Newsletter
May 16, 2008
Yo Wheels of Justice! . . . (I'm in NYC!)
Kick Off Party
Oh, What a Night! -- Wheels of Justice Kick-Off Party Launches Our 2008 Campaign In Style. We had an awesome party Tuesday night at Delaney's in Lodo -- great turnout and lots of inspirational stories about the amazing work done by the doctors, nurses and administrators at the Children's Hospital Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Thanks to all who worked so hard to make the party a big success (including all who volunteered), especially our incredible party leaders -- Stacy Carpenter, Kasi Gray, Alan Garber and Heather Clark. Special thanks also to Aaron Bradford for being a terrific MC.
SWAG
WoJ Apparel Orders are due by 4pm Friday May 16th -- If you don’t submit your order and make your fundraising commitment by this deadline, you will not receive a jersey ($500 commitment) or shorts ($1000 commitment). TO ORDER APPAREL GO TO http://www.wheelsofjusticecycling.org/2008/order_form.html.
We will not be ordering extras. If you didn’t pick up your training shirt at the Party, we will mail it to you along with a great WoJ poster to hang at your office.
Rider Recruitment
It's a photo finish: Less than 40 spots (out of 2000) are now available in the Courage Classic. Will we reach 200 riders before the door slams shut? Right now, we have 184 dedicated cyclists/fundraisers on the team. Let's do everything we can to be the biggest team in the Courage Classic for the second year in a row! Why do we care? Because it will allow us to make the biggest contribution possible to Children's Hospital.
SO, please take a moment right now to forward this email to any friends, family or colleagues who might consider joining us. Please visit www.wheelsofjusticecycling.org and click on the link that says Sign up to ride for the Wheels of Justice team in the 2008 Courage Classic.
Training Ride
Wheels of Justice Training Ride this Saturday May 17th!
First, many thanks to Megan Hottman for doing and awesome job teaching us climbing and ascending skills at Lookout Mountain last week. We split into slow, medium and fast groups, so that Megan and 2 other coached could give us personalized instructions. It was a blast on a beautiful day -- a few of us even made it through a second ascent! Here's the info on this weekend's ride.Saturday, May 17th 9am SHARP.
Ride Host: Tony Clapp
Start: 20317 Vista Circle, Parker, CO.
Ride Description: We'll go north on Pine Drive to Inspiration and then East to South Powhaton and turn left to East County Line Road and then turn east until we reach Delbert road. At Delbert Road, go south to Singing Hills and then east again to County Rd. 13 and South to the town of Elizabeth for a quick break at the Diamond Shamrock Station. From Elizabeth, we'll go west to Flintwood and then turn north to Bayou Gulch. At Bayou Gulch, we'll go west again to Mottsenbocker to Mainstreet and then go east through downtown Parker turning right at Pine Drive and then left on Vista Circle. This is a 52 mile loop with many options to make it shorter for those that don't want to do all 52 miles. I'll highlight the routes and cutoffs on maps that will be available on the morning of the ride. Generally this is about a three hour ride - we can have a BBQ after the ride.Please print out these instructions and bring them with you on the ride! Please RSVP by COB Friday to Tony at Email: litespeed_821@yahoo.com , mobile phone (720) 300-6094 :
If you have one, wear your WoJ jerseys from previous years to recruit other riders along the way!
Bicycle Village joins WOJ as our sponsoring bike shop for the second year in a row!
This means that all registered WoJ riders will be eligible for great discounts on bikes, maintenance, bike-fits and accessories. The folks at Bicycle Village are wonderful supporters of both the team and the Courage Classic. Heather Purcell, our team leader bought her Trek 5000 there in '05 and has been really impressed with their service and expertise.
To learn more about Bicycle Village (including their 5 Denver metro area locations), please visit www.bicyclevillage.com. Here's what you'll receive from Bicycle Village as a Wheels of Justice registered rider:
- 10% off lowest retail on any bike.
- 20% off all parts and accessories
- 25% off any tune up.
- Advanced Bike Fit -- $50 (regularly $80)
- Free maintenance classes and skills clinics
Watch for more info in future update e-mails and here regarding more cool offers from Bicycle Village. Each registered rider will receive an e-mail with a discount card you an clip out and take to BV to redeem for your discount.
I'm looking forward to seeing you soon on a training ride. In the meantime, feel free to email me with any questions or concerns. Thanks for all you're doing for the Wheels of Justice and Children's Hospital
All the best,
Heather
Heather A. Purcell
Levine + Purcell LLC
600 17th Street, Suite 2800 South
Denver, CO 80202
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