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Weekly Announcements 9/21/2011

1. Georgia Climate Change Coalition Rally Saturday
2. Volunteer Opportunities Galore!!
2. cLips of Faith, Oct 7
3. Georgia Bike Summit, Oct 8 and 9
4. BRP volunteer opportunities
5. Weekly Read:  Transportation Enhancements funding
6. Down the Road and Elsewhere in Athens
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Georgia Climate Change Coalition Rally, Saturday, September 24

As part of the worldwide Moving Planet Day of Action, sponsored by 350.org
and locally by the Georgia Climate Change Coalition (GC3), there will be a
march, bike ride, and rally to promote reducing the carbon footprint and
attention to climate change.  The BikeAthens-led bike ride will begin and
finish at City Hall 10:30am - 12pm.  A march will begin separately on
UGAâs South Campus in front of Miller Plant Sciences Building at 11 am and
proceed to City Hall.  At City Hall will be a program of speakers,
including Brent Buice, Executive Director of Georgia Bikes!.  Come join in
and show our local, state, and national leaders that you would like to see
action!
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Volunteer Opportunities Galore!!

Contact volunteermanager [at] bikeathens.com if you have interest in
volunteering for any amount of time during these events:
BRP shop move, Wednesday, Sept 21, 6-8:30pm
*2-4 volunteers
Georgia Climate Change Coalition, Saturday, Sept 24, 10:30am-12pm
*~1-3 volunteers for ride captains!
Group Ride, Friday, Oct 7, 6-7pm
*~1-3 volunteers for ride captains!
cLips of Faith Film Festival, Friday, Oct 7, 12pm-12am
*~30 volunteers for serving beer, selling tokens and merchandise, and bike
valet!
*sign up at the Hands On Athens website:
http://volunteer.truist.com/hng/user/events/one.tcl?event_id=10417657383
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Event:  2nd Annual New Belgium cLips of Faith Film Festival, Friday,
October 7

This festival gives you the opportunity to sample all of New Belgiumâs new
brews, plus watch mini-films with sustainability and alternative
transportation themes!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=225784404102775    Also a
BikeAthens fundraiser, this event is the kick-off night to the Georgia
Bike Summit weekend!
To volunteer, visit: 
http://volunteer.truist.com/hng/user/events/one.tcl?event_id=10417657383
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Event:  Ga Bike Summit Conference, Saturday and Sunday, October 8-9

Join bike advocates from across the state for a conference Saturday, and
rides Sunday!  The all day conference (at the Georgia Center) is packed
with sessions on bike safety and funding stats, new bike facility designs,
encouragement and education methods, legislative successes, and law
enforcement issues.  A few big name folks will be in attendance, 8am-5pm. 
The after-party is in the Sunshine Bikes parking lot, followed by a
mini-film series about bicycles downtown at Cineâ, 7:15-9pm.  Follow the
link for registration and event details, and pass along to your elected
officials, colleagues, friends, and family who support safer bicycling
conditions in Georgia.
http://georgiabikes.org/index.php/events/38-bikesummit/50-2011bikesummit
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BRP Volunteer Opportunities

BRP workdays are held Mondays & Wednesdays from 6-8 PM and Sundays from
2-4:30 PM 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. For more info: brp [at] bikeathens.com
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Weekly Read:  Transportation Enhancements funding protected!  (for now)

The U.S. Senate affirmed its time-tested support of bicycling Thursday by
forcing Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma to withdraw his proposal to
eliminate dedicated funding for the Transportation Enhancements program. 
Peopleforbikes.org supporters and many other advocacy partners (including
BikeAthens) influenced this outcome by sending close to 50,000 emails and
making thousands of phone calls to their U.S. Senators in just 48 hours.
Thank you!
http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/we_won_federal_support_for_bicycling_is_preserved
 As a result, funding for all federal transportation programs was extended
to March 31, 2012. The key, cost-effective programs that make bicycling
safer and easier -- Transportation Enhancements, Safe Routes to School,
and Recreational Trails -- will continue to receive modest, dedicated
support -- about 1.5 percent of the total federal transportation
investment.
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Down the Road and Elsewhere in Athens:

For bike rides of various distances and abilities around the Athens area,
visit:
www.athensgabicycling.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



-- 
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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