Stay tuned for Bike Month 2013 announcements, coming soon.
Centre Region Bicycle Coalition and the State College Area School District Physical Education Department, in conjunction with the League of American Bicyclists are joining together to celebrate and support “Bike Month” in the Centre Region during May, 2012.
May 1-19, 2012 – Bicycle Scavenger Hunt Everyone is invited to participate in a Scavenger Hunt here in Centre County. 50 places within a 15 mile radius of SC will be posted on the Centre Region Bike Coalition Website and on the SCASD PE Department Website, (links listed at end of announcement) on May 1. You may compete as an individual, with a partner, or as a team of 3 or more. A picture, either on a camera or phone or paper copy, showing the rider(s) and bike(s) at each destination on the list will be used to prove how many destinations each rider (or team) has visited. A top prize will be awarded in each category for the most locations ridden to between May 1 and May 19. Also, a raffle ticket will be given to each individual for every 5 locations. Raffle tickets will be used for various other prizes. You must bring pix, camera or camera phone with pictures on it, to the Bicycle Festival on May 19 for validation. Have fun exploring the SC area with your family and friends! Take those photos as you check off how many of the destinations you have visited here in Centre County by bicycle. See this list here: 19 day bicycle scavenger hunt sites.
May 1-31, 2012 – Elementary School Bicycling ActivitiesElementary students will be issued “Bicycle Calendars” at their schools. They should color in a spoke for every day that they ride their bicycle at least 15 minutes. If that accumulates to 20 days or more during the month of May, they may bring their calendar to their PE teacher. A prize drawing will be held for eligible students.
Individual schools will be offering a variety of bicycling events during the month of May as well. Corl Street Elementary will celebrate Bike Day on May 9, with a Bicycle Tour de Corl Street supervised ride for students, faculty and interested family members. This will be a four mile ride starting and ending at Corl Street Elementary School.
May 12 – NMBA’s 2012 Spring Group Ride Nittany Mountain Biking Association’s 2012 Spring Group Ride will be held on Saturday, May 12th, at Tussey Mountain. This year along with NMBA members and other mountain biking clubs, we have invited the road bikers to join our festivities. Post-ride we will meet at the pavillion by the pond behind the go cart track, at 4pm for a picnic. Tussey Mountain has graciously given us the rental of the pavillion at no charge! More details here: NMBA’s 2012 Spring Group Ride
Saturday June 9 Sunday May 13 – Street Skills for Cyclists Course Postponed. Rescheduled for June 9thDo you feel intimidated on the road? This one day, nine hour course gives cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic or on trails. Among the topics included are bicycle safety checks, maintenance tips, on-bike skills training and crash avoidance techniques. A student manual is included, and the day is concluded with a group ride to practice your newly-learned bicycle driving skills. This fast paced course is recommended for anyone 14 years of age or older.
Where: Videon Central, 2171 Sandy Drive, State College PA 16803
When: Sunday, May 13, 2012 Saturday, June 9, 2012
Time: 9 AM to 6 PM, Lunch will be provided.
Taught by League of American Bicyclists certified instructors Paul Rito and Chuck Anderson. For more information, or to sign up, visit Street Skills Signup/Description.
May 14-18, 2012 – High School Bike to School Week Students will be encouraged to ride to and from the high school during the entire week.
Thursday, May 17, 2012- Middle School Bike to School RideOn this date students will be riding to and from school from a variety of locations. Teachers at the Middle Schools will coordinate the rides at each school. Rain make up date will be Friday May 18.
At Park Forest Middle School there will be a bicycle based Scavenger Hunt through the Park Forest neighborhood on Thursday May 17. On Friday there will be a bagel breakfast for students who complete the Scavenger Hunt.
Friday, May 18, 2012 – National Bike to Work Day
Join our crusade and ride to work!!! Check out the Centre Region Bicycle Coalition website for details on discounts at various local businesses for folks who bike to work on this day. centrebike.org. CRBC also lists local cyclists who will help you figure out the best route for you to take to commute in to work. These Bike to Work Mentors are also listed at centrebike.org.
If you’d like your business to participate as a “Destination Business”, see the details here; Destination Business 2012. For a list of participating businesses, click here!
Friday May 18 – Sunday May 20 – Bike To Worship WeekendBike to your favorite worship service May 18, 19 or 20. And it’s a great way to get in touch with the wonders of creation (even rain is a wonder after all), do something emission-free for the earth and care for your body as well. Then Join us for a Sunday Picnic in the Park on May 20:
The Creation Care Coalition, PA-Interfaith Power and Light and Grace Lutheran Church are planning to meet at Sunset Park in State College from 1 pm to 4 pm for a potluck picnic. Bring your own sustainable place settings and a portable dish to pass. (Label any allergens please)
The afternoon will include a Bike Tour/Scavenger Hunt to local churches, leaving from and returning to the picnic at Sunset Park.
http://creationcare.pbworks.com/w/page/39202228/Bike%20to%20Worship%20Weekend%202012
Saturday, May 19 Grande Finale Bike Rides and Bike Festival
Community Bike Rides, Mount Nittany Middle School(raindate,Sunday,May 20)
from Mount Nittany Middle School Parking Lot
23 miles – Organized and lead by the CRBC leaves at 12:30 PM
10 miles – Organized and lead by the CRBC leaves at 1:30 PM
4 miles – routes pre-arranged with maps available 1:30 – 3 PM
2 miles– routes pre-arranged with maps available 1:30 – 3 PM
Click here for route maps & cue sheets.
Bike Festival at Mount Nittany Middle School Parking Lot (3-5 PM)
- Live Music, Food, Raffle Tickets and Prizes. We hope to have bicycling professionals who train at Woodward in attendance as well. Drawings and prizes @ 4:15 PM.
- Bring a new bike tube of any size and/or some cash to donate to help finish up the Kallari Bicycle Project, a joint project of CRBC and Penn State Office of Sustainability. We will be collecting the tubes to send and cash to help shipping of the bikes to the children of the Kallari Cocoa Cooperative, in Tena, Ecuador. Check out the website at http://Centrebike.org for details about this project. Help us give the children of this community a good way to get to school, bicycling there rather than walking up to two hours each way.
- Bicycle Scavenger Hunt Check-In @ 3 PM
Please join us by linking into one of the following pages for further information:
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