May 2008

There’s a really exciting fund raising ride next week. It’s a chance to ride with fellow Edmontonians, folks from the Edmonton Bike and Touring Club, and 60 national riders – all in support of Edmonton’s Stollery Hospital.

Please note that we don’t have the info on our events list or calendar only because Bike Month events are all free and there’s a registration fee for this ride.  Please see details below and help out if you can!

When: Wednesday, June 4th
Rider check-in is 8:00 am with opening ceremonies at 8:30
Ride begins at 9 am. 

Where: Start and Finish is West Edmonton Mall Sears parking lot. 

Why: For our kids with cancer!  Not to mention Sears is providing breakfast, and you’ll receive neat items such as a hat, T-shirt and water bottle – and after your morning ride is over, you can be back at your office in time for lunch!

Registration fee is only $45.00 with minimal fundraising goal. 

Your Edmonton ambassadors have raised $32,000 for our kids, and would love to see that number skyrocket to our goal of 50,000 and beyond. Please register online, you still have time!  See you there!

Carrie Warkentin and Daniel Lynch
www.nationalkidscancerride.com

Bike Month is fast approaching and we need your help! Please let me know if some of the following volunteer opportunities resonate with you. 
info@bikeology.ca

1. In groups of 2 or 3, distributing leaflets to LRT commuters on Thursday May 29th and Friday May 30th. Info will include Bike Month events, ETS bikes on buses, the commuter challenge (commuterchallenge.ca), Clean Air Day events and more to inspire Edmonton to get involved in making this a better city!

2. Clean Air Day Commuter Race and Breakfast. Want to race by bike, multi-modally by bike and bus? We also need help to set up the breakfast, to help the racers start and to greet them at the end. The race is from 72 ave and 109 street to the concrete public area on the south side of the Stanley A. Milner Library downtown.

3.Bike Movies at Metro Cinema. Each Monday night in June – sign up for one or as many as you like. Someone to give out tickets for the free give-away draws and to let people know that the movies are free. 
June 2, 9,16, 23, and 30

4. Hauling bike trailers to events. EBC is proud to be running this Bike Month car-free, just like last year. If you’ve got the thigh strength and can ride in traffic calmly and responsibly, please let us know if you can haul for us. Dates for hauling include 
Bikey Breakfasts June 6, 13, 20, 27 
Clean Air Day June 4 
Mocktails on the Bridge June 12 and 26th 
Bikeology June 28th

5. Bikeology Festival – lots to sign up for here! All positions include set-up and tear down, many hands make light work. 
help the children’s entertainer, be a float to relieve table sitters, help with the bike-on-bus race, help take results for a survey, help hand out prizes, and many other jobs

6. Postering and Handlebarring! If you’d like to put posters up for Bike Month and Bikeology Festival (two different posters), please let us know. We’ll let you know if there’s a place that needs postering and keep track of where our posters go up. FYI we’ve hired a professional poster person to poster on Whyte and Downtown!

Please note that the city is now fining groups $250 for postering inappropriately, so please get permission or stick to official postering locations.

Handlebarring is taking a long slip of paper with Bike Month details, wrapping it around bicycle handlebars and stapling them. This can be done throughout bike month anywhere in the city where there’s a congregation of bikes – in your office or apartment building, at libraries, Nait or U of A, King’s college. 
You can also take them on the road and hand them out where many bikes pass, or to all the cyclists who pass you on the trails (careful, now!)

Let us know how you’d like to be involved

Molly Turnbull 

780 264 9752
info@bikeology.ca

Well, the Bike Month calendar is looking mighty full. Mighty Mighty Bicycle Full. On the right column of this page, click on the google calendar to see the events. When the calendar is open, click on any event and you’ll get more details of that event. Need more info? Click on the events category at the top of this page for more details. You’ll find some exciting stuff there. Vue weekly this week will have an article about Bike Month in general and have a spread on the bike films. I can’t wait!

Job Posting: Volunteer Coordinator Position
Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society

Contact: Molly Turnbull
info@bikeology.ca
780-264-9752

Promotion and support of utilitarian cycling in Edmonton

The summer volunteer coordinator will be responsible for organizing volunteers and materials for a number of Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ summer events, including Bike Month and Bikeology Festival (bikeology.ca)

$15/hr, 30 hours a week, 16 weeks, starting June 1st, 2008
closing date, Monday, May 26th 2008

The job:

1. coordination and supervision of volunteers
2. supervision of supplies for volunteer events
3. coordination of EBC summer events and festivals, including Bike Month and Bikeology Festival
4. liaising with City of Edmonton, non-profit organizations, and businesses
5. guided promotional work, including connecting with the media

skills needed:

1. enthusiasm – these are fun events
2. comfort in cycling to and from appointments and to event – these are car-free events. Several volunteers will assist with pulling the trailers.
3. interacting with volunteers to set up event schedules
4. training volunteers to do uncomplicated tasks
5. supervising volunteers
6. communication with events coordinators – you’ll be under the supervision of one person, but there are many people who make these events happen and provide input
7. minimal computer skills – email, creating schedules
8. managing the set-up of information tables and promotional materials