[Bikecoop-announce] Volunteer for Light the Night 2019!

[Barry Isralewitz]

Hello,

	Light the Night 2019 is coming, this October 3!

With 3 hours to install over 1,100 free bike light sets, we'll need a good-sized crew of volunteers.  This will be the twelfth (!) year in a row for Light the Night. We've seen big improvements in safe night biking around here, but -- in part thanks to the excellent and continuing trend toward more bicyclists on the streets -- there's still a lot of work to do. 

You can sign up for a ~1.5-hour or 3-hour shift here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T6r2OCt4wS66DzkYOO6M7mXE-iDp38DTFhVj2RreR6c/edit?usp=sharing

Volunteering is generally a lot of fun -- the crowds are very happy to get free bike lights!    


Light the Night 2019
Free Bike Light Giveaway
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m (volunteering from 3:45 to 7:00 pm).
  Location 1: Alma Mater (SE corner of Green St. and Wright St.) Urbana, IL
  Location 2: Corner of Illinois St. and Lincoln Ave. (near the Hallene Gateway) Urbana, IL

Please volunteer for the 3:45 pm to 5:30 pm "early shift" if you can: lines are longest then; we're aiming to have more volunteers for the early shift to meet the demand.
Early-shift volunteers: please note the 3:45 pm start time (i.e. not 4:00 pm); getting volunteers organized fifteen minutes early will help us get a jump on long lines.


	Optional training sessions: 
---- There will be two chances to go to a short training session for those who haven't participated before, those who want a refresher, or those who want to practice with this year's models of lights:

- Mon., Sept. 23, 2019, 6:00 pm--6:45 pm, at the Downtown Urbana Bike Project, 202 S. Broadway, Urbana, IL. (enter via south side basement door).
- Thu., Oct. 3, 2019, 3:00 pm--3:45 pm, at Alma Mater (SE corner of Green St. and Wright, Urbana, IL)
      


We will run a light-assembly / battery-install event (plus a second if needed) to get lights ready in advance:
- Mon., Sept. 23, 2019, 7:00 pm--9:00 pm. Downtown Urbana Bike Project, 202 S. Broadway, Urbana, IL. (enter via south side basement door)
- Possible second session: TBA

	About the giveaway:
We'll be installing, completely free, over 1,110 "be seen" light sets -- some hard-mount Torch Bright 9X LED light sets, and some silicone strap LED light sets; that makes over 2,220 blinky lights, counting front and rear. Don't forget to tell your friends about the giveaway, but remind them: lights are only installed directly onto bikes. "If you want free lights, bring your bike."  

  Light the Night 2019 is a program of Light the Night Organizing Group partners and affiliated groups.


	Hope you can volunteer!


		Cheers,

		Barry Isralewitz
		Volunteer, The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign
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Barry Isralewitz
barry.isralewitz at gmail.com



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