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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="480" height="95" style="width:5.0in;height:.9895in" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image001.png@01D59597.06B2D040" alt="The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign Logo"><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold",sans-serif">November 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Greetings fellow members of The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Here are the announcements for the month of November 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Special Event:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cranksgiving:</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cranksgiving is an annual food drive organized by TBP. Participants will ride to local grocery stores and purchase food for donation to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank. Riders
earn prizes by completing the ride in the fastest time and with the most food. Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you are unable to participate in the ride, we have placed donation boxes in both shops. Please consider donating what you can to help those in our community
who are affected by food insecurity. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Date: Saturday, November 9<sup>th</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Location: Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Broadway Avenue)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For more information visit the Facebook event page:
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/943682385966000/">https://www.facebook.com/events/943682385966000/</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We Need Volunteers!</span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We are need of volunteers who can commit to helping staff the Downtown Urbana Shop once every 1-2 weeks.</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
As a volunteer staffer you would help open the shop, assist members with repairs, refurbish bicycles for sale, and handle sales of bicycles and parts.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">You do not need to have experience as a bicycle mechanic to enlist as a volunteer staffer</span></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.
In fact, becoming a volunteer is one of the best ways to learn more about bicycle repair and maintenance! If you are unable to commit to regular volunteer duties, we could still use your help around the shop. Stop by during open hours and ask one of the staffers
how you can lend a hand.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please contact us at
</span><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:purple"><a href="mailto:contact@thebikeproject.org">contact@thebikeproject.org</a></span></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> if you are
interested in volunteering or have any questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Meetings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Annual Bike Project Meeting:
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">All active members are encouraged to attend. During the Annual Meeting, members will cast a vote for new Steering Committee members and discuss plans for
the next year. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Monday December 9<sup>th</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Time: 6:30pm</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Location: Downtown Urbana Shop</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">To view the meeting agenda and minutes from previous meetings visit: <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XcH71FB39dGsLABXjzEbYYUuJ1Ab9H9t">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XcH71FB39dGsLABXjzEbYYUuJ1Ab9H9t</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">If you would like to add a comment to the agenda, please send the information to: </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:contact@thebikeproject.org"><span style="color:purple">contact@thebikeproject.org</span></a>.
Please note that the agenda is officially closed 7 days before each meeting. After the agenda has closed, no new comments or proposals can be added but announcements can be added at any time.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Upcoming Events</span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Don't forget to follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thebikeproject/" target="_BLANK//drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2CdyLRvevIvM2U0SnA3d0dwUjQ"><span style="color:purple">our
page on Facebook</span></a> for updates about upcoming summer bike rides and other community events! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Fix a Flat:</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Learn how to change out a flat tire, the anatomy of your wheel, and how to patch an inner tube puncture! This class is both a demonstration and a hands-on course. Campus Bike Center provides
all tools and supplies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Date: Thursday Nov. 7th<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Time: 11am – 12pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Location: Campus Bike Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Women and Trans Folk Night</span></b><span style="font-size:20.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Women and Trans Folk Night (WTF) is exclusively reserved for women and trans (including non-binary) people to learn about bike maintenance from other women and
trans mechanics. <b>Open hours for WTF occur on the first Monday of each month</b> in the Downtown Urbana shop from 6:30-9:00 PM. For more information visit the Facebook events page:
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1579340748881787/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1579340748881787/</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Help Us Raise Money – Amazon Smile<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Like any non-profit organization, we need to continually raise funds to support our programs. These funds are used to purchase new tools and parts for the shops
and to support community outreach and educational efforts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">You can help us raise money through the Amazon Smile program. Visit
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/">http://smile.amazon.com/</a> and list The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign as your beneficiary. Next time you need to place an order on Amazon use
<a href="http://smile.amazon.com/">http://smile.amazon.com/</a> and a small donation will be made to TBP. You will not have to pay anything for the donation, it is made by Amazon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Update Your Build-A-Bike Tags and Remove Personal Items</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Remember to update the tag on your Build-A-Bike with that day’s date each time you work on it. This functions as the “last day worked on” date. If this is ever
more that two weeks (14 days) old, the bike is assumed to have been abandoned and is available for other purposes, like a Build-A-Bike for someone else, or a refurbished bike.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">There is a strict limit of 14 days for storage of personal bicycles or parts</span></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.<u> </u>Any
unlabeled or outdated personal bikes or parts will become property of the shop.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you happen to be in San Francisco for Thanksgiving, consider burning off that third serving of mashed potatoes by hitting the streets for the Turkey Ride. This
grueling 50-mile route (</span><a href="https://imgur.com/YNLJe9Q">https://imgur.com/YNLJe9Q</a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">) through hilly SanFran forms a nearly perfect outline of a turkey on GPS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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