KAHUNA KUPUNA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Each year, volunteers come forward
to assist with many tasks involved in running the Kahuna Kupuna. It’s
a lot like a community barn raising effort. Unlike other surf contests in Pacifica,
there is no surf shop or surf club driving things along, just us Kupuna and their friends.
If you’re interested in helping with one of the following tasks,
please let me know via email at kahunakupuna AT comcast.net. All volunteers earn Karma, thanks from
me and many others along with the satisfaction of doing your part in supporting a healthy local environment in Pacifica.
WE
NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER JUDGES
If
you want to be a judge, please send an email to Roy Earnest at kahunakupuna AT comcast.net or call him at 650-438-6378. All judges must
have prior experience judging a surf contest and be willing to commit to at least a 1 hour and preferably a 2 hour
time slot. The contest will begin at 8 am sharp and end at approximately
5 pm. All judges need to show up 15 minutes before their shift starts so we can
brief you on the rules, etc. If you have a strong preference for judging either
shortboard heats or longboard heats, please let me know when you sign up for a judges’ shift.
Prior to the Kahuna Kupuna, we need
help with . . .
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Recruitment of contestants. Talk the contest up with friends and encourage them
to enter. Send them emails, tweats, put a link on your Facebook page to the contest’s
website at www.kahunakupunasurf.org. Make a pest of yourself! This
year, the person who recruits the most contestants (i.e. top arm-twister), will win a two-night, three-day stay at a vacation
home that sleeps six very comfortably in the Point Arena – Southern Mendocino Coast area. If you recruit somebody, make sure they write a note on their
entry form indicating that you were the one who recruited them.
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Solicit raffle prizes: we’re interested in the usual as well as unusual raffle prizes . Got any ideas, contacts, something to donate? Let’s
talk!
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Order 20 flower leis from Maui at least 3 weeks prior to contest
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Volunteer Judges. If you want to judge, please contact Roy and sign up for a
1 to 2 hour time slot during the contest.
On the day before the Kahuna Kupuna, we
need help with . . .
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Assist with picking up scaffolding at its storage site in Pacifica and setting up scaffolding at beach at 5 pm in front of
the best sand bar, which might be near the creek or at the foot of Crespi Ave, depending on wave conditions.
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Pick up event T-shirts from Babylon Burning Screen Printing in San Francisco
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Pick up raffle prizes from surf shops in Pacifica and San Francisco
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Pick up donated food from Trader Joes in the Marina District of San Francisco.
On the day of the Kahuna Kupuna, we
need help with . . .
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Assist with set up in early morning starting at about 6:15 am.
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Set up awnings to provide shade for registration, t-shirt and raffle area plus other areas TBD.
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Set up sound system and have ready by 7:45 am.
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Set up generator (if needed) by 7:45 am.
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Set up registration table by 7:30 am.
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Manage registration of contestants from 7:30 am to about noon.
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Judges - pre-selected and pre-scheduled for one to two hour shifts.
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Spotters to announce contestants as they catch waves.
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Timer to keep track of beginning of heats, five minute warning and end of heat. One
to two hour shifts.
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Organize raffle prizes and coordinate raffle awards.
- Runners to Safeway for things we need (about ¼ mile away from contest).
- Pedro Point Fire House/meeting hall set up: need 6 volunteers at 3:00 pm to assist with setting up
tables and preparing food for reception, which starts at about 5:45 pm.
- Trophy organizer at firehouse.
- Drink ticket sellers at Firehouse.
- Bartenders for Firehouse reception/dinner/awards: beer, wine, soft drinks.
- Pedro Point Fire House/meeting hall clean-up crew: 8:30 pm to 9:45 pm to assist with cleaning up. (Many
hands make light work.)
Questions? Ideas? Contact Roy Earnest at 650-438-6378
or via email at kahunakupunaATcomcast.net.
