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Dear Paul,
There are just 6 days left to get the Vulnerable User Bill, SB 191, passed in the 2013 legislative session, which ends June 5.
This is the fourth year the Vulnerable User bill has come before the legislature. Every year the bill has enjoyed broad bipartisan, bicameral support, but we haven't had enough oomph to get the bill raised and passed in both houses.
So is the fourth time the charm? It could be, if all of you on our distribution list take just a few minutes to let your legislators know you want this bill passed, finally, this year.
Please call or email your legislators now to urge them to pass the Vulnerable User Bill, SB 191, this year. Even if you already contacted your legislators, please do it again. They need to know that the bike/ped community is serious about getting the VU bill passed, now.
SB 191 Encourages Safety. Safer Conditions Encourage More Cycling and Walking. By raising awareness of the rights of cyclists and pedestrians to share the road and creating penalties for reckless driving that kills or injures vulnerable users, SB 191 will create safer conditions for everyone. Safer conditions encourage more people to get around by bike or on foot-and that's good public policy.
Adopting SB 191 will make Conneccticut a more Bike-Friendly State, and that's good for the economy, the environment, and our health.
Getting a Vulnerable User bill passed is Bike Walk Connecticut's top legislative priority. It's also the first order of business on Connecticut's Bicycle Friendly Report Card, issued by the League of American Bicyclists. Connecticut is becoming more bike friendly, moving up in rank from 20th place in 2012 to 18th place in 2013. We can do better though, and we should.
The Vulnerable User bill is good public policy. Let's make this the year we pass it.
- Learn more about the bill - see what we sent to legislative leaders
- Find Your State Legislator, then call or email them
- Contact Legislative Leaders: If any of the state legislative leaders below are your elected state representatives, it's especially important that they hear from you. These are the legislators who will decide if SB 191 is brought up for a vote.
- Do these bill co-sponsors represent you? Be sure to thank them when you write!
Thank you for speaking up for a bikeable, walkable Connecticut!
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Ride Saturday May 25.
Link to the route below. Will leave from Dunkin Donuts 7am. Unsupported ride with BBQ at our house after. Reply if interested.
http://www.mapmyride.com/us/salmon-brook-ct/july-3-century-route-jacobs-ladder-to-st-route-19008624
I thought you would be interested in this: High-performance pedal power (High-performance pedal power)
Bike the Valley June 22, 2013
Subject: Vulnerable User Bill Moves Forward, Reveal the Path, Summit Registration Deadline Nearing
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2013 Summit: Creating Bike-Friendly, Walk-Friendly Places
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Interested in making your business, community or university more bike-friendly? Want to learn how to get your cycling or pedestrian project funded? Wondering what the talk about "complete streets" is all about? Then don't miss the Connecticut Bike Walk Summit, April 27 at Yale. Featured speakers are Alta Planning & Design's Jeff Olson, also author of The Third Mode, and Bill Nesper, director of the League of American Bicyclists' Bicycle Friendly America Program.
> MORE REGISTER before April 24!
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The Return of Reveal the Path: April 16, Hartford
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Adventure cycling documentary coming back to Hartford on April 16
"Reveal The Path," the visually stunning adventure documentary that will ignite the dreamer in everyone, will be coming back to Hartford for an encore screening on Tuesday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. after its first show on Feb. 5 sold out the Aetna Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. A portion of ticket sales benefit Bike Walk Connecticut, so bring the whole neighborhood! >MORE > TICKETS
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Vulnerable User Bill Moves Forward
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The Connecticut legislature is in session, so it's peak season for our advocacy work, which means making your voice HEARD.
The Vulnerable User bill has been a top priority on our legislative
 agenda. This bill has come before the legislature several times in recent years, but for various reasons has never made it over the finish line.
This year could be different.
Senate Bill 191, "An Act Concerning the Penalty for Causing Harm to a Vulnerable User of a Public Way," is an important step to raise awareness of vulnerable road users and hold drivers accountable for crashes that involve the serious injury or death of a vulnerable road user. The legislation would:
- Define a "vulnerable user" of the state's roads as a pedestrian, highway worker, person riding or driving an animal, person riding a bicycle, person using a skateboard, roller skates or inline skates, person operating or riding on an agricultural tractor or person using a wheelchair or motorized chair; and
- Provide that a person who fails to exercise reasonable care while driving, and injures or kills a vulnerable user, shall be fined up to $1,000.
Bike Walk Connecticut is speaking up to encourage legislators to make this the year the Vulnerable User Bill finally passes.
Also in Advocacy:
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Bike Walk CT is on MeetUp!
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Did you know Bike Walk CT is on MeetUp? If you're a MeetUp devotee or just want to try it out, join our MeetUp group at http://www.meetup.com/Bike-Walk-CT/.
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Surgeon General's Call to Action on Walkability
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Surgeon General Regina Benjamin has issued a Call to Action on Walkability - an effort to improve walkability and increase walking in our communities.
The Rails to Trails Conservancy is collecting public comments on how to create walkable communities. We join the RTC in using the Surgeon General's Call to Action to advance investments, policies and practices that make communities more walkable. Please submit your comments by April 30!
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Get Ready for Bike to Work Day on May 17
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Bike Walk CT is leading the statewide bike to work effort again this year and we encourage YOU to get involved! There will be events taking place throughout the state on National Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 17. To get ready for bike to work day, check our website (http://www.bikewalkct.org/bike-to-work/) for resources on biking to work. We will be updating the site with the schedule of events soon.
If you'd like to volunteer to make Bike to Work happen, join the Bike to Work Committee - the next meeting is: Tuesday April 9, 6 PM at CRCOG (directions). If you live outside of the region and need to call in: 218-632-0550 Access code: 1038483#.
Questions? Bike to Work Committee Chair Sandy Fry.
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Consider Becoming a Bike Buddy
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Are you an experienced bike commuter? Would you like to help novices to plan their route, give them tips to help them out, even meet up with them and ride in together? Then sign up to be a bike buddy! All we need from you is your name, best contact  information, where you commute from and to. We will add you to our bike buddy list and you can begin to spread the good word about the joys of bikecommuting.
Email us at bikewalkct@bikewalkct.org (SUBJ LINE Bike Buddies) if you are interested.
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Help Wanted! SUMMER Communications Internship Opportunity with Bike Walk Connecticut
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A volunteer marketing & communications internship opportunity is available with Bike Walk Connecticut for students who can arrange credits for internship or who wish to build their resume with hands on, real world, practical experience.
Bike Walk Connecticut seeks an individual to help us: produce our email newsletter; update our "drag and drop" website; contribute to our social media platforms; correspond with members; update our membership files; and assist with legislative testimony and board communications as the need arises.
Interested individuals should send resume with cover letter to kelly.kennedy@bikewalkct.org.
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Saturday, APRIL 20, 2:30 TO 4:30, SIMSBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY
GIVE-AWAYS
SNACKS
SPEAKERS – various important topics that you will be interested in - - They will get to the Point & be on topic – Your time is important – we understand -
REVIEW OF LAWS
DEMOS
HOW TO RIDE DEMOS – POINTERS FOR ALL
AWARDS
ITEMS FOR SALE - JERSEYS, ETC. GET/BUY & WEAR YOUR YELLOW -
CONTESTS – BRING YOUR BIKE – SHOW IT OFF – WIN A PRIZE – OLDEST, CLEANEST, LIGHTEST, ODDEST
FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!! BRING THE KIDS
POLITICIANS WILL ATTEND – make your points -
HELP US STAY SAFE = UPRIGHT & OUT OF EMERGENCY ROOMS – THIS IS SERIOUS STUFF & WE NEED YOU TO ATTEND & GET OTHERS TO ATTEND!!!!!!!!!!
WANT A TOPIC? WANT TO SPEAK? WE HAVE A FEW SPOTS LEFT, LET US KNOW -
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CHARITY FUND-RAISER - BIKE THE VALLEY - - Saturday, JUNE 22, CAMP CHASE RT 4 IN BURLINGTON PLANNING MEETING Thursday, 4/11, 6:30 pm meeting at the Y
FUND RAISING FOR: ABC HOUSE, NEW HORIZONS, BOY SCOUTS, Y's LIVESTRONG & STRONG KIDS PROGRAMS = Families & kids that can't afford Y Programs (swim, camps, etc.) and Folks with Cancer that need Rehab!! SMALL REGISTRATION FEES – YOU PICK THE NONPROFIT - Showers, pool, picnic, T-shirts (register 10 days prior), many Family Events -
Next PLANNING Meeting: At the Y, Thursday, April 11, 6:30 pm – yes, we need your help – short & fun meeting –
THIS EVENT IS GOING TO BE BIG – BE A PART OF IT – HELP OTHERS WHILE YOU RIDE – PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY – BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION -
REGISTER ON THE Y SITE Farmington Valley YMCA Home Page - Greater Hartford YMCA ... REGISTER BY CALLING THE Y 860-653-5524
OR REGISTER ON ACTIVE:
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Visit our front desk for participation information or call 860-653-5524 to register .
The Farmington Valley YMCA 97 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, CT 06035, 860 653-5524
Get involved with one of the best rides in 2013!
As we approach the outdoor season again, this article speaks to an aspect of cycling safety all of us might do well to keep in mind.
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/02/26/did-anti-cyclist-bias-let-a-hit-and-run-killer-off-the-hook-in-boston/#.US5nqfjPkHw.mailto
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Cyclist donates $40M to Brooklyn Bridge Park for bike track, sports facility
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Brooklyn's answer to Chelsea Piers will open on Furman Street near Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, thanks to a $40 million donation from philanthropist Joshua Rechnitz.
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A wealthy cyclist will pay the city $40 million to build an athletics complex featuring a velodrome at Brooklyn Bridge Park — realizing the longtime dream of open space advocates whose hopes were dashed last year when park officials pulled the plug on a modest sports bubble.
On Thursday millionaire philanthropist Joshua Rechnitz announced he will donate the eye-opening sum — which is one of the largest ever made to a single park in city history — to cover the costs of a year-round recreational facility on Furman Street near Pier 5.
“We want this to truly be a community endeavor that will add amenities for park users and provide a much needed all-weather sports facility,” said Rechnitz, a grandson of the late investor Robert Heilbrunn and founder of NYC Fieldhouse, an organization that’s spent years searching for a suitable site in the city to build a competitive track cycling arena.
The center’s main feature will be the 200-meter inclined cycling track, equipped to host major races. Plans for the massive building — which is slated to be roughly the size of two football fields — include space for high school, college, and professional sports such as basketball, tennis, and gymnastics, as well as amenities including a public boathouse and bathrooms.
Rechnitz’s fieldhouse by the foot of Joralemon Street will replace the proposed sports bubble, which would have been open from December to March but did not include rest rooms or locker rooms.
The city secured $750,000 for the construction of the bubble last August, after the state and Mayor Bloomberg struck a controversial deal to allow luxury housing in the park to pay for its $16-million annual upkeep. But the bubble plan popped four months later after the city failed to attract a developer to fund the rest of the project.
The project’s collapse infuriated community leaders who have pushed for an indoor recreational complex on the Brooklyn Heights waterfront for the past 30 years. Indeed, the park’s original master plan in 2000 included a sports hub on Pier 5, but the design was ditched in favor of the seasonal structure that the city eventually abandoned.
Park advocates cheered Rechnitz after learning of his enormous donation.
“Anyone who would do this deserves a big salute,” said Judi Francis, the president of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Defense Fund. “This is a big step in the right direction, and reinforces what we’ve been saying all along.”
The city is moving forward with the rest of its plans for Pier 5, which include a regulation-sized soccer field, a playground, promenade and barbecue station at the southern end of the $350-million, 85-acre waterfront open space.
The Bloomberg administration agreed to spend $55 million, but cut its share down to $44 million during last summer’s bruising fight over housing in the park. The city announced on Thursday that the funding will be restored — but the reversal was largely overshadowed by news of the park’s unlikely new benefactor.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation President Regina Meyer gushed over the donation — and vowed to give residents a say in designing the sports space — but steered clear of providing details on the project’s timetable.
“I am thrilled at the magnitude and generosity of this gift,” Meyer said. “I look forward to working with community and recreation stakeholders to examine this proposal in full and evaluate how it can enhance Brooklyn Bridge Park’s legacy.”
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Revised May Calendar.pdf
May is finally upon us which means it is National Bike Month!!!
Thanks to each of you, we have nearly two dozen rides scheduled throughout May - most free, and for all ages and abilities!
I am grateful to these bike clubs/businesses/individuals/non-profits for stepping up to lead rides:
- The Bicycle Cellar
- Valley Cycling
- Thursday-Friday Riders
- Royal Screw Velo Club
- Farmington Valley Trails Council
- CT Adaptive Cycling
- Valley Yoga & Healing Center
- East Coast Greenway
- Simsbury Free Bike
- Mary Glassman
The Farmington River Watershed Association also is participating in May activities by sponsoring Paddle/Pedal Simsbury on May 19, and it is almost filled to capacity! There will be a bike ride after a leisurely trip down the Farmington River.
Most of you are aware that we will have a Bike Month, Kick-Off Press Event on Tuesday, May 1, at 10 a.m., at Town Hall. You are welcome to attend to show your support, if you are available.
I wanted to touch base on a couple of things:
- Attached is a participant agreement. It is a standard release form that we adapted for ride leaders and your organizations during May. Anyone going on one of your rides (or parents) should sign it. I will come to your first ride and have copies available, and give you additional copies for later in the month. This form also will give us names and e-mails for future contact.
- Please send me your cellphone number, so I can get in touch base with you if necessary (ie. weather question).
- Please e-mail me after your ride with a headcount, so we can track participants during the month and let me know of any issues/concerns that come up.
- Check out our new website, as I have linked to you whenever possible. It is still a work in progress, but the essentials are there. www.bikewalksimsbury.org
- Any photos of your ride(s) will be appreciated. I will try to take pictures at as many rides as possible, but if you get some of interest, please pass them along.
It takes an entire community to truely be bicycle-friendly, and we could not have created this Bicycle Extravaganza without you! Thank you very much for your support!
I am looking forward to a great month. Let's just hope the weather is on our side!
Ann Marie :^)
Bike Walk Simsbury!
"Come Along for the Ride!"
860.408.1361 c. 860.559.1877
Last Thursday I set off at 4 pm for my usual ride that takes me south in to Connecticut and back. On my way back on Egypt Rd In Ellington, CT heading north, I was buzzed by a large pick up truck. At this point a motioned, did not give him the bird. He sees me mad, pulls into a drive way on right, so I swing out in the road as I go by, he through truck in reverse and skids ties to me. At this point, I get off my bike and go up on grass thinking he is going to run me over so at least I can see what is going on. He gets out of his truck and comes at me as I am taking a picture of him and trying to call police. I had my bike leaned on a telephone pole. His son swings at me to get cell phone, I did not drop it. He know goes and gets my bike and takes off. I see he goes to 14 Egypt road, nearby. I call State police and the send a male and a female officer. First words out of his mouth suggest I caused the whole thing, I should not ride on that road or Hall Hill Road, they are narrow. I tell him I got buzzed and he asks me did I say anything, I said yes, as he was leaving I called him a skin head…. Police officer gets bike back has a long talk with this guy and demands I delete the two photos off my pone of this guy. Demands, so I did… He then tells me have a nice road home and stay dry and keep your mouth shut.
Lesson learned, people are nuts, they do not want us on the road and for some reason think its okay to hit somebody.. I had a bright yellow vest on and a flashing light, I was very visible. So there is a nut on that road, his wife looked on and thought she had a tough husband and the son was a punk who drives a jetta.. Going no place fast other than to jail. Guys and galls be safe. I have a friend, not on this email who will be taking this issue up the food chain but not until next week, as he is on vac. Tom
Feel free to tell our friends where this nut lives. I have not slept of days over this one..
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Bike to Work - It's Easier Than You Think!
Bike Walk CT is leading the statewide bike to work effort and encourages you to get involved. Check our website (http://www.bikewalkct.org/bike-to-work/) to keep up to date with the schedule of events.
If you'd like to volunteer to make Bike to Work happen, join the Bike to Work Committee - the next meeting is: Tuesday April 24, 5:30 PM at CRCOG (directions:
http://www.crcog.org/about/directions.html ) If you live outside of the region and it is impossible to join us, you can call in: 218-632-0550 Access code: 1038483# Questions - contact Sandy Fry (sfry@crcog.org).
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Consider Becoming a Bicycle Buddy
Are you an experienced bike commuter? Would you like to help novices to plan their route, give them tips to help them out, even meet up with them and ride in together? Then sign up to be a bike buddy! All we need from you is your name, best contact information, where you commute from and to. We will add you to our bike buddy list and you can begin to spread the good word about the joys of bike commuting. Let Roland Chirico (roland_m_chirico@uhc.com) know if you are interested .
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We Dare You! Join the Challenge!
Bike Walk CT is the state organizer for the National Bike
Challenge (http://www.nationalbikechallenge.org) and invites you to take part! Whether you ride occasionally or daily, this challenge will be a fun way for you to keep track of your bicycling and to win prizes and earn bragging rights! The challenge runs from May 1 to August 31, but register now so you can get familiar with the website and you can form a team. You can even track your miles with a phone app. Check it out, and let's show the nation that Connecticut is a biking state! Make sure that all your biking friends are signed up too!
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National Bike Summit 2012 - "Save Cycling"
"Save Cycling" - that was the theme of the 2012 National Bike Summit held March 20-22 in Washington DC. Why that theme, you ask? The federal legislation that has provided most of the money for biking and pedestrian projects has expired. Rather than pass a comprehensive law that would provide a guaranteed funding source to the states for a certain period of time (the current law initially covered a six-year period), Congress has voted numerous times to extend the current law for short periods, the latest being 90 days. Since most of our transportation funds come from the federal government, short- term funding makes it very hard for states to plan for long-term projects like building trails, rail lines, or new roads, or even to tackle large repair projects.
The transportation bill that was introduced in the House of Representatives recently would strip all funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects, leaving the states and local governments to fully fund projects. This would potentially bring to a complete halt the progress made over the last 20 years when federal funding for bike and pedestrian projects has been available. So, in addition to attending breakout sessions on such topics as "Importance of State and Local Activity" and "Participation in the 2012 Elections" and the Women's Cycling Forum, summit attendees, including the Connecticut contingent, learned the latest on efforts to add back funds for non-road projects to the proposed bills.
There was an enthusiastic group from Connecticut in attendance: MaryEllen Thibodeau, Board President; Bike Walk CT, Tom O'Brien, Board Member, Bike Walk CT; Sandy Fry, Board Member, Bike Walk CT; Sue Durant, Bike Walk CT and Avon Unplugged Learning; Bob Dickinson, Bike Walk CT and South Windsor Walk and Wheelways; Melinda Tuhus, Elm City Cycling; Heather Anderson, author and advocate from Bantam; Matt Jewett and Dave Manchester from Cycling Sports Group, Bethel; and Adam and Christy Coppola of Bikes Belong and Madison, CT. After being schooled on the issues and the art of effective advocacy, most of us spent an exciting Thursday on Capitol Hill visiting the offices of most of the elected officials from Connecticut to let them know that we are counting on them to continue to support federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects. We had very productive discussions with the transportation aides for Senators Blumenthal and Lieberman and Representatives Larson, DeLauro, Murphy and Himes. We were also able to meet directly with Representatives Murphy and Himes and spend a few minutes with Senator Lieberman. Somehow we managed to get our picture taken with Mrs. and Claire Blumenthal who were also unsuccessful in getting a few minutes with the Senator (their husband and father, respectively).
For those of you who haven't participated in an effort like we did on that Thursday, it is truly a lesson in democracy. When one of our group asked an aide why the Senator would listen to what we had to say since we were not high priced lobbyists representing people or businesses with deep pockets, the answer was simple and direct - "Because you vote." Remember that.
One of the most satisfying few minutes of the entire day on Capitol Hill came while we were talking to Senator Lieberman's aide in charge of tracking correspondence. He told us, unasked, that the Senator had received over 1000 calls and emails the week before urging him to vote for an amendment to the transportation bill being discussed in the Senate which restored funding for non-road projects, including for biking and walking. He was impressed - and we were pleasantly surprised to learn of the impact people like us had. So please, keep sending those emails and phone calls to your senators and representatives, in Washington and Hartford. It makes a difference.
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Kelly Kennedy Joins Bike Walk Connecticut As Executive Director.
Bike Walk Connecticut is pleased to announce that Kelly Kennedy has joined us as Executive Director, effective on April 2.
Kelly is a devoted outdoor sports enthusiast with roots in environmental work, public policy, management, communications, and health. She has long been a strong supporter of efforts to develop viable options beyond the car for getting around.
"I am thrilled that the idea of car-free mobility is gradually starting to take hold among planners, realtors, government officials, and consumers," Kelly says. "Walking and biking more, and driving less, is good for public health. It's good for the environment. And it's good for the economy. Bike Walk Connecticut's mission is right up my alley, and I'm very excited to join the organization."
While serving as the communications director for the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, Kelly helped promote the Complete Streets bill of 2009, as well as other initiatives such as last year's recreational liability reform and vulnerable user legislation. She has worked with a variety of nonprofit organizations in a freelance capacity, doing web design and communications, strategic planning, and event planning. Her previous careers include working as a tax attorney in state government, and before that, running corporate fitness programs.
Kelly is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and of the Pennsylvania State University, where she studied exercise science. She lives in West Hartford.
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Dear Paul,
Once again we sighed a breath of relief last month, as Congress passed another clean extension of the federal transportation bill that preserves funding for biking and walking. We're certainly not out of the woods yet and there's plenty of work ahead, but I know I'm excited to share and promote the many benefits of bicycling in communities across the country during National Bike Month! Be sure to add your events to the Bike Month webpage and don't forget sign up for the National Bike Challenge, which kicks off May 1!
Sincerely,
Andy Clarke
League President
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Federal Funding Safe... For Now
If you attended the National Bike Summit this year, you memorized one key question: "Will you support a clean extension of the federal transportation bill?" Of course, that ask was for members of Congress and, just a few days after the Summit, the House did indeed pass a three-month extension that preserves current funding levels for biking and walking programs. What does that mean for you and your community? Read analysis and insight from Bikes Belong and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership.
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Green Lane Project Cities Announced
An initiative of Bikes Belong, the Green Lane Project is leading the effort to catalyze the installation of world-class bicycling facilities in the U.S. Congratulations to the six cities selected to receive funding and assistance to become national leaders in creating comfortable spaces for people on bikes over the next two years:
- Austin, Texas
- Chicago, Illinois
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Portland, Oregon
- San Francisco, California
- Washington, D.C.
Read the full announcement here.
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Take the Challenge; Win a Commuter Kit
Since the launch of the 2012 National Bike Challenge, more than 2,200 cyclists nationwide have logged 200,000 miles. The contest doesn't officially kick off until May 1, but the warm-up period is sure heating up! Join the fun by the end of April and you'll be entered in a drawing for a commuter kit, which includes a Polar Bottle, Planet Bike taillights and bell, Bikes Belong gear, and other swag in a National Bike Summit tote bag. Once you've registered for the Challenge, don't forget to follow the Twitter feed and join the Facebook page.
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Video: Why Federal Bike Funding Matters
A big thank you to Streetfilms for joining us at the 2012 National Bike Summit - and compiling some excellent insight on the importance of federal funding for biking and walking programs. Learn how a businessman in Mississippi, advocates in Missouri, a corporation in Minnesota and others have leveraged dollars from Washington D.C. to make a big difference in their local communities in this great video.
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May is National Bike Month
It's almost time for the best 31 days of the year: National Bike Month. In May, cyclists in cities and towns large and small will ride together in commuter convoys; celebrate active transportation with pre- and post-work parties; and participate in all sorts of creative and fun bike-centric events. The high point of the month is Bike to Work Week (May 14-18) which reaches a pinnacle with Bike to Work Day (May 18). Post your events, find festivities in your area and download logos, guidance, and promotional materials on the League website.
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Cycling Women of the World Unite!
On May 13th, 2012, Girl Bike Love presents CycloFemme to "Honor the Past, Celebrate the Present, Empower the Future" of women in cycling. Ride locations are posted on CycloFem.me and cyclists are encouraged to celebrate however they see fit; a ride to the park with family, a dirt ride on local trails, a race, or an epic adventure. In just the few weeks since the initial announcement on Twitter, more than 45 rides in 40 cities and eight countries have been registered. Find (or create!) a Cyclofemme ride in your community by visiting www.Cyclofem.me.
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How Healthy Is Your County?
Released last week, the 2012 County Health Rankings allows more than 3,000 counties to compare the health of their residents and how long they live. The Rankings, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, are an annual check-up highlighting the healthiest and least healthy counties in every state, as well as factors that influence health, outside the doctor's office. Find information on your community here.
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Keep the Keys, Dad...
According to a new study from the U.S. PIRG, American are driving less -- and the trend is being driven by the next generation. From 2001 and 2009, the average annual number of vehicle-miles traveled by young people (16 to 34-year-olds) decreased by 23 percent. Read the full report, Transportation and the New Generation: Why Young People Are Driving Less and What It Means for Transportation Policy, here.
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Georgia Bikes... to the Capitol
More than 1,500 cyclists rallied in Atlanta for the annual Georgia Bikes to the Capitol event last month. "Between the sea of smiling bicycle advocates and the enthusiastic crowd of local and state elected officials, it's clear that the time is right for Georgia to become a more bicycle-friendly state," said Brent Buice, Executive Director of Georgia Bikes! Read more.
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3-Foot Passing Law in Nebraska
Last week, Nebraska legislators sent a three-foot safe passing bill to the Governor in record time. Introduced in January 2012, LB1030 will provide a safe passing distance for bicyclists, pedestrians, and electric personal assistance mobility devices. "After several incidents in my district, we had to do something to raise the level of awareness for motorists and bicyclists about both their rights and responsibilities," said state Sen. Tom Hansen. Read more.
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Save the Date: Maine Active Communities Conference
The 5th annual Maine Active Communities Conference to be held May 31 in Portland, ME, will explore Active Community Environments (ACE) and how you can transform your community for better health, better transportation, and even a better economy. Submit a session proposal and learn more here.
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Nine New Bicycle Friendly Universities
Now in it second year, the Bicycle Friendly University (BFU) program has grown to 35 campuses in 21 states. With the addition of nine new colleges last month, the competition between conferences is heating up. Is your local campus bike-friendly? Read more and see the full list.
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Help Us Chart Our Bike Future
In late February, we announced a "New National Plan to Transform Bicycling" -- the potential unification of the League, Bikes Belong and the Alliance for Biking & Walking into one, powerful national organization. With more than 40 comments on that blog post, we know you want to share your ideas and feedback, and we want to hear it. Please take the quick survey at BikeFuture.org.
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Register for an Upcoming LCI Seminar
If you're an experienced and knowledgeable cyclist with a desire to make cycling safe and accessible for others, the League is looking to certify members as League Cycling Instructors (LCI). Completion of a Traffic Skills 101 course is a prerequisite for attending an LCI training seminar, which includes one evening and two full days. Registrants are still needed for seminars in Colorado, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Minnesota. Click here to find a seminar in your area and register.
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Professional Opportunities
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Cascade Bicycle Club Seeks Staff Writer
The Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Staff Writer to tell the Club's stories in a clear, compelling way to generate participation and support for the organization's mission, programs and activities. Deadline for applications is April 20. Read the full job announcement.
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Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign:Shop Manager
The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign seeks a Campus Shop Manager who will oversee operations and volunteers in a teaching, do-it-yourself bicycle repair shop. Read the full job announcement.
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Bike/Ped Planning & Design Course
Portland State University's Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation is offering a Comprehensive Bicycle Planning & Design course in August. Limited scholarships are available to working professionals. Learn more and register.
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Share this American Bicyclist Update with your cycling friends and fellow bike commuters. The generous support from the League's members make publications like this possible. Join the League today.
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The League of American Bicyclists promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and works through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. The League represents the interests of America's 57 million bicyclists, including its 300,000 members and affiliates. For more information or to support the League, visit www.bikeleague.org.
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Dear Paul,
This news just in from Southwick:
The six miles of the Southwick Rail Trail (locally referred to as the JOG) has been cleared of all storm related debris and is now SAFE for public use. It gives the Park and Recreation Commission great pleasure at last night's formal meeting to offer a motion to open the rail trail for the public's use and enjoyment. A yes vote to open was passed unanimously. This is the Park and Recreation Commissions formal OPENING announcement.
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Farmington Valley Trails Council
www.fvgreenway.org
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I just wanted to let you know about a “bike-a-thon” that was created due to a good friend of ours and former PW-employee Joe Damon. Joe worked at Pratt and Hamilton before starting his own consulting business. As some of you know, not long after starting his business, Joe was involved in a terrible automobile accident that left him brain-damaged. Through support of his family and friends as well as the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut (BIAC), Joe has been able to return to a productive life. Two of his post-accident accomplishments have been to return to biking and creating and championing the Tour of Lights Bike-a-thon. Please consider supporting this event that helps one of our own.
It is a beautiful ride that is flat, clearly marked and well-supported
Attached is a PDF of the event
Bike-A-Thon Flyer.pdf
Thanks,
Joe Anastasio
New Simsbury Bike Rack, Details on Bike Sculpture, May Biking Events At Chamber Business Expo on April 10.
The Bicycle Cellar part of Simsbury Bike Exhibit.
Check out the new bike-rack design for the Town of Simsbury at the Annual Open House & Business Expo, on Tuesday, April 10, from 5-8 p.m. at Tower Ridge Country Club, Nod Road, Simsbury.
The event is sponsored by the Simsbury Chamber of Commerce and will feature more than 30 exhibitors, including Bike Walk Simsbury!, a group of volunteers who want to increase safety, awareness and accessibility for bicyclists and pedestrians in Simsbury.
The bike rack has been designed by Simsbury metal-artist Vicente Garcia, and visually ties into the new Simsbury Bike Sculpture, which he also created, using more than 190 pieces of recycled steel. The sculpture is 3x the size of a standard bike, weighs over 500 pounds, and will be unveiled on May 19 at ArtWalk Simsbury!.
Details on the sculpture and contribution opportunities will be available at the Business Expo, as well as information on events and rides in Simsbury to celebrate National Bike Month in May. Hand cycles and recumbent bikes for persons with disabilities also will be on display from CT Adaptive Cycling.
Prizes, drawings, delicious food and a cash bar are only some of the treats planned for attendees. Tickets are $20 per person. For more information, go to http://simsburycoc.org/ and click on the calendar.
Note:
Storm Drain in Road, concrete is missing from concrete basin top. Metal Re-bar is exposed. Exposed Re-bar is at/on white line. Re-bar could damage car tires etc. Please note that this un safe road condition is on a heavily traveled bicycle route, a bike tire could get caught in the exposed re bar causing the bicycle rider to crash. Address is @ 196 North Granby Road, State Route 189, drain is on south bound side in the area across from the Granby Volunteer Ambulance Station.
ANNUAL MEETING SIMSBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY
EARTH DAY, Sunday, APRIL 22, 2012, 3:00 TO 5:00 -
REFRESHMENTS
PRIZES
JERSEYS, SHORTS, T-SHIRTS, HATS, SOCKS ALL DISCOUNTED (for sale) - Latest order arriving 4/4.
Tire change demo (contest between Ralph & Ron) -
Minor tune-up demo
Tech Talk = what you need to make your dreams come true!!
Simsbury Bicycle cellar will attend - give–aways
Several short speeches – local Police Chief = Farmington Police Chief Paul Melanson – Road Laws & Safety – DO you know how far to the right you are suppose to ride? Is double (side by side riding) legal?
Ann MArie Potter - New Bike Statue, and other Simsbury Biking News -
Come & find out!!!!!!!
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Charity Folk, Executive Director, Simsbury Chamber of Commerce - info@simsburycoc.org
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Annual Open House and Business Expo
at Tower Ridge Country Club
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 5pm to 8pm
Celebrate Spring! by attending the Simsbury Chamber's Annual Open House and Business Expo with over 30 exhibitors, expanded menu, reduced ticket price, drawings and great networking. Bring spouses, staff, friends, colleagues and neighbors. Open to the public!
See the unveiling of the Chamber's new website!
New design, featuring easy navigation for consumer to find you!
Look who's joining us! Bike Walk Simsbury!
May is "Bike Walk Simsbury Month". Find out more about their May activities:
"Kick off" with a Town Proclamation, Pete's Rides, Bike to Work Week, first ever Vet's Ride, Memorial Day Parade Bike Parade, Farmington Valley Trails Council Trails in Motion Ride, Kids Bike Rodeo, FVWA Bike, Boat, Bistro, Bike Education Class, trick bikers and more!
See first hand:
CT Adaptive Cycling hand cycles and recumbent trikes for persons with disabilities.
Simsbury Free Bikes and "Tandem Bike"
Tickets - $20, $30 at the door
Menu
Pasta station
Selection of 3 pastas, choice of marinara, primavera and Alfredo with penne & tortellini, served with garlic bread and Caesar salad
Harvest Table
Variety of Homemade stuffed breads, vegetable Crudités, assorted cheeses, fresh mozzarella & tomatoes with Balsamic drizzle, marinated vegetables and chilled roast mushrooms
Italian Antipasto Station
Prosciutto, Genoa Salami, marinated mozzarella cheese, marinated artichokes, fire roasted red peppers assortment of Mediterranean olives, chilled roasted mushrooms and assortment of Italian breads
Dessert Station- Chef's choice
Cash Bar
Prizes and drawings
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Simsbury Chamber of Commerce
749 Hopmeadow Street - P.O. Box 224 - Simsbury, CT 06070 - phone: 860 651-7307e-mail:info@simsburycoc.org - website: http://www.simsburycoc.org/ You are receiving this email as a member of the Simsbury Chamber of Commerce.
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To find out details and cost to send out your own Community Event broadcast email, please contact the Simsbury Chamber office. NOTE: Must be a Simsbury Chamber member or Simsbury based non-profit
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Did you know that 135 pedestrians and cyclists were killed in Connecticut from 2008-10, and injuries to pedestrians and cyclists average approximately 1,500 a year in our state?
Here are the two programs that the ride proceeds will benefit.Fatherhood Initiative
State Sen. Beth Bye has introduced legislation that would establish penalties for motor-vehicle operators who inflict serious physical injury or death to a "vulnerable user" of a public way: pedestrians, highway workers, a peson using a wheelchair or motorized chair, and persons operating bicycles, scooters, roller or inline skates, skateboards, among other classifications. The bill does not require any revenue; rather, the penalties inlcude a fine up to $5,000, community service and attending a retraining program.
Important Alert: Tommorrow, Feb. 22, there will be public hearing on this "Vulnerable User" bill (RB 111)., in Room 2E of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Sign-ups begin at 10:30 a.m. and the hearing starts at 11 a.m.
If you would like to be added to the list of signatories for the bill, contact Ryan Lynch <rlynch@tstc.org> and/or voice your support to your legislators.
For those of you involved in our Bronze to Silver Advisory Committee, we are yet again moving our meeting date from Wednesday, March 7, to Wednesday, March 14, 7 p.m., Simsbury Town Hall, Main Meeting Room. Among the agenda items will be an update on upcoming May activities, including the latest on our exciting bike sculpture.
The reason we are delaying the meeting is to accommodate a Bike Walk CT event, the showing of Bicycle Dreams, at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum in Hartford, on March 7, at 7 p.m. This award-winning documentary "is an up-close look at what RAAM (Race Across America) riders go through," according to the Stephen Auerbach, director and producer of the film. "They deal with searing desert heat, agonizing mountain climbs, and endless stretches of open road. And they do it all while battling extreme exhaustion and sleep deprivation. It's a great subject for a film. For more informaiton, go to the Bike Walk CT website: http://www.wecyclect.org/
I know that I will be happily watching the movie sitting in a comfortable theater seat, not straining myself too much as I reach for my healthy snack!
If you have any questions on the above, feel free to e-mail or call me at 860 408 1361 or c. 860 559 1877.
Best,
Ann Marie Potter
Vulnerable User Fact Sheet
I need help getting bikers to register and take part--I think it will be a fun event. The proceeds benefit the VFFC Fatherhood Initiative.
The Fatherhood Initiative works with young inner-city fathers—an historically difficult-to-reach population—by providing case management services that focus on building parental skills, increasing parental involvement, improving educational and employment opportunities, and securing necessary community-based services. Young fathers are matched with male mentors who serve as guides and role models.
FatherWorks
The Father Works program will assist young fathers between the ages of 15-24. The goal is to reduce future unplanned pregnancies and to help our young fathers understand the Joys of fatherhood and parenting. Program services include parenting and co-parenting education, case management services, clinical group and individual therapy services, sex education (to decrease risky behaviors and promote safe and healthy behaviors), vocational and employment opportunities. To learn more or to particpate in the study contact Fatherworks@villageforchildren.org
Below is a link to the event.
One Bite Cafe Opens
Tom's Story
By way of introduction, my name is Tom Aylesbury, I have recently started riding with you guys on Saturdays and did the club Century, Saturday July 2nd. This was a great ride with lots of hills.
My cycling accident took place in East Longmeadow, MA on a cold October morning as several friends got together for our Saturday morning coffee ride. We were about 3 or 4 miles from Longmeadow, MA when disaster occurred.
I pulled up beside a friend to say hi at about 13 mph, when he hit a piece of trash in the road, a Quartz heater (we believe fell out of the back of a pick up truck or car) and he went over his handlebars, I was told. As I was beside him at that point, he leaned on me and caused me to go across the road and hit the car coming the other direction head on. All I remember was saying OH FU...... as I was a perpetual motion machine, in my head and my body blacked out before impact.... THANK GOD.
I am told by others I hit the front bumper of the car and spun around on my back and the car rolled over my right arm and leg and my head came to rest under the rear tire with pressure on the helmet, if the car had moved forward a fraction I would had my head crushed.
When ambulance arrived, I was woken up by paramedics. My body went into shock... I was place on a back board and my head and neck were braced... At this point my body could not maintain temperature and I was screaming in pain.
I went to the hospital but my ambulance did not have morphine on it, so we were met by another ambulance which provided us with morphine, they cut us of at the rotary in East Longmeadow and they got morphine. The injected 4 mg in me and it did not even tough the pain. We headed for Baystate and they spoke to the ER the whole way. Once at Bay state a team came out the door to get me, very impressive. From there they evaluated me and finally hit me with so much morphine I was pain free.
My parents were contacted and drove all the way out to western Mass. It seemed like they were there in minutes and the trip takes hours. I told my mom not to come, as the trip is long and all of a sudden, there she appeared. They stayed with me to make sure things were stable and left to get my sisters little ones. That was fine with me. They called my hourly to check..
I stayed in ER for 24 hours as there were no beds available. Baystate is one busy place. I was not allowed to eat for 3 days until the subdural hematoma started to subside and they were sure they would not have to operate right away.
So the next week was testing and more testing. I ended up needing dental implants and 3 back surgeries... lots of physical therapy and counseling over the next 4 years.
Fractured c1 vertebrae, herniated disks at c2-c3 and c5 c6. herniated disks at L4- L5-S1. and a Subdural Hematoma. Today I have a fused back but live in discomfort daily.
I can no longer run and downhill ski. Oh well. Things could have been worse. Far worse.
What have I taken away from all this.
1. Life is precious, treat others as you would like to be treated...
2. As far as cycling is concerned. You have to point out or yell out objects in the road. The group needs to be aware of all hazards as we need to protect each other... If you know a road is terrible, tell the group upon approaching the area. If you see somebody doing something wrong, tell them.
I believe to a club in Maine and they just published these Group Riding Guidelines
1. Don't block traffic at regroups.
2. Do not pass on the RIGHT.
3. Do not be a JERK.
4. This is your group if you see a person behaving inappropriately, you have the right and responsibility to speak up and talk to that person. If we do not police ourselves, the police will.
5. Be smart. Be alert. Be aware of riders around you. Do not over lap wheels.
6. Be predicable.
7. Be visible.
8. Communicate.
9. Avoid riding more than 2 abreast
10 Be courteous and Respect traffic signs and signals.
11. NO HEAD PHONES, your ears are your best defense.
Be Safe -
Accident Notice
Hi, last evening on a 40 mile ride, after just climbing Peck Orchard, on South road downhill about 3 hundred yards before intersection of route 57 (Granville)
heard a tire blow like a gunshot behind me, I was near the front of approx. 15.
As we know, roads are bad from the Winter and those in rural areas unlined anyway and lots of spots with holes, cracks, bumps etc.
I had hit a bump right near the bottom of the hill and yelled bump to guy back of me - he was new to area. Bump not an issue, assuming you are not going 40mph.
well after tire blew, rider down, long story short he must have hit bump (which later i checked had a spot in middle that was a hole filled in) and front tire blew, his Cannondale
carbon top tube buckled a few inchs back from head tube. Guy was from out of town, working here during week from Penn., with 2 others on the ride.
He was unconsious, gurgling, bleeding, knees cut - had 3 doctors on ride and 1/2 mile from Granville police - ambulances came, he woke up, memory fuzzy as you would expect.
Lifestar to Bay State Medical. glad we were close to medical, plice and had doctors on the ride.
Another reason people should really watch out and slowdown on DHs. I am fearful and this is an example (and i am assuming he was going fast) of the outcome of factors,
but even knowing roads someimes is not enough if you hit a crack, hole a few inches left or right or have your weight wrong, etc....
Rider safety important and this was considered a safe ride - but a lot of folks go fast or are just a little relaxed on downhills and a slight miscalculation is all it takes.
All the more need for safe riding! Even on these rides if you slow on downhills, people bomb by you throwing caution to the wind.
This guy's life is a mess right now, I know we are all guilty on downhills as speed is fun - but bad roads/speed don't mix.
Thought i'd tell you - all the more need for Safety!
Tom Quinlan
PICNIC/POOL PARTY, FOR ALL, SATURDAY, POSTPONED until September, 1:00, EAT AT 2:00, OVER AT 6:00, PAUL & ANN MIKKELSON'S HOUSE, 11 WHITCOMB DR., A GREY HOUSE, BETWEEN FIRETOWN & HOLCOMB (WHICH IS CANTON IN GRANBY). RAIN DATE, SATURDAY AUGUST 13. POOL PARTY = BRING YOUR BATHING SUIT & TOWEL!! HOT TUB TOO!! VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, JARTS & HORSE SHOES = A FUN TIME FOR THE FAMILY, SURE BRING YOUR KIDS & PARENTS!! NO DIVING, THIS IS A BUILT IN POOL BUT VERY SHALLOW!! YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO CONSTANTLY WATCH YOUR KIDS IN AND OUT OF THE POOL. NO PETS PLEASE. SURE, BRING YOUR FAVORITE DISH TO SHARE (SALAD, PASTA, FRUIT, VEGGIES, DESSERT, ETC.), BE SURE TO BRING YOUR OWN COOLER FOR STORAGE. WE WILL HAVE DRINKS, (IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU LIKE BRING IT). WE WILL SERVE HOT-DOGS AND BURGERS, WHICH WE WILL PROVIDE - SO YOU NEED TO RSVP WITH HOW MANY ADULTS & CHILDREN: TO PAUL AT mikbenefit@comcast.net. COME IN THE BACK GATE, LIFT UP KNOB, PULL OUT, GO AROUND BACK, ENJOY. PARK ON THE STREET, NOT ON THE LAWNS. OH, OF COURSE VALLEY CYCLING CLOTHING WILL BE FOR SALE. WEAR A HAT & SUN GLASSES, AS THE PATIO IS BRIGHT. IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP, LET US KNOW. SPREAD THE WORD, AS ALL ARE WELCOME. ROAD SAFETY & FAMILY WELLNESS!! THANKS!!
PICNIC/POOL PARTY, FOR ALL, SATURDAY, POSTPONED until September, 1:00, EAT AT 2:00, OVER AT 6:00, PAUL & ANN MIKKELSON'S HOUSE, 11 WHITCOMB DR., A GREY HOUSE, BETWEEN FIRETOWN & HOLCOMB (WHICH IS CANTON IN GRANBY). RAIN DATE, SATURDAY AUGUST 13. POOL PARTY = BRING YOUR BATHING SUIT & TOWEL!! HOT TUB TOO!! VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, JARTS & HORSE SHOES = A FUN TIME FOR THE FAMILY, SURE BRING YOUR KIDS & PARENTS!! NO DIVING, THIS IS A BUILT IN POOL BUT VERY SHALLOW!! YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO CONSTANTLY WATCH YOUR KIDS IN AND OUT OF THE POOL. NO PETS PLEASE. SURE, BRING YOUR FAVORITE DISH TO SHARE (SALAD, PASTA, FRUIT, VEGGIES, DESSERT, ETC.), BE SURE TO BRING YOUR OWN COOLER FOR STORAGE. WE WILL HAVE DRINKS, (IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU LIKE BRING IT). WE WILL SERVE HOT-DOGS AND BURGERS, WHICH WE WILL PROVIDE - SO YOU NEED TO RSVP WITH HOW MANY ADULTS & CHILDREN: TO PAUL AT mikbenefit@comcast.net. COME IN THE BACK GATE, LIFT UP KNOB, PULL OUT, GO AROUND BACK, ENJOY. PARK ON THE STREET, NOT ON THE LAWNS. OH, OF COURSE VALLEY CYCLING CLOTHING WILL BE FOR SALE. WEAR A HAT & SUN GLASSES, AS THE PATIO IS BRIGHT. IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP, LET US KNOW. SPREAD THE WORD, AS ALL ARE WELCOME. ROAD SAFETY & FAMILY WELLNESS!! THANKS!!
PICNIC/POOL PARTY, FOR ALL, SATURDAY, POSTPONED until September, 1:00, EAT AT 2:00, OVER AT 6:00, PAUL & ANN MIKKELSON'S HOUSE, 11 WHITCOMB DR., A GREY HOUSE, BETWEEN FIRETOWN & HOLCOMB (WHICH IS CANTON IN GRANBY). RAIN DATE, SATURDAY AUGUST 13. POOL PARTY = BRING YOUR BATHING SUIT & TOWEL!! HOT TUB TOO!! VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, JARTS & HORSE SHOES = A FUN TIME FOR THE FAMILY, SURE BRING YOUR KIDS & PARENTS!! NO DIVING, THIS IS A BUILT IN POOL BUT VERY SHALLOW!! YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO CONSTANTLY WATCH YOUR KIDS IN AND OUT OF THE POOL. NO PETS PLEASE. SURE, BRING YOUR FAVORITE DISH TO SHARE (SALAD, PASTA, FRUIT, VEGGIES, DESSERT, ETC.), BE SURE TO BRING YOUR OWN COOLER FOR STORAGE. WE WILL HAVE DRINKS, (IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU LIKE BRING IT). WE WILL SERVE HOT-DOGS AND BURGERS, WHICH WE WILL PROVIDE - SO YOU NEED TO RSVP WITH HOW MANY ADULTS & CHILDREN: TO PAUL AT mikbenefit@comcast.net. COME IN THE BACK GATE, LIFT UP KNOB, PULL OUT, GO AROUND BACK, ENJOY. PARK ON THE STREET, NOT ON THE LAWNS. OH, OF COURSE VALLEY CYCLING CLOTHING WILL BE FOR SALE. WEAR A HAT & SUN GLASSES, AS THE PATIO IS BRIGHT. IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP, LET US KNOW. SPREAD THE WORD, AS ALL ARE WELCOME. ROAD SAFETY & FAMILY WELLNESS!! THANKS!!
PICNIC/POOL PARTY, FOR ALL, SATURDAY, POSTPONED until September, 1:00, EAT AT 2:00, OVER AT 6:00, PAUL & ANN MIKKELSON'S HOUSE, 11 WHITCOMB DR., A GREY HOUSE, BETWEEN FIRETOWN & HOLCOMB (WHICH IS CANTON IN GRANBY). RAIN DATE, SATURDAY AUGUST 13. POOL PARTY = BRING YOUR BATHING SUIT & TOWEL!! HOT TUB TOO!! VOLLEYBALL, BADMINTON, JARTS & HORSE SHOES = A FUN TIME FOR THE FAMILY, SURE BRING YOUR KIDS & PARENTS!! NO DIVING, THIS IS A BUILT IN POOL BUT VERY SHALLOW!! YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO CONSTANTLY WATCH YOUR KIDS IN AND OUT OF THE POOL. NO PETS PLEASE. SURE, BRING YOUR FAVORITE DISH TO SHARE (SALAD, PASTA, FRUIT, VEGGIES, DESSERT, ETC.), BE SURE TO BRING YOUR OWN COOLER FOR STORAGE. WE WILL HAVE DRINKS, (IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU LIKE BRING IT). WE WILL SERVE HOT-DOGS AND BURGERS, WHICH WE WILL PROVIDE - SO YOU NEED TO RSVP WITH HOW MANY ADULTS & CHILDREN: TO PAUL AT mikbenefit@comcast.net. COME IN THE BACK GATE, LIFT UP KNOB, PULL OUT, GO AROUND BACK, ENJOY. PARK ON THE STREET, NOT ON THE LAWNS. OH, OF COURSE VALLEY CYCLING CLOTHING WILL BE FOR SALE. WEAR A HAT & SUN GLASSES, AS THE PATIO IS BRIGHT. IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP, LET US KNOW. SPREAD THE WORD, AS ALL ARE WELCOME. ROAD SAFETY & FAMILY WELLNESS!! THANKS!!
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