Update on SCC Training Program
New to Cycling: Monday Night Rec Rides are for you
SCC Training Rides in Crapaud & Rocky Point
BFBC News: Deadline for Early Registration June 15
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SCC Upcoming
Rides | |
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Jun 4 |
Crapaud TT |
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Jun 9 |
Monday Rec Rides |
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Jun 11 |
Rocky Point TT |
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Jun 16 |
Monday Rec Rides |
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Find learn more about all
of SCCs events,
please visit our Calendar. | |
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2008
SCC
Members | |
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1. Todd Collicutt | |
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2. Dave Clark | |
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3. Ben Kennedy | |
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4. Mark Bowlan | |
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5. Ted Cross | |
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6. Debbie Clark | |
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7. Pat Ellis | |
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8. Leo Flood | |
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9. Ernie Schleichkorn | |
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10. Dan McCarthy | |
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11. Boyd Rose | |
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12. Jason Linger | |
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13. Rob Cook | |
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14. Kirk Steele | |
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15. Darren Oliver | |
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16. Peter Frouws | |
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17. Jeff Proctor | |
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18. Harvey Chandler | |
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19. Doug MacEachern | |
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20. Scott Dickeson | |
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21. Ken Trenholm | |
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Not registered yet for
2008? You can register online through Cycling PEI's
website and click Summerside Cycling Club in the Club section.
You can also register at the
rides. | |
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Major SCC
Upcoming Endurance
Events
(150 km
+) | |
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Jun 21 |
SEA PEI Bicycle Tour: Summerside (150 km or 102 km) |
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Jul 5 |
SEA PEI Bicycle Tour: Victoria by the Sea (203 km or 99 km) |
| Jul 19 | SEA PEI Bicycle Tour: Brudenell North (198 km or 93 km) |
| Jul 20 | SEAPEI Bicycle Tour: Brudenell South (196 km or 90 km) |
| Aug 2 | BIKING FOR BREAKFAST CHALLENGE (278 km) |
| Aug 16 | Jeff's Endurance Ride (160 km) |
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Looking for more
info? You can go to the SEA PEI Bicycle Tour
site to answer your
questions. | |
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2008
BFBC Charity
Registered Riders | |
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1. John Jamieson (Bonshaw) | |
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2. Dave Clark (Summerside) | |
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3. Allan Getson (NB) | |
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4. Fay Getson (NB) | |
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5. David Tremblay (Vermont) | |
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6. Seana Brackett-Mills (NS) | |
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7. Michael Ross (Summerside) | |
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8. Don Harris (Milltown Cross) | |
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9. Ernie Schleichkorn (Summerside) | |
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10. Rob Chambers (NS) | |
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11. Lewis Novack (NS) | |
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12. Deborah Frederick (NY) | |
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13. John Deveaux (Stratford) | |
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14. Christopher DeBow (NS) | |
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15. Darren Oliver (Alberton) | |
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16. Peter Frouws (BC) | |
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17. Jeff Proctor (New Hampshire) | |
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18. Paul Goodyear (NS) | |
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19. Julien Gallant (St. Chrysostome) | |
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20. Ryan Bradley (Stratford) | |
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21. Ken Trenholm (Summerside) | |
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22. Eric Ryan (Montague) | |
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23. Jonathan Bragdon (NB) | |
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24. Shawn Frederick (NY) | |
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25. Robert Parry (Canoe Cove) | |
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26. John McCarthy (Summerside) | |
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27. Ted Reynolds (NS) | |
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28. Dan Steele (Cornwall) | |
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29. Cameron Thorne (NS) | |
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Join the 115 cyclists on
August 2, 2008, to
help feed children!
Early Registration ends June
15 Go to the Biking for Breakfast
Challenge website to
register. | |
October
Dear Cyclist,
Well, the Spring is upon us and so is the warm weather (okay, one out of two ain't bad). But Spring is no doubt about the birth of the bicycling season.
Sometimes I can't help but feel bicyclists -- all bicyclists -- are united. I mean, just as in the famous poem about two roads diverging in a wood and the person takes the path less travelled. And, that choice has made all the difference. We speak a language where hubs are human powered, where cranks vary in length, and nipples are not dirty-minded (although, indeed, they may be dirty). We are connected to each other by the mere virtue that we ride a bicycle. And, it is this lifestyle decision that really makes all the difference!
Inside this Issue:
- you'll learn about a role you, your friends, and co-workers can have to assist school children be provided with a free and universal breakfast;
- you'll find information about our year-long training regime and 2007 award voting;
- you'll read about who is setting personal bests in the Spring and much more.
Pedaling Solidarity,
Ken Trenholm
President
Summerside Cycling
Club
Dairy Farmers of Canada supports
BFBC
DFC signs three year contract to
become Presenting Sponsor of Major Bicycling on
P.E.I.
The award-winning Biking for Breakfast Challenge (BFBC) obtained Dairy
Farmers of Canada (DFC) support yesterday when DFC agreed to encourage the
organization with moral and financial support behind the event that has
grown 75 per cent per year in rider participation and fund-raising
efforts since the event's inception -- four years
ago.
DFC will be the Presenting Sponsor for BFBC for the next three
years.
"Supporting the BFBC simply feels like a natural thing to do
for
Dairy Farmers of Canada," says Nathalie Roy, Registered Dietitian and
representative for DFC in Atlantic Canada.
"Not only does this
activity encourage a healthy meal like breakfast,
but it also
encourages active, healthy living like bicycling".
This partnership
is a big piece of the breakfast puzzle for the BFBC says Chairperson and
Founder, Ken Trenholm of Summerside.
"DFC was the only organization
we approached to be our Presenting
Sponsor", Trenholm recalls with a
smile.
“We searched for an organization that we believe
in, as
much as they believe in us, and are fortunate to have found
an organization that is such a fit with the event's
message”.
fund-raiser for school
breakfast programs and the principles of
Dairy Farmers of
Canada.
"It is a natural fit for DFC to support a health-minded
program such as
the Biking for Breakfast Challenge. DFC believes
in supporting events
that have a positive impact on the health and
wellness of Canadians - as BFBC does".
will help create
awareness of the number of children that go to school
on an empty
stomach, and to make it so that all children get a healthy,
balanced
breakfast to start their day off right".
The most appealing aspects
of BFBC for DFC are summarized by Nathalie Roy:
(1) What we find
most appealing about the Biking for Breakfast
Challenge is that it
brings people together for a good cause: that of
making sure that every
child on Prince Edward Island starts his or her
school day after having
had a good balanced breakfast.
(2) Breakfast is a very important
meal as it helps to reactivate your
metabolism after fasting during a
period ranging anywhere between five and twelve hours. A good breakfast
should compensate for 25% of your daily energy needs.
(3) This
activity also has the added benefit of engaging people into
physical
activity, something that DFC believes is key at helping
Canadians
achieve and maintain a better health.
Trenholm says that he hopes
this partnership will also create awareness about the need for all people
to choose a healthy lifestyle and to consume more milk
products.
"One of the peripheral goals of the event is to highlight
what people
are capable of doing when they choose to live a healthy
lifestyle. Few
people can say they have bicycled an entire province,
278 km, in one
day. Even fewer can say that by bicycling they
have helped change the world and make life better for our children - for
our communities."
When asked about how he is training for this
event and how he
incorporates milk in his diet, Trenholm is quick to
point out his family
consumes 16 litres of milk per week.
Trenholm regularly trains and drinks chocolate milk as a post-workout
drink.
"Chocolate milk has been proven to be one of the best
post-workout
energy drinks," says Trenholm.
"You can disregard
your expensive sports drinks and grab a nutrient-rich, low-cost chocolate
milk after your ride."
When asked about the importance of this
partnership, Trenholm raises his bicycle helmet high in the air: "the
goals of Dairy Farmers
of
quite nicely: healthy living,
nutrition, and grassroots community-based."
About Dairy
Farmers of
"The Canadian
Community Health Survey that was released in 2006
revealed that too
many Canadians of all ages do not consume the 2-4
daily servings of
milk products as recommended in
That is why the team of dietitians at Dairy Farmers of
Canada is
committed to provide to consumers, educators and health
professionals
accurate up-to-date information on the nutritional
benefits of milk and
milk products.
DFC's registered dietitians
are actively involved in working
cooperatively, all year long, with
other health professionals and
government representatives to ensure
that standards, regulations and
information designed to promote healthy
eating among Canadian consumers accurately reflects the nutritional
profile of milk and milk products.
The many essential nutrients
found in milk and milk products not only
play a role in building and
maintaining healthy bones and teeth but they
also help in reducing the
risk of several diseases and conditions. Milk
and milk products may
also help in achieving and maintaining a healthy
body weight.
"We feel it is our role to inform Canadians on the many health
benefits
that come with making milk products part of their day ", says
More
information about Dairy Farmers of Canada can be found at www.dairygoodness.ca
About Biking for Breakfast
Challenge
The Biking for
Breakfast Challenge is the only road cycling charity
event in
single day. This event is fully supported on
rural country roads, some
near traffic-free, alongside some of P.E.I.'s
most gently touched
landscape, farmer's fields, and always within
minutes of one of P.E.I.'s
five dozen sandy beaches. Riders can
register for the entire tip to tip
(278 km) or a various partial
courses. The event takes place on the
first Saturday in August
annually. More information can be found by
visiting their website at
www.bikingforbreakfast.com
One Person; Two
Votes
Your Chance to vote for
a better tomorrow
There are two ways to get your voice heard. The first way is a video contest by Mountain Equipment Co-op. Bob Stanley's BFBC 2007 video is in the running for $2,000. If you want to help our charity event obtain funding that will translate into more children eating breakfast on P.E.I., then please take 5 seconds to place your vote for the BFBC Video (and send it to friends, family, & co-workers). $2,000 will go a long way to support this event.
The second voting opportunity is a better late than never activity. Voting is now open for the 2007 Summerside Cycling Club Awards. Last year's hectic season and work over the winter has pushed back the voting process. Voting will be open for two weeks (June 3 - 16, 2008) followed by one week for voting. The Awards up for Grabs are the following:
1. Yellow Jersey - Rider who overcame adversity
during the year
2. Spare Tube Award -
Rider who suffered through terrible luck / mechanical problems during the
year
3. Domestique Award - Rider who
worked behind the scenes to make 2007 awesome
4.
Volunteer of the Year
5. Rookie
of the Year
6. Endurance Event of the
Year
7. Training Course of the
Year
Summerside Cycling Cup
Update
Chandler Most Improved after two events
Harvey Chandler of Charlottetown is the most improved rider of the SCC after two training rides. Chandler cut an impressive 35 seconds from his previous best on the Indian River 12.1 km course. In fact, Chandler is the only rider to post a personal best improvement this year (of course, the season is still very young).
The Summerside Cycling Cup is a series of training rides aimed to encourage riders to develop their strength, speed, and endurance. The time trial events travel to four different communities across PEI four times during the 2008 season: Miscouche, Indian River, Crapaud, and Rocky Point. Points are awarded for riders who set a new personal best for the year as well as overall rank at the end of the ride.
The overall point standings are as follows:
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Name |
Points |
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Dave Clark |
0104 |
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Harvey Chandler |
0097 |
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Ken Trenholm |
0089 |
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Dan McCarthy |
0074 |
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Leo Flood |
0037 |
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Rob Cook |
0027 |
Training Regime
Update . . . Dave Clark, Ben Kennedy, and myself have developed a
template training regime for the year. It is my hope we will
implement the year-long training program for the 2009 season by focusing
on what events we will be training for. People will be given the
opportunity to use this training program if they wish. The training program focuses on strength and
speed training, endurance, nutrition, flexibility, and core
development. I see the Winter being the time to define what events we
are training for and to define our goals for the up-coming season.
For those interested in being a part of this training, please drop me a
line.
Year Long training program
being developed
Monday Night Beginner
Group Rides Some people tell us that they would love to come out and
bicycle but they have a fear of the traffic, or it is just hard to
motivate themselves. If you fit into these, or other categories, or
know someone who does, you are the majority. Recent studies site the
number one reason why people -- who want to bicycle -- decide not to,
is out of fear of being hurt while cycling. The benefit to participating in this new Monday Night
Series is that many of the riders will be new to group riding, some may
not have been on the bicycle for some time. It is not about speed:
The pace will be moderate; it is not about seeing if you can drop the
group on the first climb; it is about brining people together to share a
physical activity you can do your entire lifetime. And, for those that need that little motivation to hit the
saddle, group riding provides that. You'll come to count down the
days until the next ride and wonder if your new friends will come out as
well. Thanks to the initiative of Dave Clark of Summerside who
introduced the idea and to both Dave and Kirk Steele (also of Summerside)
who will be volunteering their time to be the Ride Captains of the Monday
Night Beginner Group Rides. During these rides, Dave and Kirk will answer your
questions and will help you understand just how much fun cycling is.
Although these rides are geared for the beginners, the rides are open to
anyone who wishes to join in who share the same philosophy as above:
maintaining a moderate pace and everyone rides together. If enough
people show up to warrant two different groups, that is a possibility
also.
A new group riding series
is added to the SCC Calendar
SCC Training Rides expand
to Crapaud & Rocky Point in June The most popular training rides for our Club are the Time
Trials. Unlike official TT races where the starting
sequence is based on the finishing times in preceding races (as in
stage races), our TT starting positions have more to do with what people
are comfortable with than anything else. Some riders like to get out
first, others in the middle, others do not like to be passed so they start
last. Even some riders show up late and then ride the course
and meet up with the gang at the end or send their time to the Ride
Captain. With the addition of a Crapaud 19 km TT
and a Rocky Point 18.3 km TT, that brings the total
number of training TTs to four for the Club. These two new TTs join
the Miscouche 12.4 TT (entering its fourth year in the circuit) and the
Indian River 12.1 TT (entering its third year) Riders regularly set-out to set a faster time than they
rode previously, with over 60 per cent of the riders improving their times
historically. Riders earn points for time improvement and overall
ranking. Flexible, Fun, and we are always encouraging each other to
set a new personal best. Our most popular rides for a reason -- check out these two
new courses for a good ole fashioned dose of peer encouragement and
enthusiasm.
Club's
most popular training rides are taken on the road
BFBC News Entering its fourth year, the 278 km tip to tip bicycle
fund-raiser for Island breakfast programs will be making a major
announcement in the weeks to come about a new national partnership that
will help the event move closer to achieving its goal: to have a breakfast
program in all Island schools by the year 2020. 2 km or 278 km: Every Pedal Stroke
Matters! Youth Eco-Bicycle
Olympics SPONSORS
Early Registration Deadline June
15
The Early Registration Deadline for
the fourth annual Biking for Breakfast Challenge is June 15. If you
register before this date, your registration fee is only $10.00.
After this date, the cost is $25.00. Already 29 people are
registered and it is still 2 months before the
event. We are well within our goal of 115
riders!
Our goal is to have 115 riders on
August 2 take on the Challenge and raise over $15,000. Riders can
elect to ride the entire course or any number of partial courses.
The first 50 riders to register get a free T-Shirt. All riders help
us reach our goal to have a free and universal breakfast program in all
Island schools by the year 2020.
A new event has been added to
BFBC this year. Now, instead of the event rolling on one day, it is
a BFBC Weekend. The new youth event is a bicycle skill and
eco-learning series of fun and interactive activities that the entire
family will enjoy. We are looking for individuals to assist in
the planning and volunteering for this event. If
interested, please drop us a line soon. 
New SEA-PEI Bicycle Tour
BFBC Official Training Series kicks off on May 24
(new date)
Does the idea of learning about buried treasure, ghosts who walk the Island, phantom trains, and phantom ships while covering all of PEI's scenic coastal drives by bicycle sound like the perfect Island-get-away? Of course it does. Join dozens of cyclists who experience the lore of Canada's smallest province with the strangest legends. One truly unique Island bicycle adventure!
The purpose of the SEA PEI Bicycle Tour is to provide an organized activity whereby cyclists can bicycle all of PEI scenic routes in 5 days under an experienced "Legend Leader" who will tell the stories of the Island so that Island tales will be preserved and shared. There will be two pace groups during the day and each pace group will consist of a Legend Leader. Instead of doing it 5 days in a row, each ride is scheduled on a Saturday and the last ride is a Saturday / Sunday camping combo. The pace group speeds are: 20-25 kph and 26 + kph.
Here are the remaining dates (9 a.m. start times):
June 21
Summerside (150 km or 102 km)
July 8
Victoria by the Sea (203 km or 99 km)
July 19
Brudenell North (198 km or 93 km)
July 20
Brudenell South (196 km or 90 km)
The 90 - 100 K loop will not have a Legend Leader.
Learn more about the SEA PEI Bicycle Tour.
SCC Club Jerseys
4 more jerseys
needed
Rob Cook is looking for a few good men or women. Well, actually, four to be exact. We require four more people to place an order for a SCC jersey before we can place the order.
The colours this year Rob reports our distributor as commenting are even more "vibrant." Hard to imagine.
Discounted
Jerseys
Two riders have jerseys that are a
little snug on them and are willing to offer them at discounted
prices. I think the sizing on the jerseys were a little
small as my SCC jersey is much tighter than others I
own.
2 Large Jerseys (but fits like mediums) - Wes Jackshaw (willing to hand them over for half price or $40) ehs@eastlink.ca
1 Medium Jersey - Leo Flood (looking at $50) guyflood@gmail.com
So, with the smaller sizing, it seems it best to go for one size larger than you would normally wear in a jersey.
Learn more about the SCC Jerseys.
Get pedal-lutionized
Volunteer
Today!
It is the
membership and work done by so many volunteers that continue to help
spread the word of what it means to lead the lifestyle of a
bicyclist. Take a look at our Committee
Page that lists the various roles of our
volunteers.
Here are a few of our current opportunities:
BFBC Support Drivers (Aug 2: 6
am to 9 pm)
The role of the Support Driver
during the Biking for Breakfast Challenge is extremely rewarding and very
much appreciated by the riders. The event is happening on August
2. There is also a volunteer meeting two days before the event
that volunteers are encouraged to attend.
Sprockids Leaders / Assistants
(90 min per week: 6 weeks)
It is hard to
image how as little as 90 minutes once a week can make you feel so good
about giving back to the lifestyle that means so much to you. And,
of course, sharing it with kids who are like sponges,
absorbing every delight you have to offer -- it does not get any better. This program runs annually and we are always
looking for people wanting to share the joy of bicycling with
children.
Walmart Helmet Fit Day (June
14: 10 am - 3 pm)
ThinkFirst Canada, PEI
Chapter of the Island Network for Injury Prevention (INIP) are looking for
volunteers to assist with helmet fit on this day at the Summerside Walmart
and Charlottetown Walmart locations. Contact Sally Lockhart at
902-859-2500 or email Rhonda at garland_rhonda@hotmail.com
SEA PEI Bicycle Tour Pace Group / Legend
Leaders (Various Dates)
The stories are
wonderful and the pace is pleasant. SCC is looking for riders who
would be interested in being the Legend Leaders / Pace Group Leaders for
the for the 25 kph and under group.
Membership
Fees
$30 - Sprockids / Youth
Membership
$50 - Recreation / Training
Membership
$60 - Citizen Membership
Thank you!
Ken Trenholm
President
Summerside Cycling Club
2
Darby Drive
Summerside, PEI
Canada C1N 4V5
Email Ken
902.888.3878
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