Mentors

[terre <tobytrot@bigfoot.com>]

Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 17:26:07 -0400
From: "Jessica Spoone" <lady_selene@hotmail.com>
To: "RideCamp" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Subject: RC:  Mentor List??
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What is the mentor list Annie mentioned? 
  
There is the problem in a nutshell!  The people who need this information the most don't know where to find it until they have already been 'in the system' for awhile.  Jessica is at least on ridecamp--how many first-timers are aware of the resources on endurance.net and its links?

The best thing I have found so far is to ask at the pre-ride meeting for the "mentors" to stand up/wave, and advise any first timers to approach these people for help.  (Here in the NorthWest, PNER has produced a vinyl "ASK ME" sign that can be affixed to campers to indicate where the mentors live.)  It's a little late in the day (well, Friday night) but better than never.  I also know almost all my local riders--when people I DON'T know check in, I ask them if they want some help, and try to point them in the right direction.....

Terre