Message to YOU from Jackie:Bike to Work Day Registration NOW OPEN! We still need volunteers!

June 19th is Bike to Work Day 2009!

On-line registration is now open at www.biketoworkdaywinnipeg.org.
Great prizes! Pancake Breakfast! Group Rides! Bike Oases!

Refer a friend and have more chances to win! The more friends you refer, the more times your name gets entered in the prize draws.

300 of the first 3000 registrants will be entered to win one of our new limited-edition 2009 Bike to Work Day t-shirts. If you are a lucky winner, we will be contacting you on or before June 12th with more information on how to pick up your shirt.

Volunteers are still required for the event and will be invited to the Half Pints Volunteer Appreciation Event the evening of Bike to Work Day. To volunteer contact kristin@marrcc.com.

The event this year is bigger and better! Events of the day include:

Manitoba Lotteries Pancake Breakfast - 7-9 am

June 19th, 2009 7-9 am, Forks Market
Join us for food, music, entertainment and company the morning of Bike to Work Day!
The first 300 cyclists to arrive will receive a free pancake breakfast.

*NEW This Year!*

Bike Oases - 6:30 - 9:00 am

Stop by your local neighbourhood Oasis on your way to work for some snacks and refreshments provided by Edna Fedya Restaurant. Then, once you’re energized you can Catch the Wave (see below for more information) downtown to the Pancake Breakfast with other cyclists!

Oasis Locations (check out www.biketoworkdaywinnipeg.org for a visual map coming soon!)

Natural Cycle Oasis – at Polo Park (on Portage Avenue) Free Press Oasis – Northgate Shopping Centre (on McPhillips) Manitoba Public Insurance Oasis – Kildonan Crossing (Narin at Lagimodiere – Moxies Parking Lot)
Alter Ego Sports Oasis – Edna Fedya Restaurant in Smart Park (off Chancellor) at the University of Manitoba


*NEW This Year!*

Catch the Wave

Bike Waves (escorted group rides) will be leaving from each Oases at 7:15 am and going to the Forks. Route details are posted at www.biketoworkdaywinnipeg.org. Cyclists are welcome to join up with or leave the wave at any time along the route.

If you're already a rider - come out to show how many of us there are out there!
If you're not a rider - come out to ride safely in a group.

Bike Waves will be lead by experienced cyclists bringing valuable safety tips for newer riders.

Check out www.biketoworkdaywinnipeg.org for more information, great photos, fun maps and more exciting information about Bike to Work Day 2009!


SO DO IT! GET THERE! BE THERE! AND GET OTHERS INSPIRED!!!

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