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From the President
Next
Club Meeting 7 p.m. May 11th
At PUD, 2320 California, Everett.
Meeting
before the meeting
See you at 5:30pm Thursday, May 11th at
El Paraiso Mexican Grill, 2801 Colby Avenue, Everett
B.I.K.E.S.
Club Meeting May 11
Members and
non-members are welcome to join us for our evening’s program
“Bike Commuting 101” from 7-8 p.m. at the PUD, 2320 California
Ave., Everett. Clothing, routes, bikes and gear will be
discussed, plus you can practice putting your bike on a bus bike
rack and learn how to fix a flat tire. All attendees get a free
“Bicycling Street Smarts” booklet.
A business
meeting will follow at 8 p.m. The agenda includes a discussion
of spending requests for bike safety and education donations and
a club software purchase.
May is Bike to
Work Month
Burn Calories, Not
Gas
Biking to work
is healthy for you, your wallet and the environment. More than
half of us in the U.S. live less than 5 miles from work. Give
bike commuting a try this month and see how you like it.
National Bike to
Work Day is May 19. Form a team at your workplace or with your
B.I.K.E.S. Club friends and take the Bike Commute Challenge may
19-June 16.
For information
on Snohomish County Bike to Work events visit
www.communitytransit.org
Olympic
Cycling Classic May 20, Port Angeles,
www.olybikeride.com
Lance
Armstrong Foundation Ride for the Roses Sept. 24, Portland, Ore.
www.livestrongride.com
Got a Pet Peeve?
If you see a
road hazard for cyclists you’d like to report to the proper
authorities, start with
www.bikewatch.org. It’s a new website set up to report
problems in Washington State.
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Club News
B.I.K.E.S. Seeks Bike Projects to Back
B.I.K.E.S. Club
is seeking proposals for projects or groups that need funding to
support bike advocacy and education. Past grants have gone to
Snohomish County Bike to Work Day, to Sharing Wheels, to
purchase bike helmets, to support a neighborhood bike rodeo and
to purchase amenities on the Centennial Trail.
If you have an
idea for a project or know a group that could use some money for
a bike-related purpose, please submit a one page proposal to
B.I.K.E.S. by May 8. Proposals should detail amount requested
and total project cost, describe the person or group requesting
the money and briefly outline the project’s goals and
beneficiaries.
Send proposals to: B.I.K.E.S. Club, P.O. Box 5242 Everett, Wa.,
98206 or via our website
www.bikesclub.org.
At our April
meeting we agreed to give $1,000 to the Snohomish Arlington
Trail Coalition to purchase bike racks and benches for the 20th
Street Trail Head in Lake Stevens and for the Lake Cassidy park
along the trail. We also agreed that $5,000 in savings is more
than we need to have on-hand considering we are a non-profit
with limited expenses (the club has $13,948 in the bank total).
Come to the May meeting to help decide how to spend some more of
our money.
Sharing Wheels Updates
Anyone who has
taken a Sharing Wheels mechanic class is welcome to volunteers
during any shop hours. We are currently fixing up kids bikes for
the Kids Bike Swap in June. The shop is open from 11 a.m. to 8
p.m. Mondays, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, and from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. the second Sunday of every month.
Bike donations
are accepted on the second Sunday of the month only. We are no
longer open on second Saturdays.
Upcoming Dates
Camano Climb, May 7,
visit
www.stanwoodvelosport.com for info.
Bike to Work Day, May 19
Yakima Wine Ride Weekend
May 20
and 21 More information in the next newsletter.
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