Le Tour de Fat is Back - August Fun!!
Grab your bike and slip into your alter-ego because New Belgium's philanthropic cycling circus Tour de Fat is coming back to Seattle! Costumes and decorated bikes reign supreme as the participants come for a casual ride, good music, good food and lots of great and varied entertainment, then stay, of course, for the beer (more to follow in another mailing to announce entertainment). Amid the hoopla and fun, Tour de Fat also raises money for the Bicycle Alliance and Bike Works. Admission to the Tour de Fat is free. Tell your friends, mark your calendar, and design your costume (optional… can come as you like!).
WHEN & WHERE IT'S HAPPENING…
When: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Time: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm (gather 10:15 am for 11:00 am bike parade; beer garden opens at 12:00 noon)
Where: Gas Works Park on north Lake Union - 2101 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103 (next to Burke-Gilman Trail between Meridian Ave N and Densmore Ave N in Wallingford, just east of Fremont)
As part of Tour de Fat's Car-for-Bike Trade program,
one volunteer will commit to live car-free for one year.
The dedicated individual will sign over their car title and receive a hand-built New Belgium commuter
bike in exchange. The selected candidate will chronicle the trials and triumphs along their car-free journey.
The volunteer is chosen after submitting a video or essay describing their desire to live car-free.
For more information, log onto www.followyourfolly.com.
See the 2008 car-for-bike trade in Chicago and for last year's swap
in Seattle go to www.followyourfolly.com and then click on videos.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS For the Following Shifts and Fun Assignments to make this a success (must be at least 21 yrs old)
| 7:30am - 10:30am | | Event set up (12 volunteers needed) |
| 10:30am - 1:00pm | | Training and start to sell tickets, check IDs, put on wristbands, pour beer (16 needed - Note: Bike Works recruiting other volunteers to sell merchandise) |
| 1:00pm - 3:30pm | | Continuation above assignments (16 needed) |
| 3:30pm - 6:00pm | | More shifts continue same work as above (16 needed) |
| 6:00pm - 7:30pm | | Tear down event (12 needed) |
Please come and join in to help support the Bike Alliance and Bike Works and have fun in the process.
If interested, please contact King Cushman to volunteer at:
k-kcushman@comcast.net
If you have a specific shift preference or assignment, please advise us.
Please be sure to include your preferred email contact and a phone number so we can reach and confirm time/assignment back to you.
More details, including full schedule of festivitie, bands, etc., on our
Rides Page
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