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Update</P>
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Villager and Help MassBike!</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal
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chance to make a special year-end, tax-deductible contribution to MassBike and
enter to win a gorgeous new Breezer Villager dream bike! Current MassBike
members who make a special gift of $50 or more by December 31st will be entered
in a drawing to win the folding bike. Not a MassBike member? Join at the $50
level or above by December 31st and you’ll also be entered to win. As a small
organization, your contribution makes a huge difference to us. Our goal is to
raise at least $6000 from the appeal; we truly appreciate your help. Many thanks
for this donation go to Breezer Bikes and the Massachusetts Breezer dealers.
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here to make your tax-deductible contribution! (If you are not currently a
member, your donation will be counted for MassBike membership.)</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">MassBike Wins Bike/Ped Liasions at
MassHighway<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Is there a dangerous pothole you ride by on a
state road? A bicycle detector at a traffic light that doesn’t work? A rumble
strip that’s hazardous to bicyclists? MassBike has been working with MassHighway
to set up a procedure for reporting and correcting these hazards. MassHighway
has just appointed bicycle/pedestrian liaisons at all their district offices,
thanks to the efforts of Commissioner Luisa Paiewonsky. If there is a situation
on a state road that concerns you, please contact the appropriate liaison for
your district to report it. The liaisons are:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">District 1:</SPAN><SPAN
class=EmailStyle21><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
Thomas Galvagni, </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(413)-637-5700<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">District 2: </SPAN><SPAN
class=EmailStyle21><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Meryl
Mandell, </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">413-584-1611
ext. 251<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">District 3: </SPAN><SPAN
class=EmailStyle21><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Cordis
Thompson, </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(508)
754-7204<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">District 4: </SPAN><SPAN
class=EmailStyle21><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Jeff
Cullen, </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(781)
641-8300<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">District 5: </SPAN><SPAN
class=EmailStyle21><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Pam
Haznar, </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">(508)
824-6633<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">To determine which district your town or city
is in, click here<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><A
href="http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=dist/distRoot&sid=wrapper&iid=dist/dist.asp">http://www.mhd.state.ma.us/default.asp?pgid=dist/distRoot&sid=wrapper&iid=dist/dist.asp</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Ciclismo Classico’s
9<SUP>th</SUP> Annual Singing Jingle Ride—Sunday, Dec. 11</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=EmailStyle20><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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Santa, Rudolph, the Ciclismo Classico Reindeer Riders and dozens of colorfully
costumed cyclists as we ride slowly (and singing loudly) through the streets of
Arlington, Somerville, Cambridge and Boston (20 miles total) on Sunday, December
11. <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Candy canes and coloring book for
the kids and lots of </SPAN>prizes awarded to the best costumes! A shorter 6
mile family ride will go to Harvard Square and back to Arlington Center. <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">This year, the Jingle Ride will benefit Cycle
Kids, an independent nonprofit organization designed to introduce children to
the joys of cycling. Meet at 11:00 a.m. at Carberry’s Bakery, </SPAN>600 Mass
Ave., Arlington. The family ride will go to Harvard Square and be back by 12:30.
The longer ride will proceed to Quincy Market (for lunch and the grand finale)
and be back to Arlington by approximately 3 p.m. <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Suggested donation is $20 per rider. Make
checks payable to CYCLE Kids, Inc. </SPAN><B> </B>To register, call
Ciclismo Classico at 800-866-7314 or email <U><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">jewel@ciclismoclassico.com.</SPAN></U></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Give a
MassBike Gift Membership for the Holidays</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Still searching for the perfect
holiday gift? If your partner, friend, or relative is a bike commuter,
recreational rider, mountain biker, or any combination, a MassBike gift
membership is the perfect present. Your loved one will receive an attractive
MassBike membership bottle along with their membership forms and a certificate
explaining your gift, and they will be entitled to a full year of 10% discounts
at bike shops and B&Bs across the state, a driving credit if they join
Zipcar, a 10% auto insurance discount, and more. Most importantly, they will
know that your holiday gift is helping to make their riding experience better
and safer every day. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Click here to sign your loved one
up for a MassBike gift membership</P>
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href="http://www.active.com/donations/campaign_public.cfm?key=massbike&CFID=7493593&CFTOKEN=34423737"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">http://www.active.com/donations/campaign_public.cfm?key=massbike&CFID=7493593&CFTOKEN=34423737</SPAN></A></P></DIV>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Two Fun Upcoming Activities:
MetroBoston chapter Winter Social—Wed., Dec. 14; Gift It Up! Fair—Sat., Dec.
3</P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">In lieu of a meeting, MassBike-MetroBoston
has decided to have an informal social on Wed., December 14th at John Harvard's
(Dunster Street in Harvard Square - just a block from the T station), starting
at around 7 p.m. Come get to know your fellow cyclists
better!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">This
holiday season, give a gift that really matters. Make an honorary gift to
MassBike and other area non-profit organizations in the name of your loved one
by visiting Gift It Up!, Boston's Alternative <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Gift Fair, on Saturday, December 3rd at the
Arlington Street Church in Boston (corner of Arlington and Boylston Streets,
Back Bay).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Between 11am-4pm, you'll
have the opportunity to talk with representatives from many local and
international non-profit organizations. Make a donation to these groups in honor
of your special someone, and help us make a difference this holiday
season.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">If you can't make the event, you can still
participate online here<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><A
href="http://www.giftitup.org/">http://www.giftitup.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Bike Night Success! Nearly 200 attendees,
$20,000 raised<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Thanks to everyone who attended Bike Night.
This year’s event was the most successful ever, drawing 200 MassBikers and
raising just under $20,000. The event featured guest speaker Luisa Paiewonsky,
MassHighway Commissioner, and presentations of generous donations from the
Charles River Wheelmen and the Hub on Wheels Festival. We awarded our annual
Influence Pedaler awards to MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas, and Mark
Vautour and John D’Ambruoso of Landry’s Bicycles, who have spearheaded a
Landry’s effort resulting in the sale of more than 160 MassBike memberships this
year.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">We’d like to thank all of our host committee
members and those who gave to our Bike Night Pledge Drive, in which the law firm
Jason and Fischer generously matched all gifts up to $1500. Thanks also to our
other business sponsors, including </SPAN>Landry's Bicycles; Redbones BBQ; Quad
Cycles; Seth Yurdin, Esq; Belmont/Ace Wheelworks; and Continental Resources.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Finally, a hearty thank you to
the donors to our special silent auction. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Click here to see their names and
the great items they donated</P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><A
href="http://www.massbike.org/news/bikenight_auction2005.htm">http://www.massbike.org/news/bikenight_auction2005.htm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Businesses: Buy MassBike Memberships for Your
Employees or Clients<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">At year-end, many companies buy gifts for
their employees or their best clients. Ciclismo Classico, the Arlington-based
bicycle travel adventure company, has purchased 10 MassBike memberships and has
issued a challenge to support bicycling advocacy—for every business that buys 10
MassBike memberships, they will purchase two additional memberships.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">This is your chance to wow your bike-minded
employees or clients and help support bike advocacy, at only $30 per membership.
A MassBike gift membership includes an attractive MassBike water bottle, a
certificate explaining your gift, plus benefits including 10% discounts at bike
shops and B&Bs across the state. Best of all, new members will know that for
an entire year, your gift is helping to improve their riding across
Massachusetts.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">To purchase gift memberships for your
business, please email <A
href="mailto:vance@massbike.org">vance@massbike.org</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Boston Area Bicycling Jobs at
Zipcar and Landry’s</P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><A
href="http://www.zipcar.com/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">Zipcar</SPAN></A>,
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">the nation’s largest
car-sharing company, is seeking full-time (Monday-Friday) help in their fleet
division. This position involves cycling around the city to pick up/drop off
vehicles at preferred service vendors for preventive maintenance or repair.
Light mechanical duties include changing/plugging flat tires, jumping dead
batteries and basic diagnosis and troubleshooting. Zipcar is seeking a 21+
candidate with a clean driving record who must be willing to work in all types
of weather, live within the Boston city limits, have extensive street knowledge
of Boston and its surrounding neighborhoods from Medford to Dorchester.
High-speed internet at home and cell phone required. Email your resume to Kevin
Quincy at Kevin@zipcar.com.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Bicycles is now hiring for their new store in Boston. This coming spring,
Landry's Bicycles will open a new shop in Boston, located on Commonwealth
Avenue, which will be one of the larger bicycle stores in New England.
Landry's has current job openings for the new Boston store and other store
locations too. </P>
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details, see <A
href="http://www.landrys.com/">http://www.landrys.com</A>.</P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Donate Stock to MassBike</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
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your end-of-the-year tax strategy? A great way to help a cause you care
about—and get a good write-off—is to donate stock. MassBike now has a brokerage
account and can accept donations of stock. For more information about this
special way to help promote better bicycling in Massachusetts, call Dorie at
617-542-2453 or email <A href="mailto:bikexec@massbike.org"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">bikexec@massbike.org</SPAN></A>. </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Voting for New Board
Members<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">MassBike members: your year-end ballots,
which request that you cast a vote for new members of our Board of Directors,
are in the mail. To come into line with current non-profit governance best
practices, the Board would also like to merge our Bylaws and Constitution and
asks you to vote on that, as well. Please check your mailbox for details! Your
response is requested by December 22<SUP>nd</SUP>. Also, if you have a MassBike
family membership, you have been sent one ballot (to save paper), but we ask
that your family simply mark the ballot twice and we will register your
votes.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">For more information on voting or to see
electronic copies of the documents, click here<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV><SPAN
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