The Bicycle Alliance is powered by VOLUNTEERS
We work for you, but also, we NEED you. We need advocates in every county across the state.
We have an ongoing need for office volunteers: data entry, filing and other tasks always
need to get done. Our annual auction would not happen without over 100 people giving generously
of their time. And there are always special tasks for special skills that can help the
cause of bicycling in Washington. Your skill can help bicyclists across the state!
Call or email Mark
if you would like to help out.
Volunteer Spotlight: March 2008 Dave Shaw
Former racer and year round bicycle commuter Dave Shaw has given so many volunteer hours to the
Bicycle Alliance that we long ago quit even trying to count them! He has been supporting bicyclists throughout
the state in numerous ways since before BAW was founded. He can be seen at numerous events and public meetings,
usually in bike gear. Dave provides the office constant computer support, adding a bit of database magic to make
everything easy in the office. The system he created as a volunteer to run our auction runs so efficiently that
other organizations have asked to buy it! Dave is one of a group of volunteers that we can easily say BAW wouldn't
be here if they were not willing to give generously of their time. We can never thank him sufficiently, so
this month, we will just raise a beer to Dave.
Volunteer Spotlight: September 2007 Ralph Wessels
A public engineer who lives in Gig Harbor, Ralph Wessels seems to be everywhere that BAW is.
He is always a big part of our annual auction, his advice on working with the state DOT is invaluable,
he is a very important part of the RAPSody team and this year he has taken on the huge task of actually
captaining the Bicycle Alliance itself as president of the Board of Directors. Ralph's commitment of time
and talent is a big part of the reason the Bicycle Alliance is so effective creating and protecting a
bike-friendly Washington State.
Volunteer Spotlight: May 2007 Susan Hiles
Every Thursday evening, rain or shine, you can find legal assistant Susan Hiles at
the Bicycle Alliance office working hard on membership. Susan is an STP rider who has started commuting
by bike from her Bellevue home to downtown Seattle several times a week. For over 4 years Susan has been
committed to BAW and to helping bicyclists across the state of Washington have a more bike friendly state.
It's a huge, detailed job and Susan is very good at it, staying until it's finished
(sometimes ridiculously late!). We really don't know what we would do without Susan.
Volunteer Spotlight: Feb 2007 Norm Tjaden
Dedicated bicyclist and retired high school teacher Norm Tjaden, is a ride leader for at least 3 different clubs in the Seattle area. Norm has been a fixture at our month end work parties for close to a decade. Every month he rides to our office, (when he's not off on a cycling trip somewhere in the world) and anchors the work party. We are always thrilled to see Norm, because he's such a nice guy, but also because his volunteer work helps us tremendously in the office as well as helping cyclists across the state of Washington. Thanks Norm!
Volunteer Spotlight: Jan 2007 Amy Carlson
There literally would not be a Bicycle Alliance of Washington without Amy Carlson a retired engineer from Seattle. Amy founded BAW in 1986 and has served on our board ever since, taking on the role of president on several occasions. She is leaving the board this year and obviously none of us can imagine what the organization will be like without her. However she will never really be gone; Amy's mark on bicycling in Washington is so huge, her legacy is BAW itself.
Volunteer Spotlight: Oct 2006 David McCulloch
If you've seen the magnificent Jefferson county bike maps, you've seen the work of David McCulloch, a great Bicycle Alliance volunteer in Port Townsend. David is a tireless advocate who has devoted many hours to improving conditions for cyclists. He has worked on the growing Olympic Discovery Trail, and he keeps after the city and county councils to include bicycles and bicyclists in their plans. As a member of the Bicycle Alliance's Legislative committee, David has worked on such difficult issues as rumble strips, the event permit policies and accommodating cyclists in the Hood Canal bridge rebuild.
Volunteer Spotlight: Sep 2006 Steve Keithly
Many people find creative and unique ways to support the Bicycle Alliance and help all Washington bicyclists. Steve Keithly has volunteered his time and talent as an electrician improving the Bicycle Alliance offices over the last year. We literally could not see what we are doing without Steve's skills! Steve proudly displays his Share the Road license plate on his Subaru and actively promotes the plate by distributing our flyers and cards to bike shops and at area trailheads.
Volunteer Spotlight: Jan 2006 Will Chin
Will Chin has been active in the Bicycle Alliance for some time now, but this year he took on the huge task of running our annual Auction. Of course this year's Auction, in a brand new location, was a great success, raising over $70,000 for Bicycle Advocacy. Will's hard work and commitment really paid off, but we also love his positive attitude and big smile every time he is in the office. Thanks a ton Will!!!
Volunteer Spotlight: Oct 2005 Julie Stohlman
It's hard to imagine how the Bicycle Alliance office could function without the amazing commitment of super volunteer Julie Stohlman. Julie is a stalwart at our Month End Work parties, in fact, she can run them! She helps out with the Auction and other events, she's in the office weekly processing important paperwork and sometimes even comes in on a moment's notice when something comes up, like happened this week. Julie is a dedicated bicyclist who commutes almost everywhere by bike, two years ago she rode across the USA and this year she is just back from RAGBRAI! Her positive attitude always brightens up the office. Julie is a life member but her contribution of time is at least as important to us!
Volunteer Spotlight: September 2005 Jim Hunt
Jim Hunt has been incredibly generous with his time the last few months, spending many hours at the Bicycle Alliance office helping to work out the kinks in our computer network, as well as stuffing envelopes and filing. And he's become a regular at our Month End work Parties!
Jim first contacted us because he wanted to make a contribution but at the moment was unable to contribute financially. His contribution has been exceptionally important to us.
Volunteer Spotlight: Aug 2005 Cheryln Crowl
Cheryln Crowl interviewed in The Advocate.
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