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Action Alerts!
· Biddeford Middle School will show the movie The Polar Express on Friday, December 14th from 6-8pm in their new Performing Arts Center (25 Tiger Ave. - Biddeford). Parents will have a chance to shop for the holidays while their kids watch a movie. Suggested donations of $3 per ticket will support fundraising efforts of the BMS students and staff participating in the Trek Across Maine.
· Do you have a tiling itch
that needs to be scratched? Well, we can help you! Devoe Floor to
Ceiling donated the materials to tile our floor, but we need willing
volunteers. If you can help, contact us at 282-9700. · Register for the Trek Across Maine for the American
Lung Association of Maine as a member of Community Bicycle
Center team. The Trek is returning to Belfast for the last day. Go to www.mainelung.org
to register. An informational meeting will be held in early February 2008.
· We need team sponsors for the CBC Charity Cycling Team. If you have leads or would like to donate to clothe and equip our team, contact Andy Greif at cbcofme@gwi.net or 282-9700.
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Dear Andy,
Thank
you for taking the time to check out the second Community Bicycle
Center e-Newsletter. We have experienced some incredible things in the past two months. With your help, we placed in the top three in the Community Matters More campaign by Bangor Savings Bank. We received a $5,000 grant as a result of our great support! We became the first write-in candidate to win a top prize. Plus we were able to get to word out about the CBC because of your efforts.
To everyone who filled a ballot,
thank you so much.
You were part of accomplishing something great!
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Youth Spotlight: Sean Boissonneault
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Sean has adopted the CBC as his afternoon home, dropping in
36 times since late September and finishing the Bike Monkeys program last week. He regularly shares the bike repair skills he has developed during the
Bike Monkeys program with other kids. At 4:30PM on Fridays, he rides down to
Rays Market to buy the ingredients needed to make milkshakes and
smoothies with our Bike Blender. In addition, Sean has
made bikes to commute back and forth from school, fixed bikes for members of
his family, helped a visually-impaired adult rebuild a tandem bike,
and reconditioned a bike to give to one of our mentors from
the University of New England. Sean certainly feels a sense of belonging at the CBC
and has embraced the concepts of random acts of kindness.
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Bottle Drive at Biddeford Hannaford
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Bruce Church of Hannaford has arranged a way to donate to the CBC: a bottle drive. Stop by the Clynk Bottle Return at the Biddeford Hannaford during January or February 2008 to donate your bottles. During January mark "CBC" as the recipients of your donation. During February, mark "ALA-ME" to support our Charity Cycling Team's efforts for the American Lung Association of Maine. This is another easy way to help the CBC. Recycle your bottles from Christmas, New Years, and the Superbowl and support the CBC. |
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City Theater Music Benefit Concert!
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 On Friday, April 4, 2008, the Biddeford City Theater will be filled with the jumpin' sounds of the James Montgomery Blues Band and vocalist Bruce Marshall. Tickets cost $12.50 and proceeds will go to support the Community Bicycle Center. Ticket sales will begin February 1st. Mark your calendars and plan to attend our music venue and enjoy the world-class talent. Tell family and friends so we can fill the house. Look for more details next month! |
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Sponsor Spotlight: Robinson PR
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Mark Robinson of Robinson PR has
donated his time, creativity, and event-planning expertise to help de velop our
first annual music benefit concert.He has enlisted other in-kind donors, including Liz
Wagner of Wagner & Associates to design our event profile materials, to assist us in this effort. Mark's
public relations expertise has enabled us to connect with potential sponsors.Robinson PR became our first major
sponsor for our Bruce Marshall and James Montgomery Band concert at Biddeford
City Theater.Thank you Mark for being
part of creating an event that will be magical.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Huggins Family |
About five years ago Cary Huggins drifted into the Alfred  Osher
Center of the Northern
York County Family YMCA searching for a program called Earn-a-Bike. Two of her sons, Dylan and Connor,
completed the program. More recently, they connected
with the CBC. For the past three years Cary, Dylan, and Conner have ridden in the Trek Across Maine. Dylan volunteers as a drop-in mentor and Bike
Monkeys instructor.His brothers Kiernan
and Connor ocassionally stop in with their father to help in the shop; they also volunteered at the Saco Bay Criterium this last year. The Huggins have recruited home
schooled friends to volunteer at the CBC and to ride in the Trek. Cary has even joined the CBC
board. Thanks to the
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New Year's Resolution?
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Make volunteering at the CBC a New Year's resolution this year. Mentors are needed to work alongside kids during
our drop-in bike repair/earn-a-bike sessions. Drop-in sessions are Monday through Friday 2 - 5 PM. Once we have a critical mass of new
volunteers we will offer training in basic bike repair and mentoring
best-practices. Sign-up now for a weekly or bi-weekly spot! Contact Aaron Lawton
(cbcvista@gwi.net or 207-282-9700) for
more volunteer information and check-out the Volunteer page on the CBC
website.
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Santa Syndrome
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(n.) - focusing on the
guy in the big red suit instead of the real reason for Christmas.
Don't let it
happen to you or to those in your community! Joyful Harvest is teaching
children the value of giving and not just getting. They will host an
opportunity for kids to shop for gifts for their parents. They need low-cost
items an adult would love to receive from a child (Gifts for men are particularly
in need). Gifts can be delivered on the evening of December 19th or
the morning of December 20th. For any additional questions, contact
Cat Janson at 286-9105 or joyfull@gwi.net. Please
help our friends at Joyful Harvest help kids have a meaningful Christmas this year.
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