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Less then 100
days to go!
We would like to welcome our newest sponsors, Hills Angels out
of Loveland and the Kroger in Oxford. A special thanks to our
generous sponsors the following free items and discounts will
be available to RAAM racers, crews, and officials. Special thanks
to Kroger in Oxford for their cash donation to the time station.
Oxford Time Station Support
Baymont Inn – Will be
offering a rate of $55.00 plus tax for Wednesday and Thursday.
The rate for Friday and Saturday will be $85.00 plus tax. Their
normal rates are Sunday thru Thursday $89.99 and on Friday/Saturday
$129.99. When they call in for reservations they must ask for
the RAAM rate. These rates are for standard rooms (1 to 2 adults,
each additional adult is $6.00) which have a king size bed or
two doubles. If you want to have a whirlpool suite (king size
bed, hot-tub, microwave/frig) the rate will be $70.00 plus tax,
Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday and Saturday the rate for suites
will be $95.00 plus tax.
McDonald's – Provide coupons
for value meals for RAAM personnel while supplies last.
BJ's Bikes and Kayaks - Providing
supplies for the Oxford Time Station.
Blanchester Time Station Support
McDonald's – Drop by the
time station for free bottled water, and apple slices. They are
also raffling off a bicycle donated by Dr. Pepper during the
race.
Kroger –
Drop by the time station for free breakfast and power bars.
All free items are available as long as supplies last.
Adopt-a-Racer
RAAM is an expensive undertaking. The average cost is around
$20,000 per solo racer. Please consider adopting a racer or team
if you can or if it would be of interest to your group or organization.
Any donation or contribution would be a big help and greatly
appreciated by the racer. For example, if you have a group of
twelve, each could chip in $10 and sponsor a time station of
a racer. Many also accept donations per mile, donated goods or
services such as calling cards, gas cards or use of equipment
such as CBs, cell phones, etc…
See the recent article on the National RAAM website on Marko
Baloh (Slovenia). He is the current  UMCA and Guinness
world record holder for 24 & 12 hours, as well as for 200
and 100 miles. He is one such racer who has had difficulty raising
money due to working full time. If you would be willing to help him out, see
his website here.
Most racers are set up on PayPal. In many cases, being a sponsor
gets you added to their newsletter if they have one, and gets
you updates on their progress as their race unfolds. In some
cases there are other perks. Being part of a team also makes
it a lot more interesting from a race stand point. Please let
us know if you would like us to help put you in touch with one
of the racers.
Time
Station Schedules:
Schedules for open time station shifts are available through
our website. To volunteer use this form. Please sign up
as soon as possible so our time station managers can determine
where spots will need to be filled in advance. Consider bringing
along a friend to work with you on your shift. For those groups
or organizations having to drive from Cincinnati, Dayton, or
Northern Kentucky consider forming a car or van pool at a location
central to the group. More information is available on our website
on what to bring and what to expect.
What is involved in serving at a time station? It is a
combination of cheering for the racers, providing crews, RAAM
officials and media crews with local information and having a
really great time.
RAAM is infectious. Three years ago, a couple who did not cycle
just dropped by to see what it was all about and stayed for 36
hours straight. The next year they were time station workers.
You can find a manual on Time Station Operations Guidebook here.
Your editor has worked the midnight to 8am shift at times stations
for a number of years. In a future newsletter he will tell you
why working at night is the very best time to see RAAM. The web site has a list of things to bring with
you to the time station.
NEW! A photo contest for 2009.
After considering this for several
years, we will have a photo and video contest for RAAM 2009 in
Ohio. Watch our April newsletter for more details. The only thing
we have to offer at the present time is the honor of winning.
If anyone would like to sponsor a prize, we be happy to add you
as a sponsor.
2008
RAAM DVD is available at the National RAAM store for $19.99 as well
as other RAAM items.
New 2009 RAAM posters
are available on our local website and the National if your business
or organization would be willing to post up at your workplace.
We are now a group on Facebook. Join OHIO-RAAM here.
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- 7 Hills Racing
- Baymont Inn & Suite
- Beckmeyer Designs
- BioWheels
- BJ's Bikes and Kayaks
- Bronze Photography
- Champions of Faith
- Cincinnati Cycle Club
- Cincinnati Sports Club
- City of Blanchester
- Covington Latin School
- Cowan Lake State Park
- Hannon's Camp America
- Hills Angels - Loveland
- Japanese Karate Do of Cincinnati
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- Jeff Jakucyk Photography
- K&G Bike Centers Xenia-Centerville-Kettering
- Kroger's - Blanchester
- Kroger's - Oxford
- McDonald's - Blanchester
- McDonald's - Oxford
- Miami University Recreation & Sports Center
- On-the-Ball Irrigation
- Ross Design
- Skipper's Pub
- VBL Photography
- Walgreen's - Oxford
- YWCA Greater Cincinnati
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