Quote:
Originally Posted by bkahl
A large number of NE's volunteer base does multiple events. There were quite a few Vols that likely did 6,7, even 8 events.
HOWEVER...
I don't remember any of them saying it was a problem
|
NE events are how far apart again, by time? See, out here, that's a minimum of 2 events that are a 2-hour drive away (overnight stay), and that's for someone in the middle of the four SoCal ones. In NE, I'd imagine that there's a bit more events that are closer than that, so it's a fair bit easier to do more events.
I find that folks from the East Coast tend to not be accustomed to the large amount of distance/driving time needed out here. San Diego teams are far enough away from any other regional to need hotels. Ventura, same thing if you don't like traffic (it's doable, but it'll be a long day). L.A./OC are pretty close to each other, and more northern teams could probably commute to Ventura, but beyond that, it's overnight stays required. NorCal teams have a similar issue--SVR/Sacramento/CVR are just at that edge of "overnight or not" from each other, with Sacramento in the middle of the arc.
And again, we're still in regionals. So TFS volunteering... with all associated rush hours for those that commute.
So let me rephrase that:
You've got volunteers doing 2, 3, and 4 events, with all associated driving, vacation days, and hotel stays,
and there still aren't enough in key areas. Now you want to tell me that there isn't a problem?
Let me be clear: I don't have a problem doing that. I have a problem that not enough people are stepping up to do those jobs, which makes it
necessary for those volunteers to do 2, 3, and 4 events as volunteers. And if CA goes district, those same volunteers will probably now be asked to do 5 or 6 or even 7 events.