Another Great Chili Night

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Erick and one of his many bowls of chili.

First a big thank you to Christine for donating her time, money and effort to feed us. The chili was great! Thanks to everyone else who brought food to accompany the great chili.

Also thanks to those who donated to the Bikes For Tots campaign. Between what we received tonight and the online donations we raised $218. this money will go towards the purchase of new bikes that the Salvation Army and local police departments will give to kids at Christmas. Stay tuned to the Coasters site for details on the Bikes For Tots parade and party.

Hallowheelie 2009

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Despite the dreary, dismal weather last week, quite a few did show up for Hallowheelie sporting some pretty cool costumes too. Thanks to Lora for the photos.

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Bike Racks Now On Busses

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In a previous post I mentioned how the City of Wichita had plans to use federal stimulus money to add bike racks to busses. It has now become a reality. From Wichita.gov…

The Wichita Transit Department has added bike racks to all of the Transit buses to accommodate the needs of riders. Each bus is equipped with one bike rack which can hold two bicycles. The bike racks increase transportation options by allowing a bicycle trip to be incorporated with public transportation. There are 48 City buses which travel 18 fixed routes.

?Transit riders have been asking for the bike racks and we are excited to better meet their needs,? Wichita Transit Director Mike Vinson said. ?We are now able to connect these two important modes of transportation. We believe the racks will increase ridership and help reduce pollution by encouraging the use of public transportation and bicycles.?

There is no extra charge to riders who use the bike racks. An ARRA Stimulus fund grant of $24,000 paid for the racks. For more information about Transit services, visit wichita.gov or call the information line at 265-7221.

I actually seen one in use earlier this week.

Chili Night 11-19-09

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Thursday, November 19th may be a Chili Night in more ways then one but even if it’s too chili to ride, come on out for Christine’s fabulous chili!
Usual time and place.

We will also be taking up donations to purchase our bikes for the Bikes For Tots campaign.

If you’d like, bring chips, cheese, crackers or anything else to go along with the chili.

This is our 3rd Chili Night with Christine’s chili if you’re counting.

Wichita Bicycle Collective Open Saturday

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From the Wichita Bicycle Collective website…

We’ll be back open tomorrow 12-6 for open shop, come by and help us finish getting the shop set up. The address is 553 N Fountain. We made a lot of progress last week but there’s plenty left to do. We’ll be installing lighting and power, building wheel shelves, making signs and posters. if you’ve got bikes, parts, or tools to donate, it’ll be the best time to bring them by.

5th Annual Bikes For Tots

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We will again be taking donations to purchase bikes for the Bikes For Tots program.

Bikes For Tots is an organization that collects new bicycles to give to the Salvation Army and local Police who then give these bikes to kids in need at Christmas time.

The Bikes For Tots parade will be Saturday, December 5th.
More details to come.

Last years Bikes For Tots parade.

If you would like to donate you can do so via PayPal below or to me in person. Any amount helps. Thanks!

Edit: We are through accepting donations. Thanks!