[BCM] MassBike December Update

Fri Dec 2 14:02:22 EST 2005

MassBike December Update

Win a Breezer Villager 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 Breezer Villager dream bike!
Current MassBike members who make a special gift of $50 or more by December
31st will be entered in a drawing to win the folding bike. Not a MassBike
member? Join at the $50 level or above by December 31st and you’ll also be
entered to win. As a small organization, your contribution makes a huge
difference to us. Our goal is to raise at least $6000 from the appeal; we
truly appreciate your help. Many thanks for this donation go to Breezer
Bikes and the Massachusetts Breezer dealers.

Click here to make your tax-deductible contribution! (If you are not
currently a member, your donation will be counted for MassBike membership.)

http://www.active.com/donations/campaign_public.cfm?key=2005winter

MassBike Wins Bike/Ped Liasions at MassHighway

Is there a dangerous pothole you ride by on a state road? A bicycle detector
at a traffic light that doesn’t work? A rumble strip that’s hazardous to
bicyclists? MassBike has been working with MassHighway to set up a procedure
for reporting and correcting these hazards. MassHighway has just appointed
bicycle/pedestrian liaisons at all their district offices, thanks to the
efforts of Commissioner Luisa Paiewonsky. If there is a situation on a state
road that concerns you, please contact the appropriate liaison for your
district to report it. The liaisons are:

District 1: Thomas Galvagni, (413)-637-5700

District 2: Meryl Mandell, 413-584-1611 ext. 251

District 3: Cordis Thompson, (508) 754-7204

District 4: Jeff Cullen, (781) 641-8300

District 5: Pam Haznar, (508) 824-6633

To determine which district your town or city is in, click here

http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=dist/distRoot&sid=wrapper&iid=di
st/dist.asp

Ciclismo Classico’s 9th Annual Singing Jingle Ride—Sunday, Dec. 11

Join Santa, Rudolph, the Ciclismo Classico Reindeer Riders and dozens of
colorfully costumed cyclists as we ride slowly (and singing loudly) through
the streets of Arlington, Somerville, Cambridge and Boston (20 miles total)
on Sunday, December 11. Candy canes and coloring book for the kids and lots
of prizes awarded to the best costumes! A shorter 6 mile family ride will go
to Harvard Square and back to Arlington Center. This year, the Jingle Ride
will benefit Cycle Kids, an independent nonprofit organization designed to
introduce children to the joys of cycling. Meet at 11:00 a.m. at Carberry’s
Bakery, 600 Mass Ave., Arlington. The family ride will go to Harvard Square
and be back by 12:30. The longer ride will proceed to Quincy Market (for
lunch and the grand finale) and be back to Arlington by approximately 3 p.m.
Suggested donation is $20 per rider. Make checks payable to CYCLE Kids, Inc.
To register, call Ciclismo Classico at 800-866-7314 or email
jewel at ciclismoclassico.com.

Give a MassBike Gift Membership for the Holidays

Still searching for the perfect holiday gift? If your partner, friend, or
relative is a bike commuter, recreational rider, mountain biker, or any
combination, a MassBike gift membership is the perfect present. Your loved
one will receive an attractive MassBike membership bottle along with their
membership forms and a certificate explaining your gift, and they will be
entitled to a full year of 10% discounts at bike shops and B&Bs across the
state, a driving credit if they join Zipcar, a 10% auto insurance discount,
and more. Most importantly, they will know that your holiday gift is helping
to make their riding experience better and safer every day.

Click here to sign your loved one up for a MassBike gift membership

http://www.active.com/donations/campaign_public.cfm?key=massbike&CFID=749359
3&CFTOKEN=34423737

Two Fun Upcoming Activities: MetroBoston chapter Winter Social—Wed., Dec.
14; Gift It Up! Fair—Sat., Dec. 3

In lieu of a meeting, MassBike-MetroBoston has decided to have an informal
social on Wed., December 14th at John Harvard's (Dunster Street in Harvard
Square - just a block from the T station), starting at around 7 p.m.  Come
get to know your fellow cyclists better!

This holiday season, give a gift that really matters. Make an honorary gift
to MassBike and other area non-profit organizations in the name of your
loved one by visiting Gift It Up!, Boston's Alternative Gift Fair, on
Saturday, December 3rd at the Arlington Street Church in Boston (corner of
Arlington and Boylston Streets, Back Bay).  Between 11am-4pm, you'll have
the opportunity to talk with representatives from many local and
international non-profit organizations. Make a donation to these groups in
honor of your special someone, and help us make a difference this holiday
season.

If you can't make the event, you can still participate online here

http://www.giftitup.org

Bike Night Success! Nearly 200 attendees, $20,000 raised

Thanks to everyone who attended Bike Night. This year’s event was the most
successful ever, drawing 200 MassBikers and raising just under $20,000. The
event featured guest speaker Luisa Paiewonsky, MassHighway Commissioner, and
presentations of generous donations from the Charles River Wheelmen and the
Hub on Wheels Festival. We awarded our annual Influence Pedaler awards to
MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas, and Mark Vautour and John D’Ambruoso of
Landry’s Bicycles, who have spearheaded a Landry’s effort resulting in the
sale of more than 160 MassBike memberships this year.

We’d like to thank all of our host committee members and those who gave to
our Bike Night Pledge Drive, in which the law firm Jason and Fischer
generously matched all gifts up to $1500. Thanks also to our other business
sponsors, including Landry's Bicycles; Redbones BBQ; Quad Cycles; Seth
Yurdin, Esq; Belmont/Ace Wheelworks; and Continental Resources.

Finally, a hearty thank you to the donors to our special silent auction.

Click here to see their names and the great items they donated

http://www.massbike.org/news/bikenight_auction2005.htm

Businesses: Buy MassBike Memberships for Your Employees or Clients

At year-end, many companies buy gifts for their employees or their best
clients. Ciclismo Classico, the Arlington-based bicycle travel adventure
company, has purchased 10 MassBike memberships and has issued a challenge to
support bicycling advocacy—for every business that buys 10 MassBike
memberships, they will purchase two additional memberships.

This is your chance to wow your bike-minded employees or clients and help
support bike advocacy, at only $30 per membership. A MassBike gift
membership includes an attractive MassBike water bottle, a certificate
explaining your gift, plus benefits including 10% discounts at bike shops
and B&Bs across the state. Best of all, new members will know that for an
entire year, your gift is helping to improve their riding across
Massachusetts.

To purchase gift memberships for your business, please email
vance at massbike.org

Boston Area Bicycling Jobs at Zipcar and Landry’s

Zipcar, the nation’s largest car-sharing company, is seeking full-time
(Monday-Friday) help in their fleet division. This position involves cycling
around the city to pick up/drop off vehicles at preferred service vendors
for preventive maintenance or repair. Light mechanical duties include
changing/plugging flat tires, jumping dead batteries and basic diagnosis and
troubleshooting. Zipcar is seeking a 21+ candidate with a clean driving
record who must be willing to work in all types of weather, live within the
Boston city limits, have extensive street knowledge of Boston and its
surrounding neighborhoods from Medford to Dorchester. High-speed internet at
home and cell phone required. Email your resume to Kevin Quincy at
Kevin at zipcar.com.

Landry's Bicycles is now hiring for their new store in Boston. This coming
spring, Landry's Bicycles will open a new shop in Boston, located on
Commonwealth Avenue, which will be one of the larger bicycle stores in New
England.  Landry's has current job openings for the new Boston store and
other store locations too.

For details, see http://www.landrys.com.

Donate Stock to MassBike

Planning your end-of-the-year tax strategy? A great way to help a cause you
care about—and get a good write-off—is to donate stock. MassBike now has a
brokerage account and can accept donations of stock. For more information
about this special way to help promote better bicycling in Massachusetts,
call Dorie at 617-542-2453 or email bikexec at massbike.org.

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. To come into
line with current non-profit governance best practices, the Board would also
like to merge our Bylaws and Constitution and asks you to vote on that, as
well. 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.

For more information on voting or to see electronic copies of the documents,
click here

http://www.massbike.org/about/2005_member_voting.htm
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