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Giving Tuesday
by Yvonne Rucker 22 Nov '15

22 Nov '15

Good morning, Giving Tuesday, December 1st, is fast approaching. Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to giving to charitable organizations. Please remember BikeVON. Contribute your weekly coffee budget and make that donation to our GoFundMe <https://www.gofundme.com/bikevon> account. BikeVON is raising money to buy transportation. We need your help. Forward this email to your friends and family. Please view our story at Detroit Youth Cycling at the International Velodrome at Bloomer Park <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3UsJAs-O50&feature=youtu.be>. Track cycling <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_cycling> is the Olympic cycling sport. A special build track, a velodrome <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velodrome> is used for the sport. The bends at International Velodrome are at a 45 degree angle and the straights are at a 15 degree angle. The riders feet are secured to the pedals. The bike does not have brakes and only one gear. If the rider stops pedaling he will fall. Only 2 African Americans have receive recognition in the sport. Major Talyor <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3UsJAs-O50&feature=youtu.be> in 1899 won the one mile track cycling championship. From a total of 168 races, he won first place in 117 and second place in 32. In 1984,Nelson Vails <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Vails> won the Olympic sliver medal and in 2009 was inducted in the cycling hall of fame. Your donation can help our youth to be the next champions. BikeVON is a 501c(3) non-profit. All donations are tax deductible. Use the links below to check out our Facebook and web page. -- *Yvonne Rucker* *Executive Director/Founder * *248.225.0601 <248.225.0601>* *bikevon14(a)gmail.com* <bikevon14(a)gmail.com> *Educate, Advocate, and Motivate Through Cycling * Website: www.bikevon.org "LIKE" <https://www.facebook.com/bikevon> us on Facebook Donate: paypal bikevon14(a)gmail.com *Oakland Press Article* LINK: Detroit organization training young cyclist at Velodrome in Rochester Hills <http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20150819/detroit-organization-t…> Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxdYlQN3wwwB4WgIAkgW_A> *Mission: To increase cycling awareness, accessibility, affordability for the youth of color in Metro Detroit ages 11 – 18. To expose the youth to the elite sport of cycling while teaching them the core values of diversity and inclusion, a healthy lifestyle, and community service.* This electronic message and all attachments contain information from the BikeVON of Metropolitan Detroit and its related programs. The message and attachments may contain privileged, confidential information or otherwise be protected from disclosure. The information is intended to be for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended addressee(s), any disclosure, copy, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited unless authorized by the BikeVON or the intended addressee.

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BikeBike 2016
by Kevin Dwyer 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Something to get you excited about Detroit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTlebiO3GuM -- Kevin Dwyer The Bicycle Collective SLC, UT IMPORTANT: This communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is confidential and/or protected by the attorney-client or other applicable privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you are not responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that the disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by telephone at (801) 647-0797, and return the original message to me at the above address via email. Thank you.

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Daily Shop Report
by Tom Bilcze 19 Nov '15

19 Nov '15

All, Summit Cycling Center in Akron, Ohio is looking to capture information about our daily shop activities and visitors. One idea that is being discussed is a daily shop report. This would capture things like the number of members and visitors using the facility, what took place in terms of services, sales, volunteers working the shop, and comments. Has anyone created a simple one page document like this? If so, could you share? If not, what items would you like to see on a list like this? What would help the cooperative do a better job and understand the community and member needs? We will share our finished document when we are done. Thanks, Tom Bilcze, Secretary, Summit Cycling Center

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Park tool grants
by Tom Martin 12 Nov '15

12 Nov '15

You may be interested in this. http://www.parktool.com/blog/news/park-tool-launches-community-tool-grant-p… Happy vets day. Tom Martin ASPCC bike program coordinator Cascade Sent on the go. Please excuse brevity and typos.

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The next BIKeBike
by S. Ardrey 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

Where and When will the next BikeBike be held? "Smitty"Bicycle Ambassador & Instigatorwww.bikeconcord.org

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BikeVON fund raiser
by Yvonne Rucker 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

We had a GREAT summer! The League of Michigan Bicyclist has featured BikeVON on their homepage <http://www.lmb.org/>, created a youtube video and featured us in the fall issue of the Michigan Bicyclist Magazine. You can access all those links from the homepage. Oakland Press featured BileVON in a story. That link is at the bottom. The Clinton River Bicyclist Club made a generous donation so we can buy trainers for our 1st winter training. YEA! The attachment below Illustrates what a trainer is and how it fits on a bike. I received 5 new Specialized bikes. Three bikes with an average price of $848. From Pricewaterhouse Coopers <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PricewaterhouseCoopers> we received 91 bikes. The Matrix Community Center <http://www.matrixhumanservices.org/> has donated a room for the class and Madonna Rose, a certified spin instructor, has donated her services. YOU can HELP. We still need transportation. Please donate you your weekly coffee allowance to our GoFundMe <https://www.gofundme.com/bikevon> fund raiser or setup a recurring donation at paypal for bikevon14(a)gmail.com. It is that easy. -- *Yvonne Rucker* *Executive Director/Founder * *248.225.0601 <248.225.0601>* *bikevon14(a)gmail.com <bikevon14(a)gmail.com>* *Educate, Advocate, and Motivate Through Cycling * Website: www.bikevon.org "LIKE" <https://www.facebook.com/bikevon> us on Facebook Donate: paypal bikevon14(a)gmail.com *Oakland Press Article* LINK: Detroit organization training young cyclist at Velodrome in Rochester Hills <http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20150819/detroit-organization-t…> Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxdYlQN3wwwB4WgIAkgW_A> *Mission: To increase cycling awareness, accessibility, affordability for the youth of color in Metro Detroit ages 11 – 18. To expose the youth to the elite sport of cycling while teaching them the core values of diversity and inclusion, a healthy lifestyle, and community service.* This electronic message and all attachments contain information from the BikeVON of Metropolitan Detroit and its related programs. The message and attachments may contain privileged, confidential information or otherwise be protected from disclosure. The information is intended to be for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended addressee(s), any disclosure, copy, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited unless authorized by the BikeVON or the intended addressee.

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Quick survey for skool bike programs
by Thomas Martin 06 Nov '15

06 Nov '15

Hello all: Would you mind helping me get a baseline for what other bike programs are doing? I created a survey for bike programmers to fill out. https://docs.google.com/a/pcc.edu/forms/d/1uVx8TFJwSuygUOE9NbzvXUIB_37vxmYE… Thanks! Tom Martin Bike Program Coordinator Portland Community College- Cascade Cascade Alley Portland, OR 97217

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Slack channel
by Andrew Shooner 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

I was getting email from several different shops to discuss software. I want to be able to bring other folks into that conversation when they want to, so I created a general slack team for bike collectives: bikecollectives.slack.com If you want to discuss specific stuff without spamming the email list, let me know and I'll add you. This isn't intended to replace the good discussion on the email list; it's more just for immediate collaboration, etc. -Andy Broke Spoke

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Bike Collectives Wiki Appadmin
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Who is the current application administrator for the Wiki? Please contact me. -Jonathan

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Bike-related calls for submissions
by Angel York 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

Thought this might interest some of y'all: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eleanor Blue <eleanor.blue(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 12:45 PM Subject: [mcp-community] Calls for Submissions and other Microcosm news To: "mcp-community(a)googlegroups.com" <mcp-community(a)googlegroups.com> Hi Microcosm creators, We've got a couple of calls for submissions open for upcoming anthologies that I want to let you all know about, and also a few ongoing opportunities I want to remind you about. Feel free to share any of this freely! 1. If you want to try your hand at writing science fiction (only two criteria are that it involve bicycles and not be sexist), the deadline for the 4th Bikes in Space collection <http://microcosmpublishing.com/blogifesto/2015/07/call-for-submissions-bike…> was today...but I'm granting extensions through December 1st as needed. Let me know if you're thinking about writing something or want to toss ideas around. 2. If you've got something to say about bicycles and money and class (or even something only very thinly about that topic), I'm looking for reporting, how-tos, personal essays, art, and even fiction for the 2nd annual Journal of Bicycle Feminism <http://microcosmpublishing.com/blogifesto/2015/10/call-for-submissions-jour…>. (The first is out now as Cycletherapy <http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/6156/>) 3. We are always looking for Music Scene History Series <http://microcosmpublishing.com/blogifesto/2012/12/introducing-the-scene-emp…> proposals (like the 33 1/3 book series, but focused on time + place rather than on a specific album). 4. Our current public call list <http://microcosmpublishing.com/faq#submit-manuscripts> for book submissions is for sewing, cats, dogs, bees, and parenting. 5. We are distributing zines <http://microcosmpublishing.com/faq#will-you-carry-my-zine> again. All of this aside, though, if we've already worked with you we'd love to find a way to keep it going and do future projects together. Get in touch any time to talk over ideas for future work. Oh yeah, and not a call for submissions, but we are Kickstarting all of the books that come out under my Elly Blue Publishing imprint...and the latest one is live! It's our first go at YA fiction—Emily June Street's exciting steampunky sports novel, The Velocipede Races <https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ellyblue/the-velocipede-races>. Check it out and please spread the word to anyone you know who likes this sort of reading. Thanks for doing what you do, Elly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Microcosm Authors and Artists" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mcp-community+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to mcp-community(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mcp-community/CAP%3De01YWgAcY-rWD_vwpAv5p… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mcp-community/CAP%3De01YWgAcY-rWD_vwpAv5p…> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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