Let's Stop Bitching about the Oil Spill and DO SOMETHING

I want to organize a fundraising event, or a series of them if it's a popular idea. Let's do something besides ride around booing at gas stations, guys. Let's be a proactive community of advocates for cleaner, healthier transportation and send a positive message to our city.

I'm thinking the first of such events could be a "by-donation" bike wash. Let's get out our chain-brite, our toothbrushes, our chain cleaners, our rags, etc and spend a Saturday cleaning bikes, say at the Polish Triangle or some other popular intersection for bike traffic.

Then let's send all that money to a relief fund for the Gulf. Maybe we have employers who will match our contributions? Maybe ActiveTrans will sponsor? Who knows?

Also, I'd love to make spoke cards to hand out to anyone who donates any amount of money for the event.

I'm just tired of being a bitch about it. I want to feel like I did something, and my limited ability to actually travel south and clean the coast with my hands means I have to clean something here and send money to the people who ARE more capable than I am!

So what do you guys think? Can we do this?

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on July 15, 2010 at 9:52am
Not this coming Saturday as they will be closed. It's John's daughters wedding. ;-) The old softy get's all teary eyed.

I think we stick to the Gulf. You did a great job finding the Children's Foundation so I have faith in ya! ;-) The clean up there is a years long effort. But no that the leak is capped this is gonna vanish from headlines.

And I'll need to know a charity before i call my buddy. ;-) Adds strength to his proposal to MGMT if we already know. ;-)
Permalink Reply by Joe Sak on July 15, 2010 at 9:55am
Yea, next saturday, the 24. Otherwise, the 31st

I can't think about all that stuff this weekend though. Let's re-group after Sunday.

Gabe said:
Not this coming Saturday as they will be closed. It's John's daughters wedding. ;-) The old softy get's all teary eyed.

I think we stick to the Gulf. You did a great job finding the Children's Foundation so I have faith in ya! ;-) The clean up there is a years long effort. But no that the leak is capped this is gonna vanish from headlines.

And I'll need to know a charity before i call my buddy. ;-) Adds strength to his proposal to MGMT if we already know. ;-)
Permalink Reply by Vilda on July 15, 2010 at 10:06am
24th seems cool! ;-) And if i get some time to research I'll try and get a list together. ;-) See you at Marauders? ;-)
Permalink Reply by Amanda Olbrys on July 15, 2010 at 11:12am
maybe we can do it in logan square next time tons of bikers ride around the square all the time im sure new wave cafe wouldn't mine us using their big sidewalk? just a thought of a new location not saying S&G wasn't
Permalink Reply by Fred Noinaj on July 15, 2010 at 11:51am
Thats a great idea! Lots of bikes in the area.

Amanda Olbrys said:
maybe we can do it in logan square next time tons of bikers ride around the square all the time im sure new wave cafe wouldn't mine us using their big sidewalk? just a thought of a new location not saying S&G wasn't
Permalink Reply by Ricardo Cervantes on July 15, 2010 at 1:05pm
How much was raised at the first event?
Permalink Reply by Joe Sak on July 15, 2010 at 1:36pm
YES! And I need a shirt for Marty... if someone can get one ... XL

Gabe said:
24th seems cool! ;-) And if i get some time to research I'll try and get a list together. ;-) See you at Marauders? ;-)
Permalink Reply by Joe Sak on July 15, 2010 at 1:36pm
$732 after employer matching!

Ricardo Cervantes said:
How much was raised at the first event?
Permalink Reply by Joe Sak on July 15, 2010 at 1:37pm
Definitely a great idea, but John said he would offer up 5 or 10% of his sales if we did it again

Amanda Olbrys said:
maybe we can do it in logan square next time tons of bikers ride around the square all the time im sure new wave cafe wouldn't mine us using their big sidewalk? just a thought of a new location not saying S&G wasn't
Permalink Reply by Vilda on July 15, 2010 at 1:49pm
Yeah - another location is cool if we grow the group. But S&G's for this one again is the right thing to do as John has done well by us. Perhaps next summer when we start this up again we can have multiple spots on the same day. :-) I'll let Martin and PJ know you want a shirt.
Permalink Reply by Joe Sak on July 15, 2010 at 1:50pm
Dude, right on :) John is awesome. So the 24th for the lunch thank you john ride then?

Gabe said:
Yeah - another location is cool if we grow the group. But S&G's for this one again is the right thing to do as John has done well by us. Perhaps next summer when we start this up again we can have multiple spots on the same day. :-) I'll let Martin and PJ know you want a shirt.
Permalink Reply by Vilda on July 15, 2010 at 2:00pm
Looked at the Calendar and there are several rides on the 24th that will steal thunder. Perhaps Sunday, the 25th? There are 2 other events that day that are local but both are after lunch or later!

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