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Application 2009-2010Nancy Taylor District Ten Environmental Award Submission

Altrusa International of Montrose presents the FirstAnnual Kidson Wheels Bike Challenge

The goal ofour Environmental Committee this year was to create an educationalprogram to increase bike riding to reduce carbon emissions and improve fitness byestablishing bike riding as a lifelong habit, beginning with localmiddle schoolstudents. Our hope at targeting this age group was to encourage students as they enterinto driving age, that they will continue to realize the importance ofbike riding for itshealth benefits and environmental impact.

Our Challenge started offwith a bike safety rally being held at a local sporting goodsstore. Weofferedbikemaintenance, bike licensing and bike safety clinics with the helpof a local chapter ofKiwanis and the local CityPoliceDepartment. When the studentsfinished all three phases of the rally, they were awarded with a gift bag that contained

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items that werepertinent to bike safety and physical fitness. The items were donated by

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App.icatio 2009.2010

Altrusa International of Montrose Presents:The First Annual Kids on Wheels Bike Challenge

Club: Altrusa International ofMontrose - Montrose Colorado

Membership: 86 Members

Club President Information:Roberta Hoey66850 Solar Rd.

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Overthe challenge period, Altrusa members gave out a combined total of862 ticketsthat were entered into our drawings.Our project utilized 23 percent of our club to participate in both the rally and schoolchallenge. As a whole over 33 hours were expended in preparation and participation.Altrusa workedwith a local Kiwanis group to help carry out the bike rally portion. Wehad two advertisements of our event published in the local newspaper, as wellas newswrite ups of the winners of our challenge and an article that asked for communityawareness and attention to bike safety as the challenge period began. Wehad radiocoverage of the event as a public service announcement.

In conclusion, we feel that our Bike Challenge was a veryworth while project. Wereceivedcorrespondence from students and school staff.They conveyed the excitement and environmental awareness that this project createdfor the students. The Environmental committee has plans to improve and expand ourchallenge to include all non motorized forms of transportation methods at getting toschool (skateboards, rollerblades, walking etc.) and to integrate more educationalmaterials for classes to tie in with the impact of non motorized transportation vs.

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A l tr u s a I n t e r n a t i o n a l o f M o n t r o s ep r e s e n t s t h e F i r s t A n n u a l

Kids & Teens:Bring your bikes!Saturday, Sept. 19Jeans Westerner - side parking area

Sept. 21 to Oct. 16

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Newspaper clippings of Press Releases and Advertisements asfeatured in the Montrose Daily Press

A l t r u s a s p o n s o r s 'K i d s o nW h e e l s ' b ik e c h a l l e n g e

The Environmental committee of Al\rusa Internationalheld a month-long contest, "Kids on 'MleeIa;' that chal-lenged students from both Columbine Middle School andCentennial Middle School to ride their bikes to school to

, help the environment and create better health. Winners ofthe bike challenge were presented with new bicycles on

A l t r u s a s p o n s o rs c y c li n gp r o g r a mR e : M u l t i - t a s k in g p u ts p u b l i c a t r i s k

Haveyou ever mu lt i-ta sk ed be-hind the whee l? Mus ic, food, drink ,conversation, g ro om ing a nd c ellp ho ne s- noth in g m i xe s wel lw ith aveh ic le capable of amaz ing Vl ene e, Dr ive rs : p le as e wa tch out f urbicyc1ists.P l ea se d rive ex tr a c a re-ful ly be fore and after school. Begin-ning~ Sept 2l, the MontroseA lt ro sa C lu b i s s p on so ri ng amonth -long "Kids on Wheel s" to en -courage s tudents atCen tennial a ndCo lumbine Midd le Schoo ls tor idethe ir b ike to s chool Expec t to seemo re cyc li st s on the s tr ee ts. 'Cyc li ngp romis es hea lthy exer -c is e, e n er gy i nd ep enden c e a nd c on-ve ruen tmob ll it y Wewish thi s f ura ll o f our ch ildren. And a bo ve a ll,

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AltrusaInternational ofMontrose presentsthe First Annual S i__~i Q j . - - . ~TO-$(:~ CIWLEtJGESept. 21 toOct, 16Centennial Middle SchoolColumbine Middle SchoolHtnII the c lNUle ng e WONu fo r ,hUlents .Every day you ride a bike to school during the: challenge: period, your name will: be entered into weekly drawings for great prizes:

Every Friday, one girl and one boy from each school will win a $25 gift card: donated by The Sports AMthority. On October 16, one bike challenger from each school will win a bike donated: by AJmu. or J u , . , We s t e r n e r !

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~I~E R A L L YSaturday, Sept. 19Jeans Westerner - Side Parking Area, 10 am to 1 pmKids & Teens:Bring your bikes and helmets! Register yOW'bike with the City of Montrose Police Dept. (A it ru sa w jl i d o n a te$1 }:c j o l' the first 100 pa r ti ci paTlts ) . Bike maintenance clinics a t 10, 11 and noon: Work with experts from J e a n sWcitenler a n d The Sport s AutlJor i ty to service your bike. Bike safety clinics every half hour. Learn the rules of the road fcom Kiwanisexperts. Free gift bag for completing maintenance and safety clinics donated by' I rru sa , Kuoan is , and je a n s W e st cmcr (while supplies last).

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