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Weekly Announcements 12/22/10

1. BRPâs Holiday Bikes for Kids surpasses goal!
2. Christmas gift ideas!
3. Help make Athens an official Bike Friendly Community
4. Video of BikeAthensâ winning X-mas parade performance!

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BRPâs Holiday Bikes for Kids surpasses goal!

Last week the BRP volunteers delivered 66 fully refurbished childrenâs
bicycles (the goal was 60) complete with helmets to Athens Land Trust,
Fowler Drive Elementary, Children First!, Project Safe, JJ Harris
Elementary, Whitehead Road Elementary, White County DFCS, and others!
Thanks to the dedicated work of BRP volunteers, 66 underprivileged kids
will be celebrating the holidays with a bike of their own. Be proud of
yourselves, thatâs an amazing and beautiful thing! And of course a big
thanks to those who donated bikes or other supplies to fuel the effort, we
couldnât have done it without you.

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Christmas gift ideas!

Feeling stuck as far as Christmas gift ideas? Well youâre in luck because
weâre about to give you some that not only make great presents but also
support BikeAthens!

1. a bike! Who doesnât LOVE a bike for Christmas? The BRP shop has a nice
selection of fully refurbished road and mountain bikes for sale. Contact
brp [at] bikeathens.com for more details.

2. a BikeAthens membership! Already have one  yourself? Gift one to a
friend or family member by going here:
http://www.bikeathens.com/donate/index.php/get-involved/support

3. Alternative Fuel coffee- Brewed by Jittery Joes, itâs $9 a can and
super tasty. Makes a great stocking stuff or office place gift! Swing by
the BRP shop or the Jittery Joes Roaster to pick up a can or two.
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Help make Athens an official Bike Friendly Community

We need your help!  BikeAthens will be assisting the Athens-Clarke County
government in applying for the coveted Bicycle Friendly Community
designation through the League of American Bicyclists in early 2011. 
BikeAthens is supportive of this application because of the many positive
benefits it could bring:  promotion of our community on a national level, 
benchmarking and technical assistance for the local government, and
feedback on what we can do to enhance the cycling environment.  For more
information on the program, visit
http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/communities/index.php.
 A community meeting will be scheduled for shortly after the New Year to
discuss volunteer opportunities - in the meantime, email Nina at
chair [at] bikeathens.com if you'd like to be involved!
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Video of BikeAthensâ winning X-mas parade performance!

Check out this video of all our awesome supporters who came out to the
Holiday Parade of Lights and helped us win a prize for the third year in a
row! The video includes the whole parade, but you can fast-forward to
around 17:45 to catch the minute or so of glorious holiday biking fun.

http://athensclarkecounty.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=395
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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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