Here is the quote of the day from Robbie Ventura. When referencing Jen Voigt burning about 6000 calories on yesterday’s stage, Robbie said “that is about 300 donuts.” That would be sweet if donuts really were 20 calories each.
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Somebody’s website needs an update….
I want my MTV
MTV is taping a show live in Salt Lake City and your group can be a part of the studio audience and make money for your group as a fundraiser!!!
We are booking groups, clubs, and teams to be in the audience for MTV’s Bully Beatdown. Your group will be seen in the audience on national television…RINGSIDE. If you aren’t familiar, Bully Beatdown pits former school bullies, handpicked by the people they used to beat up, fighting against certified Mixed Martial Artists in a sanctioned MMA fight! Yes! This is a real MMA fight, hosted by Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller and your group will earn money just by being a part of the live audience! Television fundraising opportunities like this happen all the time in NYC and Hollywood, but this time we’re coming to Salt Lake City and you can take advantage. We are taping at a warehouse in Downtown Salt Lake City for 4 days only, May 29th - June 1st, and you can book your group to attend one (or more) of the tapings and we will donate money for every person who attends. You need a minimum of 10 people to qualify as a fundraiser. This taping is available for high school seniors or older only. Everyone must appear to be between the ages of 18 and 25. No ID necessary. This is a great way to raise money for your group: fast, fun, and easy.
There are two tapings on each day; this first arrival is 10:00 AM (finished at approximately 3:00 PM) and we will donate $20 per person. The second arrival is 5:00 PM (finished at approximately 8:00 PM) and we will donate $10 per person.
If you would like to book your group as a fundraiser and participate in the audience of this unbelievable show, please email us at howard@ocatv.com or call Howard or Annie at 818-295-2700 ASAP.
If you do not wish to attend with a group, free individual tickets are available at http://www.ocatv.com/shows/show/250/MTVs_Bully_Beatdown/
Ladies clinic instead of ladies ride!
We are going to have a women’s repair clinic on Wednesday night (4/21) at 6 pm at the shop and we wanted to let you know! Since our Wednesday night women’s ride is likely to get rained out, we decided to offer a clinic where we will discuss basic maintenance and flat repair issues!
Please feel free to pass this invitation along.
RSVP to Ryan@contenderbicycles.com
Hope to see you there!
Ryan
Bikes for Kids Utah - May 8, 2010
Bikes for Kids Utah Announces Details of its Fifth Annual Bike Giveaway and Fundraiser Rides
Thanks to generous community and volunteer support, 1,000 elementary school students will receive new bikes on May 8, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY - April 6, 2010 - Bikes for Kids Utah, a non-profit 501(C)3 organization, will give 1,000 new bicycles to pre-qualified, underprivileged second-grade students at its fifth annual giveaway event on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray.
During the giveaway event, where the recipients will learn about bike safety and nutrition, Bikes for Kids Utah will host a series of fundraiser bicycle rides to help generate the financial support needed to purchase the bikes.
The pre-qualified children receiving bikes were selected from Boys & Girls Clubs, including Salt Lake, South Valley and Weber Counties, and elementary schools, including Bennion, Heartland, Lincoln, Majestic, Moss, Plymouth, Sandy, Riley, McMillan, Liberty, Grant, Guadalupe and Washington. The recipients will also receive helmets, bike locks and t-shirt.
“When you give children bikes, something inside of them lights up,” said Debbie Reid, Bikes for Kids Utah founder and president. “The giveaway is a huge day for these young people; they become bike owners and their world opens up to the joy and freedom of cycling. For the past five years, community members with a range of cycling abilities have turned out to experience this youthful excitement and ride for a good cause. We’re eager to see enthusiasm for our cause grow this year and beyond.”
Bike Presentation
The bicycles will be given away at the Intermountain Medical Center parking lot (5121 South Cottonwood Street in Murray, Utah) starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, with Bikes for Kids Utah staff and volunteers delivering bikes to a new group of kids every half hour. This year the children will receive Bikes for Kids Utah branded bikes that will help make the community more aware of the Bikes for Kids Utah cause.
Following the bike giveaway, the children will receive bicycle helmets and locks before attending presentations about healthy nutrition by Committed Health and Fitness and helmet safety by the Brain Injury Association of Utah, then participate in a Bike Safety Rodeo.
During these presentations, children and parents alike will learn about the importance of making healthy lifestyle choices and of making bike riding as safe as it is fun. As part of its presentation, the Brain Injury Association of Utah will teach the children the appropriate and safe way to wear a bicycle helmet. The Bike Safety Rodeo will further teach children how to signal, where to ride and how to maneuver their bikes.
After participating in the educational presentations, the children will be given unassembled boxed bikes, after which they can either take them home to assemble, or build them onsite with the help of Revolution Bicycles and several Boy Scouts working towards their Eagle Scout merit badges.
In addition, the children will receive a shirt specifically designed t-shirt by 2010 Bikes for Kids T-Shirt Design Contest winner along with other items donated by Bikes for Kids Utah sponsors.
There will also be entertainment for the children and their families throughout the day.
Rides
Several fundraising rides will be held concurrently with the giveaway to generate needed support for Bikes for Kids Utah. The rides will begin at 8 a.m. at Intermountain Medical Center, 5121 South Cottonwood St. in Murray, and end at their starting point. Event registration costs between $10 to $30 depending on the ride, which range from 5K to 100K. Refreshments will be available at various rest stops along each bike route.
Several fundraising rides will proceed concurrently with the bike giveaway on Saturday, May 30 to raise funds for the Bikes for Kids Utah program. The fundraising opportunities include a family ride (5K), metric half-century (50K) and metric century (100K). Specific details are as follows:
Family (5K)
Cost: $10 per person or $25 for a family
Distance (approx. miles): 2.5
Start Time: 8:00 a.m.
Estimated Ride Length: 45 mins.
Description: A Murray police escorted ride which begins at Intermountain Medical Center on 5121 South Cottonwood St. in Murray, this ride travels down to 4800 South and returns to its origin.
Half-Century (50K)
Cost: $30
Distance (approx. miles): 30
Start Time: 8:30 a.m.
Estimated Ride Length: 1½ hrs
Description: Begins at Intermountain Medical Center on 5121 South Cottonwood St. in Murray, with a turnaround rest stop at 14400 South in Draper, finishing at its origin. The ride includes a Belgium breakfast at the finish provided by Utah Food Service.
Metric Century (100K)
Cost: $40
Distance (approx. miles): 65
Start Time: 8:30 a.m.
Estimated Ride Length: 3½ hrs.
Description: A challenging ride with 3,400 feet of climbing begins at Intermountain Medical Center on 5121 South Cottonwood St. in Murray with its first rest stop at 2700 West at 14400 South in Bluffdale, then continues to La Caille for the second rest stop, going on to Contender Bike Shop in Salt Lake City for a third and final rest stop and then finishes at the starting point. The ride includes five “Tour of Europe” rest stops (1. Murray Rotary Club’s Snack 2. La Caille’s Brunch in France, 3. Contender Energy snacks and 4. Utah Food Service’s Belgium Breakfast).
Visit bikesforkidsutah.com to register for the fundraising ride and learn more about the organization and its events, including its annual fall dinner auction. Details about the dinner auction are forthcoming.
Those interested in becoming corporate sponsors, giving individual donations or volunteering their time should visit bikesforkidsutah.com, or call 801.656.0472 for more information.
About Bikes for Kids Utah
Bikes for Kids Utah is a non-profit organization formed in 2006 that provides bicycles for underprivileged children throughout the Salt Lake Valley. It generates support for its cause through its event registration proceeds, auctions, and private and corporate donations. Bikes for Kids’ annual bicycle fundraising events, including casual road rides, timed road races and a dinner auction, raise money to provide 1,000 underprivileged children with new bicycles each year. For more information about the events, please visit bikesforkidsutah.com or call 801.656.0472.
