Hayward Energizer Station

[http://www.csi.com/~robertraburn]

Cynthia:
Attached is a PDF file letter, similar to one that I have mailed or
emailed to other energizer station captains. The most important info is
about the "bag stuffing" and pickup this Friday, May 14, between noon
and 5pm at the MTC MetroCenter Auditorium, 101 Eighth St, Oakland. I
hope to find additional marketing materials for you by Friday and I
should also have the BART permit for you to set up immediately outside
of the paid station area.

Two of our local EBBC members, Diane and Robert, have volunteered to
help staff the Hayward BART energizer station on BTWD from 7am to 9am on
Thursday, May 20. It is always useful to have fleet assistants to reach
out to commuting bicyclists who are typically in a hurry. As well, Diane
and Robert can offer novice commuters advice and information about local
routes and advocacy efforts.

I really appreciate the tremendous community spirit that you display.

 -Robert Raburn, Executive Director
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 East Bay Bicycle Coalition   www.ebbc.org
 box 1736             msg:(510)433-RIDE
 Oakland, CA  94604      tel:(510)530-3444
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"To promote bicycling as an everyday means
of transportation and recreation"

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EAST BAY BICYCLE COALITION

POST OFFICE BOX 1736 OAKLAND, CA 94604 www.ebbc.org

May 12, 2004
Cynthia Dorsey
Senior Marketing Representative
AC Transit
1600 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94612

Dear Cynthia:

Bike to Work Week 2004, May 17-18, promises to be our best event since
1994 when the EBBC first offered Oakland bike commuters a free pancake
breakfast at City Hall. It soon spread to become both a regional and a
statewide effort to introduce Cans to bicycle- and bike-transit
commuting. Many public officials were impressed during the early years
at how many cyclists would ride in the rain. Moving Biketo Work Day from
April to late May (Thursday, May 20) has since helped novice bike
commuters learn useful tips other than wet weather gear. Unfortunately,
I have no more cool 11x17 posters of the "no crack" bicycling
plumber, but I will have few reminder post cards and some registration
sheets available on Friday.

AC Transit and Hayward employees will also find that it is easy to
pledge to ride during the week on the www.511.org site. Plenty of info
about energizer stations, pedal pools and other activities and prizes is
included online.

We will stage our annual "bag stuffing party" from noon to
5:00pm this Friday, May 14 in the auditorium of the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission Metrocenter, 111 Eighth St, Oakland (opposite
Lake Merritt BART). Please let me know if you would like us to add
anything on your behalf to the Hayward BART allotment of canvas
bags. Energizer Station Captains can pick up boxed allotments of bags
between 3:30 and 5:00pm.

Please join us immediately afterward for food and drink at Quinn's
Lighthouse on Embarcadero, near Coast Guard Island. Fun is always part
of the bicycle equation (recreation PLUS transportation).

This year we'll kick-off Bike Week with the dedication of the new Zampa
Bridge Path over the Carquinez Strait on Sunday, May 16 (11am inaugural
ride). For details, please log onto ebbc.org. I applaud your community
spirit for supporting the Hayward BART energizer station. Please call me
if I can be of assistance.

Sincerely,

Robert Raburn Executive Director (510) 530-3444

TO PROMOTE BICYCLING AS AN EVERYDAY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND RECREATION

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