[*BCM*] MassBike December Update

[Dorie Clark]

            Win a Free Gekko Folding Bike and Help MassBike!
            Here is your chance to make a special year-end, tax-deductible
contribution to MassBike and enter to win a gorgeous new Gekko Folding Bike
with custom-fitted carrying case! Current MassBike members who make a
special gift of $25 or more by December 22nd will be entered in a drawing to
win the folding bike. Not a MassBike member? Join at the $50 level or above
by December 22nd and you’ll also be entered to win. Many thanks for this
donation go to Robert Fine and Community Bicycle Supply (496 Tremont Street
in Boston’s South End).
            Click here to make your tax-deductible contribution! (If you are
not currently a member, your donation will be counted for MassBike
membership.)


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            MassBike is the Perfect Holiday Gift
            Shopping for a cyclist this year? A MassBike membership, or
stylish MassBike t-shirt, makes the perfect gift. In addition to supporting
cycling advocacy, membership has clear benefits for even the casual cyclist,
including 10% discounts at most bike shops across the state; 10% off at more
than 20 B&Bs; a Zipcar driving credit; and a 10% car insurance discount. You
can call us at 617-542-2453 or email mike at massbike.org to order t-shirts
($15 apiece, including postage), and we will ship them right away.
            You can purchase a gift membership by clicking here


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            Advertise in the MassBike Newsletter; What Stories Would You
Like to See?
            You may have recently received our new and improved print
newsletter, The MassCyclist. This beautiful redesign is thanks to longtime
MassCyclist Editor Jack Johnson of Arlington. We’d love your feedback on
what you think of the newsletter, what kinds of stories you’d like to see in
it—and if you’d be interested in writing for us. If you or your company
would like to advertise in the MassCyclist—a great way to support MassBike
and reach 2,000 of the state’s most dedicated bicyclists—please email
mike at massbike.org and he will send you information about our affordable
rates. We’d love to have you in the next issue!
            You can find the MassCyclist online by clicking here


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            Join the 8th Annual Ciclismo Classico Jingle Ride!
            Ciclismo Classico, an Arlington-based company which runs cycling
touring vacations, will host their 8th annual holiday bicycle parade, the
Jingle Ride, on Sunday, December 12. The ride features over 50 cyclists who
dress up in Christmas costumes, decorate their bikes with lights, tinsel and
ride en masse from Arlington Center through Harvard Square, along the
Charles River Bike Path and through some of Boston's most charming and
decorated city streets. Meet at 11:00 a.m. at Carberry’s Bakery, 600 Mass
Ave., Arlington. This year’s proceeds will benefit the Massachusetts Red
Ribbon Ride, which helps non-profit organizations working to fight HIV/AIDS.
The suggested donation is $15 per rider and checks should be payable to Mass
Red Ribbon Ride/AAC. To register, call Ciclismo Classico at 781-646-3377
between 9:00am and 5:00 pm, or send an email to info at ciclismoclassico.com.

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            Want to Start a Bike Advisory Committee? Check out MassBike’s
How-To Guidebook!
            If you are a member of a Bike Advisory Committee or want to
start one in your community, we hope that MassBike’s new 80 page Bike
Advisory Committee Guidebook will be of assistance to you. It contains
information about all aspects of local bike advocacy, and the funds for this
project were generously provided by the Charles River Wheelmen.


            Click here to download a copy of the MassBike Bike Advisory
Committee Guide


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            Voting for New Board Members
            MassBike members: your year-end ballots, which request that you
cast a vote for new members of our Board of Directors, are in the mail. The
Board would also like to slightly amend language in our Constitution, which
members are asked to vote upon. Please check your mailbox for details! Your
response is requested by December 22nd. Also, if you have a MassBike family
membership, you have been sent one ballot (to save paper), but we ask that
your family simply mark the ballot twice and we will register your votes.

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            Job Available with Mass Red Ribbon Ride
            The Mass Red Ribbon Ride is hiring a Ride Outreach Coordinator
who will promote the success of the event by developing, coordinating and
implementing a wide range of outreach, recruitment and retention activities;
supporting the riders to be successful; assisting with logistics as needed.
Prior experience conducting outreach/recruitment for mass participatory
events, and personal experience as a cyclist in charity rides is helpful.
Email resume and cover letter to agenser at aac.org.

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