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Weekly Announcement 11/03/10
1. Last Bike to Market Day this Saturday!
2. BikeAthens announces new UGA community resource
3. Bike Recycling Program Info
4. News from other alternative transportation advocates
5. On the Horizon

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Last Bike to Market Day this Saturday!

This Saturday marks our last Bike to Market Day of the Season. We
encourage everyone to brave the nippy weather and ride, walk, or take the
bus to the market to support our local farmers, earn your free cookie, and
see what BikeAthens has been up to!

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BikeAthens announces new UGA community resource

At our last Board Meeting, we decided it would be a good idea to designate
a board member as our official UGA liason. Board member Jason Perry, a
research engineer with the UGA Engineering Outreach Service, stepped into
the role. The UGA-BikeAthens Liaison (uga [at] bikeathens.com) is a single
point of contact through which the campus community can reach the
BikeAthens leadership and volunteers. The liaison will also go to the
appropriate UGA personnel with questions or concerns raised by members of
the BikeAthens board or the BikeAthens constituency. The person serving in
this position is a BikeAthens board member who is also a member of the UGA
community, either as faculty, staff, or student. The liaison will either
respond directly to contacts from UGA or will direct the contact to the
appropriate board member or committee. The liaison will provide regular
reports to the board to summarize activities involving UGA and BikeAthens.

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Bike Recycling Program Info

BRP workdays are held Mondays & Wednesdays from 6-8:30 and Sundays from
2-4:30 at the Chase St. warehouses. Volunteers need not have any knowledge
of bicycle maintenance; just be willing to get their hands dirty
repairing, tuning up, cleaning, and outfitting bikes. Feel free to bring
your own repair stands and tools although it is not necessary that you
have these items to participate.

BikeAthens' Bicycle Recycling program, a cooperative venture with local
social support agencies, distributes reconditioned bikes to individuals in
the Athens community who are underserved by private and public
transportation. We rely exclusively on volunteers to recondition the
bikes.

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News from other alternative transportation advocates

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013287738_bikelobby29m.html

One of our board members caught this article in The Seattle Times- an
interesting read for all of us interested in cycling advocacy. Seattleâs
Cascade Bicycle Club has experienced tremendous growth and success (and a
few bumps) over the past few years. We encourage folks to read the article
and share your thoughts on the BikeAthens discussion listserv
(discussion-l [at] bikeathens.com)
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On the Horizon

- November 18: Aaron Leeâs Ukulele by Bicycle Tour at the Globe
Aaron is a songwriter who has put on concerts all along the east coast to
promote sustainable living and local communities. He started in Maine and
rides his bike from concert to concert and is finally arriving in Georgia
this November 18. The concert will take place on the second floor of the
Globe at 8 PM and there is a suggested donation of $3-5.Check out Aaronâs
blog for more information and a taste of his music
http://ukulelebybicycle.blogspot.com.

- Annual Holiday Bikes for Kids
The Bike Recycling Program will be starting the annual Holiday Bikes for
Kids program in a few weeks. We are looking for good kids bikes to
refurbish, and for volunteers to help us repair them. Our goal this year
is 60 kids bikes! More info on the website:
http://www.bikeathens.com/activities/bike_recycling/hb4k.html

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BikeAthens appreciates your continued support towards its mission of
improving transportation options in Athens-Clarke County. Get more info,
join, renew your membership, or volunteer at at www.bikeathens.com
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- BikeAthens appreciates your continued support towards its mission of 
improving transportation options in Athens-Clarke County. Get more info,join, 
renew your membership, or volunteer at at www.bikeathens.com

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