Subject: 3 bicycling-related announcements
From: Christopher Jewell <[email-masked]>
To: Announcements <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 14:45:38 +0000

1. I found a Performance Bicycle pannier rain cover<https://www.dropbox.com/s/jkv05stbe11ev98/Photo%20May%2020%2C%209%2057%2029%20AM.jpg?dl=0> blowing around Tower Green this morning. Ping me if it's yours.

2. Georgetown Climate Center's Cassandra Powers has good things to say about a local repair shop that's trying to raise funds to buy a food truck to convert to a mobile bike repair truck:

I’m wondering if you’d be able to pass along some information to the Georgetown biking community about a great new bike shop in DC – Handy Bikes DC. The owner currently repairs bikes out of his trailer, and is holding a Kickstarter to raise enough money to buy a food truck to truly launch a mobile bike repair business. If you donate $45 or more and the  Kickstarter is successful, you’ll get a free tune-up.

Handy Bikes Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1068519567/mobile-bicycle-repair-truck-handybikesdc?ref=card

I had my bike repaired at Handy Bikes last week and was really impressed with the service. I’d highly recommend Handy Bikes to anyone, and am hoping the owner, Pete, can raise enough money to keep his business going!

3. Apparently Main Campus has declared tomorrow to be Georgetown’s Bike to Work Day with freebies and such (see below). I'm determined to make this a coordinated, university-wide thing next year.

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Charles DeSantis and Robin Morey <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Wed, May 20, 2015 at 9:55 AM
Subject: Tomorrow is Georgetown’s Bike to Work Day

Dear Faculty & Staff,

National Bike to Work Day, organized annually by the League of American Bicyclists, is an event that promotes healthy, sustainable and economic transportation options for employees. This year, National Bike to Work Day fell on the Friday of Georgetown’s graduation weekend (Friday, May 15), so we have declared tomorrow (Thursday, May 21st) Georgetown’s Bike to Work Day.

To celebrate, the following resources will be available to our bike commuters from 8:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. in Healy Circle:

  *   Breakfast snacks for bikers
  *   Raffles and giveaways
  *   Information on discounted Capital Bikeshare memberships
  *   Free bike checks, safety information and other resources

Yates Field House will also allow free showers for all bike commuters tomorrow – just let the front desk know that you biked to work. If you’re interested in a regular bike/shower membership, please contact the Yates Field House office at (202) 687-2400.

Finally, there’s still time to take part in the #hoyacommute challenge<http://links.georgetown.mkt6170.com/ctt?kn=2&ms=MjI2ODI4MDgS1&r=NzE1OTM1MDg2OTES1&b=0&j=NTYxOTQ1NDU5S0&mt=1&rt=0>. If you explore an alternative to driving to campus, you can enter the challenge for a chance to win an iPad mini or a new bike.

To learn more about the resources available to bike commuters, including bike routes to campus, where to park and how to securely lock your bike, visit http://sustainability.georgetown.edu/bicycling/commuters<http://links.georgetown.mkt6170.com/ctt?kn=1&ms=MjI2ODI4MDgS1&r=NzE1OTM1MDg2OTES1&b=0&j=NTYxOTQ1NDU5S0&mt=1&rt=0>. Thank you for your commitment to making the Hilltop a healthy and sustainable environment for all of our community members.

Sincerely,

Charles DeSantis
AVP for Benefits and Chief Benefits Officer
Robin Morey
Vice President, Planning and Facilities Management