back on the road. Arriving early is essential to ensure that you are prepped and up and running well before riders arrive.
- Start early and make adequate PB&J’s, cut in half, and place them in a serving pan.
- Cut adequate fruit and place them in a serving pan.
- Cut adequate pickles and place them in a serving pan.
- Do not allow riders to grab any prepared items (fruit, sandwiches, etc) with their bare hands. Please use the utensils to hand them to the riders to prevent the spreading of any illness.
- Place adequate pre packaged snacks out for riders to grab themselves.
- Please wash cutting utensils frequently during the day with soap and water
The following items should be made available at every rest stop every day
- PB&J
- Fruit Item (one per rest stop) Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Honey Dew Melon, Bananas, Etc
- Pickles
- Pre-packaged snacks
- Specialty Item, will be assigned per schedule ahead of time. Items like pimento cheese sandwiches, moon pies, cucumber sandwiches, etc.
Operating the rest stop entails ensuring riders will have access to everything they will need to get hydrated, refueled and back on the road. Arriving early is essential to ensure that you are prepped and up and running well before riders arrive.
- Clean with soap and water all cutting boards, serving pans, utensils, tongs, and wipe down all tables etc.
- Bag all trash and dispose of onsite if possible or place in the U-Haul for disposal at the main BRAG camp if need be.
- Pack up everything you brought with you. Use the check list to ensure you have everything.
- Take an ending inventory of everything you served throughout the day. This allows us to purchase more accurately throughout the week.
- If you do not have enough of an item to make it through the next day, please go shopping and purchase enough to make it through 2 – 3 more days. If nearing the end of the week, start to draw down inventory levels to avoid over purchasing.
BRAG Logistics Coordinator
- Breaking down large tents and setting them back up again in a different location
- Breaking down headquarters (tables, 10x10, table cloths) and merchandise tent... loading it up and setting them back up again in a different location
- Setting up and breaking down audio equipment
- Driving a Box truck and or Bus from each overnight town.
- Placing signage for each location and ensuring each sign is collected at the end of the day.
- Setting up and breaking down tents, large fans with misters, and a charging station.
- Establishing a fun and friendly environment by providing support to riders.
- Trouble shooting logistical problems and simple mechanical issues with gear.
- Running errands such as deliveries, pickups from local stores, ice, etc.
- Additional duties will also be required on an ad hoc basis.
- Time management skills are necessary to ensure the coordinator allows plenty of time in the morning to break down camp and have everything loaded up and ready to move to the next location no later than 9:30am.
- Organizational skills to develop an efficient system for breaking down and setting up camp. Ensuring everything in the BRAG Trailer stays organized and clean over the course of the week.
- Physical strength and capacity to load up to 60lb bags and 200lb tents, heavy water filled coolers, and meet the physical requirements of the job.
- Interpersonal skills to interact with riders, ensure they are satisfied with the service and anticipate and meet their needs.
- Ability to camp either in a tent, hammock, on a bus, or on a cot in the back of a box truck.
- Begin break down non-essential gear by 6:00am (camping chairs, tables, 10x10 tents, fans, etc)
- By 7:30 riders will have departed for the day. You may then break down all remaining essential items, bike pumps, signage, tents, etc.
- Load any remaining gear and drive the truck to the next town, typically a 30min – 1 hour drive.
- Arrive at the next town and begin to setup in the designated area.
- First setup the Headquarters area.
- Then setup the BRAG Bar area with tents, music, and ensure beer is pouring properly
- Setup should be completed by 12:30.
- After setup check with BRAG director and HQ to see if there are any additional areas that need assistance.
- Depending on the day you may be pouring beer/wine from the BRAG Bar. Hours will typically be from 12 – 5.
- You also may need to go to a local big-box store to resupply with certain items such as ice, bottled water, snacks, etc. You may also complete this task on your drive from one town to the next.
- After all duties are completed, you are free to enjoy yourself for the rest of the day. Some towns have swimming pools or other activities, and there will be a concert each night in the downtown area.
BRAG Sign Coordinator
- Drive a vehicle (yours with gas reimburse) for the Bicycle Ride Across Georgia in order to place signage for the riders and motorist.
- Place a directional arrow (H-Frame real estate type sign) at each turn to notify participants that they need to turn.
- Place warning signs on various sections of the route, warning cyclist of hazards and motorist of cyclist.
- Place cones and signage at the following days overnight town to ensure space will be available at the next days location.
- Pick up all the signs you place out.
- Label indoor rooms with the proper signage so participants know where they should be for certain activities.
- Manage sign inventory to ensure no signs are left behind.
- Valid license required
- Driving skills to ensure safe operation of a motor vehicle and ability to pull off and onto the road in a safe manner to place signs.
- Time management skills are necessary to ensure the coordinator allows plenty of time to travel from one location to the next.
- Organizational skills to develop an efficient system for loading and unloading signs while keeping them organized.
- Physical strength and capacity to stake H-Frams signs and large signs securely in the ground.
- Ability to camp either in a tent, hammock at each nights overnight location, showers, and restrooms provided.