BIKE BELLINGHAM! A Day To Move Beyond Fossil Fuels

When: 11 am to 2 pm on Saturday 24 September

Where: Arrive at 210 Lottie Street in Bellingham, starting from one of ten different locations

What: Starting at 11am, ten different bike groups will start from 10 schools in Bellingham, to converge downtown at City Hall and Library. Meet in front of: Happy Valley, Sunnyland, Kulshan, Shuksan, Fairhaven, Columbia, Larrabee, Silver Beach, WCC (meet in front of Laidlaw Building), WWU (meet in Red Square)

*Join your nearest listed school location, dressed up with decorated bikes, helmets required, parents must accompany kids

12 to 2pm - CLIMATE RALLY and INFO FAIR

- Bike Skills Course for Kids with everybody BIKE from 12-1pm
- Guest Speakers beginning at 1:15. Speakers include:

· Dan Pike, Mayor of Bellingham
· Alex Ramel, Sustainable Connections
· Bob Ferris, RE Sources Executive Director (Bob's presentation text already available here:

http://www.facebook.com/bob.ferris)

· Terry Meyer, Owner - Cascade Community Wind
· David Olson, M.D., Whatcom Docs

· 350.org group photo just before 2pm.

2 pm - Advanced Ride to Cherry Point, with a send off from everyone else.

**Still looking for volunteers at event (bike skills course, resource collection, valet bike parking attendants). Please contact Jill at 360-201-3093 if interested (text ok) or email jillmwitt@hotmail.com.

***Thank you to the following sponsors: Sierra Club, Climate Solutions, Surfrider Foundation, RE Sources, Transition Whatcom, Cascade Community Wind, Forest Ethics, Adventures NW Magazine, SSC, Fairhaven Bike, Earls Bike Shop, Mount Bakery, Community Food Coop, The Bagelry, Jacks Bicycle Shop, Fanatik Bike Co, Kulshan Cycles and Hammerhead Coffee.

Keep updated at

http://www.facebook.com/350bellingham

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