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A fantastic team, came out to clean up Bentley Road!  We had many SCBC (Stanislaus County Bicycle Club),  CdV (Ciclistas del Valle) and Shadow Chase members, along with T.O.C. (Tour of California) volunteers who came and helped with the cleanup today.

Before it started raining, we not only cleaned Bentley Road, but also Patterson Road and Milnes Road!!  And thanks to Louis Levin’s persistence, the Modesto Bee came out and took pictures.

Way to Go, Team!

Thank you to all who came and helped!

Susan

May is such a busy month for us! Please see our volunteer opportunities in Pacelines for activities during the month of May. Right now,we have 270 volunteers for the Tour of California. We need 450, so tell a friend or three!

If you haven’t volunteered for one of the many available positions yet for the Tour of California Event, Tuesday, May 17, then please sign up at: www.modestogov.com/amgen/getinvolved/.

I will see you at the many activities as SCBC strives to make bicycling safer and more visible to the community.

Thanks for helping make that a reality!

Susan Dion,
SCBC Club President

* Next General Meeting: 2nd Wed. – April 13, 2011, 6:00 – Round Table
Speaker: Bennie Weber

* Next Board Meeting: We will meet before the general meeting this month.

* Park locations for our summertime General Meetings have been reorganized this year:

May – Orange Blossom Park, June – Jacob Myers Park, September – LaLoma Park.  Read Pacelines  to find our location each month!  July and August are pool parties.

* New Jerseys: Jerseys have been ordered and should be here SOON!

* Road Signs: SCBC has ordered a road sign to display at our booth which will be like the ones soon to be posted on our county roads. Share-the-road signs stating that bicyclists may use the whole lane will be part of our education focus this year.

* Bentley Road Clean-up: the County has been contacted and SCBC has volunteered to do a clean-up on the Sunday before Tour is in Modesto (May 15). Join us! We are hoping the County can bring some dumpsters.

* Donations: SCBC donated $1,250 to the Tour of California, Modesto to disseminate booklets to students in Stanislaus County schools.

* Ghost bikes:  SCBC will have ghost bikes placed at sites along the route where bicyclist have been killed. Anyone who would like to help paint and place these bikes can contact Tim Johnson.

* Canyon Classic:  June 11 – Louis is asking for SCBC to host the rest stop at Frank Raines Park in Del Puerto Canyon. Volunteers can contact Louis Levin.

* Dave Koester has repaired and restored several bikes to be delivered to a local Boy Scout Troop and a Jr. High.  Thanks, Dave!

Thanks to SCBC, students all around Stanislaus County will be getting booklets about the Tour of California.  As part of our bicycle safety and awareness, SCBC has made a donation to make these booklets possible.  So look for one with our logo on it!

With so many bicycling activities coming up, SCBC has decided to postpone the Swap Meet.  We hope we can still help with the CdV/Turlock Lake Road Race on April 9th and Earth Day is on April 16.

April is also time to vote for Board Officers.  Please send nominations for President, Treasurer. If you would like to get more involved in our club’s growth, consider servin on the SCBC Board this year.  Call or email me with your interest.

And then comes MAY! Don’t forget Tour of California and all the Bike Week activities!!

Have a beautiful ride month,

Susan