<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello,<div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Light the Night 2012 is coming, this September 13!</div><div><br></div><div> With 4 hours to install 800 free bike light sets, we'll need a good-sized crew of volunteers. This will be the fifth 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 trend toward more and more new bicyclists on the streets -- there's still a lot of work to do. </div><div><br></div><div> You can sign up for a 2-hour shift here:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://thebikeproject.wikispaces.com/light-the-night-2012">http://thebikeproject.wikispaces.com/light-the-night-2012</a></div><div><br></div><div> Volunteering is generally a lot of fun -- the crowds are very happy to get free bike lights! <b> </b></div><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><strong>Light the Night 2012</strong><br><strong>Free Bike Light Giveaway</strong><br><strong>Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.</strong><br><ul style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; "><li>Location 1: Alma Mater (SE corner of Green St. and Wright, Urbana, IL)</li><li>Location 2: Corner of Illinois St. and Lincoln Ave. (near Illinois Street Residence Hall) Urbana, IL</li></ul></span><div><br></div></div><div></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div></div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Optional <b>training session</b> and <b>battery installation sessions:</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>---- There will be two chances to go to a<b> </b>short <b>training session</b> for those who haven't participated before, those who want a refresher, or those who want to practice with this year's models of reflectors and lights (some changes from previous years):</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "> -- Mon., Sept.10, 2012 6:00 pm--6:45 pm, at the Downtown Urbana Bike Project, 202 S. Broadway, Urbana, IL (enter via south side basement door).<br>(training followed by optional battery install session, light refreshment provided)<br> -- Thu., Sept. 13, 2012, 3:15 pm--3:45 pm, at Alma Mater (SE corner of Green St. and Wright, Urbana, IL)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; ">---- There will be two </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><b>battery installation sessions</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "> in the days before the giveaway, to help us get the lights ready to install. You are welcome to one or both of these sessions whether or not you are signed up for the giveaway:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "> -- Mon., Sept. 10, 2012 6:45 pm--9:00 pm, at the Downtown Urbana Bike Project, 202 S. Broadway, Urbana, IL (enter via south side basement door).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "> -- Wed., Sept 12, 2012 6:30 pm--9:00 pm, at the Downtown Urbana Bike Project, 202 S. Broadway, Urbana, IL (enter via south side basement door).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "> Light (heh) refreshments provided; if possible, email <a href="mailto:barry.isralewitz@gmail.com">barry.isralewitz@gmail.com</a> (subject "battery install") if you plan to come to a battery-install session.</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><b>About the giveaway:</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><div style="font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; "><div> We'll be installing, completely free, roughly 800 Planet Bike "be seen" light sets (a mix of their "Blinky Safety" and "Spok" sets), many the same kind as we sell at The Bike Project -- that makes 1600 blinky lights, counting front and rear. Don't forget to <b>tell your friends</b> about the giveaway, but remind them: lights are only installed directly onto bikes. "If you want free lights, bring your bike." </div></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; "> Light the Night 2012 is a program of Campus Area Transportation Study partners and affiliated groups.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Hope you can volunteer!</div></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><br></span></font></div></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><div style="font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><br></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Cheers,</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Barry Isralewitz</div></span></font></div><div>
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