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BIKE

MONTH

NATIONAL

GETTINGSTARTED

MAY IS

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This is a sTep-by-sTep guide

to creating a successul NationalBike Month event in your community, workplace, city, or state. This guide will helpyou with all events or Bike Month. In this manual, we ocus on Bike to Work Dayevents, because they are the most popular, but the tips and techniques will help youplan almost any Bike Month event. This guide is useul or developing an event on a variety o scales, either coordinatinga citywide event or planning an event within your own company or organization.As you plan your event, share the dates and times with the League (e-mail tocommunications@bikeleague.org) so we can post it on our Web site and help youpromote it.Once again, thank you or supporting and promoting bicycling. Good luck with yourNational Bike Month celebrations. We look orward to samples and photos rom yourevents. Share your successes so that National Bike Month can be even better!

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Why biKe TO WOrK?

How to Celebrate Bike to Work Day ......................................................................................4Ideas or a Successul Bike to Work Day Event ..................................................................4Other Ideas to Celebrate Bike Month ...................................................................................4

geTTiNg sTarTed: a TiMeLiNe Or success

STEP 1 - WRITE A PLAN ..............................................................................................................6STEP 2 - START FUNDRAISING .................................................................................................6STEP 3 - BUILD PARTNERSHIPS ...............................................................................................6STEP 4 – RECRUITING AND WORKING WITH VOLUNTEERS ...........................................7STEP 5 - PROMOTE THE EVENT! ..............................................................................................8STEP 6 - ENJOY THE EVENT .......................................................................................................10STEP 7 – REWARD VOLUNTEERS AND RECOGNIZE SPONSORS ...................................10STEP 8 – EVALUATE SUCCESS ..................................................................................................11STEP 9 - PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR .........................................................................................11

educaTiONaL MaTeriaLs aNd resOurces

The Environment .........................................................................................................................12Health and Productivity ............................................................................................................12Overcoming Bike Commuting Excuses ...............................................................................13Economics ......................................................................................................................................14Additional Resources .................................................................................................................15

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