[*BCM*] 9/25: Bikes Not Bombs 25th Anniversary Fundraiser Party & Send-off for Carl Kurz

[jasmine laietmark]

Bikes Not Bombs 25th Anniversary Fundraiser Party & Send-off for Carl
Kurz*Friday,
September 25, 2009 - promptly at 7pm
at Spontaneous Celebrations - 45 Danforth St. - Jamaica Plain*

www.bikesnotbombs.org/25years


*PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE: www.bikesnotbombs.org/25years
Sliding Scale: $50, $85, or $100+*
Tickets will be available at the door, but we encourage you to purchase
tickets beforehand.

If you are unable to join us, please consider a donation in honor of this
occasion! www.bikesnotbombs.org/25yearsinfo


*Join us for a beautiful Friday evening September 25th as we celebrate 25
years of accomplishments and recognize BNB’s founder, Carl Kurz, before he
departs for a two year sabbatical.
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The party will feature:
- Live music from Sol y Canto <http://www.solycanto.com>
and Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Brass
Band<http://www.slsaps.org/>(SLSAPS on at 7 sharp, folks)
- A silent auction of wonderful items: historic BNB photographs framed by
JP's Jameson & Thompson <http://jamesonandthompson.com/> Fine Art Services,
a photo portrait session with Sheryl Lanzel <http://www.sheryllanzel.com/>,
fancy bike accessories (thanks Crumpler & Broadway Bike
School<http://www.broadwaybicycleschool.com>),
time with the Homeowner Coach <http://homeownercoach.com/>, and a Westport
Rivers Vinyard & Winery <http://westportrivers.com> tour, a B&B weekend
- Fresh, local food from Vanguarden Farm
<http://www.vanguarden.com>prepared by Executive Chef Brian Sway of
Higham’s Scarlet
Oak Tavern <http://www.scarletoaktavern.com>
- Dessert (baklavah!) by Chef Amir Sedhom of Amir’s Caterers
- Valet bike parking by MassBike <http://www.massbike.org/> !!!
- Beer will be provided by Sam Adams
- Poster illustrated by Allison Bamcat <http://www.bamcatart.com>.
- Bring your handkerchief, there's sure to be some empowering nostalgia...
historic goodies and special guests... great company all around.


Bikes Not Bombs was born 25 years ago on a flight from Boston to Managua,
Nicaragua. Carl Kurz was on board with two bicycles, brought south to
support health workers, labor unions and teachers working to rebuild a land
ravaged by war. From this simple action sprung a movement that became the
organization Bikes Not Bombs, now built on the simple actions of tens of
thousands of individuals, touching lives of many more… thirty eight thousand
bicycles have been shipped to Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa since
1984. Thousands of local youth have been empowered by BNB’s Boston youth
programs since 1990.

Bikes Not Bombs promotes bicycle technology as a concrete alternative to war
and environmental destruction. For 25 years, BNB has been a nexus of bike
recycling and community empowerment both in lower income neighborhoods of
Boston and in the nations of the Global South. BNB's programs involve young
people and adults in mutually respectful leadership development and
environmental stewardship, while recycling 6,000 bicycles annually.

www.bikesnotbombs.org

*Please contact Jasmine Laietmark, Director of Grassroots Fundraising and
Events with any questions
jasmine at bikesnotbombs.org or 617-522-0222 x106
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BIKES NOT BOMBS WON "BEST LOCAL CAUSE" IN THE BOSTON PHOENIX POLL!

http://thephoenix.com/theBest/Boston/Life/LocalCause/#TOPCONTENT

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