Make sure 2011 gets off to a good start with food, friends and a bike ride!

Different location this year!

Saturday January 1st. 1:00pm – 5:00pm at the Bellaire Rec Center, 5251 E 48th North. Bellaire, KS. Click here for directions.
Enter at South door. Look for the Coasters banner.

Bring food for the dinner, your bike and warm clothing for the ride.

The usual location in Riverside was unavailable. This will be a chance to ride somewhere new.

See you there!

If you think it’s to cold to ride, come out anyway for the food and fellowship.

What: Ride to and tour the Historic South Central Wichita Christmas Open Houses.
When: Saturday, December 11th. 4:30pm
Where: Meet at Larry’s house (South Topeka street)

Details on the tour here

Easy no hassle Christmas gift shopping for your cycling friends and family…

Cruising apparel with a local connection. Coasters, Pub Pedal and Voodoo 8 Ball’s bicycle slogan shirts. Check them out Here.

Bikes, accessories or gift certificates from one of these fine local bike shops.

Decorate yourself and/or your bike if you like.

We’ll need to leave the Shamrock no later than 8:00pm. The Lights On St Paul closes at 9:00pm. Also they take donations so bring some cash if you’d like to donate.

Once I found out it was happening it was too late to gather up donations to purchase a bike to donate but you are still welcome to donate a new bike as an individual or on behalf of the Coasters. Drop the new bike off at Club DebRicks 4553 S. Broadway. The Bikes For Kids parade begins at 2:00pm, Saturday, December 4th (right after the Delano parade). Different starting point this year! The parade begins at the Boondocks bar, 1525 W. MacArthur Road (just West of Seneca on MacArthur) and ends at Club DebRicks. Come ride in the parade and help them celebrate.

I was told this year the parade permit is already in hand

Be thankful if you have and can ride a bike.

Pictured above are those that donated their time and labor to assemble bikes for the Wichita Dream Center’s Christmas For Wichita. From what I hear it was a busy but fun time.

Elves are still needed! There will be one more assembly day so please come out and help if you can. No mechanical skills required.
When: Sunday, December 5th at 1:00pm
Where: Believers Tabernacle Church 2000 S. Hillside (S/E corner of Mt Vernon & Hillside).

Below are some of the bikes that were assembled. Thanks to Ralph for the photos.

Historic Delano Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 4th at noon. You must decorate yourself and/or your bike to participate. No Santa’s though. There will be only one Santa and he’ll be leading the parade.

Meet at Lawrence Dumont Stadium/Metropolitan Baptist Church parking lot no later than 11:30am just as we do for the St Patrick’s parade.

Our entry number is: 17. The spaces will be marked but if you have trouble finding this or can’t remember the number, just look for volunteers wearing bright orange vests. They will be able to assist you in the staging area.

Please do not throw candy or gifts. You can hand these things out as you walk/ride.

The festivities begin with a Christmas Parade along Douglas Avenue from the clock tower to Walnut Street.
Help welcome Santa as he arrives in Delano.
As evening approaches, the lights will start to come on in Delano. Join us as we welcome the season with our holiday lights.

Decorated bike at 2009 parade.

The Coasters have been asked if we would help in assembling a couple hundred new bikes that will be given to kids for Christmas. The bikes will be given away as part of the Wichita Dream Center’s Christmas For Wichita.

When: Sunday, November 14th at 1:00pm
Where: Believers Tabernacle Church 2000 S. Hillside (S/E corner of Mt Vernon & Hillside).

You don’t need to be mechanically inclined to volunteer. In addition to assembling bikes, help will also be needed in unboxing them, disposing of boxes etc…
It might be a good idea to bring a few tools of your own.
There may be food supplied for the volunteers.

You don’t have to RSVP but it would be nice if you would. You can let me know here or use the comment link below.

Thank you!

Sounds like a Coasters road trip. Maybe we’ll see you there.