[Bikecoop-announce] Volunteer for Light the Night 2014!

[Barry Isralewitz]

Hello,

	Light the Night 2014 is coming, this September 11!

  With 3 hours to install 775 free bike light sets, we'll need a good-sized crew of volunteers.   This will be the seventh 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:

http://thebikeproject.wikispaces.com/light-the-night-2014

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

Light the Night 2014
Free Bike Light Giveaway
Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 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
Location 3: LifeCykle Community Bike Shop, 79 E. Beardsley Ave, Champaign, IL (new location! smaller crew needed; only about 50 light sets at this site)

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 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 reflectors and lights:
 -- Mon., Sept. 8, 2014  6:00 pm--6:45 pm, at the Downtown Urbana Bike Project, 202 S. Broadway, Urbana, IL (enter via south side basement door).
 -- Thu., Sept. 11, 2014,  3:15 pm--3:45 pm, at Alma Mater (SE corner of Green St. and Wright St., Urbana, IL)
Training will cover reflector install, difficult light install cases, educational materials, and more.   (Battery install has already been completed; thanks volunteers!)

	About the giveaway:
  We'll be installing, completely free,  roughly 775 "be seen” Planet Bike LED light sets;  that makes 1,550 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 2014 is a program of Campus Area Transportation Study partners and affiliated groups.


	Hope you can volunteer!


		Cheers,

		Barry Isralewitz
		Volunteer, The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign


-- 
Barry Isralewitz
barry.isralewitz at gmail.com


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