hi, where are you? there might be a "bike kitchen" around the corner from you many times open shops will support direct involvement with hands on projects.
--- On Thu, 10/7/10, Jonathan Morrison jonathan.morrison@gmail.com wrote:
From: Jonathan Morrison jonathan.morrison@gmail.com Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Question To: "The Think Tank" thethinktank@bikecollectives.org Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 9:23 PM
I might suggest looking into the safe routes to school program for education funding, tri would have to be secondary, but you could work it in there and have money to buy educational bike fleets.
In my experience used bikes suitable for tri in kids sizes are not common, if not rare. So at least in SLC, we couldn't supply bikes even if we wanted to.
-jonathan morrison
On Thursday, October 7, 2010, Tara windshifts@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, I work at a National Governing Body, USA Triathlon, and I am working on youth programming. As of right now the program is an awareness program. The thought is to bring a coach into schools to introduce triathlon to the kids.
A next step, down the road, would be to bring a multisport curriculum into the Physical Education programs. One major hurdle to this would be equipment. Now my question to the listserv- would bike co-ops be interested in being involved in such a program by way of donating bicycles and hosting a cycling safety educational component?
I'd appreciate any thoughts on the subject. Thanks! Tara McCarthy