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Gearing up for Blackberry bRamble & Jamboree

Posted on by RideCoordinator

I’m sure a lot of you are looking forward to riding on the Blackberry bRamble on Sunday, August 3 or the Blackberry Jamboree on Saturday, August 2–but for those of you who aren’t riding, we sure could use some volunteers to help the rides go smoothly!

If you could offer some time–anything from an hour or two to all day–please contact Susan Stumpf ASAP at stumpf_s@yahoo.com for the Sunday bRamble or Colette Ramirez at colettemramirez@hotmail.com for the Saturday Jamboree. They’d be glad to work out an assignment for you–and of course you’ll get a free T-shirt and lots of blackberry pie a la mode, as well as the knowledge that you’re helping to build Eugene’s bicycling culture.

Come join the ride or help others enjoy theirs!

 

Center for Appropriate Transport Open House

Posted on by Paul Adkins

Most people who visit the Center for Appropriate Transport (CAT) are coming to use the bike shop, Eugene Bicycle Works. What many of them don’t know is that CAT also operates a number of other bike-related business projects such as Pedalers Express, Eugene Rack Works, Oregon Cycling Magazine and Human Powered Machines. These businesses and other projects of CAT will be on display at CAT’s Open House on Friday, June 13 from 3:30-6:30 PM. CAT is located at 455 W 1st Ave in Eugene.

Students from CAT’s Alternative Education program will be on hand to explain things and answer questions, and the public will be invited to walk around and see how CAT operates. This event will be a good introduction to CAT for neighbors, local business owners and their employees, City staff and anyone who wants to know more about CAT’s programs. For old friends, former students, and others it will be a chance to see how CAT has grown and changed over the years.

Refreshments will be provided and everyone is welcome to attend!
For more information contact Karl at cat@catoregon.org .

Website Launch

Posted on by Paul Adkins

Welcome to the new GEARs website. We’ve added new features and some new information. We are hoping that this site helps the organization to facilitate better communication allow members and the community to better understand what we do and how to get involved.

Please take a look around. Notice our classes – and you can sign up for them too. The Blackberry bRamble and Jamboree is scheduled for August 2nd & 3rd. You can register for these events too. Then there is the google calendar for the rides and meetings happening in the greater Eugene area. You can access the GEARs news list through the website. This is where you can ask questions and follow what is happening by keeping you digital ears open.

You’ll also have the opportunity to join or renew your membership. While you are there you’ll see the member benefits and we have more to add very soon.