From: Jeanie Ward-Waller [mailto:jeanww@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 10:13 AM
To: Elizabeth de Jesus
Subject: Promoting bicycling across America - through N
Florida
Hi Elizabeth -
I came across the N Florida TPO Bicycle/Pedestrian Advocacy Committee and
thought your group might be interested to know about an event I am
organizing - a cross country bike ride and awareness campaign to begin in
Key West on February 5. Here is some quick info about the
ride:
Four ambitious women are undertaking a cross country
endurance ride that will kick off in Key West on February 5, 2012 and
culminate in San Francisco in late April. Two sisters, Jeanie and
Chelsea Ward-Waller, their mother, Jane, and close friend Stephanie Palmer
are riding across America to benefit the bicycle safety advocacy efforts of
the League of American Bicyclists and the Safe Routes to School National
Partnership. Dubbed "Ride America for Safe Routes" (RASR), their ride
follows a route traversing 13 southern states and 20 major cities, logging
over 5,000 miles between Florida and California. The mission of RASR is to
raise $50,000 for the Leagueâs Bike Friendly America program and for
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs in local communities. In addition,
the RASR Team will advocate the critical need for bike safety and promote
the public health benefits of bicycling through events with local bicycle
groups and SRTS programs in communities along their route. See the RASR
website at http://rideforsaferoutes.blogspot.com
or contact rideforsaferoutes@xxxxxxxxx
for more information on the Ride and to support a future of bike-friendly
communities. Come out and ride with the RASR riders in Jacksonville on February 15,
2012.
We plan to ride from Gainesville to Jacksonville on February 15
and then head toward Savannah, GA the next day. Do you think
any N Florida bicyclists would like to join us on our ride through your
area? We'd love to generate as much publicity as we can for our ride
- would you mind mentioning our ride to your members (the short paragraph
above could be cut/pasted)? Do you have any suggestions for others to
contact?
Thanks for your help!
Jeanie Ward-Waller