During this past Saturday’s ride, fellow WNBR facilitator Andrea & I had an inspired conversation after we got to The New Potato. My takeaway from the conversation is that it behooves us to graduate our WNBR from an event to a community. That community is already partly in place, although some of the usual crowd was not with us Saturday.
Part of what that community would look like is that people who participate in it would have roles & teams. The roles would make use of our individual strengths & talents to get necessary stuff done. The teams would provide some backup in case one or more persons cannot fulfill their role.
Organizing a ride of this type consists of, among other tasks:
- Logistical Planning
- Artwork
- Publicity
- Ride Management (tasks performed during the ride, such as corking traffic)
- Catering
Regarding the last item in the list: A few riders didn’t have dinner prior to this ride, we didn’t have a chance to get any along the way. One of the advantages of Super Happy Fun Land, our traditional starting point, is the nearby Flakey’s Pizza truck. It would be advantageous to have something to nibble on before we take off.
Whether or not you were with us Saturday night, please let us know if & how you’d like to volunteer for future H-Town WNBRs. You can use the Comments section below or the Discussion threads on this Facebook event.
I am here for some community building, either WNBR focused or in conjunction with NT events. Glad to ride with y’all on Saturday.
I think we passed several areas that would have been perfect for some group photos along the route. We could create a site for photo posting and sharing.
One of several things we forgot was designating an official photog for this ride. I’ve asked John R. at Mother Dog to send a group photo that he took. My own hands were too full to be taking photos; I didn’t even get to post our locations during the stops, as I normally do.