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<p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Volunteer
Night: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 6:30 p.m.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>Meet at the Standley Recreation Center at 3585 Governor
Drive this Wednesday from 6:30- 8:30 p.m. to fold newsletters, swap stories and
share great food. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>South
Shores Promenade Opens</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>The South Shores Promenade, which runs along the south
shore of Mission Bay Westward from W. Mission Bay Dr., opened on Friday, June
6. Insiders note that recreational riders will love the new path, but through
bicyclists may prefer the old path. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Visit
the Bike Kitchen at City Heights Farmer's Market: Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>The Bike Kitchen, a volunteer run cooperative learning
space and do-it-yourself bike repair shop, has a new Saturday location during
the City Heights Farmer's Market on the corner of Wightman and Fairmont from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. Come visit to work on your bike or help build a friend's bike.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Assistance
for Special Olympics:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>Special Olympics is hoping to plan a Route 66 Cycle Tour to
benefit Special Olympics. It is looking for help planning the event, selecting
the route, and contacting potential sponsors. To help, please contact Loreena
Garcia at 626-462-0990 x 103 or at </span></strong><span style='font-size:9.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:lgarcia@sosc.org"
target="_blank">lgarcia@sosc.org</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coalition
Annual General Membership meeting: 06.25.08, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.</span></strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Join us at
Balboa Park Club, Santa Fe Room, to review what the Coalition has
done over the past year and what it plans to do this year. We'll also
elect our board of directors. It's a good chance to meet the existing
board and discover opportunities to improve bicycling in San Diego County. We'll
bring food and beverages.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regional
Bike Plan meeting: 06.25.08, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.</span></strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(That's right, directly following our
coalition meeting!)</span></strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Join a
public information session about the regional bike plan at Balboa Park Club in
the ballroom. What policies, programs, and facilities will help the whole
region be more bicycle-friendly? Planners need Information about which regional
facilities should be improved/connected/created. And feedback on what other
sorts of programs should be part of the plan – public education campaigns? Bike
parking? Bike sharing programs? Free airpumps on every corner? This is your
chance to tell the decision makers exactly what you think needs to be done to
make things better for you. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reminders-</span></strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>
* Help kick off the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure on Monday, June 16, at
Ellen Scripps Browning Park at 8 a.m. For more details, log onto <a
href="http://www.fullercenterbiketrip.com/applyride.php" target="_blank"><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>www.FullerCenterBikeTrip.com
/applyride.php</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*
Be one of only 2,500 bikers to ride over the Coronado Bridge for the first time
in more than 20 years. See <a href="http://www.sdcbc.org/" target="_blank"><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>www.sdcbc.org</span></a> for ride
details. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*
If you have an event or information to include in this weekly newsletter,
please email the information to <a href="mailto:jamieortiz1@gmail.com"
target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>jamieortiz1@gmail.com</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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