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Topic created by Orienteer7 on Tue Nov 10, 2015 at 9:36 amBelow is the course information for the event:White (beginner) 2.1km / 45m / 8 controlsYellow (adv beginner) 3.1km / 50m / 11 controlsOrange (intermediate) 4.2km / 145m / 9 controlsBrown (adv) 3.8km / 105m / 9 controlsGreen (adv) 5.0km / 130m / 11 controlsRed (adv) 6.7km / 195m / 14 controlsWe can still use help for the event especially with control removal.Control removal for early parts of the courses will begin around 2:30If you wish to have a copy of the control descriptions sent to you in advance please email me at orienteer7 at aol dot com. You can sign up to help using the volunteer link for the event found on the schedule or you can contact me directly at orienteer7 at aol dot com.The woods at French Creek are spectacular with visibility about as good as it gets. The courses focus on using the best woods. We will have registration, start and finish located on top of the hill near the French Creek Camping loops. Lots of room for parking . Bathrooms will be available at the park.If your bringing a group and need more than a couple of maps please contact Mary Frank at frankdvoa at aol dor com to guarantee we have enough course maps available.
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Reply by camperpat on Sun Nov 15, 2015 at 9:07 amBob and I will be bringing the blue E Punch kit home with us for the Batsto Event on dec 6 pat and bob
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Reply by ErikEddy on Mon Nov 16, 2015 at 12:40 pm
Mark- can you post this stats to the schedule?
Go to the event directors site and click on "courses":
http://www.dvoa.org/admin2/evdir/
Looking forward to the event.. I have a few family members and friends coming out.
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Reply by ErikEddy on Mon Nov 16, 2015 at 12:41 pm
Mark- can you post this stats to the schedule?
Go to the event directors site and click on "courses":
http://www.dvoa.org/admin2/evdir/
Looking forward to the event.. I have a few family members and friends coming out.
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Reply by ErikEddy on Sun Nov 22, 2015 at 10:00 pmGreat courses today! I love French Creek in the fall
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Reply by DougW on Sun Nov 22, 2015 at 10:23 pmThe Unselfish Act award goes to Michelle Frank for taking her valuable time in helping a few dis-oriented runners get on the right track. Nice!
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Reply by edscott on Mon Nov 23, 2015 at 0:56 amBig turnout today. Haven't seen the numbers yet, but it seemed almost back to what we got nearly every week a couple years ago. What was the key? Weather was OK. Leaves were down. We were at French Creek? We've missed a couple weekends this fall. Maybe people were just taking advantage of one of the last events of the season. Whatever made this one work we need to repeat it every time. Comments welcome. We want to build a schedule that will draw over 100 starts every week. Other than scout meets, training weekend, dual events, and A events, we've only done 100+ twice this year. in 2012 we had 13 regular events that drew over 100 starts.
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Reply by camperpat on Mon Nov 23, 2015 at 6:42 amBeautiful Fall Day, Great Courses, Nice People and apples! Thanks for the Day Pat
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Reply by hughmac4 on Mon Nov 23, 2015 at 6:39 pmFrench Creek North RouteGadget UP!
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Reply by hughmac4 on Mon Nov 23, 2015 at 6:41 pm165 maps! 260 participants! WOW! Well done, everyone.
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Reply by Guy-O on Tue Nov 24, 2015 at 3:42 amMust be that vintage Frank magic...
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Reply by ErikEddy on Tue Nov 24, 2015 at 1:12 pm
Yes, great turnout!
It's tough to measure impact, but I put in a 2 week ad on Facebook for just $20 ("Last event of the season in Berks/Chester!") and we had good engagement on Facebook. I don't know if that magically attracted anyone new, but it at least reminds members that aren't checking the website that often.
Non-funded posts on FB get something like 100 views, not many comments, and <10 people that say they are going or interested (usually <5), a few likes. 58 people were "maybes" or "going" to the French Creek event. 68 "likes"... 2000+ views.
Honestly, location and recent lack of events close to that location was probably a key driver (+ Frank magic). I'll account myself for at least 10 locals :).
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Reply by edscott on Tue Nov 24, 2015 at 10:03 pmMakes sense.... Years ago we boosted participation by getting newspaper coverage in small local papers or the Philly "Weekend Sections". That is more or less the equivelent of today's facebook ad and could reach a wider audience through a single outlet. It would be good to track all non members and new participants at registration to see how they heard of us. I know the question is often asked, but as far as I know the numbers are not recorded so the data is not available for us for planning our publicity strategy.
