<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Bike Project folks,<br><br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>We have much to cover in tonight's monthly Bike Project meeting, including exciting news about our transition to operating as an independent 501(c)3.<div>One topic tonight will be:<div><b>changing off-hours access to the Downtown Urbana shop.</b></div><div> This is relevant to you if you have taken the Shop Orientation Class to get the interior-door key to the Urbana shop (or have planned to.)</div><div>We'll be discussing the need to make a change (membership increase, shop organization needs, items going missing, and some other issues)<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>In this plan:<br>a) a selection of tools, parts and workstands will be added to the Urbana shop anteroom (enough to perform some off-hours repairs)<br>b) off-hours access to the main space of the Urbana shop will be limited to members who set up a volunteer commitment</div><div>c) we intend more staffed hours at the Urbana shop, helped in part by an increase in volunteering we hope we'll see thanks to b). <br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>This is the gist; there are some details left to specify. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; ">We'll be discussing what's involved involved in the new anteroom shop space for keyed member access.</span> Come by tonight's meeting...</div><div><br></div><div>General Organizational Meeting</div><div>Monday, July 30, 2012 6:30pm</div><div>Location: Urbana/IMC shop (202 S. Broadway Ave, Rm. 24 Urbana, IL)</div><div>The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign<br><b>(Free pizza!)<br></b></div><div>View/edit agenda:</div><div><a href="http://thebikeproject.wikispaces.com/2012-July-30+Agenda">http://thebikeproject.wikispaces.com/2012-July-30+Agenda</a><br><br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>...to learn more and discuss. If you have comments but can't make the meeting, you can mail the Steering Commitee at <a href="mailto:thebikeproject@gmail.com">thebikeproject@gmail.com</a> or the discussion list at <a href="mailto:bikecoop@lists.chambana.net">bikecoop@lists.chambana.net</a> (join discussion list via <a href="http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/bikecoop">http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/bikecoop</a> ).</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hope to see you at the meeting!<br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Cheers,<br><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Barry Isralewitz</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Volunteer, The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign</div></div><div><br></div><div>
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