In This Issue
Don’t Miss Out On Early Bird Registration and a chance to win a Topeak Road Morph bike pump!
Register for the Emigrant Trails Bike Trek by May 31, 2009 to pay the Early Bird registration fee of only $25! The registration fee as of June 1, 2009 is $35.
All Trekkers registered by May 31 will be entered into a drawing for a Topeak Road Morph bike pump (generously donated by Carol Ansier, Team Captain of Team Superdog).
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Visit our new and improved Trek Web pages!
Staff has spent considerable time reformatting and updating the Trek web pages to make them informational and user friendly. We are continually working to update these pages with the most current information. Use the navigation bar on the left side of each page to register on-line and set up your own Personal Fundraising Page. Features include a Trek Fundraising Center, Frequently Asked Questions, Lodging Alternatives, a new Camp Guest Policy, and more.
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Have Trek Presentation, Will Travel
To help you in your recruitment efforts, a CD with a PowerPoint Presentation on this year’s Trek is available upon request. You can download a PDF of the presentation now by clicking here. If you would like staff to come present to a group, please let us know. Trek staff are available to go anywhere on request to help Team Captains recruit potential Trekkers.
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Trek Jerseys
If you missed out on ordering a Trek jersey last year and would like to order one, please let us know by emailing Janelle at jwarren@sacbreathe.org. We will be placing another order for Trek jerseys (last year’s design) if there is enough interest. Jerseys sell for $60. More information to follow based on the interest we receive.
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Free Training Rides
Our training rides are free to all potential and registered Trekkers. SAG support and a rest stop with snacks and drinks are provided. RSVP IS REQUIREDTO PARTICIPATE! Email Janelle at jwarren@sacbreathe.org or call (916) 444-5900 ext. 200 to RSVP.
Training Ride #1: June 14, 2009
Training Ride #2: August 16, 2009
Locations : TBA. RSVP required. You will receive more information when you RSVP.
Distance : Roughly 30 miles
Time: Meet 7:30 a.m. Take-off 8:00 a.m. Finish around noon.
Other training ride opportunities can be found through the Sacramento Bike Hikers at www.bikehikers.com.
If you are coordinating your own training rides and would like to put it on our calendar, please email us the details, including date, time and location.
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Fundraising Events
To assist Trekkers in their fundraising efforts, Breathe California will host two events that Trekkers can participate in:
One Person’s Discards are Another Person’s Treasures…Join us in July for a Breathe California hosted Garage Sale! We’ll secure the location and promote the event! Open to all registered Trekkers who want to clean out their garages and raise donations for the Trek. Details will be posted on the Fundraising page on our website as they are finalized.
Take Me Out To The Ballgame…Sell tickets to family, friends, co-workers for ETBT Night at the River Cats!, Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Registered Trekkers can sell tickets and earn money to put toward their Trek donations. Download the ticket order form now!
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Volunteers Leading the Way
We would like to acknowledge the hard work of the Trek Steering Committee. Each committee member takes a management role and works year round to make the ETBT your best bike ride ever!
Roni Abacherli, Trek Chair
Laurie Ahlf, Rest Stops
Don Augustine, Catering
Dave Bailey, Snacks
Dennis Bartoldo & Alice Martin, Communications
Anthony Contreras, Photography
Karen Cochran, Camp Logistics
Jim Edelen, Team Recruitment
Stu Gluckman, Massage
Ed Howard, Gear & Cantina
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John Lindow, President, Breathe California, Member At Large
Carolyn Melville, Volunteers
Ron Nunes, Entertainment
Barbara Richardson, Trekker Check-In
Larry & Yvonne Robinson, SAG & Training Rides
Ed Scanlan, Route
Sue Schooley, Fundraising/Trek Trading Post
Van U’Ren, Bike Mechanics/Parking
John Warren, Route Sweep |
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Event Sponsors
Thanks to the generous sponsors who support this event, especially our Centennial Sponsor, Kaiser Permanente, Gold Sponsor, Entercom, and Bronze Sponsor, Leader Pharmacies. Click here for a complete list of our event sponsors.
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Air Quality Flag Program Expanded at Three Local Schools Will Help Protect Children’s Health
Building on the success of our Air Quality Index Activity Chart and our pilot Flag Program with Folsom Cordova Unified School District, we have expanded the program to three schools and added two more school districts. Thanks to a generous grant from Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, colored flags, each representing a different air quality health category ranging from good to very unhealthy on the air quality index, are being flown at three school campuses to identify air quality conditions. School staff, students and parents received important information and the Air Quality Index Activity Charts to raise awareness that poor air quality can present a serious hazard to children’s health.
Students were chosen to work with the custodians and will be responsible for raising the flags at Lichen Elementary in San Juan Unified School District, William Land Elementary in Sacramento City Unified School District and Williamson Elementary in Folsom Cordova Unified School District. In addition to the flags, large Air Quality Index Activity Charts will also be displayed at the two campuses in highly visible places.
To launch the program, special presentations for the students with “first flag” raising ceremonies are held this month (Clean Air Month) at each school. These flags will not only be an easy visual cue for school personnel and students when they are outside but it will also be a cue for the surrounding communities. The school districts have been a major supporter of our Air Quality Index Activity Chart, to help modify outdoor activities on poor air quality days.
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