May Madness at SBK
Scott Beardsley
public libraries all over Sacramento. Thanks go out to all of the
volunteers that taught classes. The last 2nd Saturday party was very
fun thanks to Matt Dunkerly and Nathan Beier who were both going
strong for most of the night. Another exciting thing happened recently
with our neighbors to the West. Davis Bike Church is now known as
Davis Bike Collective[1] and they recently opened a shop called Bike
Forth on 4th and L in Davis, CA. Check them out next time you're out
there. On April 17th our kids coordinator Danny headed up a bike
safety class out at Terracina Meadows apartments as part of our
partnership with LifeSTEPS.
Our May is turning out to be just as busy. May is bike month[2] in
case you didn't know. We have already been spreading the word at Soil
Born's Day on the Farm[3] and the Jewish Heritage Festival[3]. Danny
threw a fundraiser for his Aids LifeCycle Ride to LA[5]. We've also
been very busy putting together a bike-based Scavenger Hunt around
Midtown. Hunt the Grid starts at 4pm this Saturday (check-in at 3:30).
We have a ton of sponsors for this event[6]. New Belgium will be at
the shop helping us throw a huge post-hunt party. Come on down and
have some brews and some art by Bao Nguyen[7].
Upcoming May events and classes:
* Sat, May 9th (3:30pm to late) -- Hunt the Grid Scavenger Hunt and After Party
* Wed, May 13th (6:30pm) -- Basic mechanics class at the Natural Foods
Coop[8] ($15)
* Mon, May 18th (7pm) -- Basic maintenance class at the shop ($15)
* Mon, May 25th (7pm) -- Bike safety class at the shop ($15)
* Sun, May 31st (6pm) -- Ladies-only night
Also, in case you missed it our hours are:
Tuesday 6-9pm
Wednesday 6-9pm
Thursday 6-9pm
Friday 10-3pm
Saturday 12-4pm
And if you haven't seen our shop yet, get your butt down here and
visit us at 1915 I Street.
Scott
SBK Tech/Website Coordinator
sacbikekitchen.org
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[1] http://daviswiki.org/Davis_Bike_Collective
[2] http://www.mayisbikemonth.com
[3] http://www.soilborn.org
[4] http://www.jhfsac.com
[5] http://www.tofighthiv.org/site/TR/AIDSLIFECYCLE8/AIDSLifeCycleCenter?px=1300841&pg=personal&fr_id=1080
[6] http://sacbikekitchen.org/2009/05/hunt-the-grid/
[7] http://sacbikekitchen.org/2009/05/art-by-bao-nguyen/
[8] http://www.sacfoodcoop.com/pages/classes/class_main.htm