<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;">Hello,</span><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;">Light the Night 2017 is coming, this September 26!</span><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><span class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"> With 3 hours to install 930 free bike light sets, we'll need a good-sized crew of volunteers. This will be the tenth (!) 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. </span><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><span class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"> You can sign up for a 1.5-hour or 3-hour shift here:</span><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><font face="SourceSansPro-Regular" class=""><a href="http://thebikeproject.wikispaces.com/light-the-night-2017" class="">http://thebikeproject.wikispaces.com/light-the-night-2017</a></font><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><span class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"> Volunteering is generally a lot of fun -- the crowds are very happy to get free bike lights! </span><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" class="">Light the Night 2017</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" class="">Free Bike Light Giveaway</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" class="">Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m (volunteering from 3:45 to 7:00 pm).</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" class=""><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px;" class="">Location 1: SE Corner of Wright St. and Springfield Ave. Urbana, IL</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px;" class="">Location 2: SW Corner of Illinois St. and Lincoln Ave. (near the Hallene Gateway) Urbana, IL</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There is <b class="">one different location</b> this year versus recent years, thanks to major road construction projects.</div><span class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;">Please volunteer for the </span><b class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;">3:45 pm to 5:30 pm "early shift"</b><span class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"> if you can: lines are longest then; we're aiming to have more volunteers for the early shift to meet the demand.</span><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><span class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;">Early-shift volunteers: please note the 3:45 pm start time (i.e. not 4 pm); getting volunteers organized fifteen minutes early will help us get a jump on long lines.</span><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular; white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;">Optional </span><b class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;">training sessions:</b><span class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"> </span><br class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><span class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;">---- 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 and reflectors:</span><div class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><div class="">- Mon., Sept. 18, 2017, 6:00 pm--6:45 pm, at the Downtown Urbana Bike Project, 202 S. Broadway, Urbana, IL. (enter via south side basement door).</div><div class="">- Tue., Sept. 26, 2017, 3:00 pm--3:45 pm, at the SE Corner of Wright St. and Springfield Ave. Urbana, IL</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><font face="SourceSansPro-Regular" class="">We will run a light-assembly<b class=""> /</b> battery-install event (plus a second if needed) to get lights ready in advance:</font></div><div class=""><font face="SourceSansPro-Regular" class="">- Mon., Sept. 11, 2017, 6:30 pm--9 pm. Downtown Urbana Bike Project, 202 S. Broadway, Urbana, IL. (enter via south side basement door) (refreshments rumored)</font></div><div class=""><font face="SourceSansPro-Regular" class="">- Possible second session: TBA</font></div><div class=""><font face="SourceSansPro-Regular" class=""><br class=""></font></div></div><div class="" style="font-family: SourceSansPro-Regular;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre;"> </span><b class="">About the giveaway:</b><br class=""> We'll be installing, completely free, 930 "be seen" lights -- some Planet Bike LED light sets, and some Cyclone silicone strap LED light sets; that makes 1860 blinky lights, counting front and rear. Don't forget to <b class="">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." <br class=""><br class=""> Light the Night 2017 is a program of Light the Night Organizing Group partners and affiliated groups.<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Hope you can volunteer!<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Cheers,<br class=""><br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Barry Isralewitz<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Volunteer, The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign</div><div class="">
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Source Sans Pro'; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">-- <br class="">Barry Isralewitz<br class=""><a href="mailto:barry.isralewitz@gmail.com" class="">barry.isralewitz@gmail.com</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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